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May 7, 1876 - Sunday Base Ball Report

In the past week, there have been some surprising early results:

Louisville Grays 5-1
Philadelphia Athletics 4-2
New York Mutuals 4-3
Chicago White Stockings 3-2
Hartford Dark Blues 2-3
Boston Red Caps 2-4
Cincinnati Reds 2-4
St. Louis Brown Stockings 1-4

Of course, Louisville has yet to play any of the eastern teams, so their 5-1 record is against less than stellar competition. In addition, their lineup really only has two players who are looking like starters for a contender: first baseman Charlie Hautz (.414) and right fielder Bill Kelly (.333). Thus, Philadelphia and New York are the real fast starters - no real surprise given that they have won the last three National Association championships.

Now for the current statistics:

Honest American Statistics

Batting Average - .536, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings
Hits - 15, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings
Doubles - 4, John Bass, Philadelphia Athletics
Triples - 2, Jim Foran, Boston and Charlie Gould, St. Louis
Home Runs - 1, 7 players tied
Runs Batted In - 9, Jim Foran, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 12, Tom Barlow, Chicago and Count Gedney, Hartford
Stolen Bases - 3, 3 players tied
Walks - 4, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 5, Paddy Quinn, St. Louis Brown Stockings

Wins - 5, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays
Losses - 4, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
Innings Pitched - 54, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays
Shutouts - 0
Walks - 7, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
Strikeouts - 8, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds

Suspicious-Sounding, Possibly Un-American Statistics

On-Base Percentage - .536, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings
Slugging Percentage - .749, Jim Foran, Boston Red Caps
Extra Base Hits - 4, 5 players tied
Total Bases - 22, Jim Foran, Boston Red Caps

Earned Run Average - 0.94, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
Saves - 0

Certainly Demon-Inspired Statistics From the Pit of Hell

OPS - 1.241, Jim Foran, Boston Red Caps
RC/27 - 19.52, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
VORP (Batting) - 6.8, Jim Foran, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .276, Jim Foran, Boston Red Caps

VORP (Pitching) - 17.5, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
H/9IP - 7.56, Bobby Mathews, Boston Red Caps
HR/9IP - 0.00, many players tied
BB/9IP - 0.00, 3 players tied
K/9IP - 3.24, Bobby Mathews, Boston Red Caps
K/BB Ratio - 8.00, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds
Opp. Avg. - .212, Bobby Mathews, Boston Red Caps
WHIP - 0.96, Bobby Mathews, Boston and J. O'Neill, Chicago