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Sunday, September 16, 1877
Standings and Leaders
Louisville Grays 33-19
Chicago White Stockings 30-18 (1 GB)
Boston Red Stockings 30-25
Cincinnati Reds 26-24
Hartford Dark Blues 18-34
St. Louis Brown Stockings 17-34
Here's what the two contenders have left: Louisville has eight games left, four against Chicago and four against last-place St. Louis. Chicago has eleven - four against Louisville, three against Cincinnati, two against Boston and two against Hartford. It's an easier go for Louisville though Chicago will probably appreciate the extra three games.
The league leaders:
Batting Average
Lip Pike, St. Louis - .423
Cal McVey, Boston - .392
Dick Higham, Chicago - .372
Jim Devlin, Louisville - .353
George Wright, Boston - .348
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - .347
Ross Barnes, Boston - .346
Runs Scored
Ross Barnes, Boston - 57
Cal McVey, Boston - 50
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - 48
Jim Devlin, Louisville - 46
Cap Anson, Cincinnati - 45
George Hall, Chicago - 45
Lip Pike, St. Louis - 45
Runs Batted In
Cal McVey, Boston - 50
Ross Barnes, Boston - 40
Jim Devlin, Louisville - 40
Jim Foran, Chicago - 40
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - 40
Lip Pike, St. Louis - 40
Ezra Sutton, Louisville - 39
Stolen Bases
Mike McGeary, Cincinnati - 32
Ross Barnes, Boston - 31
Dave Eggler, St. Louis - 22
John McMullin, Cincinnati - 21
Andy Leonard, Hartford - 19
Cap Anson, Cincinnati - 18
2 players tied with 15 each
Won-Loss Record
Al Spalding, Boston, 16-7
Dan Collins, Louisville, 16-11
Sam Weaver, Cincinnati, 15-11
Asa Brainard, Chicago, 14-10
George Zettlein, Chicago, 12-7
Candy Cummings, Louisville, 10-7
Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati, 8-9
Earned Run Average
Bobby Mathews, Boston - 2.15
Sam Weaver, Cincinnati - 2.53
Dan Collins, Louisville - 2.82
Al Spalding, Boston - 2.92
Joe Blong, St. Louis - 2.96
George Bradley, St. Louis - 3.02
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 3.05
Strikeouts
Sam Weaver, Cincinnati - 103
Dan Collins, Louisville - 86
Al Spalding, Boston - 52
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 50
Hugh Campbell, Hartford - 46
Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati - 42
Bobby Mathews, Boston - 38
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