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1881 national LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team W L WPct GB R RA
Chicago White Stockings 50 34 .595 - 558 451
Buffalo Bisons 48 35 .578 1½ 513 440
Providence Grays 49 36 .576 1½ 476 431
Detroit Wolverines 45 39 .536 5 442 428
Cleveland Blues 42 43 .494 8½ 434 466
Boston Red Caps 38 45 .458 11½ 387 425
Troy Trojans 36 49 .424 14½ 460 495
Worcester Ruby Legs 28 55 .337 21½ 406 540
LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Chicago White Stockings 6.6 558 84 3215 967 201 40 8 154 198 130 .301 .336 .396 .732
Buffalo Bisons 6.2 513 83 3087 845 146 55 26 129 236 93 .274 .308 .382 .690
Providence Grays 5.6 476 85 3202 857 126 36 11 136 246 117 .268 .303 .340 .643
Troy Trojans 5.4 460 85 3150 812 118 41 5 131 244 140 .258 .294 .326 .620
Detroit Wolverines 5.3 442 84 3101 800 147 53 17 159 265 152 .258 .302 .356 .658
Cleveland Blues 5.1 434 85 3130 787 122 44 11 140 262 128 .251 .287 .329 .616
Worcester Ruby Legs 4.9 406 83 3079 793 125 48 2 100 215 115 .258 .287 .331 .618
Boston Red Caps 4.7 387 83 3031 758 103 32 8 111 204 125 .250 .282 .313 .595
TOTALS 5.5 3676 672 24995 6619 1088 349 88 1060 1870 1000 .265 .300 .347 .647
AVERAGE 460 84 3124 827 136 44 11 133 234 125
LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Team R/G R G CG SHO SV ERA IP HA HRA BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP
Boston Red Caps 5.1 425 83 63 4 2 2.83 730.2 761 9 155 204 1.25 .252 .267
Detroit Wolverines 5.1 428 84 58 1 3 2.86 754.2 802 4 136 269 1.24 .259 .280
Providence Grays 5.1 431 85 67 2 3 2.71 769.2 793 11 125 258 1.19 .251 .269
Buffalo Bisons 5.3 440 83 61 3 2 2.96 736.0 853 11 94 202 1.29 .274 .288
Chicago White Stockings 5.4 451 84 70 2 1 2.68 750.0 819 11 122 278 1.25 .261 .282
Cleveland Blues 5.5 466 85 61 5 0 3.48 761.0 815 10 137 259 1.25 .261 .279
Troy Trojans 5.8 495 85 63 2 0 3.43 749.2 878 19 158 193 1.38 .278 .290
Worcester Ruby Legs 6.5 540 83 49 3 0 3.92 730.2 898 13 133 207 1.41 .282 .297
TOTALS 5.5 3676 672 492 22 11 3.11 5982.1 6619 88 1060 1870 1.28 .265 .282
AVERAGE 460 84 62 3 1 748 827 11 133 234
Babe Ruth MVP Award
Cap Anson CHC .396/.424/.526, 371 AB, 2 HR, 9 SB, 176 wRC+, 4.9 WAR
Cy Young Award
Larry Corcoran CHC 31-14, 2.62 ERA, 408.2 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 3.9 K/9, 7.7 WAR
Jackie Robinson Award
Ed Swartwood BFN .310/.368/.448, 335 AB, 7 HR, 13 SB, 142 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
Gold Glove Award
Pitcher Harry McCormick WOR .944 PCT., 8 PO, 26 A, 2.37 RANGE
Catcher Charlie Bennett DTN .976 PCT., 284 PO, 83 A, 35.3 CS %
First Base Bill Phillips CL2 .973 PCT., 802 PO, 48 A, 10.07 RANGE
Second Base Ross Barnes BSN .912 PCT., 125 PO, 195 A, 5.68 RANGE
Third Base Ned Williamson CHC .864 PCT., 43 PO, 205 A, 3.04 RANGE
Shortstop Ed Caskin TRN .898 PCT., 124 PO, 325 A, 5.39 RANGE
Left Field Harry Stovey WOR .887 PCT., 200 PO, 13 A, 2.89 RANGE
Center Field Hardy Richardson BFN .927 PCT., 342 PO, 13 A, 4.37 RANGE
Right Field Jake Evans TRN .934 PCT., 234 PO, 8 A, 2.91 RANGE
Silver Slugger Award
Pitcher Monte Ward PRO .256/.288/.295, 0 HR, 34 RBI, 1.4 WAR
Catcher Charlie Bennett DTN .323/.356/.493, 6 HR, 72 RBI, 4.7 WAR
First Base Cap Anson CHC .396/.424/.526, 2 HR, 70 RBI, 4.9 WAR
Second Base Fred Dunlap CL2 .330/.368/.478, 3 HR, 59 RBI, 3.9 WAR
Third Base Jerry Denny PRO .292/.310/.387, 3 HR, 43 RBI, 2.5 WAR
Shortstop Tom Burns CHC .277/.317/.355, 1 HR, 52 RBI, 1.5 WAR
Left Field Dan Brouthers BFN .343/.390/.594, 10 HR, 53 RBI, 4.0 WAR
Center Field George Gore CHC .319/.380/.447, 0 HR, 63 RBI, 3.8 WAR
Right Field Ed Swartwood BFN .310/.368/.448, 7 HR, 47 RBI, 2.9 WAR
LEAGUE ALL-STARS
League Batting Leaderboards
Batting AVG
C. Anson CHC .396
A. Dalrymple CHC .370
R. Connor TRN .332
F. Dunlap CL2 .330
J. Start PRO .329
On-Base PCT
C. Anson CHC .424
A. Dalrymple CHC .408
G. Gore CHC .380
B. Ferguson TRN .375
F. Dunlap CL2 .368
Slugging PCT
C. Anson CHC .526
A. Dalrymple CHC .517
C. Bennett DTN .493
J. O'Rourke BFN .491
F. Dunlap CL2 .478
On-Base + Slugging
C. Anson CHC .949
A. Dalrymple CHC .925
J. O'Rourke BFN .851
C. Bennett DTN .849
F. Dunlap CL2 .846
wRC+
C. Anson CHC 176
A. Dalrymple CHC 164
J. O'Rourke BFN 150
F. Dunlap CL2 148
C. Bennett DTN 148
WAR
A. Dalrymple CHC 5.1
C. Anson CHC 4.9
C. Bennett DTN 4.7
D. Brouthers BFN 4.0
F. Dunlap CL2 3.9
Runs Created / 27 outs
C. Anson CHC 9.2
A. Dalrymple CHC 8.6
J. O'Rourke BFN 6.7
F. Dunlap CL2 6.6
C. Bennett DTN 6.5
Isolated Power
C. Bennett DTN .170
J. O'Rourke BFN .165
F. Dunlap CL2 .148
A. Dalrymple CHC .147
G. Wood DTN .142
Games
E. Caskin TRN 85
J. Cassidy TRN 85
R. Connor TRN 85
J. Denny PRO 85
F. Dunlap CL2 85
At-Bats
J. Farrell PRO 391
A. Dalrymple CHC 387
T. Burns CHC 386
J. Evans TRN 384
P. Gillespie TRN 383
Runs
A. Dalrymple CHC 83
D. Brouthers BFN 78
T. Burns CHC 77
G. Gore CHC 77
C. Anson CHC 74
Hits
C. Anson CHC 147
A. Dalrymple CHC 143
J. Start PRO 125
R. Connor TRN 121
K. Kelly CHC 119
Total Bases
A. Dalrymple CHC 200
C. Anson CHC 195
D. Brouthers BFN 180
C. Bennett DTN 171
F. Dunlap CL2 171
Singles
C. Anson CHC 109
J. Start PRO 109
C. Nelson WOR 102
A. Dalrymple CHC 98
P. Gillespie TRN 91
Doubles
A. Dalrymple CHC 34
K. Kelly CHC 32
C. Anson CHC 30
F. Dunlap CL2 28
D. White BFN 28
Triples
D. Brouthers BFN 14
R. Connor TRN 14
J. Leary DTN 14
J. O'Rourke BFN 12
B. Taylor WOR 11
Home Runs
D. Brouthers BFN 10
E. Swartwood BFN 7
C. Bennett DTN 6
J. O'Rourke BFN 4
J. Denny PRO 3
Runs Batted In
C. Bennett DTN 72
J. O'Rourke BFN 71
C. Anson CHC 70
G. Gore CHC 63
E. Gross PRO 61
Stolen Bases
S. Houck DTN 23
E. Caskin TRN 22
N. Hanlon DTN 22
J. Rowe BFN 22
T. Burns CHC 21
Bases On Balls
N. Hanlon DTN 44
J. Clapp CL2 35
B. Ferguson TRN 34
G. Gore CHC 34
M. Powell DTN 31
Intentional Walks
N. Hanlon DTN 10
A. Dalrymple CHC 7
B. Ferguson TRN 7
M. Powell DTN 7
J. Clapp CL2 6
Hit-By-Pitch
H. Stovey WOR 9
G. Wood DTN 9
E. Caskin TRN 7
B. Ewing TRN 7
J. Leary DTN 7
Strikeouts
P. Galvin BFN 50
J. Remsen CL2 48
J. Denny PRO 41
B. Gilligan PRO 39
T. Keefe TRN 39
Sacrifice Hits
P. Galvin BFN 25
L. Corcoran CHC 19
F. Goldsmith CHC 16
G. Derby DTN 14
J. McCormick CL2 14
Sacrifice Flies
B. Phillips CL2 7
R. Connor TRN 6
B. Gilligan PRO 5
G. Gore CHC 5
C. Bennett DTN 4
League Pitching Leaderboards
ERA
O. Radbourn PRO 2.36
H. McCormick WOR 2.51
J. Whitney BSN 2.59
M. Ward PRO 2.60
L. Corcoran CHC 2.62
Wins
P. Galvin BFN 32
J. McCormick CL2 32
L. Corcoran CHC 31
J. Whitney BSN 29
G. Derby DTN 26
Losses
L. Richmond WOR 32
J. Whitney BSN 29
T. Keefe TRN 25
J. McCormick CL2 25
M. Welch TRN 24
Winning PCT
L. Corcoran CHC .689
O. Radbourn PRO .640
P. Galvin BFN .615
M. Ward PRO .575
J. McCormick CL2 .561
Saves
H. Myers PRO 3
S. Weidman DTN 3
J. Lynch BFN 2
T. Bond BSN 1
L. Corcoran CHC 1
Games Pitched
J. McCormick CL2 63
J. Whitney BSN 60
P. Galvin BFN 58
L. Richmond WOR 56
L. Corcoran CHC 55
Games Started
J. Whitney BSN 60
J. McCormick CL2 58
G. Derby DTN 54
P. Galvin BFN 53
L. Richmond WOR 52
Complete Games
J. Whitney BSN 52
J. McCormick CL2 46
L. Corcoran CHC 41
P. Galvin BFN 39
G. Derby DTN 36
Shutouts
J. McCormick CL2 4
J. Whitney BSN 3
P. Galvin BFN 2
F. Goldsmith CHC 2
L. Richmond WOR 2
Innings Pitched
J. Whitney BSN 511.0
J. McCormick CL2 510.2
P. Galvin BFN 462.0
G. Derby DTN 444.2
L. Richmond WOR 421.2
Hits Allowed
P. Galvin BFN 535
L. Richmond WOR 525
J. Whitney BSN 522
J. McCormick CL2 516
G. Derby DTN 462
Home Runs Allowed
P. Galvin BFN 10
T. Keefe TRN 10
L. Richmond WOR 9
M. Welch TRN 9
J. Whitney BSN 8
Walks Allowed
J. Whitney BSN 97
T. Keefe TRN 86
J. McCormick CL2 81
L. Corcoran CHC 72
G. Derby DTN 72
Walks per 9 IP
P. Galvin BFN 1.1
F. Goldsmith CHC 1.3
J. McCormick CL2 1.4
M. Ward PRO 1.4
G. Derby DTN 1.5
Strikeouts
G. Derby DTN 189
J. McCormick CL2 185
L. Corcoran CHC 179
J. Whitney BSN 163
L. Richmond WOR 146
Strikeouts per 9 IP
L. Corcoran CHC 3.9
G. Derby DTN 3.8
B. Mathews PRO 3.5
O. Radbourn PRO 3.4
J. McCormick CL2 3.3
K/BB
G. Derby DTN 2.6
P. Galvin BFN 2.6
L. Corcoran CHC 2.5
J. McCormick CL2 2.3
O. Radbourn PRO 2.2
WHIP
O. Radbourn PRO 1.14
J. McCormick CL2 1.17
M. Ward PRO 1.18
L. Corcoran CHC 1.20
G. Derby DTN 1.20
Hits per 9 IP
O. Radbourn PRO 8.7
J. McCormick CL2 9.1
M. Ward PRO 9.2
H. McCormick WOR 9.2
J. Whitney BSN 9.2
Opponents AVG
O. Radbourn PRO .235
H. McCormick WOR .247
J. McCormick CL2 .248
J. Whitney BSN .249
L. Corcoran CHC .251
Opponents OBP
O. Radbourn PRO .275
J. McCormick CL2 .281
L. Corcoran CHC .285
M. Ward PRO .286
J. Whitney BSN .287
Opponents SLG
O. Radbourn PRO .302
H. McCormick WOR .312
L. Corcoran CHC .321
J. McCormick CL2 .322
M. Ward PRO .327
Opponents OPS
O. Radbourn PRO .577
H. McCormick WOR .603
J. McCormick CL2 .603
L. Corcoran CHC .606
M. Ward PRO .614
BABIP
H. McCormick WOR .255
O. Radbourn PRO .257
J. Whitney BSN .266
M. Ward PRO .268
J. McCormick CL2 .268
WAR
G. Derby DTN 9.8
J. McCormick CL2 8.0
L. Corcoran CHC 7.7
J. Whitney BSN 6.7
P. Galvin BFN 6.5
The final standings only show part of the story.
At one point Chicago was running away from the pack with a 7 game lead over the 2nd place team.
Providence came from what seem like nowhere and overtook Chicago.
Then Buffalo came back from the dead and overtook Providence
For most of the season Chicago's main threat was Detroit.
Come August Detroit started to fade.
On August 4th, Chicago had a 7 game lead over both Detroit and Providence.
On Sep 22nd, Providence overtook Chicago for first place.
Both teams traded places a couple of times till Sep 30th.
On the last day of the season Chicago wrapped up first place by beating last place
Worchester 5-2.
Providence was set for 2nd place and series matchup with Chicago.
Except Buffalo had other plans.
With the focus on Chicago and Providence, Buffalo had been overlooked.
They beat Providence 6-2 behind Ed Swartwood's 7th home run.
Buffalo finished with 1 less game won than Providence but made the playoffs due to
a winning pctg of .578 to Providence .576.
With no more regular season games allowed after Sep 3oth,
Providence was left out in the cold.
One bright spot for Providence was that on June 18th Bobby Mathews threw the league's 2nd no-hitter for Providence.