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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK LEAGUE LEADERS

• Average: .413 by Mario Fusilli (SYR)
• On-Base: .463 by Jim Creighton (EXC)
• Slugging: .567 by Henry Nabors (VIC)
• OPS: .977 by Jim Creighton (EXC)
• Hits: 129 by Henry Nabors (VIC)
• Extra-Base Hits: 48 by Francis Smith (MET)
• Doubles: 37 by Galimberto Cappelletti (EXC)
• Triples: 17 by Francis Smith (MET)
• Home Runs: 6 by Weldon Pike (VIC)
• Runs Batted In: 80 by Leslie Arnett (GOT) & Ernest Lewis (NIA)
• Runs: 95 by Manuel Romeiras (HAR)
• Stolen Bases: 65 by Taliesin Buckley (NIA)
• Total Bases: 183 by Henry Nabors (VIC)
• Bases on Balls: 37 by Edward Huntley (KNI)
• Win Prob. Added: 6.1 by Mario Fusilli (SYR)
• Batter WAR: 4.8 by Edward Huntley (KNI)

• Wins: 29 by Jim Creighton (EXC)
• Losses: 29 by Charles Lee (EAG)
• ERA: 2.35 by Raynard Cordell (ORA) over 337.0 IP
• Innings: 362.2 by Jim Creighton (EXC)
• Complete Games: 35 by Jim Creighton (EXC)
• Shutouts: 3 by James Peters (K.C.)
• Walk Rate: 0.3 BB/9 by three different pitchers
• Strikeouts: 197 by Jim Creighton (EXC)
• Strikeout Rate: 4.9 K/9 by Jim Creighton (EXC) over 362.2 IP
• K/BB Ratio: 5.6/1 by Jim Creighton (EXC)
• WHIP: 1.08 by Raynard Cordell (ORA) over 337.0 IP
• Pitcher WAR: 11.8 by Jim Creighton (EXC)
• RA/9 WAR: 12.9 by Jim Creighton (EXC)

NORTHEASTERN LEAGUE LEADERS

• Average: .403 by Konrad Jensen (STJ)
• On-Base: .479 by William Johnson (STJ)
• Slugging: .622 by Franklin Petty (L.E.)
• OPS: 1.088 by Konrad Jensen (STJ)
• Hits: 128 by Werner Verstegen (AME)
• Extra-Base Hits: 54 by Franklin Petty (L.E.)
• Doubles: 37 by Franklin Petty (L.E.)
• Triples: 17 by James Burke (SHA)
• Home Runs: 13 by William Busby (AME)
• Runs Batted In: 90 by Tarmo Kuopio (STJ)
• Runs: 112 by Konrad Jensen (STJ)
• Stolen Bases: 64 by Konrad Jensen (STJ)
• Total Bases: 196 by Franklin Petty (L.E.)
• Bases on Balls: 47 by William Johnson (STJ) & Theodore Kohlberg (SUS)
• Win Prob. Added: 6.0 by Royal Altman (ALL)
• Batter WAR: 5.4 by Franklin Petty (L.E.)

• Wins: 29 by Elmer Seabold (SUS)
• Losses: 26 by Woody McAllister (OLY)
• ERA: 2.25 by Jonathan Scott (ALL) over 232.0 IP
• Innings: 348.1 by Thomas Ricks (SHA)
• Complete Games: 27 by Thomas Ricks (SHA) & Walter Schulman (PORT)
• Shutouts: 2 by five different pitchers
• Walk Rate: 0.4 BB/9 by Sammie Cato (G.M.) over 332.0 IP
• Strikeouts: 134 by Elmer Seabold (SUS)
• Strikeout Rate: 3.5 K/9 by Elmer Seabold (SUS) over 340.0 IP
• K/BB Ratio: 2.6/1 by Elmer Seabold (SUS)
• WHIP: 1.14 by Thomas Ricks (SHA) over 348.1 IP
• Pitcher WAR: 8.1 by Elmer Seabold (SUS)
• RA/9 WAR: 8.8 by Thomas Ricks (SHA)

SEASON RECORDS

• St. John’s set new records for Runs (684, 9.8 R/G), Slugging (.444), OPS (.813), & Doubles (205).
• Shamrock set a new record for Triples with 62.
• Thanks largely to Jim Creighton, Excelsior became the first team to strike out 200 batters in a season with 218.
• Sportsman’s set a record for fewest Stolen Bases with 20. 70 individual players stole more bases than Sportsman’s.
• Konrad Jensen (STJ) set new records for OPS (1.088) & Runs (122).
• Franklin Petty (L.E.) set new records for Slugging % (.622) & Extra-Base Hits (54).
• William Busby (AME) set a new record for Home Runs with 13.
• Gil Cappelletti (EXC) & Franklin Petty (L.E.) tied the record for Doubles with 37.
• James Burke (SHA) & Francis Smith (MET) ties the record for Triples with 17.
• Tarmo Kuopio (STJ) tied the record for Runs Batted In with 90.
• Jim Creighton (EXC) set records for IP (362.2), K's (197), K/9 (4.9), Pitching WAR (11.8), & Combined WAR (14.1)
• Jim Creighton (EXC) also tied the record for Complete Games with 35.
• Charles Lee (EAG) tied the record for Losses with 29 & set a new record for Games Started with 45.
• John Brown (UTI) set a new record for Games Pitched with 54.

ACHIEVEMENTS & NOTABLE EVENTS

• May 22: Cormack Alexander (Q.S.) sees his record 42-game Hitting Streak come to an end.
• May 28: Dennis Hunt (EMP) sets a new record with 11 RBI over two games.
• July 15: Jim Creighton (EXC) becomes the first pitcher to strike out 150 batters in one season.
• July 20: Ed Huntley (KNI), Sam Kessler (ALL), & Anthony Mascherino (SHA) selected to their 10th All-Star Game.
• July 23: William Busby (AME) becomes the first player to hit 10+ Home Runs in a season.
• July 23: William Busby (AME) becomes the first player to hit two Home Runs in a single inning.
• July 24: Carl Bancroft (GOT) becomes the new career Wins leader with 216, passing John McGowan.
• July 25: Alistair Jones (NEW) hits for the NBBO’s first Cycle in more than two years.
• Aug. 3: A record 17,639 fans attend the All-Star Game in Pittsburgh’s Recreation Park.

• Two players hit over .400: Mario Fusilli (SYR) & Konrad Jensen (STJ), with Henry Nabors (VIC) batting .399.
• Konrad Jensen (STJ; 5.1) & Franklin Petty (L.E.; 5.4) became the first OF’s with 5.0 WAR in a season.
• Four players recorded six-hit games in 1868.
• Four players hit 5+ Home Runs, the most in a season since 1863.
• A record eight players finished the season with 75+ Runs Batted In.
• A record six pitchers finished the season with 25+ Wins.
• Six players have taken part in all 840 games scheduled since the foundation of the NBBO:

• William Casilli (four teams)
• Albert Gore (GRA, SotO, MET)
• James Heilman (four teams)
• Edward Huntley (ORA, KNI)
• William Johnson (STJ)
• Thomas Maloney (SHA, REA, M.B.)
• Huntley, Johnson, & Maloney are the three who have started all 840 games.