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May 6, 1883 - Sunday Base Ball Report

National League

New York Gothams 4-1
Providence Grays 3-2
Buffalo Bisons 2-2
Chicago White Stockings 2-2
Cleveland Blues 2-2
Detroit Wolverines 2-2
Boston Beaneaters 2-3
Philadelphia Quakers 1-4

The New York Gothams got out to a great start, led by star first baseman Dan Brouthers. Although most observers believe they do not have the personnel to truly compete for the pennant this season, they are definitely putting the league on notice that they are a team to be reckoned with.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .565, Sadie Houck, Boston Beaneaters
On-Base Percentage - .583, Sadie Houck, Boston Beaneaters
Slugging Percentage - .696, Sadie Houck, Boston Beaneaters
OPS - 1.279, Sadie Houck, Boston Beaneaters
Hits - 13, Sadie Houck, Boston Beaneaters
Doubles - 3, Sadie Houck, Boston Beaneaters
Triples - 2, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters
Home Runs - 1, 5 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 3, 3 players tied
Total Bases - 16, Sadie Houck, Boston Beaneaters
Runs Batted In - 6, Dan Brouthers, New York Gothams
Runs Scored - 8, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters
Stolen Bases - 3, John Reilly, Detroit Wolverines
Walks - 3, 4 players tied
Strikeouts - 6, Lew Brown, Boston Beaneaters
RC/27 - 25.61, Sadie Houck, Boston Beaneaters
ISO - .417, Mike Muldoon, Cleveland Blues
VORP (Batting) - 6.0, Sadie Houck, Boston Beaneaters

Earned Run Average - 0.00, 4 players tied
Wins - 2, Tim Keefe, New York Gothams
Losses - 2, 5 players tied
Saves - 2, Charley Radbourn, Providence Grays
Innings Pitched - 26.2, Hardie Henderson, Philadelphia Quakers
Shutouts - 1, 3 players tied
Walks - 9, Charlie Buffinton, Boston Beaneaters
Strikeouts - 21, Hugh "One Arm" Daily, Buffalo Bisons
H/9IP - 1.23, Laurie Reis, Chicago White Stockings
HR/9IP - 0.00, many players tied
BB/9IP - 0.00, 4 players tied
K/9IP - 7.88, Hugh "One Arm" Daily, Buffalo Bisons
K/BB Ratio - can't be computed for players with 0 walks
Opp. Avg. - .040, Laurie Reis, Chicago White Stockings
WHIP - 0.75, Jim McCormick, Cleveland Blues
VORP (Pitching) - 6.3, Will Sawyer, Cleveland Blues

American Association

St. Louis Browns 4-0
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 2-0
Baltimore Orioles 2-1
Columbus Buckeyes 2-2
Louisville Eclipse 2-2
New York Metropolitans 1-2
Philadelphia Athletics 0-2
Cincinnati Red Stockings 0-4

As expected, St. Louis looks good so far, with a quick 4-0 start on the road. This week, they will have two games at Columbus and two at Louisville, so it's a chance for them to really open up a bit of an early lead.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .500, Jud Birchall, Philadelphia Athletics
On-Base Percentage - .556, Jack O'Brien, Philadelphia Athletics
Slugging Percentage - .692, Jerry McCormick, Baltimore Orioles
OPS - 1.167, Bill Morgan, Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Hits - 8, George Fair, St. Louis Browns
Doubles - 3, Jerry McCormick, Baltimore Orioles
Triples - 1, many players tied
Home Runs - 1, 5 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 3, 3 players tied
Total Bases - 12, George Fair, St. Louis Browns
Runs Batted In - 7, George Fair, St. Louis Browns
Runs Scored - 5, 5 players tied
Stolen Bases - 2, Paul Hines, St. Louis and Andy Leonard, New York
Walks - 2, many players tied
Strikeouts - 6, Orator Shaffer, Columbus Buckeyes
RC/27 - 16.42, Bill Morgan, Pittsburgh Alleghenys
ISO - .333, Bill Morgan, Pittsburgh Alleghenys
VORP (Batting) - 3.6, George Fair, St. Louis Browns

Earned Run Average - 0.00, 4 players tied
Wins - 2, 4 players tied
Losses - 2, 4 players tied
Saves - 1, 3 players tied
Innings Pitched - 26, Guy Hecker, Louisville Eclipse
Shutouts - 1, Guy Hecker, Louisville Eclipse
Walks - 8, Jim Egan, Columbus Buckeyes
Strikeouts - 17, The Only Nolan, Cincinnati Red Stockings
H/9IP - 4.50, Pud Galvin, Philadelphia Athletics
HR/9IP - 0.00, many players tied
BB/9IP - 0.00, 6 players tied
K/9IP - 11.57, Frank Pearce, Philadelphia Athletics
K/BB Ratio - can't be computed for players with 0 walks
Opp. Avg. - .121, Pud Galvin, Philadelphia Athletics
WHIP - 0.50, Pud Galvin, Philadelphia Athletics
VORP (Pitching) - 4.7, The Only Nolan, Cincinnati Red Stockings