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The term 'liberty cap' refers to the conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome. The cap was used to indicate that a person had been a slave and has earned their liberty.
In 1891, Cap Anson played in 136 games, all for the Chicago Colts, and batting in all of them. He had 540 at bats, getting 157 hits, for a .291 batting average, with 120 runs batted in. He was walked 75 times, and was hit by the pitch 1 time. He struck out 29 times. He hit 24 doubles, 8 triples, and 8 home runs.
In 1915, Cap Crowell played in 10 games, all for the Philadelphia Athletics, and batting in all of them. He had 22 at bats, getting 5 hits, for a .227 batting average, with 3 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 3 times. He hit only singles.
In 1963, Cap Peterson played in 22 games, all for the San Francisco Giants, and batting in all of them. He had 54 at bats, getting 14 hits, for a .259 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hit, 0 sacrifice flies, and 2 runs batted in. He was walked 2 times. He struck out 13 times. He hit 2 doubles, 0 triples, and 1 home run.
In 1896, Cap Anson played in 108 games, all for the Chicago Colts, and batting in all of them. He had 402 at bats, getting 133 hits, for a .331 batting average, with 5 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 90 runs batted in. He was walked 49 times, and was hit by the pitch 3 times. He struck out 10 times. He hit 18 doubles, 2 triples, and 2 home runs.