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September 21, 1879 - Sunday Base Ball Report
Boston Red Caps 50-28
Cincinnati Reds 45-27
Syracuse Stars 40-30
Chicago White Stockings 36-36
Troy Trojans 36-39
Cleveland Blues 31-44
Providence Grays 30-48
Buffalo Bisons 27-43
Cincinnati dropped three of four games this week, including two losses to lowly Providence, to all but hand the pennant to the Boston Red Caps. It's still possible for Cincinnati to win it, but at this point it would take a small miracle.
The current league leaders:
Batting Average - .383, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .420, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .498, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
OPS - .918, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Hits - 126, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
Doubles - 21, 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 - 151, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
Runs Batted In - 63, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 80, Cal McVey, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 13, Cap Anson, Boston and Dan Brouthers, Troy
Walks - 24, Steve Bellan, Cincinnati Reds
Strikeouts - 58, Charlie Bennett, Troy Trojans
RC/27 - 8.48, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .155, Frank Selman, Buffalo Bisons
VORP (Batting) - 32.9, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Earned Run Average - 2.04, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Wins - 31, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Losses - 25, Dick McBride, Buffalo Bisons
Saves - 3, George Bradley, Cleveland Blues
Innings Pitched - 424 1/3, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Shutouts - 6, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Walks - 46, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Strikeouts - 215, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
H/9IP - 8.91, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
HR/9IP - 0.05, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
BB/9IP - 0.63, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
K/9IP - 5.67, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
K/BB Ratio - 7.67, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
Opp. Avg. - .236, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
WHIP - 1.08, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
VORP (Pitching) - 67.8, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
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