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June 10, 1877 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Chicago White Stockings 12-2
Louisville Grays 7-6
Hartford Dark Blues 6-4
Cincinnati Reds 6-8
Boston Red Caps 5-6
St. Louis Brown Stockings 2-12

As Chicago's dominance grows and the league's finances grow more desperate, the very survival of the National League seems at stake this season. Four different teams - Louisville, Hartford, Cincinnati, and St. Louis - are all in an extremely precarious financial situation and may not survive the year.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .404, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .393, Ross Barnes, Louisville Grays
Slugging Percentage - .522, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
OPS - .905, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Hits - 26, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Doubles - 6, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Triples - 2, Fergy Malone, Louisville Grays
Home Runs - 1, Levi Meyerle, Chicago and John Morrill, Boston
Extra Base Hits - 7, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Total Bases - 35, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Runs Batted In - 20, Tom Carey, Chicago White Stockings
Runs Scored - 20, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Stolen Bases - 4, Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues
Walks - 4, Jim O'Rourke, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 11, Steve Brady, Louisville Grays
RC/27 - 8.32, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
ISO - .156, Bob Addy, Cincinnati Reds
VORP (Batting) - 8.1, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings

Earned Run Average - 1.20, Will White, Boston Red Caps
Wins - 11, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
Losses - 11, Pud Galvin, St. Louis Brown Stockings
Saves - 1, Pidgey Morgan, Hartford Dark Blues
Innings Pitched - 122, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Shutouts - 1, Pud Galvin, St. Louis and J. O'Neill, Chicago
Walks - 12, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
Strikeouts - 56, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
H/9IP - 8.81, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
HR/9IP - 0.00, 6 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.00, Tommy Bond, Louisville and George Zettlein, Hartford
K/9IP - 4.45, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
K/BB Ratio - cannot be computed for players with 0 walks
Opp. Avg. - .232, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
WHIP - 1.06, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
VORP (Pitching) - 18.8, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings