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May 16, 1880 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Cleveland Blues 7-2
Boston Red Caps 5-3
Troy Trojans 5-3
Cincinnati Reds 5-4
Providence Grays 4-4
Chicago White Stockings 4-5
Worcester Ruby Legs 2-6
Buffalo Bisons 2-7

Cleveland's hot start continued this week with some hard-fought wins over Buffalo and Cincinnati. They'll have another decent test this week, as they go on the road to Chicago for three games.

Meanwhile, Troy's hot bats have been attracting notice as well. Center fielder Hartford Jack Farrell, never much of a hitter, has been absolutely on fire to start the season, and youngsters Dan Brouthers (.351) and Roger Connor (.324) are hitting the ball hard as well. If this keeps up Boston's Big Three may find themselves challenged for hitting supremacy.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .556, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
On-Base Percentage - .579, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
Slugging Percentage - .806, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
OPS - 1.385, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
Hits - 20, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
Doubles - 5, King Kelly, Cincinnati Reds
Triples - 3, Dan Brouthers, Troy and Jack Farrell, Troy
Home Runs - 1, 4 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 7, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Total Bases - 29, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
Runs Batted In - 13, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 12, John Morrill, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 2, John "Lefty" McMullin, Cleveland and Cal McVey, Boston
Walks - 7, Jim O'Rourke, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 11, Charlie Bennett, Cleveland Blues
RC/27 - 26.70, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
ISO - .306, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
VORP (Batting) - 11.9, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans

Earned Run Average - 0.00, John "Lefty" McMullin, Cleveland Blues
Wins - 4, George Bradley, Cleveland and Curry Foley, Boston
Losses - 4, Bill McGunnigle, Buffalo Bisons
Saves - 0
Innings Pitched - 56, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Shutouts - 1, John "Lefty" McMullin, Cleveland and The Only Nolan, Worcester
Walks - 11, Bill McGunnigle, Buffalo Bisons
Strikeouts - 37, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
H/9IP - 5.40, John "Lefty" McMullin, Cleveland Blues
HR/9IP - 0.00, many players tied
BB/9IP - 0.00, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
K/9IP - 7.46, Harry Wheeler, Providence Grays
K/BB Ratio - 15.00, John Montgomery Ward, Providence Grays
Opp. Avg. - .164, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
WHIP - 0.76, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
VORP (Pitching) - 19.1, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds