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I've had a couple more weeks go by in my league without updating, but here's the current status:

August 11, 1878 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Chicago White Stockings 25-19
Boston Red Caps 24-17
Cincinnati Reds 24-19
Indianapolis Blues 24-21
Providence Grays 17-23
Milwaukee Grays 14-29

The strangest recent occurrence has been the rise of the Providence Grays. On the morning of July 26, Providence was 8-23. Since then, they have rattled off nine straight wins. Of course, there simply isn't enough time left in the season for them to contend for the pennant, but it looks like this young club could end up playing a spoiler role. Indeed, they recently swept Cincinnati in a three-game series and Indianapolis in four, devastating those clubs' title hopes.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .376, Joe Start, Chicago White Stockings
On-Base Percentage - .380, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .492, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
OPS - .867, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Hits - 67, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Doubles - 16, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Triples - 7, Cap Anson, Boston and George Wright, Milwaukee
Home Runs - 2, Lip Pike, Milwaukee Grays
Extra Base Hits - 19, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Total Bases - 89, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Batted In - 35, George Bechtel, Indianapolis Blues
Runs Scored - 39, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 8, Al Thake, Chicago White Stockings
Walks - 16, Jim O'Rourke, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 34, George Wright, Milwaukee Grays
RC/27 - 7.15, Joe Start, Chicago White Stockings
ISO - .127, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
VORP (Batting) - 17.3, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps

Earned Run Average - 2.06, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
Wins - 23, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
Losses - 20, Pud Galvin, Indianapolis and John Montgomery Ward, Providence
Saves - 1, 7 players tied
Innings Pitched - 346 1/3, Pud Galvin, Indianapolis Blues
Shutouts - 2, 3 players tied
Walks - 30, Pud Galvin, Indianapolis and Dick McBride, Milwaukee
Strikeouts - 193, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
H/9IP - 9.45, John Cassidy, Chicago White Stockings
HR/9IP - 0.00, NFN O'Rourke, Milwaukee and Dory Dean, Cincinnati
BB/9IP - 0.56, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
K/9IP - 6.04, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
K/BB Ratio - 7.15, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Opp. Avg. - .246, John Cassidy, Chicago White Stockings
WHIP - 1.14, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
VORP (Pitching) - 54.4, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings