1878 Minor League Baseball League Encyclopedia

Year Index / Affiliations / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1877 / 1879

League-by-League Batting

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
2	National League	Major League	6	25.1	5.17	368	14008	13644	1904	3539	481	132	23	1331	364	1081	.259	.279	.319	.598	4353

1	Cuban League	Foreign

3	Independent	No Classification	7
4	International Association	No Classification	13	0.0
5	League Alliance	No Classification
6	Pacific League	No Classification	4	0.0

League-by-League Pitching

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	National League	Major League	6	21.9	5.17	180	180	.500	2.30	368	368	16	352	25	1	3324.0	3537	1904	851	23	364	1081	0	236	14017	1.174	9.6	0.1	1.0	2.9	2.97

2	International Association	No Classification	5

League-by-League Fielding

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB
1	National League	Major League	6	368	9955	4924	1778	233	.893	443

2	International Association	No Classification	5

Pro Baseball Map for 1878

ALL TEAMS ARE LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE TOWN THEY ARE LISTED IN. We have not located the actual location of the ballpark.

We list over 30,000 of teams from minor league history. This list is not exhaustive and may be missing teams from certain leagues and years or with a small number of games played. We apologize for any omissions. Report any errors or omissions

League Teams

Lg	Lev	Tm
Cuban League	Foreign

Independent	No Classification	Brooklyn Atlantics, Fall River, Memphis, Minneapolis, Peoria Reds, St. Paul, Troy
International Association	No Classification	Binghamton Cricket, Buffalo, Hornellsville Hornells, London Tecumseh, Lowell, Lynn Live Oaks/Worcester, Manchester, New Bedford/New Haven/Hartford, Pittsburgh Allegheny, Rochester, Springfield, Syracuse Stars, Utica
League Alliance	No Classification
Pacific League	No Classification	San Francisco Athletics, San Francisco Californias, San Francisco Eagles, San Francisco Reno

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