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Old 11-02-2007, 12:30 AM   #31 (permalink)
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June 11, 1876 - Sunday Base Ball Report

New York Mutuals 15-5
Hartford Dark Blues 13-6
Chicago White Stockings 13-8
Philadelphia Athletics 12-8
Louisville Grays 10-11
Cincinnati Reds 8-13
St. Louis Brown Stockings 6-15
Boston Red Caps 5-16

It is becoming clear that there is a huge gap between the haves (Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Hartford) and the have-nots (Boston and the rest of the western teams). Although it is still the early going, there is a danger that the four strong teams may lap the field soon.

The current statistics:

Honest American Statistics

Batting Average - .452, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Hits - 40, Deacon White, Philadelphia Athletics
Doubles - 10, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Triples - 4, Lip Pike, New York Mutuals
Home Runs - 2, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Runs Batted In - 23, Orator Shaffer, Hartford Dark Blues
Runs Scored - 30, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings
Stolen Bases - 5, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
Walks - 7, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 10, "Big Jim" Clinton, Cincinnati Reds

Wins - 13, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
Losses - 14, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
Innings Pitched - 173 2/3, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays
Shutouts - 2, Ed Stratton, New York Mutuals
Walks - 14, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
Strikeouts - 26, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings

Suspicious-Sounding, Possibly Un-American Statistics

On-Base Percentage - .447, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Slugging Percentage - .643, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Extra Base Hits - 12, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Total Bases - 54, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues

Earned Run Average - 2.05, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
Saves - 1, 5 players tied

Certainly Demon-Inspired Statistics From the Pit of Hell

OPS - 1.090, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
RC/27 - 13.75, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
VORP (Batting) - 14.4, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
ISO - .190, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues

VORP (Pitching) - 38.2, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
H/9IP - 9.30, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
HR/9IP - 0.00, 4 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.16, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
K/9IP - 2.37, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds
K/BB Ratio - 8.00, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds
Opp. Avg. - .250, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
WHIP - 1.11, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
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