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August 21, 1881 - Sunday Base Ball Report

Cleveland Blues 37-23
Boston Red Caps 37-24
Detroit Wolverines 34-27
Troy Trojans 33-28
Chicago White Stockings 27-34
Buffalo Bisons 26-33
Providence Grays 24-37
Worcester Ruby Legs 23-35

This was a terrible week for Boston. Not only did they drop three of four games to fall into a tie for the league lead, they also had star second baseman Ross Barnes injure his knee. Early reports suggest that Barnes will be out for at least a month, and possibly for the remainder of the 1881 season. Although the injury is not considered career-threatening, Barnes looked probable to win his third MVH Award, and seemed to be leading Boston to its third consecutive pennant. Now it will be up to Cap Anson, Cal McVey, and Mike Dorgan to pick up the slack.

Meanwhile, Paul Hines of Chicago continues his assault on the record books with an amazing seventh home run in a single season. Prior to this year, Hines had hit five home runs in nine big league seasons; now the record books are being rewritten by this sudden slugger.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .370, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
On-Base Percentage - .417, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Slugging Percentage - .498, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
OPS - .915, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
Hits - 97, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Doubles - 22, "Orator Jim" O'Rourke, Chicago and Lip Pike, Buffalo
Triples - 8, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Home Runs - 7, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings
Extra Base Hits - 25, Ross Barnes, Boston and Lip Pike, Buffalo
Total Bases - 130, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Runs Batted In - 48, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 61, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 15, Hugh Nicol, Chicago White Stockings
Walks - 22, 4 players tied
Strikeouts - 39, Emil Gross, Providence and John Morrill, Boston
RC/27 - 8.42, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .160, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings
VORP (Batting) - 32.9, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps

Earned Run Average - 1.51, Tommy Bond, Detroit Wolverines
Wins - 25, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Losses - 22, Bobby Mitchell, Worcester Ruby Legs
Saves - 2, 3 players tied
Innings Pitched - 373 2/3, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
Shutouts - 2, 4 players tied
Walks - 85, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 217, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
H/9IP - 7.36, George Bradley, Cleveland Blues
HR/9IP - 0.00, Harry Wheeler, Providence and Jack Lynch, Buffalo
BB/9IP - 0.76, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
K/9IP - 5.23, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
K/BB Ratio - 4.40, Bobby Mitchell, Worcester Ruby Legs
Opp. Avg. - .216, George Bradley, Cleveland Blues
WHIP - 0.99, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
VORP (Pitching) - 63.2, Tommy Bond, Detroit Wolverines