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September 1, 1878 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Chicago White Stockings 34-19
Indianapolis Blues 30-24
Boston Red Caps 28-22
Cincinnati Reds 27-26
Milwaukee Grays 19-35
Providence Grays 18-30

Chicago's three-game sweep of Boston effectively ended the National League pennant race with a month to go in the season. They now lead the league by 4 1/2 games with less than ten games remaining in the season. It appears that Chicago will maintain their stranglehold on the NL championship despite the star performances by Boston's big three - Anson, McVey, and Barnes.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .357, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .377, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .480, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
OPS - .845, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Hits - 85, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Doubles - 19, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Triples - 8, George Wright, Milwaukee Grays
Home Runs - 2, Steve Brady, Indianapolis and Lip Pike, Milwaukee
Extra Base Hits - 23, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Total Bases - 106, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Batted In - 40, George Bechtel, Indianapolis Blues
Runs Scored - 48, Al Thake, Chicago White Stockings
Stolen Bases - 9, Al Thake, Chicago White Stockings
Walks - 24, Jim O'Rourke, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 43, George Wright, Milwaukee Grays
RC/27 - 6.79, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .127, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
VORP (Batting) - 20.1, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps

Earned Run Average - 1.99, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
Wins - 26, Foghorn Bradley, Boston and Pud Galvin, Indianapolis
Losses - 22, Pud Galvin, Indianapolis and Dick McBride, Milwaukee
Saves - 1, 8 players tied
Innings Pitched - 412 2/3, Pud Galvin, Indianapolis Blues
Shutouts - 3, Pud Galvin, Indianapolis Blues
Walks - 38, Dick McBride, Milwaukee Grays
Strikeouts - 242, 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 - 0.59, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
K/9IP - 6.10, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
K/BB Ratio - 6.91, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Opp. Avg. - .246, John Cassidy, Chicago White Stockings
WHIP - 1.13, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
VORP (Pitching) - 70.4, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings