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1874 PHILADELPHIA CITY BASEBALL LEAGUE REVIEW

1874 PCBL STANDINGS





PER-TEAM STATISTICS

1874: 7.9 R/G, .276, .639 OPS, 804 H, 91 2B, 38 3B, 9 HR, 49 SB, 2.83 ERA, 69 BB, 60 K, 8.3 E/G, .815 FLD%
1873: 8.1 R/G, .283, .649 OPS, 825 H, 98 2B, 36 3B, 4 HR, 69 SB, 2.87 ERA, 67 BB, 58 K, 8.4 E/G, .813 FLD%


LIBERTY BELL CLASSIC: Merion B.C.C. v Frankford Arsenal

GAME 1: MBCC 9-3 FRA – Jonathan Atkins (P, MBCC) CG, 7 HA, 0 ER, 2/5, 1 R
GAME 2: MBCC 21-9 FRA – William Norman (1B, MBCC) 6/7, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI
GAME 3: FRA 9-10 MBCC in 10 – James Cray (LF, MBCC) 3/5, 2 2B, SAC BUNT, 2 R, 2 RBI, GW HIT

Merion B.C.C. wins series 3-0

LIBERTY BELL CLASSIC MVP: William Norman (1B, Merion)

PHILADELPHIA CITY BASEBALL LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS

BATSMAN OF THE YEAR: Joseph Evans (LF/CF, age 22) – Frankford Arsenal; 2nd career BotY

• .336/.372/.485, .857 OPS, 76 R, 109 H, 22 2B, 13 3B, 0 HR, 67 RBI, 18 BB, 8 SB, 157 TB, 4.0 WPA, 3.1 WAR
• Led PCBL in SLG, OPS, 2B, BB, & TB; 2nd consecutive BotY; Turned 22 on July 30
• Herman Stanley (2B, QV) 2nd – .350, .835 OPS, 79 R, 115 H, 25 XBH, 1 HR, 61 RBI, 9 BB, 7 SB, 3.1 WPA, 2.9 WAR
• Franklin Decker (LF, YORK) – PCBL Greenhorn of the Year

NOTE: If Decker hadn’t played for the worst team in the PCBL – Yorktown was 26-44 – he quite likely would have won either BotY or Most Valuable Player. As it was, he had to “settle” for Greenhorn of the Year.


PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Casper Shultis (age 36) - Mercantile B.C.

• 24-17, 2.02 ERA, 355.2 IP, 29 CG, 0 SHO, 35 K, 3.2 K/BB, 0.3 BB/9, 1.22 WHIP, 6.2 WAR, 7.8 rWAR
• Led PCBL in W, IP, CG, K/BB, BB/9, & rWAR; Had sub-2.00 ERA in May, July, & August
• Arthur Lipscomb (PBCC) 2nd – 22-16, 2.44 ERA, 350.2 IP, 27 CG, 3 SV, 29 K, 1.1 K/BB, 1.21 WHIP, 5.0 WAR, 5.9 rWAR
• John Shaw (QV) – 18-20, 1.95 ERA, 328.1 IP, 22 CG, 2 SHO, 41 K, 2.3 K/BB, 1.23 WHIP, 7.1 WAR, 6.2 rWAR


MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Clifford Martin (RF, age 24) – Merion B.C.C.

• .320/.355/.421, .776 OPS, 60 R, 108 H, 11 2B, 10 3B, 1 HR, 61 RBI, 17 BB, 11 SB, 142 TB, 3.2 WPA, 3.2 WAR
• Top five in five offensive categories; Won Golden Glove at RF; Led PCBL champions in WAR
• Jonathan Toppin (2B, FRA) 2nd – .311, .755 OPS, 80 R, 109 H, 29 XBH, 2 HR, 72 RBI, 7 BB, 20 SB, 5.1 WPA, 2.7 WAR
• Frederick Pike (2B, PBCC) 3rd – .311, .756 OPS, 64 R, 105 H, 18 2B, 8 3B, 59 RBI, 10 BB, 27 SB, 3.7 WPA, 3.2 WAR


GREENHORN OF THE YEAR: Franklin Decker (LF, age 27) - Yorktown B.C.

• .330/.347/.448, .795 OPS, 71 R, 107 H, 14 2B, 12 3B, 0 HR, 76 RBI, 7 BB, 9 SB, 140 TB, 5.2 WPA, 3.3 WAR
• #1 in both WPA & WAR; Tied for league lead in RBI; Top five in SLG, OPS, & 3B
• Jonathan Toppin (2B, FRA) – PCBL Most Valuable Player runner-up
• Arthur Hall (RF, SoB) 3rd – .310, .765 OPS, 82 R, 103 H, 14 2B, 12 3B, 73 RBI, 11 BB, 22 SB, 4.2 WPA, 2.1 WAR


PCBL GOLDEN GLOVES

• P: Charlie Greiner (FRA) – 21 PO, 43 AST, 2 DP, 19 E, 1.85 RNG, +2.9 ZR, 1.064 EFF
• C: Charles Kelly (IND) – 42.9 RTO%, 3.27 C-ERA, 3 PB, 14 E, +3.5 ZR, 1.176 EFF
• 1B: William Norman (MBCC) – 665 PO, 58 AST, 27 DP, 44 E, 10.32 RNG, +6.1 ZR, 1.076 EFF
• 2B: J.H. George (MERC) – 281 PO, 237 AST, 15 DP, 97 E, 7.36 RNG, +15.7 ZR, 1.106 EFF
• 3B: Charles Hunt (PBCC/2nd) – 113 PO, 137 AST, 6 DP, 82 E, 3.63 RNG, +12.1 ZR, 1.140 EFF
• SS: Moody Steiger (OVER/2nd) – 193 PO, 225 AST, 17 DP, 99 E, 6.08 RNG, +33.2 ZR, 1.281 EFF
• LF: Jacob Jensen (SPA) – 119 PO, 3 AST, 40 E, 1.82 RNG, +1.1 ARM, +5.5 ZR, 1.089 EFF
• CF: Wild Bill Jackson (SCH/2nd) – 211 PO, 12 AST, 49 E, 3.19 RNG, +3.3 ARM, +11.2 ZR, 1.113 EFF
• RF: Clifford Martin (MBCC) – 135 PO, 5 AST, 38 E, 2.06 RNG, +1.9 ARM, +6.4 ZR, 1.090 EFF


PCBL TEAM OF THE YEAR

P: Casper Shultis (MERC) - 24-17, 2.02 ERA, 355.2 IP, 29 CG, 0 SHO, 35 K, 3.2 K/BB, 1.22 WHIP, 6.2 WAR, 7.8 rWAR
C: Harrison Hearst (PBCC) - .345, .799 OPS, 64 R, 97 H, 12 2B, 3 3B, 0 HR, 54 RBI, 12 BB, 2.42 C-ERA, 3.5 WPA, 2.8 WAR
1B: Jonathan Bagwell (GER) - .303, .716 OPS, 58 R, 96 H, 11 2B, 5 3B, 1 HR, 65 RBI, 12 BB, 120 TB, 2.4 WPA, 1.8 WAR
2B: Herman Stanley (QV) - .350, .835 OPS, 79 R, 115 H, 14 2B, 10 3B, 1 HR, 61 RBI, 7 SB, +13.8 ZR, 3.1 WPA, 2.9 WAR
3B: Ben Roberts (MBCC) - .289, .707 OPS, 54 R, 90 H, 15 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 49 RBI, 12 BB, 116 TB, 4.6 WPA, 2.2 WAR
SS: Edward Grady (MIN) - .314, .705 OPS, 67 R, 87 H, 11 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 61 RBI, 9 BB, 1 SB, 4.0 WPA, 1.5 WAR
OF: Joseph Evans (FRA/2nd) - .336, .857 OPS, 76 R, 109 H, 22 2B, 13 3B, 0 H, 67 RBI, 18 BB, 157 TB, 4.0 WPA, 3.1 WAR
OF: Clifford Martin (MBCC) - .320, .776 OPS, 60 R, 108 H, 11 2B, 10 3B, 1 HR, 61 RBI, 17 BB, 11 SB, 3.2 WPA, 3.2 WAR
OF: Franklin Decker (YORK) - .330, .795 OPS, 71 R, 107 H, 14 2B, 12 3B, 0 HR, 76 RBI, 7 BB, 145 TB, 5.2 WPA, 3.3 WAR

MISCELLANEOUS

PCBL STATISTICAL LEADERS

• Average: .350 by Herman Stanley (2B, Queen Village)
• On-Base: .390 by Harrison Hearst (C, P.B.C.C.)
• Slugging: .485 by Joseph Evans (LF, Frankford)
• OPS: .857 by Joseph Evans
• Hits: 115 by Herman Stanley
• Extra-Base Hits: 35 by Joseph Evans
• Doubles: 22 by Joseph Evans
• Triples: 15 by Francis Brown (CF, Frankford)
• Home Runs: 4 by Isaac James (CF, Keystone)
• Runs Batted In: 76 by Franklin Decker (LF, Yorktown) & Joseph Sizemore (RF, Spartan)
• Runs: 92 by Arlington Guest (2B, Yorktown)
• Stolen Bases: 42 by Joseph King (RF, Independent)
• Total Bases: 157 by Joseph Evans
• Bases on Balls: 18 by three different batsmen
• Zone Rating: +33.2 by Moody Steiger (SS, Overbrook)
• Win Prob. Added: 5.17 by Franklin Decker
• Batsman WAR: 3.3 by Franklin Decker

• Wins: 24 by Acie Collins (Pt. Richmond) & Casper Shultis (Mercantile)
• Losses: 27 by Jameson Jenkins (Penn)
• ERA (175+ IP): 1.95 by John Shaw (Queen Village)
• Innings: 355.2 by Casper Shultis
• Complete Games: 29 by Casper Shultis
• Shutouts: 2 by Walter Denman (Frankford) & John Shaw
• BB/9 (175+ IP): 0.3 by Casper Shultis
• Strikeouts: 42 by Charlie Greiner (Frankford)
• K/9 (175+ IP): 1.2 by Charlie Greiner
• K/BB (175+ IP): 3.2 by Casper Shultis
• WHIP (175+ IP): 1.14 by Albert Cave (Merion)
• Pitcher WAR: 7.1 by John Shaw
• Pitcher rWAR: 7.8 by Casper Shultis