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Vyper · 05-25-2002, 12:09 PM

1877 Team Recaps

Boston Red Caps
Against the odds, the Red Caps were able to take home this year’s National League Championship. The loss of Al Spalding may have hurt the team, but rookie Will White stepped right up with a 31-9 record and an ERA better than any Spalding ever put up. Shortstop Andy Leonard had his best season to date, hitting .385 with 30 RBI’s and 40 runs scored.

Chicago White Stockings
With Al Spalding announcing his retirement sometime following the 1878 season, the White Stockings groomed three new pitchers in George Bradley, Cherokee Fisher and Lou Reis. Only Fisher was mildly successful, going 11-8 with a 3.17 ERA. Spalding, relegated to dealing with three other starters managed just 8 wins, bringing his career total to 222. On the offensive side, Ross Barnes continued to dominate the league, winning his second straight MVP award while batting .396. Cap Anson is even starting to develop albeit at a slow pace with a .314 batting average and 41 RBI’s.

St. Louis Brown Stockings
After winning the Championship last season, St. Louis fell to third place after losing some key players. Joe Blong did most of the work on the mound in the absence of George Bradley, but finished with a 22-26 record despite a 2.65 ERA. With hitting star Lip Pike gone to Cincinnati, no member of the Browns broke .300. Right fielder Jack Gleason needed a 4-5 game on the final day of the season to reach .299.

Cincinnati Reds
The Reds added some big names, but still weren’t able to crack .500. Pitching duties were split between Candy Cummings, Bobby Mathews and Bobby Mitchell, with Mathews the most succesful of the three. New hire Lip Pike had an “off” season, hitting just .340 and was outpaced by third baseman Levi Meyerle who batted .363

Louisville Grays
You’d have to wonder what the Grays would have been like without Jim Devlin. Not only did he start all 60 games and set career highs in all pitching catagories, he finished second in hitting to second baseman Ed Somerville. It’s hard to guess just how bad this team might have been.

Hartford Dark Blues
Hartford was just plain bad this year. The plan to move John Cassidy to centerfield in order to start Terry Larkin failed less than a month into the season when Larkin lost 9 straight games despite a 1.89 ERA. With no run support, Cassidy only faired marginally better, at 13-28 with a whopping 4.58 ERA. The only offensive bright spot was once again Dick Higham, while not matching last season’s numbers, he was a solid player all season long.

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Vyper Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 96 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	1877 Team Recaps Boston Red Caps Against the odds, the Red Caps were able to take home this year’s National League Championship. The loss of Al Spalding may have hurt the team, but rookie Will White stepped right up with a 31-9 record and an ERA better than any Spalding ever put up. Shortstop Andy Leonard had his best season to date, hitting .385 with 30 RBI’s and 40 runs scored. Chicago White Stockings With Al Spalding announcing his retirement sometime following the 1878 season, the White Stockings groomed three new pitchers in George Bradley, Cherokee Fisher and Lou Reis. Only Fisher was mildly successful, going 11-8 with a 3.17 ERA. Spalding, relegated to dealing with three other starters managed just 8 wins, bringing his career total to 222. On the offensive side, Ross Barnes continued to dominate the league, winning his second straight MVP award while batting .396. Cap Anson is even starting to develop albeit at a slow pace with a .314 batting average and 41 RBI’s. St. Louis Brown Stockings After winning the Championship last season, St. Louis fell to third place after losing some key players. Joe Blong did most of the work on the mound in the absence of George Bradley, but finished with a 22-26 record despite a 2.65 ERA. With hitting star Lip Pike gone to Cincinnati, no member of the Browns broke .300. Right fielder Jack Gleason needed a 4-5 game on the final day of the season to reach .299. Cincinnati Reds The Reds added some big names, but still weren’t able to crack .500. Pitching duties were split between Candy Cummings, Bobby Mathews and Bobby Mitchell, with Mathews the most succesful of the three. New hire Lip Pike had an “off” season, hitting just .340 and was outpaced by third baseman Levi Meyerle who batted .363 Louisville Grays You’d have to wonder what the Grays would have been like without Jim Devlin. Not only did he start all 60 games and set career highs in all pitching catagories, he finished second in hitting to second baseman Ed Somerville. It’s hard to guess just how bad this team might have been. Hartford Dark Blues Hartford was just plain bad this year. The plan to move John Cassidy to centerfield in order to start Terry Larkin failed less than a month into the season when Larkin lost 9 straight games despite a 1.89 ERA. With no run support, Cassidy only faired marginally better, at 13-28 with a whopping 4.58 ERA. The only offensive bright spot was once again Dick Higham, while not matching last season’s numbers, he was a solid player all season long.