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Originally Posted by CatKnight
"Lip Pike"?
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It's short for "Lipman." He was actually the first Jewish professional baseball player.
Here is a good biography of him. Barring injury, I'm sure he'll be around for a while.
July 1, 1877 - Sunday Base Ball Report
Chicago White Stockings 17-5
Louisville Grays 12-10
Hartford Dark Blues 11-8
Boston Red Caps 9-10
Cincinnati Reds 6-11
St. Louis Brown Stockings 5-16
While Chicago no longer has the aura of invincibility with two of their top hitters injured, the other teams simply do not appear to be good enough to really challenge for the top spot.
The current league leaders:
Batting Average - .409, Cap Anson, Hartford Dark Blues
On-Base Percentage - .418, Cap Anson, Hartford Dark Blues
Slugging Percentage - .530, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
OPS - .918, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Hits - 36, Cap Anson, Hartford and Andy Leonard, Louisville
Doubles - 8, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Triples - 4, Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues
Home Runs - 1, 3 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 10, 3 players tied
Total Bases - 45, Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues
Runs Batted In - 21, Tom Carey, Chicago White Stockings
Runs Scored - 25, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings
Stolen Bases - 5, 3 players tied
Walks - 6, Fred Waterman, Hartford Dark Blues
Strikeouts - 15, Steve Brady, Louisville Grays
RC/27 - 8.60, Cap Anson, Hartford Dark Blues
ISO - .183, Ezra Sutton, St. Louis Brown Stockings
VORP (Batting) - 12.0, Cap Anson, Hartford Dark Blues
Earned Run Average - 1.89, Will White, Boston Red Caps
Wins - 15, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
Losses - 15, Pud Galvin, St. Louis Brown Stockings
Saves - 1, 3 players tied
Innings Pitched - 183, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
Shutouts - 1, 3 players tied
Walks - 19, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
Strikeouts - 72, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
H/9IP - 8.64, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
HR/9IP - 0.00, 6 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.12, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
K/9IP - 4.07, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
K/BB Ratio - 16.50, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
Opp. Avg. - .231, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
WHIP - 1.06, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
VORP (Pitching) - 35.8, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays