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May 13, 1877 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Boston Red Caps 3-0
Cincinnati Reds 2-0
Chicago White Stockings 2-1
Hartford Dark Blues 0-2
Louisville Grays 0-2
St. Louis Brown Stockings 0-2

Boston is obviously the early surprise, as they capped an excellent week by defeating Chicago 14-12 in a game they trailed 12-3 before scoring eleven unanswered runs. Clearly it is still much too early to infer anything about any club's ultimate chances this season.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .625, Andy Leonard, Louisville Grays
On-Base Percentage - .625, Andy Leonard, Louisville Grays
Slugging Percentage - .750, Frank Selman, St. Louis Brown Stockings
OPS - 1.250, Andy Leonard, Louisville Grays
Hits - 6, 3 players tied
Doubles - 2, 5 players tied
Triples - 1, 5 players tied
Home Runs - 0
Extra Base Hits - 2, 7 players tied
Total Bases - 8, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings
Runs Batted In - 5, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings
Runs Scored - 7, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Stolen Bases - 2, Fred Cone, Louisville Grays
Walks - 1, 6 players tied
Strikeouts - 3, Chick Fulmer, Cincinnati Reds
RC/27 - 28.13, Andy Leonard, Louisville Grays
ISO - .375, Frank Selman, St. Louis Brown Stockings
VORP (Batting) - 2.3, Dick Higham, Cincinnati Reds

Earned Run Average - 0.00, Al Spalding, Boston Red Caps
Wins - 2, 3 players tied
Losses - 2, 3 players tied
Saves - 0
Innings Pitched - 26 1/3, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
Shutouts - 0
Walks - 3, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
Strikeouts - 6, 4 players tied
H/9IP - 4.77, Al Spalding, Boston Red Caps
HR/9IP - 0.00, all players tied
BB/9IP - 0.00, 6 players tied
K/9IP - 3.38, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
K/BB Ratio - cannot be computed for players with 0 walks
Opp. Avg. - .150, Al Spalding, Boston Red Caps
WHIP - 0.53, Al Spalding, Boston Red Caps
VORP (Pitching) - 5.7, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds