In 1887, he batted a career-high .364 for Oshkosh of the Northwestern League. In 1890, he made it back to the majors with the American Association's Philadelphia Athletics.
He achieved his highest batting performance of .364 during the 1887 season while playing for Oshkosh in the Northwestern League, and subsequently regained his position in the major leagues two years later with the Philadelphia Athletics from the American Association.