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May 20, 1877 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Chicago White Stockings 5-1
Cincinnati Reds 4-1
Boston Red Caps 3-3
Hartford Dark Blues 2-3
Louisville Grays 2-3
St. Louis Brown Stockings 0-5

Chicago didn't take long in rising to the top of the league. If anything is to slow them down, it will probably have to be injuries. To that end, outfielder Al Thake is out for the next two to three months after suffering a leg injury this week. They seem to have ample depth to be able to carry on without him, but he is a very solid hitter - it might cause them some problems.

Cincinnati is doing surprisingly well, mostly on the strength of their 21-year-old rookie left-hander Bobby Mitchell. Their hitting has also been somewhat better than anticipated.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .533, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .533, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .690, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
OPS - 1.138, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Hits - 13, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Doubles - 4, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Triples - 1, 11 players tied
Home Runs - 1, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Extra Base Hits - 5, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Total Bases - 20, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Runs Batted In - 10, Tom Carey, Chicago White Stockings
Runs Scored - 11, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Stolen Bases - 3, Fred Cone, Louisville Grays
Walks - 2, Ross Barnes, Louisville and Jim O'Rourke, Chicago
Strikeouts - 5, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
RC/27 - 15.13, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
ISO - .241, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
VORP (Batting) - 5.0, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings

Earned Run Average - 2.00, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Wins - 4, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati and J. O'Neill, Chicago
Losses - 4, Pud Galvin, St. Louis Brown Stockings
Saves - 0
Innings Pitched - 49 2/3, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
Shutouts - 0
Walks - 9, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
Strikeouts - 20, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
H/9IP - 8.40, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
HR/9IP - 0.00, 5 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.00, J. O'Neill, Chicago and George Zettlein, Hartford
K/9IP - 4.19, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
K/BB Ratio - cannot be computed for players with 0 walks
Opp. Avg. - .231, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
WHIP - 1.04, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
VORP (Pitching) - 10.0, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings