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May 4, 1879 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Cincinnati Reds 3-0
Cleveland Blues 3-0
Chicago White Stockings 2-0
Boston Red Caps 2-1
Buffalo Bisons 1-2
Syracuse Stars 0-2
Providence Grays 0-3
Troy Trojans 0-3

Not too many big shocks in the first week of the season. Cincinnati, Boston, and Chicago all looked good, as did Cleveland thanks to good starts by veterans Jim Foran and George Bechtel. Boston and Cleveland will meet this week, which should provide a good early test for both clubs. Meanwhile, Chicago and Cincinnati both have relatively easy weeks this week.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .727, John Peters, Chicago White Stockings
On-Base Percentage - .727, John Peters, Chicago White Stockings
Slugging Percentage - .818, John Peters, Chicago White Stockings
OPS - 1.545, John Peters, Chicago White Stockings
Hits - 8, 5 players tied
Doubles - 3, Jack Manning, Boston Red Caps
Triples - 2, Fred Waterman, Cleveland Blues
Home Runs - 1, 3 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 3, Jack Manning, Boston and Fred Waterman, Cleveland
Total Bases - 9, 4 players tied
Runs Batted In - 6, "Long Jim" Holdsworth, Buffalo Bisons
Runs Scored - 7, "Honest John" Morrill, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 1, 6 players tied
Walks - 1, 17 players tied
Strikeouts - 4, Charlie Bennett, Troy Trojans
RC/27 - 58.91, John Peters, Chicago White Stockings
ISO - .357, Fred Waterman, Cleveland Blues
VORP (Batting) - 5.2, John Peters, Chicago White Stockings

Earned Run Average - 0.00, 3 players tied
Wins - 2, 3 players tied
Losses - 2, Pud Galvin, Troy and Harry Wheeler, Providence
Saves - 0
Innings Pitched - 18, 3 players tied
Shutouts - 0
Walks - 4, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Strikeouts - 15, Harry Wheeler, Providence Grays
H/9IP - 4.00, George Knight, Cincinnati Reds
HR/9IP - 0.00, many players tied
BB/9IP - 0.00, 6 players tied
K/9IP - 9.20, Harry Wheeler, Providence Grays
K/BB Ratio - cannot be calculated for players with zero walks
Opp. Avg. - .121, George Knight, Cincinnati Reds
WHIP - 0.55, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings
VORP (Pitching) - 5.8, Jim McCormick, Cleveland Blues