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June 15, 1879 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Cincinnati Reds 15-6
Syracuse Stars 13-8
Chicago White Stockings 12-9
Troy Trojans 11-9
Boston Red Caps 10-11
Providence Grays 10-11
Cleveland Blues 9-11
Buffalo Bisons 3-18

Cincinnati continues its run atop the league, while Boston is gradually beginning to play like the contenders they were expected to be. Cap Anson has been red-hot during Boston's recent run, and is 14 for his last 23 at-bats with 9 runs scored. Because of this, Anson now leads the league in basically every offensive category. This sets up an interesting battle, as Cincinnati is visiting Beantown this week. Someone's hot streak looks like it's going to end.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .444, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .474, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .567, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
OPS - 1.040, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Hits - 40, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Doubles - 10, Paul Hines, Chicago and John Peters, Chicago
Triples - 6, Fred Waterman, Cleveland Blues
Home Runs - 2, 3 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 13, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings
Total Bases - 51, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Runs Batted In - 22, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 25, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 5, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Walks - 6, 3 players tied
Strikeouts - 19, Len Stockwell, Cleveland Blues
RC/27 - 11.15, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .174, Frank Selman, Buffalo Bisons
VORP (Batting) - 14.1, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps

Earned Run Average - 1.30, Martin Malone, Cleveland Blues
Wins - 11, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Losses - 11, Dick McBride, Buffalo Bisons
Saves - 1, George Bradley, Cleveland Blues
Innings Pitched - 126 1/3, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Shutouts - 2, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Walks - 16, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Strikeouts - 72, Harry Wheeler, Providence Grays
H/9IP - 7.56, Martin Malone, Cleveland Blues
HR/9IP - 0.00, 6 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.50, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
K/9IP - 5.72, Harry Wheeler, Providence Grays
K/BB Ratio - 10.67, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
Opp. Avg. - .185, Martin Malone, Cleveland Blues
WHIP - 0.91, Martin Malone, Cleveland Blues
VORP (Pitching) - 28.2, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
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