by James Vlietstra
July 14, 2021
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Here are some of the greatest seasons of each decade.
Some of these seasons include Triple Crown winners, 40/40 seasons and other random seasons that are generally considered some of the greatest of all time.
These are how they rank according to V-Rating:
1870s
1876 Ross Barnes 1.152
1880s
1887 Tip O’Neill 1.255
1889 Billy Hamilton 1.009
1884 Fred Dunlap .979
1890s
1894 Sam Thompson 1.283
1894 Hugh Duffy 1.281
1895 Sam Thompson 1.207
1895 Ed Delahanty. 1.185
1894 Joe Kelley 1.184
1896 Ed Delahanty 1.170
1894 Billy Hamilton 1.170
1894 Ed Delahanty 1.167
1895 Billy Hamilton 1.111
1893 Ed Delahanty 1.094
1899 Ed Delahanty 1.078
1893 Billy Hamilton 1.053
1896 Billy Hamilton 1.014
1891 Billy Hamilton 1.008
1890 Billy Hamilton .973
1897 Billy Hamilton. .966
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