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July 13, 1879 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Cincinnati Reds 23-11
Boston Red Caps 20-15
Syracuse Stars 20-16
Chicago White Stockings 19-16
Troy Trojans 17-17
Providence Grays 16-19
Buffalo Bisons 14-21
Cleveland Blues 10-24

Boston continues to dominate the league in every offensive category. On the whole, the National League is currently batting .253 on the year. The second-highest team average belongs to Chicago, hitting .267. Boston's team average is .309.

National League teams by runs scored/game:

Boston - 8.2
Buffalo - 6.5
Providence - 6.5
Chicago - 6.1
Cleveland - 6.0
Syracuse - 5.9
Cincinnati - 5.8
Troy - 5.4

Meanwhile, Chicago just can't get healthy. This past week, J. O'Neill, Paul Hines and Charlie Eden all suffered injuries during games for Chicago. While none of the injuries is serious, these nagging problems continue to take their toll as the defending champions try to make a run at the top spot.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .419, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .455, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .516, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
OPS - .971, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Hits - 65, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Doubles - 13, Paul Hines, Chicago and John Peters, Chicago
Triples - 7, Frank Selman, Buffalo Bisons
Home Runs - 3, John O'Rourke, Boston Red Caps
Extra Base Hits - 17, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings
Total Bases - 80, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Runs Batted In - 42, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 43, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 9, Cap Anson, Boston and Dan Brouthers, Troy
Walks - 11, Charlie Bennett, Troy Trojans
Strikeouts - 31, Len Stockwell, Cleveland Blues
RC/27 - 10.11, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .162, Frank Selman, Buffalo Bisons
VORP (Batting) - 21.0, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps

Earned Run Average - 1.79, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Wins - 17, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Losses - 15, Jim McCormick, Cleveland Blues
Saves - 1, 6 players tied
Innings Pitched - 204 2/3, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Shutouts - 2, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati and The Only Nolan, Syracuse
Walks - 27, The Only Nolan, Syracuse Stars
Strikeouts - 97, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
H/9IP - 8.62, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
HR/9IP - 0.00, 5 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.57, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
K/9IP - 5.82, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
K/BB Ratio - 10.22, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
Opp. Avg. - .212, Martin Malone, Cleveland Blues
WHIP - 1.07, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
VORP (Pitching) - 38.8, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds