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Originally Posted by Dagrims
If Boston goes 5-10 and Cincinnati goes 5-13 the rest of the way, Syracuse can win the pennant.
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True enough, by today's rules. But in the 1870s, the pennant winner was simply the team with the most wins.
September 14, 1879 - Sunday Base Ball Report
Boston Red Caps 47-27
Cincinnati Reds 44-24
Syracuse Stars 40-30
Chicago White Stockings 35-35
Troy Trojans 34-37
Cleveland Blues 30-41
Providence Grays 27-47
Buffalo Bisons 26-42
Boston and Cincinnati split the first two games of their head-to-head matchup. For the Reds, it looks like their pennant hopes will come down to winning the final game between the two teams and then hoping lowly Providence can steal a few from the Beantowners.
The current league leaders:
Batting Average - .393, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .431, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .493, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
OPS - .923, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Hits - 121, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
Doubles - 20, Clipper Flynn, Cincinnati Reds
Triples - 11, Pete Hotaling, Cincinnati Reds
Home Runs - 4, 3 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 32, Frank Selman, Buffalo Bisons
Total Bases - 145, Dan Brouthers, Troy Trojans
Runs Batted In - 60, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 76, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 13, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Walks - 21, Steve Bellan, Cincinnati Reds
Strikeouts - 58, Charlie Bennett, Troy Trojans
RC/27 - 8.71, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .159, Frank Selman, Buffalo Bisons
VORP (Batting) - 31.7, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Earned Run Average - 1.84, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Wins - 30, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Losses - 25, Dick McBride, Buffalo Bisons
Saves - 3, George Bradley, Cleveland Blues
Innings Pitched - 401 2/3, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Shutouts - 6, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Walks - 44, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Strikeouts - 205, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
H/9IP - 8.58, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
HR/9IP - 0.00, John Greason, Boston Red Caps
BB/9IP - 0.60, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
K/9IP - 5.54, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
K/BB Ratio - 9.30, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
Opp. Avg. - .229, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
WHIP - 1.05, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
VORP (Pitching) - 75.6, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds