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July 20, 1879 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Cincinnati Reds 26-13
Boston Red Caps 25-15
Chicago White Stockings 22-17
Syracuse Stars 22-18
Troy Trojans 19-19
Providence Grays 16-24
Buffalo Bisons 14-25
Cleveland Blues 13-26

A big week for Boston has them only a game behind Cincinnati in the standings. This week sees the Red Caps visit Cleveland (two games) and Syracuse (one game), while Cincinnati takes on Troy (one game) and Chicago (two games).

Cap Anson is on pace to have a truly historic season in Boston. With the season nearing the halfway point, he currently has the 11th-best season of all time by VORP. At this pace, he'll have the greatest season of all time sometime in early August. He leads the batting race by 66 points, has 80 hits (there is only one other player with more than 67 - his teammate Cal McVey),
54 runs scored - 18 more than the next-highest player not playing for Boston,
and also leads the league in on-base percentage and stolen bases.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .442, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .477, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .547, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
OPS - 1.024, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Hits - 80, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Doubles - 13, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings
Triples - 7, Frank Selman, Buffalo and Fred Waterman, Cleveland
Home Runs - 3, John O'Rourke, Boston Red Caps
Extra Base Hits - 17, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings
Total Bases - 99, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Runs Batted In - 48, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 54, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 10, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Walks - 13, Steve Bellan, Cincinnati Reds
Strikeouts - 32, Len Stockwell, Cleveland Blues
RC/27 - 11.55, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .157, Frank Selman, Buffalo Bisons
VORP (Batting) - 27.6, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps

Earned Run Average - 1.86, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Wins - 18, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Losses - 17, Jim McCormick, Cleveland Blues
Saves - 1, 7 players tied
Innings Pitched - 225, The Only Nolan, Syracuse
Shutouts - 2, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati and The Only Nolan, Syracuse
Walks - 28, The Only Nolan, Syracuse Stars
Strikeouts - 115, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
H/9IP - 8.65, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
HR/9IP - 0.00, 4 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.57, George Knight, Cincinnati Reds
K/9IP - 5.69, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
K/BB Ratio - 9.36, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
Opp. Avg. - .209, Martin Malone, Cleveland Blues
WHIP - 1.06, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
VORP (Pitching) - 41.7, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans