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Sunday, July 22, 1877
Standings and Leaders

Louisville Grays 20-10
Chicago White Stockings 19-11
Boston Red Stockings 16-15
Cincinnati Reds 12-13
Hartford Dark Blues 14-18
St. Louis Brown Stockings 8-22

Louisville and Chicago continue to be locked in a close race, and Boston had a strong week and is maybe one really strong week away from being a part of the pennant race.

The league leaders:

Batting Average

Lip Pike, St. Louis - .403
Cal McVey, Boston - .394
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - .372
Davy Force, Chicago - .372
Jim Devlin, Louisville - .361
Scott Hastings, Louisville - .359
Dick Higham, Chicago - .350

Runs Scored

Ross Barnes, Boston - 38
Scott Hastings, Louisville - 33
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - 31
Cal McVey, Boston - 30
Andy Leonard, Hartford - 29
3 players tied with 27 each

Runs Batted In

Cal McVey, Boston - 33
Jim Devlin, Louisville - 24
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - 24
Ezra Sutton, Louisville - 24
Ross Barnes, Boston - 23
Henry Burroughs, St. Louis - 23
Lip Pike, St. Louis - 23

Stolen Bases

Ross Barnes, Boston - 23
Dave Eggler, St. Louis - 15
Andy Leonard, Hartford - 14
Cap Anson, Cincinnati - 11
Mike McGeary, Cincinnati - 11
George Hall, Chicago - 10
3 players tied with 9 each

Won-Loss Record

Dan Collins, Louisville, 10-5
Al Spalding, Boston, 9-5
Asa Brainard, Chicago, 9-6
George Zettlein, Chicago, 7-5
Jim Britt, Hartford, 5-3
Sam Weaver, Cincinnati, 5-8
Hugh Campbell, Hartford, 5-11

Earned Run Average

George Knight, Louisville - 1.80
Joe Blong, St. Louis - 2.29
Al Spalding, Boston - 2.30
Dan Collins, Louisville - 2.64
Sam Weaver, Cincinnati - 2.76
Jim Britt, Hartford - 3.00
Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati - 3.05

Strikeouts

Sam Weaver, Cincinnati - 55
Dan Collins, Louisville - 49
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 33
Al Spalding, Boston - 32
Hugh Campbell, Hartford - 30
Jim Britt, Hartford - 23
2 players tied with 22 each