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Originally Posted by CatKnight
Hm, as you say that's starting to look like a good race. Chicago and Syracuse are only two out, and Boston's only a game behind THEM.
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True enough. Also, with the schedule expanding this year to approximately 84 games, there's more time for these things to develop.
July 6, 1879 - Sunday Base Ball Report
Cincinnati Reds 21-10
Chicago White Stockings 18-13
Boston Red Caps 18-14
Syracuse Stars 18-14
Troy Trojans 16-15
Providence Grays 14-18
Buffalo Bisons 12-20
Cleveland Blues 9-22
Trailing first-place Cincinnati by three games, Chicago's pennant chances took another turn for the worse this week, as oft-injured shortstop John Bass fractured his ankle and will be out of action until nearly the end of the season. After missing over a year with a back injury, the highly-paid infielder appeared in only 8 games (batting .265) before succumbing. This seems certain to damage Chicago's hopes for a fourth consecutive pennant.
Meanwhile, the hard-hitting Boston club continues to creep up in the standings. They will be traveling to Cincinnati late in the week, so things could get a lot more interesting in a hurry.
The current league leaders:
Batting Average - .410, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .450, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .496, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
OPS - .946, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Hits - 60, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
Doubles - 12, Paul Hines, Chicago and John Peters, Chicago
Triples - 6, Fred Waterman, Cleveland Blues
Home Runs - 2, 5 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 16, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings
Total Bases - 69, Cap Anson, Boston and Cal McVey, Boston
Runs Batted In - 38, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 39, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 9, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Walks - 10, Cap Anson, Boston and Charlie Bennett, Troy
Strikeouts - 29, Len Stockwell, Cleveland Blues
RC/27 - 9.42, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .158, Charlie Eden, Chicago White Stockings
VORP (Batting) - 18.3, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Earned Run Average - 1.62, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Wins - 15, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Losses - 13, Jim McCormick, Cleveland Blues
Saves - 1, 5 players tied
Innings Pitched - 187 1/3, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Shutouts - 2, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati and The Only Nolan, Syracuse
Walks - 22, The Only Nolan, Syracuse Stars
Strikeouts - 90, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
H/9IP - 8.26, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
HR/9IP - 0.00, 6 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.54, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
K/9IP - 5.98, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
K/BB Ratio - 11.14, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
Opp. Avg. - .212, Martin Malone, Cleveland Blues
WHIP - 1.03, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
VORP (Pitching) - 37.6, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds