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Eckstein 4 Prez · 12-03-2007, 10:15 AM

August 19, 1877 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Chicago White Stockings 26-15
Louisville Grays 23-18
Hartford Dark Blues 23-18
Boston Red Caps 20-20
St. Louis Brown Stockings 18-24
Cincinnati Reds 11-26

At the two-thirds mark of the 1877 season, Chicago is continuing to struggle. They are 3-6 for the month of August, and if either Hartford or Louisville can put together a sustained run down the stretch they could take the pennant. However, since both of those teams also seem seriously flawed, the smart money says that Chicago takes their second consecutive pennant.

The other mild surprise is that on an individual level, there hasn't really been any kind of a surprise - no one has emerged as the Count Gedney of 1877. It's simply been the usual cast of characters at the top of most of the standings. Observers speculate this may be part of the reason the National League seems at this point to be so precariously balanced. Whatever the reason, no one is watching many of these games, and the league is facing an existential crisis.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .405, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
On-Base Percentage - .400, Cap Anson, Hartford Dark Blues
Slugging Percentage - .519, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
OPS - .915, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Hits - 70, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
Doubles - 14, Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues
Triples - 5, 4 players tied
Home Runs - 1, 13 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 19, Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues
Total Bases - 89, Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues
Runs Batted In - 32, Steve Bellan, Louisville and Lip Pike, Hartford
Runs Scored - 38, Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues
Stolen Bases - 8, Fred Waterman, Hartford Dark Blues
Walks - 10, Jim O'Rourke, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 32, Steve Brady, Louisville Grays
RC/27 - 8.26, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
ISO - .159, Ross Barnes, Louisville Grays
VORP (Batting) - 21.9, Cap Anson, Hartford Dark Blues

Earned Run Average - 2.12, NFN O'Rourke, St. Louis Brown Stockings
Wins - 23, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
Losses - 20, Pud Galvin, St. Louis Brown Stockings
Saves - 3, Pidgey Morgan, Hartford Dark Blues
Innings Pitched - 313, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
Shutouts - 1, 6 players tied
Walks - 37, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
Strikeouts - 136, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
H/9IP - 8.44, John Cassidy, St. Louis Brown Stockings
HR/9IP - 0.00, 4 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.22, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
K/9IP - 4.23, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays
K/BB Ratio - 9.00, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
Opp. Avg. - .237, John Cassidy, St. Louis Brown Stockings
WHIP - 1.00, John Cassidy, St. Louis Brown Stockings
VORP (Pitching) - 59.5, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays

12-03-2007, 10:15 AM	#94 (permalink)
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 5,126	August 19, 1877 - Sunday Base Ball Report Chicago White Stockings 26-15 Louisville Grays 23-18 Hartford Dark Blues 23-18 Boston Red Caps 20-20 St. Louis Brown Stockings 18-24 Cincinnati Reds 11-26 At the two-thirds mark of the 1877 season, Chicago is continuing to struggle. They are 3-6 for the month of August, and if either Hartford or Louisville can put together a sustained run down the stretch they could take the pennant. However, since both of those teams also seem seriously flawed, the smart money says that Chicago takes their second consecutive pennant. The other mild surprise is that on an individual level, there hasn't really been any kind of a surprise - no one has emerged as the Count Gedney of 1877. It's simply been the usual cast of characters at the top of most of the standings. Observers speculate this may be part of the reason the National League seems at this point to be so precariously balanced. Whatever the reason, no one is watching many of these games, and the league is facing an existential crisis. The current league leaders: Batting Average - .405, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings On-Base Percentage - .400, Cap Anson, Hartford Dark Blues Slugging Percentage - .519, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings OPS - .915, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings Hits - 70, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps Doubles - 14, Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues Triples - 5, 4 players tied Home Runs - 1, 13 players tied Extra Base Hits - 19, Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues Total Bases - 89, Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues Runs Batted In - 32, Steve Bellan, Louisville and Lip Pike, Hartford Runs Scored - 38, Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues Stolen Bases - 8, Fred Waterman, Hartford Dark Blues Walks - 10, Jim O'Rourke, Chicago White Stockings Strikeouts - 32, Steve Brady, Louisville Grays RC/27 - 8.26, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings ISO - .159, Ross Barnes, Louisville Grays VORP (Batting) - 21.9, Cap Anson, Hartford Dark Blues Earned Run Average - 2.12, NFN O'Rourke, St. Louis Brown Stockings Wins - 23, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings Losses - 20, Pud Galvin, St. Louis Brown Stockings Saves - 3, Pidgey Morgan, Hartford Dark Blues Innings Pitched - 313, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings Shutouts - 1, 6 players tied Walks - 37, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays Strikeouts - 136, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays H/9IP - 8.44, John Cassidy, St. Louis Brown Stockings HR/9IP - 0.00, 4 players tied BB/9IP - 0.22, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues K/9IP - 4.23, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays K/BB Ratio - 9.00, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues Opp. Avg. - .237, John Cassidy, St. Louis Brown Stockings WHIP - 1.00, John Cassidy, St. Louis Brown Stockings VORP (Pitching) - 59.5, Harry Arundel, Louisville Grays __________________ A New League Begins - an exploration of 19th century base ball.