 These Orioles teams , led by John McGraw , were known to break the rules in order to win , including tampering with their bats and the playing field . Kelley hid baseballs in the outfield , using the closest hidden ball instead of finding the ball batted into the outfield . Kelley hit ten home runs in 1895 , a then @-@ franchise record , tying him for fifth in the NL with five other players . He also tied Brodie for second with 134 RBI , finished fourth with 54 stolen bases , fifth with a .546 SLG , and sixth with a .456 OBP . In 1896 , Kelley finished seventh in the NL in batting average ( .364 ) , fourth in runs scored ( 148 ) , fourth in SLG ( .543 ) , fifth in OBP ( .469 ) , ninth in hits ( 189 ) , and tied Gene DeMontreville for eighth in home runs ( 8 ) . 
