Tip O'Neill(baseball player)

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James Edward O'Neill (May 25, 1858 - December 31, 1915) born in Springfield, Ontario, Canada was an Outfielder for the New York Gothams (1883), St. Louis Browns (1884-89 and 1891), Chicago Pirates (1890) and Cincinnati Reds (1892).

He helped the Browns win the 1885, 1887 and 1888 American Association Pennant and 1886 World Series.

He led the American Association in RBI (107) and Singles (145) in 1886.

He led the American Association in Batting Average (.435), On-base percentage (.490), Slugging Percentage (.691), OPS (1.181), Runs (167), Hits (225), Total Bases (357), Doubles (52), Triples (19), Home Runs (14), RBI (123), Runs Created (173), Extra-Base Hits (85) and At Bats per Home Run (36.9) in 1887.

He led the American Association in Batting Average (.335), Hits (177), Singles (138) and Runs Created (91).

He ranks 39th on the MLB Career Batting Average List (.326).

He ranks 90th on the MLB Career On-base percentage List (.392).

In 10 seasons he played in 1,054 Games and had 4,255 At Bats, 880 Runs, 1,386 Hits, 222 Doubles, 92 Triples, 52 Home Runs, 757 RBI, 161 Stolen Bases, 421 Walks, .326 Batting Average, .392 On-base percentage, .458 Slugging Percentage and 1,948 Total Bases.

He also doubled as a Pitcher in 1883 and 1884 where he had a 16-16 Win-Loss record, 36 Games, 33 Games Started, 29 Complete Games, 3 Games Finished, 289 Innings Pitched, 307 Hits Allowed, 224 Runs Allowed, 109 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Home Runs Allowed, 115 Walks Allowed, 91 Strikeouts, 4 Hit Batsmen, 33 Wild Pitches, 1,319 Batters Faced and a 3.39 ERA.

He died in Montreal, Quebec at the age of 57.

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