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June 6, 1880 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Cleveland Blues 14-5
Troy Trojans 12-7
Boston Red Caps 12-8
Cincinnati Reds 11-8
Chicago White Stockings 10-9
Worcester Ruby Legs 7-13
Buffalo Bisons 6-14
Providence Grays 5-13

A good week for Chicago underscores the fact that there are really two National Leagues this year: the big five of Cleveland, Troy, Boston, Cincinnati and Chicago, and the little three of Worcester, Buffalo and Providence. Troy continues to hit the ball well, and observers are starting to wonder if Hartford Jack Farrell can keep up his amazing hitting for the entire season.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .410, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
On-Base Percentage - .432, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
Slugging Percentage - .577, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
OPS - 1.009, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
Hits - 32, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
Doubles - 9, Fred Dunlap, Cleveland Blues
Triples - 4, 5 players tied
Home Runs - 1, 12 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 11, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Total Bases - 45, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
Runs Batted In - 24, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 22, Dan Brouthers, Troy and Jack Farrell, Troy
Stolen Bases - 3, Ross Barnes, Boston and Levi Meyerle, Chicago
Walks - 11, Jim O'Rourke, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 22, Charlie Bennett, Cleveland Blues
RC/27 - 11.34, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans
ISO - .183, Arthur Irwin, Worcester Ruby Legs
VORP (Batting) - 9.7, Jack Farrell, Troy Trojans

Earned Run Average - 1.21, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Wins - 9, George Bradley, Cleveland Blues
Losses - 9, Harry Wheeler, Providence Grays
Saves - 1, Dick McBride, Troy and Jim McCormick, Cleveland
Innings Pitched - 119 1/3, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
Shutouts - 1, 5 players tied
Walks - 20, George Bradley, Cleveland Blues
Strikeouts - 81, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
H/9IP - 7.50, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
HR/9IP - 0.00, many players tied
BB/9IP - 0.20, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
K/9IP - 6.65, Tim Keefe, Troy Trojans
K/BB Ratio - 11.00, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
Opp. Avg. - .204, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
WHIP - 0.94, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
VORP (Pitching) - 30.6, Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds
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