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Eckstein 4 Prez · 11-04-2007, 02:46 AM

June 25, 1876 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Hartford Dark Blues 17-7
New York Mutuals 17-9
Chicago White Stockings 17-10
Philadelphia Athletics 16-10
Louisville Grays 11-15
Cincinnati Reds 10-17
St. Louis Brown Stockings 9-18
Boston Red Caps 8-19

So much for the Mutual club pulling away. The Chicago White Stockings hosted New York for three games this past week and won them all, 9-4, 8-7 and 9-6, returning the National League to an extremely close four-team battle.

The other big news for the week was at the bottom of the standings. Although Boston is having a truly terrible year this season, they had consecutive games in Cincinnati that contained some notable achievements. On Tuesday, they trounced the Reds, 24-4, with a 10-run ninth inning, and in the process leadoff hitter George Wright had an amazing 7 for 7 game. This was only the second time a player has ever managed to amass seven hits in one game, so Wright was understandably pleased.

Then on Thursday, the Bostons won again, this time by a 4-2 tally. In that game, Foghorn Bradley carried a no-hit game into the eighth inning before Cincinnati's Barney Gilligan got a base hit. These are probably only anomalies in Boston's awful season, but at least it gives them some good news.

The current statistics:

Honest American Statistics

Batting Average - .421, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Hits - 49, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings
Doubles - 12, John Bass, Philadelphia and Paul Hines, Chicago
Triples - 5, Lip Pike, New York Mutuals
Home Runs - 2, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Runs Batted In - 27, Fred Waterman, Hartford Dark Blues
Runs Scored - 35, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings
Stolen Bases - 6, Al Thake, Chicago White Stockings
Walks - 8, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 12, "Big Jim" Clinton, Cincinnati Reds

Wins - 17, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
Losses - 17, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
Innings Pitched - 217 1/3, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays
Shutouts - 2, Ed Stratton, New York Mutuals
Walks - 15, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
Strikeouts - 33, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps

Suspicious-Sounding, Possibly Un-American Statistics

On-Base Percentage - .417, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Slugging Percentage - .579, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Extra Base Hits - 14, Fred Waterman, Hartford Dark Blues
Total Bases - 62, Count Gedney, Hartford and Fred Waterman, Hartford

Earned Run Average - 1.70, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics
Saves - 1, 7 players tied

Certainly Demon-Inspired Statistics From the Pit of Hell

OPS - .996, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
RC/27 - 11.05, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
VORP (Batting) - 14.8, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
ISO - .174, Lip Pike, New York Mutuals

VORP (Pitching) - 44.3, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays
H/9IP - 6.45, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics
HR/9IP - 0.00, 5 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.17, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
K/9IP - 2.37, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds
K/BB Ratio - 8.00, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds
Opp. Avg. - .190, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics
WHIP - 0.75, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics

11-04-2007, 02:46 AM	#33 (permalink)
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 5,126	June 25, 1876 - Sunday Base Ball Report Hartford Dark Blues 17-7 New York Mutuals 17-9 Chicago White Stockings 17-10 Philadelphia Athletics 16-10 Louisville Grays 11-15 Cincinnati Reds 10-17 St. Louis Brown Stockings 9-18 Boston Red Caps 8-19 So much for the Mutual club pulling away. The Chicago White Stockings hosted New York for three games this past week and won them all, 9-4, 8-7 and 9-6, returning the National League to an extremely close four-team battle. The other big news for the week was at the bottom of the standings. Although Boston is having a truly terrible year this season, they had consecutive games in Cincinnati that contained some notable achievements. On Tuesday, they trounced the Reds, 24-4, with a 10-run ninth inning, and in the process leadoff hitter George Wright had an amazing 7 for 7 game. This was only the second time a player has ever managed to amass seven hits in one game, so Wright was understandably pleased. Then on Thursday, the Bostons won again, this time by a 4-2 tally. In that game, Foghorn Bradley carried a no-hit game into the eighth inning before Cincinnati's Barney Gilligan got a base hit. These are probably only anomalies in Boston's awful season, but at least it gives them some good news. The current statistics: Honest American Statistics Batting Average - .421, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Hits - 49, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings Doubles - 12, John Bass, Philadelphia and Paul Hines, Chicago Triples - 5, Lip Pike, New York Mutuals Home Runs - 2, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Runs Batted In - 27, Fred Waterman, Hartford Dark Blues Runs Scored - 35, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings Stolen Bases - 6, Al Thake, Chicago White Stockings Walks - 8, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings Strikeouts - 12, "Big Jim" Clinton, Cincinnati Reds Wins - 17, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues Losses - 17, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps Innings Pitched - 217 1/3, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays Shutouts - 2, Ed Stratton, New York Mutuals Walks - 15, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps Strikeouts - 33, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps Suspicious-Sounding, Possibly Un-American Statistics On-Base Percentage - .417, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Slugging Percentage - .579, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Extra Base Hits - 14, Fred Waterman, Hartford Dark Blues Total Bases - 62, Count Gedney, Hartford and Fred Waterman, Hartford Earned Run Average - 1.70, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics Saves - 1, 7 players tied Certainly Demon-Inspired Statistics From the Pit of Hell OPS - .996, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues RC/27 - 11.05, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues VORP (Batting) - 14.8, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues ISO - .174, Lip Pike, New York Mutuals VORP (Pitching) - 44.3, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays H/9IP - 6.45, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics HR/9IP - 0.00, 5 players tied BB/9IP - 0.17, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues K/9IP - 2.37, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds K/BB Ratio - 8.00, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds Opp. Avg. - .190, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics WHIP - 0.75, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics __________________ A New League Begins - an exploration of 19th century base ball.