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Originally Posted by canadiancreed
Man I leave for a week and I miss the master of 19th century rounders. Good to see the return
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I'm hardly the master... but thanks. It'll be tough making this thread live up to these expectations, but I'll do what I can.
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Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager
Hmm gone a little short of forever
But glad to have you back
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Thanks. I've been around from time to time under another username (Halo Fan, which actually predates the E4P name); with this thread, I just decided it was stupid to use the other name since I wasn't trying to hide my identity or anything. I still have no plans to participate in any non-OOTP-related fora.
Now, on to the important stuff:
May 14, 1876 - Sunday Base Ball Report
Chicago White Stockings 6-3
Louisville Grays 6-3
Philadelphia Athletics 6-3
New York Mutuals 6-4
Hartford Dark Blues 3-4
Cincinnati Reds 3-6
St. Louis Brown Stockings 3-6
Boston Red Caps 2-6
So far, the western teams have still not played against those from the east - that begins in another week. Expect all four eastern teams to rise in the standings at that point. Also, it's not quite clear why Boston continues to struggle so badly. All of the Red Caps' usual stars are hitting as they usually do - Barnes (.342), Foran (.378), McVey (.333) and Wright (.350). Although none of their other starters are hitting above .250, they still should be doing well enough to at least remain competitive.
Meanwhile, Louisville continues its surprising run, although it is also a misleading one - the Grays are 5-1 against Cincinnati and St. Louis, two teams that will not be contenders this year.
Now for the current statistics:
Honest American Statistics
Batting Average - .514, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Hits - 21, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings
Doubles - 5, 3 players tied
Triples - 2, 3 players tied
Home Runs - 1, 9 players tied
Runs Batted In - 11, Count Gedney, Hartford and Al Thake, Chicago
Runs Scored - 17, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings
Stolen Bases - 4, Lip Pike, New York Mutuals
Walks - 5, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 5, "Big Jim" Clinton, Cincinnati and Paddy Quinn, St. Louis
Wins - 6, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays
Losses - 6, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
Innings Pitched - 78 2/3, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays
Shutouts - 1, Ed Stratton, New York Mutuals
Walks - 9, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
Strikeouts - 12, George "Grin" Bradley, St. Louis Brown Stockings
Suspicious-Sounding, Possibly Un-American Statistics
On-Base Percentage - .500, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Slugging Percentage - .743, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Extra Base Hits - 6, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Total Bases - 26, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Earned Run Average - 1.47, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
Saves - 1, Candy Cummings, New York and NFN O'Rourke, St. Louis
Certainly Demon-Inspired Statistics From the Pit of Hell
OPS - 1.243, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
RC/27 - 20.28, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
VORP (Batting) - 7.9, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
ISO - .229, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
VORP (Pitching) - 21.6, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
H/9IP - 8.36, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
HR/9IP - 0.00, 8 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.00, Cherokee Fisher, Philadelphia Athletics (This one's for you, CONN CHRIS!)
K/9IP - 3.24, Bobby Mathews, Boston Red Caps
K/BB Ratio - 8.00, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds
Opp. Avg. - .220, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
WHIP - 0.96, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings