1878 Season Preview
Predicted Standings
Code:
Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB RA ERA K BB
Cincinnati Redbirds 41 29 .586 - 312 .226 6 64 270 2.12 317 59
Chicago Athletes 40 30 .571 1 457 .278 8 108 403 2.91 241 56
Indianapolis Champions 36 34 .514 5 381 .277 7 90 391 2.71 226 56
Providence Princes 35 35 .500 6 334 .233 6 91 336 2.62 167 54
Boston Beans 31 39 .443 10 409 .267 7 66 455 3.04 130 90
Milwaukee Brewers 29 41 .414 12 337 .241 7 39 375 2.53 146 72
Top 10 Hitters
Code:
Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Ross Barnes, SS Chicago 67 295 0 45 48 .364 .399 .457
Levi Meyerle, 3B Indianapolis 67 290 2 40 7 .360 .380 .484
Ezra Sutton, 3B Chicago 67 287 3 54 9 .287 .323 .451
Cal McVey, C Boston 60 267 1 38 7 .354 .360 .483
Al Spalding, CF Chicago 69 298 0 39 9 .320 .326 .392
Dick Higham, C Indianapolis 61 261 0 33 12 .325 .338 .417
Lip Pike, LF Chicago 66 292 1 38 10 .275 .288 .393
Jim Conklin, 2B Indianapolis 68 285 0 37 12 .296 .307 .378
Highball Ellis, 2B Chicago 67 313 0 34 17 .268 .289 .348
Bill Neal, SS Boston 68 290 0 43 15 .279 .285 .359
Top 10 Pitchers
Code:
Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9
Jim Britt Cincinnati 35 20 14 0 1.96 301.0 251 16 167 4.99
Bobby M. Mitchell Cincinnati 35 20 14 0 2.22 299.2 258 40 144 4.33
Cy Bentley Providence 35 18 15 0 2.50 297.0 306 27 70 2.12
Pete Wright Chicago 35 18 10 0 2.63 252.2 275 24 96 3.42
Pete Evans Indianapolis 35 16 14 0 2.57 259.2 286 15 110 3.82
Hugh Campbell Milwaukee 35 15 18 0 2.39 296.0 279 34 80 2.45
Edward Nolan Indianapolis 35 16 15 0 2.80 278.2 288 34 87 2.83
Will White Providence 35 15 17 0 2.67 299.2 293 23 87 2.61
Tricky Nichols Milwaukee 35 11 20 0 2.84 284.0 308 30 48 1.52
Dick McBride Boston 35 13 17 0 3.41 272.1 344 42 43 1.42
Key Injuries to Start the Season
Code:
TEAM NAME INJURY LENGTH
Boston Tom Hughes, P Partially torn UCL 10 months
Boston Bobby Mathews, P Torn rotator cuff 3-4 months
Chicago Pete Brooks, CF Broken hand 3 months
Cincinnati Herman Dehlman, 1B Sprained knee 4 weeks
Milwaukee Dan Fitch, P Elbow strain 3 months