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Eckstein 4 Prez · 11-04-2007, 03:12 PM

July 2, 1876 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Hartford Dark Blues 20-7
New York Mutuals 18-10
Philadelphia Athletics 18-11
Chicago White Stockings 18-12
Boston Red Caps 11-19
Louisville Grays 11-19
Cincinnati Reds 10-19
St. Louis Brown Stockings 10-19

Now it is Hartford that looks like the National League's powerhouse, with their murderers' row of Harbidge (.321), Anson (.379), Waterman (.398), Shaffer (.366), and Gedney (.432). They had another big week this week, which included a 25-5 victory over the lowly Cincinnati Reds. In that game, Cap Anson managed to hit an amazing two home runs in the same game.

Also, Boston continues its slight rise at the bottom end of the standings, as it appears they are better than many of the western clubs after all.

In other news, the Louisville Grays just lost their best hitter, first baseman Charlie Hautz (.350), to a relatively severe injury. Hautz has some sort of a back injury that is expected to keep him out for at least the next several weeks, possibly longer. A further report is expected from prominent Louisville doctor David Yandell within the week.

The current league leaders:

Honest American Statistics

Batting Average - .432, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Hits - 56, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
Doubles - 15, John Bass, Philadelphia Athletics
Triples - 5, Lip Pike, New York Mutuals
Home Runs - 3, Cap Anson, Hartford Dark Blues
Runs Batted In - 32, Paul Hines, Chicago and Orator Shaffer, Hartford
Runs Scored - 40, Cap Anson, Hartford and Tom Barlow, Chicago
Stolen Bases - 6, Cal McVey, Boston and Al Thake, Chicago
Walks - 8, Cap Anson, Hartford and Levi Meyerle, Chicago
Strikeouts - 13, "Big Jim" Clinton, Cincinnati Reds

Wins - 19, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
Losses - 19, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays
Innings Pitched - 249 1/3, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays
Shutouts - 2, Ed Stratton, New York Mutuals
Walks - 15, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
Strikeouts - 35, Tommy Bond, Louisville and Foghorn Bradley, Boston

Suspicious-Sounding, Possibly Un-American Statistics

On-Base Percentage - .429, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Slugging Percentage - .584, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Extra Base Hits - 16, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings
Total Bases - 73, Count Gedney, Hartford and Levi Meyerle, Chicago

Earned Run Average - 2.03, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
Saves - 1, 8 players tied

Certainly Demon-Inspired Statistics From the Pit of Hell

OPS - 1.013, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
RC/27 - 11.32, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
VORP (Batting) - 17.7, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
ISO - .160, Lip Pike, New York Mutuals

VORP (Pitching) - 52.4, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays
H/9IP - 8.88, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics
HR/9IP - 0.00, 4 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. - .245, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics
WHIP - 1.04, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics

11-04-2007, 03:12 PM	#34 (permalink)
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 5,122	July 2, 1876 - Sunday Base Ball Report Hartford Dark Blues 20-7 New York Mutuals 18-10 Philadelphia Athletics 18-11 Chicago White Stockings 18-12 Boston Red Caps 11-19 Louisville Grays 11-19 Cincinnati Reds 10-19 St. Louis Brown Stockings 10-19 Now it is Hartford that looks like the National League's powerhouse, with their murderers' row of Harbidge (.321), Anson (.379), Waterman (.398), Shaffer (.366), and Gedney (.432). They had another big week this week, which included a 25-5 victory over the lowly Cincinnati Reds. In that game, Cap Anson managed to hit an amazing two home runs in the same game. Also, Boston continues its slight rise at the bottom end of the standings, as it appears they are better than many of the western clubs after all. In other news, the Louisville Grays just lost their best hitter, first baseman Charlie Hautz (.350), to a relatively severe injury. Hautz has some sort of a back injury that is expected to keep him out for at least the next several weeks, possibly longer. A further report is expected from prominent Louisville doctor David Yandell within the week. The current league leaders: Honest American Statistics Batting Average - .432, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Hits - 56, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps Doubles - 15, John Bass, Philadelphia Athletics Triples - 5, Lip Pike, New York Mutuals Home Runs - 3, Cap Anson, Hartford Dark Blues Runs Batted In - 32, Paul Hines, Chicago and Orator Shaffer, Hartford Runs Scored - 40, Cap Anson, Hartford and Tom Barlow, Chicago Stolen Bases - 6, Cal McVey, Boston and Al Thake, Chicago Walks - 8, Cap Anson, Hartford and Levi Meyerle, Chicago Strikeouts - 13, "Big Jim" Clinton, Cincinnati Reds Wins - 19, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues Losses - 19, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays Innings Pitched - 249 1/3, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays Shutouts - 2, Ed Stratton, New York Mutuals Walks - 15, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps Strikeouts - 35, Tommy Bond, Louisville and Foghorn Bradley, Boston Suspicious-Sounding, Possibly Un-American Statistics On-Base Percentage - .429, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Slugging Percentage - .584, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Extra Base Hits - 16, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings Total Bases - 73, Count Gedney, Hartford and Levi Meyerle, Chicago Earned Run Average - 2.03, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics Saves - 1, 8 players tied Certainly Demon-Inspired Statistics From the Pit of Hell OPS - 1.013, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues RC/27 - 11.32, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues VORP (Batting) - 17.7, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues ISO - .160, Lip Pike, New York Mutuals VORP (Pitching) - 52.4, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays H/9IP - 8.88, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics HR/9IP - 0.00, 4 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. - .245, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics WHIP - 1.04, Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics __________________ A New League Begins - an exploration of 19th century base ball.