 The Players ' League lasted just the one season , and the Reds merged into the American Association , carrying many of the championship team 's previous players . Again , the team won the league 's championship , finishing 8 1 ⁄ 2 games ahead of the St. Louis Browns . Brouthers led the league in batting average ( .350 ) , on @-@ base percentage and slugging , while finishing second in triples with 19 , sixth in doubles with 26 , and third in RBIs with 109 . 
