A Fictional History of Baseball - 1871 - Present (OOTP 17)

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September 1880 /1880 Regular Season Recap

News / Trades
- Chicago won 11 games in a row from August 26th until September 14th, and 24 of their last 26 games to finish 59-25 (.702) in the regular season, easily the highest winning percentage of any team in league history.

- 'Long' Levi Meyerle suffered a herniated disc on September 16 and missed the rest of the season. He hit .324 with a home run and 34 RBI for the Bisons this season.

- Pete Evans broke Larry Corcoran's record for wins in a season on September 16 by winning his 28th game of the year. Eventually Corcoran also caught up to Evans with 28 wins this year, so they now share the record.

- 'Big' Dan Brouthers broke Jim Casey's record for home runs in a season by slugging his 7th of the year on September 22. Brouthers hit .312 with 49 RBI for Providence this year, and is currently the career leader in home runs.

- Providence clinched the wild card on September 25 over Boston and return to the NL Championship for the third time in four years. Chicago is making their fifth appearance in six years and will be looking to clinch their third championship.

- Pete Brooks, Chicago's left fielder, had a 22 game hit streak ended on September 27 against Cleveland. Brooks hit .366 in the regular season with 19 RBI.

Great Game Performances

Date          Player                Team         Details
September 6   Stump Wiedman, P      Worcester    9 IP, 9 H, BB, 115 pitches, W 7-0 vs. Providence
September 7   Cy Bentley, P         Providence   9 IP, 2 H, 5 K, 99 pitches, W 2-0 vs. Worcester
September 10  Cap 'Pop' Anson, C    Providence   5-for-5, 3B, 4 RBI
September 16  Fred Soto, P          Troy         9 IP, 5 H, 8 K, BB, 109 pitches, W 2-0 vs. Troy
September 18  Stump Wiedman, P      Worcester    9 IP, 3 H, 2 K, BB, 94 pitches, W 2-0 vs. Troy
September 21  Eliezer Melendez, P   Worcester    9 IP, 4 H, 4 K, 95 pitches, W 3-0 vs. Troy
September 22  Al Wilson, P          Troy         9 IP, 3 H, 7 K, BB, 96 pitches, W 2-0 vs. Worcester

1880 Regular Season Standings

Team			W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA  L10  STK
x-Chicago Athletes	59	25	.702	-	539	393 9-1  W9
z-Providence Princes	55	29	.655	4	539	433 7-3  W1
Boston Beans		50	34	.595	9	457	405 6-4  W3
Cincinnati Redbirds	47	37	.560	12	435	402 7-3  W6
Cleveland Spiders	41	43	.488	18	442	438 3-7  L6
Buffalo Bisons		39	45	.464	20	447	439 1-9  L9
Troy Trojans		24	60	.286	35	289	439 2-8  L6
Worcester Wrens		21	63	.250	38	313	512 5-5  L1

1880 Regular Season Stats Leaders

STATISTIC        NAME                                  AMOUNT  TEAM
Batting Average  'Orator' Jim H. O'Rourke              .353    Cleveland
Home Runs        'Big' Dan Brouthers                   7       Providence
RBI              Fred 'Sure Shot' Dunlap (2)           68      Cincinnati
Stolen Bases     Arlie Latham                          54      Troy
OPS              Cap 'Pop' Anson                       .864    Providence
Batter WAR       Fred 'Sure Shot' Dunlap               4.5     Cincinnati
Hitting Streak   'Orator' Jim H. O'Rourke              32      Cleveland
ERA              Pete Evans                            1.83    Buffalo
Wins             Pete Evans (4) / Larry Corcoran (2)   28      Buffalo / Chicago
Strikeouts       Jim Britt (4)                         192     Cincinnati
Pitcher WAR      Pete Evans (5)                        8.5     Buffalo
Saves            George Knight (2)                     5       Cleveland

Key Injuries

TEAM             NAME                INJURY                          LENGTH
Boston           Billy Bragg, P      Torn labrum (shoulder)          2 months

Buffalo          Edward Nolan, P     Radial nerve (elbow) surgery    2-3 months

Chicago          Ed Smith, P         Torn UCL (Tommy John surgery)   9 months

Cleveland        Hugh Campbell, P    Radial nerve (elbow) surgery    8 weeks

Troy             John Griffin, P     Ruptured tendon (finger)        3 weeks

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1880 NL Championship Preview

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Team Previews

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1880 National League Championship Recap

Game 1 - Providence Bats Overpower Athletes as Princes Win Game 1 13-5

Player of the Game: Providence 1B 'Big' Dan Brouthers - 5-for-6, 4 R

Game 2 - Athletes Score in Five Straight Innings to Even Series

Player of the Game: Chicago 3B Ezra Sutton - 3-for-5, HR, 4 RBI, R

Game 3 - Princes Overcome 3-0 Chicago Lead in Bottom of First to Take 2-1 Series Lead

Player of the Game: Providence P Cy Bentley - 9 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 K, W

Game 4 - Lee Richmond Razor-Sharp, Shuts Out Chicago To Put Princes on Brink of First Title

Player of the Game: Providence P Lee Richmond - 9 IP, 6 H, W
*Providence SS Jack Glasscock tore his ACL and missed the rest of the series*

Game 5 - Lip Pike Drops Fly Ball in Bottom of Ninth to Give Princes First Title

Player of the Game: Providence P Cy Bentley - 9 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, K, W

Series MVP: Providence P Cy Bentley - 3-0, 27 IP, 3 K, 6 BB, 2.00 ERA

1880 National League Champions - Providence Princes

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1880 Awards

Manager of the Year

Jimmy Wood, Chicago Athletes (3-time winner)
Stats: 59-25 (.702), 1st place, Lost Championship 1-4 vs. Providence, highest winning percentage in a single season, fifth Championship appearance in six years

MVP

Cap 'Pop' Anson, C, Providence Princes
Stats: 119-for-349 (.341), 22 2B, 14 3B, HR, 18 BB, 54 RBI, 71 R, .371 OBP, 4.4 WAR

Pitcher of the Year

Pete Evans, P, Buffalo Bisons (2-time winner)
Stats: 43 starts, 28-13, 353.1 IP, 1.83 ERA, 145 K, 22 BB, 8.5 WAR, most wins in a single season, 2nd highest single season WAR

Reliever of the Year

John Taylor, P, Worcester Wrens
Stats: 33 appearances, 65.1 IP, 2.89 ERA, 23 K

Rookie of the Year

Ned Williamson, 3B, Cleveland Spiders
Stats: 66-for-290 (.228), 13 2B, 8 3B, 4 HR, 40 RBI, 32 R, 12 BB, .259 OPB

Gold Glove and Silver Sluggers

GOLD GLOVE AWARDS

POS       NAME                          TEAM
P         Pete Evans (2)                Buffalo
C         Cap 'Pop' Anson (4)           Providence
1B        Hick Carpenter (2)            Troy
2B        Jim Sippy (2)                 Cleveland
3B        Jim Casey (2)                 Troy
SS        Arlie Latham                  Troy
LF        George Bechtel                Buffalo
CF        Leonidas Lee                  Worcester
RF        Steve Saladino (3)            Cleveland

SILVER SLUGGER AWARDS

POS       NAME                          TEAM
P         Larry Corcoran                Chicago
C         Cap 'Pop' Anson (4)           Providence
1B        Bill B. Phillips              Worcester
2B        Fred 'Sure Shot' Dunlap       Cincinnati
3B        King Kelly                    Providence
SS        Ross Barnes (6)               Chicago
LF        'Big' Dan Brouthers (2)       Providence
CF        Charley 'Baby' Jones (2)      Cleveland
RF        John Elkins (5)               Providence