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May 9, 1880 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Cleveland Blues 4-1
Providence Grays 4-1
Boston Red Caps 3-2
Chicago White Stockings 2-2
Cincinnati Reds 2-2
Troy Trojans 2-3
Buffalo Bisons 1-4
Worcester Ruby Legs 1-4

The early surprise of the league has been the good play of the Providence Grays. Mired in last place the past two seasons, Providence has suddenly given their long-suffering fans a reason to hope. Of course, the reality is that the strong start is mostly due to two players: Frank McCarton and Emil Gross, who between them have gone 25 for 48 (.521) over the team's first five games.

In other news, Worcester's building program received some bad news this past week. Young infielder Art Whitney bruised his cheekbone in Wednesday's game. Attempting to play through it, he reinjured and fractured the same cheekbone on Saturday, and he is now expected to be out for the rest of the season. Not the most auspicious start for his rookie campaign.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .560, Frank McCarton, Providence Grays
On-Base Percentage - .560, Frank McCarton, Providence Grays
Slugging Percentage - .760, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
OPS - 1.298, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
Hits - 14, Frank McCarton, Providence Grays
Doubles - 3, 4 players tied
Triples - 2, 3 players tied
Home Runs - 1, Wally Goldsmith, Troy Trojans
Extra Base Hits - 4, 3 players tied
Total Bases - 19, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
Runs Batted In - 8, Emil Gross, Providence and Al Thake, Troy
Runs Scored - 7, Andy Leonard, Providence and Frank McCarton, Providence
Stolen Bases - 2, John "Lefty" McMullin, Cleveland Blues
Walks - 3, Jim O'Rourke, Chicago and Deacon White, Buffalo
Strikeouts - 6, 4 players tied
RC/27 - 21.08, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
ISO - .300, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
VORP (Batting) - 7.0, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans

Earned Run Average - 0.00, John "Lefty" McMullin, Cleveland Blues
Wins - 3, Curry Foley, Boston Red Caps
Losses - 2, 6 players tied
Saves - 0
Innings Pitched - 36, Curry Foley, Boston Red Caps
Shutouts - 1, John "Lefty" McMullin, Cleveland and The Only Nolan, Worcester
Walks - 6, George Bradley, Cleveland Blues
Strikeouts - 26, Harry Wheeler, Providence Grays
H/9IP - 5.00, Martin Malone, Cleveland Blues
HR/9IP - 0.00, many players tied
BB/9IP - 0.00, Foghorn Bradley, Boston and Stump Wiedman, Buffalo
K/9IP - 8.67, Harry Wheeler, Providence Grays
K/BB Ratio - 13.00, John Montgomery Ward, Providence and Harry Wheeler, Providence
Opp. Avg. - .161, Martin Malone, Cleveland Blues
WHIP - 0.80, John "Lefty" McMullin, Cleveland and Pud Galvin, Troy
VORP (Pitching) - 8.5, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds