Editing Roger Connor (section)

===Later career (1891–1897)===
Returning to the NL Giants for a season in 1891, Connor hit .294. In the offseason before 1892, Connor signed with the [[Philadelphia Athletics (1890–91)|Philadelphia Athletics]]. The team broke up shortly after Connor signed, and his contract was awarded to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] for that year. He returned to the Giants in 1893, raising his average to .322 and hitting 11 home runs. During the 1894 season, the Giants looked toward the team's youth and Connor lost his starting position to [[Jack Doyle (baseball)|Jack Doyle]]. He was released that year and picked up by the [[St. Louis Browns]].<ref name=Ghosts/> The next year, his brother [[Joe Connor (baseball)|Joe Connor]] made his major league debut with the same team. Joe played two games with St. Louis before being sent back down to the minor leagues. That year's St. Louis team finished with a 39–92 record, {{frac|48|1|2}} games out of first place.<ref>Kerr, p. 134.</ref>

Connor was released by the Browns in May 1897 after starting the season with a .227 batting average. His major league playing career was over. While a major league player, Connor was regularly among the league leaders in [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] and home runs. Connor's career mark of 138 was a benchmark not surpassed until 1921 by [[Babe Ruth]]. He finished his career with a .317 batting average.<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=connoro01 Baseball Almanac, Roger Connor Stats], accessed May 2007.</ref> Connor finished in the top ten in batting average ten times, all between 1880 and 1891.  Over an 18-year career, Connor finished in the top ten for doubles ten times, finished in the top three for triples seven times and remains fifth all-time in triples with 233. He was also the first player to reach 1,000 career walks. He also established his power credentials by finishing in the top ten in RBI ten times and top ten in homers twelve times.<ref name=BR>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/connoro01.shtml Roger Connor Statistics]. [[Baseball-Reference.com]].</ref>