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Eckstein 4 Prez · 10-31-2007, 12:12 AM

May 21, 1876 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Chicago White Stockings 8-4
New York Mutuals 7-4
Philadelphia Athletics 7-4
Hartford Dark Blues 6-4
Cincinnati Reds 6-6
Louisville Grays 6-6
St. Louis Brown Stockings 4-8
Boston Red Caps 2-10

Starting this upcoming week, we will finally get to see how good the western teams really are, as they make their first trip eastward. League-leading Chicago will be visiting a tough Hartford club, which could get very interesting.

In other news, Hartford's star first baseman Cap Anson has managed to tie the all-time professional base ball record hitting streak, as he has hit in a staggering 36 consecutive games. He will attempt to break that record on Tuesday, as Chicago comes to town. Also, his Hartford teammate Count Gedney has continued his astonishing run of hitting, and now leads the National League in all of the Triple Crown categories, as well as just about every other hitting category. Although he's had a solid career before this season, there's been nothing to suggest that he would do anything like this.

The current statistics:

Honest American Statistics

Batting Average - .522, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Hits - 25, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings
Doubles - 8, John Bass, Philadelphia Athletics
Triples - 2, 5 players tied
Home Runs - 2, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Runs Batted In - 12, 3 players tied
Runs Scored - 22, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings
Stolen Bases - 4, Ross Barnes, Boston and Lip Pike, New York
Walks - 6, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 6, "Big Jim" Clinton, Cincinnati Reds

Wins - 7, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
Losses - 9, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
Innings Pitched - 104 1/3, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays
Shutouts - 1, Dale Williams, Cincinnati and Ed Stratton, New York
Walks - 10, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
Strikeouts - 15, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings

Suspicious-Sounding, Possibly Un-American Statistics

On-Base Percentage - .511, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Slugging Percentage - .783, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Extra Base Hits - 8, John Bass, Philadelphia and Count Gedney, Hartford
Total Bases - 36, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues

Earned Run Average - 1.51, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
Saves - 1, 3 players tied

Certainly Demon-Inspired Statistics From the Pit of Hell

OPS - 1.293, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
RC/27 - 20.98, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
VORP (Batting) - 11.7, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
ISO - .261, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues

VORP (Pitching) - 26.1, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
H/9IP - 8.82, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
HR/9IP - 0.00, 7 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.20, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
K/9IP - 2.37, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds
K/BB Ratio - 8.00, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds
Opp. Avg. - .228, Pud Galvin, St. Louis Brown Stockings
WHIP - 1.02, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings

10-31-2007, 12:12 AM	#24 (permalink)
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 5,122	May 21, 1876 - Sunday Base Ball Report Chicago White Stockings 8-4 New York Mutuals 7-4 Philadelphia Athletics 7-4 Hartford Dark Blues 6-4 Cincinnati Reds 6-6 Louisville Grays 6-6 St. Louis Brown Stockings 4-8 Boston Red Caps 2-10 Starting this upcoming week, we will finally get to see how good the western teams really are, as they make their first trip eastward. League-leading Chicago will be visiting a tough Hartford club, which could get very interesting. In other news, Hartford's star first baseman Cap Anson has managed to tie the all-time professional base ball record hitting streak, as he has hit in a staggering 36 consecutive games. He will attempt to break that record on Tuesday, as Chicago comes to town. Also, his Hartford teammate Count Gedney has continued his astonishing run of hitting, and now leads the National League in all of the Triple Crown categories, as well as just about every other hitting category. Although he's had a solid career before this season, there's been nothing to suggest that he would do anything like this. The current statistics: Honest American Statistics Batting Average - .522, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Hits - 25, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings Doubles - 8, John Bass, Philadelphia Athletics Triples - 2, 5 players tied Home Runs - 2, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Runs Batted In - 12, 3 players tied Runs Scored - 22, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings Stolen Bases - 4, Ross Barnes, Boston and Lip Pike, New York Walks - 6, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings Strikeouts - 6, "Big Jim" Clinton, Cincinnati Reds Wins - 7, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings Losses - 9, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps Innings Pitched - 104 1/3, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays Shutouts - 1, Dale Williams, Cincinnati and Ed Stratton, New York Walks - 10, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics Strikeouts - 15, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings Suspicious-Sounding, Possibly Un-American Statistics On-Base Percentage - .511, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Slugging Percentage - .783, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Extra Base Hits - 8, John Bass, Philadelphia and Count Gedney, Hartford Total Bases - 36, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Earned Run Average - 1.51, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics Saves - 1, 3 players tied Certainly Demon-Inspired Statistics From the Pit of Hell OPS - 1.293, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues RC/27 - 20.98, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues VORP (Batting) - 11.7, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues ISO - .261, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues VORP (Pitching) - 26.1, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics H/9IP - 8.82, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings HR/9IP - 0.00, 7 players tied BB/9IP - 0.20, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues K/9IP - 2.37, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds K/BB Ratio - 8.00, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds Opp. Avg. - .228, Pud Galvin, St. Louis Brown Stockings WHIP - 1.02, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings __________________ A New League Begins - an exploration of 19th century base ball.