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1876 PHILADELPHIA CITY BASEBALL LEAGUE REVIEW

1875 PCBL STANDINGS





PER-TEAM STATISTICS

1876: 7.5 R/G, .277, .645 OPS, 775 H, 87 2B, 44 3B, 5 HR, 66 SB, 2.97 ERA, 75 BB, 121 K, 7.6 E/G, .829 FLD%
1875: 7.9 R/G, .276, .645 OPS, 796 H, 93 2B, 40 3B, 11 HR, 53 SB, 2.86 ERA, 68 BB, 56 K, 8.2 E/G, .816 FLD%


LIBERTY BELL CLASSIC:

Frankford Arsenal (1st title) wins series 3-1 over Philadelphia Baseball & Cricket Club

GAME 1: FRA 14-10 PBCC – CF Joseh Evans (FRA) 4/5 (all 1B), 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 3 SB
GAME 2: FRA 7-12 PBCC – C Harrison Hearst (PBCC) 3/5 (2 2B, 4 TB), 2 R, 1 RBI
GAME 3: PBCC 8-9 FRA – 2B Frederick Pike (PBCC) 3/5 (3B, 5 TB), 3 R, 2 RBI, SB
GAME 4: PBCC 5-9 FRA – 2B Jonathan Toppin (FRA) 3/5 (2 2B, 5 TB), 2 R, 2 RBI, SB

LIBERTY BELL CLASSIC MVP: 2B Jonathan Toppin (Frankford)

PHILADELPHIA CITY BASEBALL LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS

BATSMAN OF THE YEAR: Joseph Evans (CF, age 24) – Frankford Arsenal; 4th career B.o.t.Y.

• .404/.444/.584, 1.028 OPS, 101 R, 133 H, 23 2B, 18 3B, 0 HR, 79 RBI, 24 BB, 18 SB, 192 TB, 8.1 WPA, 6.0 WAR
• Led P.C.B.L. in OBP, SLG, OPS, 2B, 3B, XBH, BB, TB, WPA, & WAR; 4th consecutive B.o.t.Y.
• William Norman (1B, MBCC) 2nd – .406, .954 OPS, 96 R, 139 H, 18 2B, 9 3B, 2 HR, 82 RBI, 12 BB, 6.4 WPA, 4.3 WAR
• Frederick Pike (2B, PBCC) – .386, .953 OPS, 84 R, 129 H, 18 2B, 17 3B, 1 HR, 82 RBI, 36 SB, 5.0 WPA, 4.6 WAR


PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Robert Benson (age 29) – Philadelphia Baseball & Cricket Club; 1st career P.o.t.Y.

• 33-9, 1.84 ERA, 103 K, 362.1 IP, 34 CG, 1 SHO, 2.6 K/9, 8.6 HA/9, 1.05 WHIP, 6.4 WAR, 10.9 rWAR
• Won Triple Crown; Set records for W, ERA, K, IP, CG, K/9, HA/9, O-AVG, O-OBP, O-BABIP, & rWAR
• Joseph Lawson (FRA) 2nd – 29-9, 2.02 ERA, 63 K, 347.0 IP, 28 CG, 2.2 K/BB, 1.21 WHIP, 4.5 WAR, 2.9 rWAR
• Jonathan Atkins (MBCC) 3rd – 27-16, 2.58 ERA, 62 K, 338.2 IP, 25 CG, 1 SV, 3.3 K/BB, 1.22 WHIP, 5.9 WAR, 2.5 rWAR


MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Joseph Evans (CF, age 24) – Frankford Arsenal; 1st career M.V.P.

• Also won P.C.B.L. Batsman of the Year
• First to win B.o.t.Y. & M.V.P. in the same year; First to lead P.C.B.L. in WPA & Batsman WAR in the same year
• Robert Benson (P, PBCC) 2nd – Philadelphia City Baseball League Pitcher of the Year
• William Norman (1B, MBCC) 3rd – P.C.B.L. Batsman of the Year Runner-up


GREENHORN OF THE YEAR: Robert Benson (P, age 29) – Philadelphia Baseball & Cricket Club

• Also won P.C.B.L. Pitcher of the Year
• 1st to win P.o.t.Y. & G.o.t.Y. in the same year; Led & set P.C.B.L. records in eleven pitching categories.
• Joseph Lawson (P, FRA) 2nd – P.C.B.L. Pitcher of the Year Runner-up
• Leroy Moore (RF, PBCC) 3rd – .327, .759 OPS, 62 R, 101 H, 10 2B, 9 3B, 71 RBI, 5 BB, 7 SB, 2.9 WPA, 1.6 WAR


PCBL GOLDEN GLOVES

• P: Thomas Bath (PENN) – 32 PO, 59 AST, 1 DP, 12 E, 2.43 RNG, +7.4 ZR, 1.153 EFF
• C: Bruce Nolan (SoB) – 48.8 RTO%, 2.54 C-ERA, 1 PB, 9 E, +4.0 ZR, 0.878 EFF
• 1B: Jonathan Bagwell (GER) – 601 PO, 68 AST, 30 DP, 3357 E, 10.12 RNG, +4.6 ZR, 1.051 EFF
• 2B: Jonathan Auriemma (MIN) – 241 PO, 192 AST, 22 DP, 70 E, 6.63 RNG, +16.3 ZR, 1.159 EFF
• 3B: William Barrows (YORK) – 103 PO, 119 AST, 4 DP, 59 E, 3.41 RNG, +12.2 ZR, 1.210 EFF
• SS: Moody Steiger (PBCC) – 185 PO, 245 AST, 27 DP, 94 E, 6.12 RNG, +33.6 ZR, 1.277 EFF
• LF: Jerald Coleman (IND) – 116 PO, 5 AST, 29 E, 1.84 RNG, +1.9 ARM, +4.6 ZR, 1.069 EFF
• CF: Frank Williams (SoB) – 156 PO, 16 AST, 47 E, 2.49 RNG, +5.4 ARM, +7.4 ZR, 1.077 EFF
• RF: Sig Siemens (GER) – 126 PO, 11 AST, 30 E, 2.00 RNG, +3.4 ARM, +4.1 ZR, 1.031 EFF


PCBL TEAM OF THE YEAR

MISCELLANEOUS

PCBL STATISTICAL LEADERS

• Average: .406 by William Norman (1B, Merion)
• On-Base: .444 by Joseph Evans (CF, Frankford)
• Slugging: .584 by Joseph Evans
• OPS: 1.028 by Joseph Evans
• Home Runs: 3 by Arthur Hall (RF, Sons of Ben)
• Runs Batted In: 82 by William Norman
• Runs: 103 by Jonathan Toppin (2B, Frankford)
• Hits: 139 by William Norman
• Doubles: 23 by Joseph Evans
• Triples: 18 by Joseph Evans
• Extra-Base Hits: 41 by Joseph Evans
• Stolen Bases: 56 by Harrison Comstock (LF, Schuylkill)
• Total Bases: 192 by Joseph Evans
• Bases on Balls: 24 by Joseph Evans
• Zone Rating: +33.6 by Moody Steiger (SS, P.B.C.C.)
• Win Prob. Added: 8.1 by Joseph Evans
• Batsman WAR: 6.0 by Joseph Evans

• Wins: 33 by Robert Benson (P.B.C.C.)
• Losses: 23 by William Jardin (Overbrook)
• ERA (175+ IP): 1.84 by Robert Benson
• Strikeouts: 103 by Robert Benson
• Innings: 362.1 by Robert Benson
• Complete Games: 34 by Robert Benson
• Shutouts: 2 Alexander Brown (Spartan) & Richard Johnson (Penn)
• BB/9 (175+ IP): 0.2 by Harrison Alger (Sons of Ben)
• K/9 (175+ IP): 2.6 by Robert Benson
• K/BB (175+ IP): 7.2 by Arthur Lipscomb (P.B.C.C.)
• WHIP (175+ IP): 1.02 by Arthur Lipscomb
• Pitcher WAR: 7.5 by Paul Krueger (Sons of Ben)
• Pitcher rWAR: 10.9 by Robert Benson

ACHIEVEMENTS & NOTABLE EVENTS

• May 20: Philadelphia B.C.C. wins 19-0 at Penn.
• May 27: Joseph Sizemore (Spartan) hits for the P.C.B.L.’s 1st Cycle.
• June 1: Jonathan Auriemma (Minerva) has 5 Stolen Bases against Sons of Ben.
• June 3: Leonard Sanders (Minerva) has a Grand Slam & 9 RBI in a ten-inning game vs Sons of Ben.
• June 15: Mercantile’s James Hurt & Benjamin Warnock are both 5/6 at Overbrook.
• June 30: Frankford Arsenal sets an all-leagues record for Runs in a 34-8 win at Yorktown.
• June 30: Francis Brown (Frankford) bats 6/8 at Yorktown, the only six-hit game of the season.
• June 30: Frankford’s Jonathan Evans & William Walker score 6 Runs each at Yorktown.
• July 1: Philadelphia B.C.C.’s 18-game Winning Streak comes to an end.
• July 23: Arthur Morris (Spartan) has 4 Extra-Base Hits (2B, 3 3B) vs Pt. Richmond.
• Aug 11: The 40-game Hitting Streak of Joseph Evans (Frankford) comes to an end.
• Aug 6: Robert Benson (P.B.C.C.) becomes the first P.C.B.L. P with 30+ Wins in a season.
• Aug 14: William Norman (.406) & Joseph Evans (.404) are the first P.C.B.L. batsmen to hit .400 in a season.
• Aug 14: Robert Benson (P.B.C.C.) earns the P.C.B.L.’s first Triple Crown (33-9, 1.84 ERA, 103 K).
• Aug 18: Frankford Arsenal (1st title) wins the L.B.C. in four games over Philadelphia B.C.C.

PERFORMANCES OF THE SEASON BY GAME SCORE

• #1: 125 by Leonard Sanders (C, Minerva) on June 4th vs Sons of Ben (5/6, 2B, GS, 3 R, 9 RBI)
• #2: 110 by William Walker (1B, Frankford) on June 30th at Yorktown (3/5, 6 R, 6 RBI, 2 BB, HBP)
• #3: 108 by Francis Brown (LF, Frankford) on June 30th at Yorktown (6/8, 2 2B, HR, 5 R, 4 RBI)
• #4: 93 by Edward Smith (CF, Germantown) on July 30th vs Mercantile (4/4, 3B, HR, 4 R, 4 RBI)
• #5: 89 by Edward Grady (SS, Minerva) on July 28th vs Yorktown (4/5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 6 RBI)