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Sunday, June 1, 1879
Standings and Leaders
Cincinnati Reds 12-3
Buffalo Bisons 11-4
Chicago White Stockings 7-8
Cleveland Blues 7-8
Troy Trojans 7-8
Boston Red Stockings 6-9
Providence Grays 6-9
Syracuse Stars 4-11
With a seven-game winning streak going, Buffalo have joined Cincinnati at the top of the National League. The two clubs seem to have a significant edge over the rest of the league, all of whom have a losing record at present.
The league leaders:
Batting Average
Charlie Eden, Cleveland - .412
Jim O'Rourke, Boston - .400
Fred Waterman, Boston - .362
Orator Shafer, Troy - .354
George Wright, Boston - .353
Ed Caskin, Troy - .345
Charley Jones, Cincinnati - .343
Runs Scored
Charlie Eden, Cleveland - 18
Bill Harbridge, Chicago - 17
Bill Crowley, Buffalo - 16
Charley Jones, Cincinnati - 16
Mike McGeary, Cincinnati - 16
Everett Mills, Buffalo - 16
Dan Brouthers, Troy - 15
Runs Batted In
Dave Eggler, Buffalo - 15
Charlie Eden, Cleveland - 14
Holly Hollingshead, Chicago - 13
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - 13
Everett Mills, Buffalo - 13
Tom Carey, Cleveland - 12
John Hatfield, Providence - 12
Stolen Bases
Mike McGeary, Cincinnati - 13
Dave Eggler, Buffalo - 9
Ross Barnes, Boston - 7
Charley Jones, Cincinnati - 7
Bill Crowley, Buffalo - 6
3 players tied with 5 each
Won-Loss Record
Hugh O'Neil, Cincinnati, 7-1
Bill McGunnigle, Buffalo, 6-2
Harry Salisbury, Troy, 5-4
Asa Brainard, Chicago, 4-5
Bobby Mitchell, Cleveland, 4-5
Lee Richmond, Boston, 4-5
Jim Britt, Cincinnati, 3-0
Earned Run Average
Hugh O'Neil, Cincinnati - 0.85
Bobby Mitchell, Cleveland - 1.19
Jack Neagle, Cincinnati - 1.93
Gid Gardner, Troy - 2.18
Jim Britt, Cincinnati - 2.33
Sam Weaver, Providence - 2.34
Bill McGunnigle, Buffalo - 2.37
Strikeouts
Sam Weaver, Providence - 47
Bobby Mitchell, Cleveland - 36
Lee Richmond, Boston - 28
Bill McGunnigle, Buffalo - 25
Hugh O'Neil, Cincinnati - 24
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 19
Al Spalding, Chicago - 17
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