ease and grace. He was something of a grandstand player, because of his tendency to make one-handed catches and stops but he got there just the same and was a big favorite wherever he showed." In a 2008 book using modern sabermetric methods, author William F. McNeil concluded that Dunlap was the best offensive second baseman, the second best defensive second baseman, and the best overall second baseman of the 19th century. Dunlap's career range factor of 6.31 at second base still ranks as the fifth highest in the history of Major League Baseball. However, Bill James, in his 2001 book The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, ranked Dunlap as the 89th greatest second baseman of all time (and the 8th best of those who played the majority of their careers in the 19th century). James wrote that Dunlap was "never a legitimate star in a legitimate major league, but a good second baseman and a .275 hitter." See also List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle List of Major League Baseball player-managers References External links , or Retrosheet 1859 births 1902 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball player-managers Major League Baseball second basemen Cleveland Blues (NL) players Detroit Wolverines players New York Giants (PL) players Pittsburgh Alleghenys players St. Louis Maroons players Washington Statesmen players Cleveland Blues (NL) managers St. Louis Maroons managers Pittsburgh Alleghenys managers Auburn (minor league baseball) players Hornellsville Hornells players Albany (minor league baseball) players Baseball players from Philadelphia