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September 7, 1879 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Boston Red Caps 43-26
Cincinnati Reds 41-22
Syracuse Stars 40-28
Chicago White Stockings 35-32
Troy Trojans 33-33
Cleveland Blues 27-40
Providence Grays 25-44
Buffalo Bisons 22-41

It's the final month of the season, and two teams still have a good shot at winning their first-ever National League pennant. (Syracuse has played well, but it is believed that they are about to suspend their season due to financial difficulties.) Here are the remaining schedules:

Boston: 3 vs. Chicago (home), 3 vs. Cincinnati (home), 3 vs. Cleveland (home), 6 vs. Providence (3 home, 3 road)
Cincinnati: 3 vs. Troy (away), 3 vs. Boston (away), 3 vs. Providence (away), 4 vs. Buffalo (away), 4 vs. Cleveland (away)

Thus, Cincinnati will need to perform well on the road if they are to take the pennant this year. In addition, Boston finally has all three members of their "big three" healthy for the first time in months, making the Reds' task still more difficult.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .402, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .441, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .500, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
OPS - .941, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Hits - 111, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
Doubles - 19, Clipper Flynn, Cincinnati Reds
Triples - 10, Bill McClellan, Chicago White Stockings
Home Runs - 4, 3 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 27, Frank Selman, Buffalo Bisons
Total Bases - 133, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
Runs Batted In - 56, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 70, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 12, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Walks - 20, Steve Bellan, Cincinnati and Charlie Bennett, Troy
Strikeouts - 55, Charlie Bennett, Troy Trojans
RC/27 - 9.11, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .151, Frank Selman, Buffalo Bisons
VORP (Batting) - 30.4, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps

Earned Run Average - 1.87, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Wins - 28, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati and The Only Nolan, Syracuse
Losses - 25, Dick McBride, Buffalo Bisons
Saves - 3, George Bradley, Cleveland Blues
Innings Pitched - 391 1/3, The Only Nolan, Syracuse Stars
Shutouts - 6, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Walks - 42, Dick McBride, Buffalo Bisons
Strikeouts - 194, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
H/9IP - 8.77, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
HR/9IP - 0.00, John Greason, Boston Red Caps
BB/9IP - 0.63, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
K/9IP - 5.50, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
K/BB Ratio - 8.40, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
Opp. Avg. - .232, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
WHIP - 1.06, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
VORP (Pitching) - 68.7, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds