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September 18, 1881 - Sunday Base Ball Report
Cleveland Blues 46-30
Boston Red Caps 44-31
Troy Trojans 41-34
Detroit Wolverines 40-36
Chicago White Stockings 34-42
Providence Grays 34-42
Buffalo Bisons 33-41
Worcester Ruby Legs 29-45
It's going to be a fight to the finish this year. Boston's campaign received a shot in the arm this week when it was announced that Ross Barnes is expected to be back for the Cleveland series to close out the season. If the team can just stay within striking distance, they might just have a shot at their third consecutive title.
This week, Boston plays Detroit twice and Buffalo twice - all at home. Meanwhile, Cleveland will travel to Worcester for two games and Providence for two. This schedule would seem to favor Cleveland, but lately the hottest of these four teams has actually been Providence.
In the Levi Meyerle watch, he now sits at 992 hits with eight games to play. One hit per game will put him at 1,000 on the last day of the season.
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 - 120, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Doubles - 27, "Orator Jim" O'Rourke, Chicago White Stockings
Triples - 9, Cap Anson, Boston and Roger Connor, Troy
Home Runs - 8, Paul Hines, Chicago White Stockings
Extra Base Hits - 31, "Orator Jim" O'Rourke, Chicago White Stockings
Total Bases - 159, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Runs Batted In - 63, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Runs Scored - 73, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Stolen Bases - 16, Hugh Nicol, Chicago White Stockings
Walks - 29, "Orator Jim" O'Rourke, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 49, John Morrill, Boston Red Caps
RC/27 - 8.42, Ross Barnes, Boston Red Caps
ISO - .162, Harry Stovey, Worcester Ruby Legs
VORP (Batting) - 35.3, Cap Anson, Boston Red Caps
Earned Run Average - 1.90, Tommy Bond, Detroit Wolverines
Wins - 32, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Losses - 27, Bobby Mitchell, Worcester Ruby Legs
Saves - 2, 4 players tied
Innings Pitched - 459 2/3, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
Shutouts - 3, Pud Galvin, Troy Trojans
Walks - 101, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 263, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
H/9IP - 7.88, George Bradley, Cleveland Blues
HR/9IP - 0.00, Jack Lynch, Buffalo Bisons
BB/9IP - 0.93, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
K/9IP - 5.15, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
K/BB Ratio - 4.58, Bobby Mitchell, Worcester Ruby Legs
Opp. Avg. - .222, Harry Wheeler, Providence Grays
WHIP - 1.06, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
VORP (Pitching) - 61.9, Tommy Bond, Detroit Wolverines
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