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August 25, 1878 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Chicago White Stockings 31-19
Boston Red Caps 28-19
Indianapolis Blues 27-24
Cincinnati Reds 26-25
Milwaukee Grays 19-32
Providence Grays 17-29

Chicago is on fire and has ten games left to play in their season. Thus, this week's three-game series between Chicago and the Boston Red Caps in Boston's South End Grounds will likely determine the 1878 pennant winner. Will Harry Wright's team of stars be able to stop Chicago from winning their third consecutive National League title?

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .368, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .381, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .495, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
OPS - .873, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Hits - 79, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Doubles - 18, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Triples - 8, George Wright, Milwaukee Grays
Home Runs - 2, Steve Brady, Indianapolis and Lip Pike, Milwaukee
Extra Base Hits - 22, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Total Bases - 103, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Batted In - 39, Ross Barnes, Boston and George Bechtel, Indianapolis
Runs Scored - 45, Al Thake, Chicago White Stockings
Stolen Bases - 9, Al Thake, Chicago White Stockings
Walks - 22, Jim O'Rourke, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 39, Abner Dalrymple, Milwaukee and George Wright, Milwaukee
RC/27 - 7.35, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .130, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
VORP (Batting) - 20.2, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps

Earned Run Average - 2.05, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
Wins - 26, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
Losses - 22, Pud Galvin, Indianapolis Blues
Saves - 1, 8 players tied
Innings Pitched - 385 2/3, Pud Galvin, Indianapolis Blues
Shutouts - 2, 4 players tied
Walks - 34, Pud Galvin, Indianapolis and Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati
Strikeouts - 228, 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 - 0.58, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
K/9IP - 6.05, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
K/BB Ratio - 6.68, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
Opp. Avg. - .246, John Cassidy, Chicago White Stockings
WHIP - 1.12, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
VORP (Pitching) - 64.9, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings