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August 10, 1879 - Sunday Base Ball Report
Boston Red Caps 33-19
Cincinnati Reds 31-16
Chicago White Stockings 29-22
Syracuse Stars 28-23
Troy Trojans 25-23
Providence Grays 21-31
Buffalo Bisons 18-32
Cleveland Blues 14-33
The dogfight at the top of the standings continues, as Boston takes a narrow lead by virtue of five additional games played. This week, Boston takes on Syracuse and Troy while Cincinnati battles Chicago and Buffalo.
The current league leaders:
Batting Average - .410, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .448, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .513, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
OPS - .961, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Hits - 96, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Doubles - 15, Charley Jones, Providence Grays
Triples - 8, Frank Selman, Buffalo Bisons
Home Runs - 4, Joe Start, Chicago White Stockings
Extra Base Hits - 20, Frank Selman, Buffalo Bisons
Total Bases - 120, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Runs Batted In - 50, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 68, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 12, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Walks - 16, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Strikeouts - 39, Charlie Bennett, Troy Trojans
RC/27 - 9.71, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .144, Frank Selman, Buffalo Bisons
VORP (Batting) - 30.7, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Earned Run Average - 1.86, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Wins - 22, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Losses - 20, Dick McBride, Buffalo and Jim McCormick, Cleveland
Saves - 1, 8 players tied
Innings Pitched - 292 1/3, The Only Nolan, Syracuse Stars
Shutouts - 4, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Walks - 34, The Only Nolan, Syracuse Stars
Strikeouts - 150, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
H/9IP - 8.83, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
HR/9IP - 0.00, John Greason, Boston and John Montgomery Ward, Providence
BB/9IP - 0.58, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
K/9IP - 5.61, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
K/BB Ratio - 9.67, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
Opp. Avg. - .231, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
WHIP - 1.08, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
VORP (Pitching) - 52.8, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
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