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MISCELLANEOUS

RECORDS

• Jim Creighton (Excelsior) set new records for...

• WHIP (1.02), OPP AVG (.239), OPP OBP (.262), OPP OPS (.566), WAR (7.0), & RA9-WAR (12.4) in a season.

• James Hoyt (Flour City) set new records for Hits (131) & Total Bases (184) in a season.
• Maurice Thyne (Cantabrigians) set a new record for Doubles in a season with 34.
• Raleigh Altstadt (Mass. Bay) set a new record for Triples in a season with 16.
• Doc Matheson (Sportsman’s) set a new record for Home Runs in a season with 8.
• Walter Stegall (Shamrock) set a new record for Wins in a season without a loss with 16 (16-0, 2.87 ERA, 160 IP).
• William McQuaid (Flour City) established the new Longest Hitting streak at 41 games (ended June 28th)

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Niagara became the first team to score the most Runs (608, 8.7 p/g) and allow the most Runs (592, 8.5 p/g) in their league in the same season.
• Jim Creighton (26-4, 2.29 ERA, 69 K) became the first player to win the Pitching Triple Crown.
• Four players – William Pfeffer (POR), Oliver Stein (BING), Arthur Waltrip (AME), & Vic Whitley (K.C.) – had six-hit games.
• Jonathan German (Syracuse) hit for the Cycle on July 3rd, the first Cycle since August 6th, 1859.
• Charles Haynes (Utica) hit for the N.B.B.O’s second Cycle of the season on July 30th.
• Six players hit five or more Home Runs. There were five such seasons in total over the N.B.B.O’s first six years.
• William Johnson (St. John’s) ended the season as the only player with 1,000 career Total Bases (1,019).
• Arthur Waltrip (American) ended the season as the only player with 800 career Hits (801).
• Clive Wise (S.o.t.O.) ended the season as the only player with 400 career R.B.I. (412).
• Walter Williams (Shamrock) ended the season as the only player with 300 career Stolen Bases (325).
• John McGowan (St. John’s) ended the season as the only pitcher with 150 career Wins (150).
• Joe Cunningham (Shamrock) ended the season as the only pitcher with 10 career Shutouts (10).