BASEBALL MONTHLY
September 1877
Chicago Wins 2nd Pennant!
The city of Chicago celebrated as their White Stockings finished the season with the best record in baseball winning the National League pennant by 8 games. Chicago finished an incredibe run to the season winning 10 games in a row and losing only once since August 1st.
Chicago finished with a record of 38-22. In the world series awaits the Baltimore Orioles who won their division by two games and finished the season 34-26.
Chicago had an awesome balance of dominant pitching and dominant pitching. The team ended with the best average in the league (.296) as well as the lowest ERA (2.17). Al Spalding had 26 wins and Dave Pierson lead the team in RBI with 45. The club also played dominant ball at home finishing with a record of 20-10 at the West Side Ground.
Now comes the dream of a championship. "Everyone knows that there is more work to be done." says manager Anson, "but we strongly feel we are the best team in the league."
The Orioles await the Whites with a strong group of stars led by Joe Borden. Borden won 27 games and had a dominant ERA of 2.01. George Wright and Jim Hallinan lead the offense. Baltimore basically lead the western division from start to finish this season.
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1877 Batting Champions
93/258 .360
Levi Meyerle was the best batter for the season. The right fielder for the Cincinnati Reds batted a consistent .360 and continued to grow his status across the league.
76/241 .314
Jimmy Hallinan of the Baltimore Orioles was the top batter in the western division with a .315 average. His average was the lowest on record to lead a division, evidence that the western division was dominanted by pitching to the highest degree.