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Eckstein 4 Prez · 04-12-2009, 12:25 PM

June 24, 1883 - Sunday Base Ball Report

National League

Boston Beaneaters 25-11
Providence Grays 24-14
Chicago White Stockings 21-15
Buffalo Bisons 18-15
Cleveland Blues 19-16
New York Gothams 17-18
Philadelphia Quakers 12-26
Detroit Wolverines 8-29

Boston appears to have settled in atop the rankings of the National League and is on track to win their fourth pennant in five seasons. Conventional wisdom says that if Cap Anson leaves Boston this offseason (as expected - the team does not appear to have the financial means to sign him to an extension) Boston will stop their run atop the National League, but will they really? Here's a look at the starting eight players, their ages and their batting averages on the season:

C Lew Brown - age 25, .256
1B Anson - age 31, .395
2B Ross Barnes - age 33, .333
SS Sadie Houck - age 27, .347
3B Paul Radford - age 21, .274
LF Mike Dorgan - age 29, .289
CF John O'Rourke - age 33, .340
RF Fred Lewis - age 24, .287

This offseason they are expected to lose both Anson and Mike Dorgan. Thus, they will need to find one infielder and one outfielder. One of those spots can be filled by Radford, who is a promising hitter but is playing out of place at third and is a disaster there. The best guess based upon the current roster is that they move Radford back to the outfield, move Brown to first base, give the catching job to Sam Trott, who looks promising, and find someone who can play third base. This would leave them with two aging stars in Barnes and O'Rourke, a couple promising younger players in Radford (if they can find a position for him), Lewis and Houck (whose .347 average appears to be a bit of a fluke), and only one really gaping hole on the diamond. At the very least, Boston should remain as a contender beyond the 1883 campaign.

In individual accomplishments, longtime National Leaguer (and brother of John O'Rourke) "Orator Jim" O'Rourke reached the 1,000-hit mark with Baltimore of the AA last week. Although he is hitting only .256 for the Orioles at this point, he has had a long and outstanding career dating back to 1872, when he broke in with the Mansfield club of Middletown, CT. He is the sixth player to reach 1,000 hits, with Lip Pike of Cincinnati at 989 looking like he'll be next.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .395, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters
On-Base Percentage - .474, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters
Slugging Percentage - .586, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters
OPS - 1.060, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters
Hits - 60, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters
Doubles - 14, John O'Rourke, Boston Beaneaters
Triples - 10, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters
Home Runs - 3, 3 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 18, John O'Rourke, Boston Beaneaters
Total Bases - 89, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters
Runs Batted In - 32, Cap Anson, Boston and Ross Barnes, Boston
Runs Scored - 36, Mike Dorgan, Boston Beaneaters
Stolen Bases - 10, Hugh Nicol, Chicago and John Reilly, Detroit
Walks - 22, Cap Anson, Boston and George Gore, Chicago
Strikeouts - 42, Bill Phillips, Cleveland Blues
RC/27 - 10.60, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters
ISO - .191, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters
VORP (Batting) - 22.2, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters

Earned Run Average - 1.65, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings
Wins - 14, Charlie Buffinton, Boston and Charlie Sweeney, Providence
Losses - 14, Tony Mullane, Detroit Wolverines
Saves - 5, George Bradley, New York Gothams
Innings Pitched - 181 1/3, Charlie Sweeney, Providence Grays
Shutouts - 5, Charlie Sweeney, Providence Grays
Walks - 45, Will Sawyer, Cleveland Blues
Strikeouts - 142, Charlie Buffinton, Boston Beaneaters
H/9IP - 6.10, Charlie Sweeney, Providence Grays
HR/9IP - 0.00, 4 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.26, Charlie Guth, Chicago White Stockings
K/9IP - 8.52, Hugh "One Arm" Daily, Buffalo Bisons
K/BB Ratio - 9.33, Charlie Guth, Chicago White Stockings
Opp. Avg. - .181, Charlie Sweeney, Providence Grays
WHIP - 0.88, Charlie Sweeney, Providence Grays
VORP (Pitching) - 43.8, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings

American Association

Columbus Buckeyes 25-10
St. Louis Browns 24-11
Baltimore Orioles 21-14
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 17-16
Cincinnati Red Stockings 15-18
Louisville Eclipse 14-19
Philadelphia Athletics 13-22
New York Metropolitans 8-27

A hot streak by St. Louis has brought them to within one game of the first-place Columbus Buckeyes. This week, the Browns take on the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Athletics, both at home.

The current league leaders:

Batting Average - .391, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings
On-Base Percentage - .418, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings
Slugging Percentage - .529, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings
OPS - .947, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings
Hits - 54, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings
Doubles - 17, Ed Whiting, Baltimore Orioles
Triples - 5, 3 players tied
Home Runs - 2, 3 players tied
Extra Base Hits - 20, Ed Whiting, Baltimore Orioles
Total Bases - 73, 3 players tied
Runs Batted In - 38, Jerry McCormick, Baltimore Orioles
Runs Scored - 41, Charlie Comiskey, St. Louis Browns
Stolen Bases - 6, Tom O'Brien, Columbus Buckeyes
Walks - 15, Roger Connor, New York Metropolitans
Strikeouts - 43, John Morrill, Pittsburgh Alleghenys
RC/27 - 8.36, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings
ISO - .147, Ed Whiting, Baltimore Orioles
VORP (Batting) - 14.4, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings

Earned Run Average - 1.46, Bob Emslie, Baltimore Orioles
Wins - 12, Jumbo McGinnis, St. Louis Browns
Losses - 16, John Cassidy, New York Metropolitans
Saves - 3, Charlie Reynolds, Philadelphia Athletics
Innings Pitched - 155 2/3, Jumbo McGinnis, St. Louis Browns
Shutouts - 2, Bert Dorr, St. Louis Browns
Walks - 32, Jim Egan, Columbus Buckeyes
Strikeouts - 98, The Only Nolan, Cincinnati Red Stockings
H/9IP - 7.94, Bill Wise, Baltimore Orioles
HR/9IP - 0.00, many players tied
BB/9IP - 0.56, John Cassidy, New York Metropolitans
K/9IP - 7.74, Mickey Welch, New York Metropolitans
K/BB Ratio - 10.63, Guy Hecker, Louisville Eclipse
Opp. Avg. - .200, Bill Wise, Baltimore Orioles
WHIP - 0.99, Guy Hecker, Louisville Eclipse
VORP (Pitching) - 28.7, The Only Nolan, Cincinnati Red Stockings

04-12-2009, 12:25 PM	#413 (permalink)
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 5,527 Thanks: 21 Thanked 45x in 33 posts	June 24, 1883 - Sunday Base Ball Report National League Boston Beaneaters 25-11 Providence Grays 24-14 Chicago White Stockings 21-15 Buffalo Bisons 18-15 Cleveland Blues 19-16 New York Gothams 17-18 Philadelphia Quakers 12-26 Detroit Wolverines 8-29 Boston appears to have settled in atop the rankings of the National League and is on track to win their fourth pennant in five seasons. Conventional wisdom says that if Cap Anson leaves Boston this offseason (as expected - the team does not appear to have the financial means to sign him to an extension) Boston will stop their run atop the National League, but will they really? Here's a look at the starting eight players, their ages and their batting averages on the season: C Lew Brown - age 25, .256 1B Anson - age 31, .395 2B Ross Barnes - age 33, .333 SS Sadie Houck - age 27, .347 3B Paul Radford - age 21, .274 LF Mike Dorgan - age 29, .289 CF John O'Rourke - age 33, .340 RF Fred Lewis - age 24, .287 This offseason they are expected to lose both Anson and Mike Dorgan. Thus, they will need to find one infielder and one outfielder. One of those spots can be filled by Radford, who is a promising hitter but is playing out of place at third and is a disaster there. The best guess based upon the current roster is that they move Radford back to the outfield, move Brown to first base, give the catching job to Sam Trott, who looks promising, and find someone who can play third base. This would leave them with two aging stars in Barnes and O'Rourke, a couple promising younger players in Radford (if they can find a position for him), Lewis and Houck (whose .347 average appears to be a bit of a fluke), and only one really gaping hole on the diamond. At the very least, Boston should remain as a contender beyond the 1883 campaign. In individual accomplishments, longtime National Leaguer (and brother of John O'Rourke) "Orator Jim" O'Rourke reached the 1,000-hit mark with Baltimore of the AA last week. Although he is hitting only .256 for the Orioles at this point, he has had a long and outstanding career dating back to 1872, when he broke in with the Mansfield club of Middletown, CT. He is the sixth player to reach 1,000 hits, with Lip Pike of Cincinnati at 989 looking like he'll be next. The current league leaders: Batting Average - .395, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters On-Base Percentage - .474, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters Slugging Percentage - .586, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters OPS - 1.060, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters Hits - 60, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters Doubles - 14, John O'Rourke, Boston Beaneaters Triples - 10, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters Home Runs - 3, 3 players tied Extra Base Hits - 18, John O'Rourke, Boston Beaneaters Total Bases - 89, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters Runs Batted In - 32, Cap Anson, Boston and Ross Barnes, Boston Runs Scored - 36, Mike Dorgan, Boston Beaneaters Stolen Bases - 10, Hugh Nicol, Chicago and John Reilly, Detroit Walks - 22, Cap Anson, Boston and George Gore, Chicago Strikeouts - 42, Bill Phillips, Cleveland Blues RC/27 - 10.60, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters ISO - .191, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters VORP (Batting) - 22.2, Cap Anson, Boston Beaneaters Earned Run Average - 1.65, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings Wins - 14, Charlie Buffinton, Boston and Charlie Sweeney, Providence Losses - 14, Tony Mullane, Detroit Wolverines Saves - 5, George Bradley, New York Gothams Innings Pitched - 181 1/3, Charlie Sweeney, Providence Grays Shutouts - 5, Charlie Sweeney, Providence Grays Walks - 45, Will Sawyer, Cleveland Blues Strikeouts - 142, Charlie Buffinton, Boston Beaneaters H/9IP - 6.10, Charlie Sweeney, Providence Grays HR/9IP - 0.00, 4 players tied BB/9IP - 0.26, Charlie Guth, Chicago White Stockings K/9IP - 8.52, Hugh "One Arm" Daily, Buffalo Bisons K/BB Ratio - 9.33, Charlie Guth, Chicago White Stockings Opp. Avg. - .181, Charlie Sweeney, Providence Grays WHIP - 0.88, Charlie Sweeney, Providence Grays VORP (Pitching) - 43.8, Larry Corcoran, Chicago White Stockings American Association Columbus Buckeyes 25-10 St. Louis Browns 24-11 Baltimore Orioles 21-14 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 17-16 Cincinnati Red Stockings 15-18 Louisville Eclipse 14-19 Philadelphia Athletics 13-22 New York Metropolitans 8-27 A hot streak by St. Louis has brought them to within one game of the first-place Columbus Buckeyes. This week, the Browns take on the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Athletics, both at home. The current league leaders: Batting Average - .391, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings On-Base Percentage - .418, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings Slugging Percentage - .529, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings OPS - .947, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings Hits - 54, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings Doubles - 17, Ed Whiting, Baltimore Orioles Triples - 5, 3 players tied Home Runs - 2, 3 players tied Extra Base Hits - 20, Ed Whiting, Baltimore Orioles Total Bases - 73, 3 players tied Runs Batted In - 38, Jerry McCormick, Baltimore Orioles Runs Scored - 41, Charlie Comiskey, St. Louis Browns Stolen Bases - 6, Tom O'Brien, Columbus Buckeyes Walks - 15, Roger Connor, New York Metropolitans Strikeouts - 43, John Morrill, Pittsburgh Alleghenys RC/27 - 8.36, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings ISO - .147, Ed Whiting, Baltimore Orioles VORP (Batting) - 14.4, Cal McVey, Cincinnati Red Stockings Earned Run Average - 1.46, Bob Emslie, Baltimore Orioles Wins - 12, Jumbo McGinnis, St. Louis Browns Losses - 16, John Cassidy, New York Metropolitans Saves - 3, Charlie Reynolds, Philadelphia Athletics Innings Pitched - 155 2/3, Jumbo McGinnis, St. Louis Browns Shutouts - 2, Bert Dorr, St. Louis Browns Walks - 32, Jim Egan, Columbus Buckeyes Strikeouts - 98, The Only Nolan, Cincinnati Red Stockings H/9IP - 7.94, Bill Wise, Baltimore Orioles HR/9IP - 0.00, many players tied BB/9IP - 0.56, John Cassidy, New York Metropolitans K/9IP - 7.74, Mickey Welch, New York Metropolitans K/BB Ratio - 10.63, Guy Hecker, Louisville Eclipse Opp. Avg. - .200, Bill Wise, Baltimore Orioles WHIP - 0.99, Guy Hecker, Louisville Eclipse VORP (Pitching) - 28.7, The Only Nolan, Cincinnati Red Stockings __________________ Looking for an insomnia cure? 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