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1878 Cincinnati Reds

Batting Statistics

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37-23, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Cal McVey (37-23)
Scored 333 runs, Allowed 281 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 35-25

Ballparks: Avenue Grounds ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 91, Pitching - 92 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 93


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1877 / 1879 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Deacon White* 30 61 268 258 41 81 4 1 0 29 10 5 .314 .340 .337 .677 132 87 0
2 1B Chub Sullivan 22 61 246 244 29 63 4 2 0 20 2 9 .258 .264 .291 .555 90 71 0
3 2B Joe Gerhardt 23 60 266 259 46 77 7 2 0 28 7 14 .297 .316 .340 .656 124 88 0
4 SS Billy Geer? 61 247 237 31 52 13 2 0 20 10 18 .219 .251 .291 .542 85 69 0
5 3B Cal McVey 28 61 276 271 43 83 10 4 2 28 5 10 .306 .319 .395 .714 143 107 0
6 OF King Kelly 20 60 244 237 29 67 7 1 0 27 7 7 .283 .303 .321 .624 113 76 0
7 OF Lip Pike* 33 31 149 145 28 47 5 1 0 11 4 9 .324 .342 .372 .715 144 54 0
8 OF Charley Jones 28 61 265 261 50 81 11 7 3 39 4 17 .310 .321 .441 .761 158 115 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Buttercup Dickerson* 19 29 123 123 17 38 5 1 0 9 0 7 .309 .309 .366 .675 130 45 0
10 UT Bobby Mitchell* 22 13 50 49 4 12 0 0 0 8 1 4 .245 .260 .245 .505 73 12 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
11 P Will White# 23 52 205 197 15 28 1 1 0 9 8 41 .142 .176 .157 .333 14 31 0
Team Totals 25.2 61 2339 2281 333 629 67 22 5 228 58 141 .276 .294 .331 .625 113 755 0
Rank in 6 NL teams 4 3 2 5 3 2 1 1 4 6 2 2 3 2 3 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
Buttercup Dickerson* 19 123 4 0 0 0 1 -2 4 7 0.7 6 0.6 0.1 $ O
Billy Geer? -- 247 -5 0 0 0 -1 4 8 6 0.6 7 0.7 -0.1 $ *6/4
Joe Gerhardt 23 266 7 1 0 0 7 1 8 24 2.3 17 1.6 0.7 $ *4
Charley Jones 28 265 16 1 0 0 7 -4 8 28 2.7 21 2.0 0.7 $ *O
King Kelly 20 244 4 -1 0 0 0 -2 8 9 0.9 9 0.9 0.0 $ Free Agency *O2/5
Cal McVey 28 276 13 0 0 0 -7 2 8 16 1.5 23 2.2 -0.7 $ *5/2
Bobby Mitchell* 22 50 -2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /16O
Lip Pike* 33 149 7 0 0 0 -4 -2 4 5 0.5 9 0.9 -0.4 $ O
Chub Sullivan 22 246 -3 0 0 0 9 0 8 14 1.4 5 0.5 0.9 $ *3
Deacon White* 30 268 11 0 0 0 2 2 8 23 2.2 21 2.0 0.2 $ *2O/5
Will White# 23 205 -24 0 0 0 0 4 7 -13 -1.2 -13 -1.3 0.1 $ *1
Team Total 22.5 2339 28 1 0 0 14 4 73 120 11.7 106 10.2 1.5 $
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Buttercup Dickerson* 19 123 85 14 4.5 60 .328 .309 .255 .309 .273 .366 .314 .675 .587 130 .617 3.6 0.4 .057 O
Billy Geer? -- 247 185 17 2.5 60 .237 .219 .255 .251 .273 .291 .314 .542 .587 85 .356 -2.8 -0.3 .072 *6/4
Joe Gerhardt 23 266 182 28 4.2 60 .314 .297 .255 .316 .273 .340 .314 .656 .587 124 .587 6.4 0.7 .042 *4
Charley Jones 28 265 180 37 5.6 60 .324 .310 .255 .321 .273 .441 .314 .761 .587 158 .707 14.8 1.7 .130 *O
King Kelly 20 244 170 23 3.7 60 .291 .283 .255 .303 .273 .321 .314 .624 .587 113 .530 3.5 0.4 .038 *O2/5
Cal McVey 28 276 188 34 4.9 60 .313 .306 .255 .319 .273 .395 .314 .714 .587 143 .656 11.5 1.3 .089 *5/2
Bobby Mitchell* 22 50 37 3 2.2 60 .267 .245 .255 .260 .273 .245 .314 .505 .587 73 .306 -1.4 -0.2 .000 /16O
Lip Pike* 33 149 98 18 5.0 60 .346 .324 .255 .342 .273 .372 .314 .715 .587 144 .663 6.6 0.8 .048 O
Chub Sullivan 22 246 181 19 2.8 60 .268 .258 .255 .264 .273 .291 .314 .555 .587 90 .413 -2.9 -0.3 .033 *3
Deacon White* 30 268 177 30 4.6 60 .320 .314 .255 .340 .273 .337 .314 .677 .587 132 .629 8.7 1.0 .023 *2O/5
Will White# 23 205 169 5 0.8 60 .179 .142 .255 .176 .273 .157 .314 .333 .587 14 .065 -16.9 -2.0 .015 *1
League Average 3.4 66 .281 .260 .265 .279 .283 .319 .326 .599 .609 97 .495 .060
Team Total 22.5 2339 1652 228 3.7 60 .292 .276 .255 .294 .273 .331 .314 .625 .587 113 .538 31.1 3.4 .055
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Buttercup Dickerson* 19 77 323 323 42 97 13 3 0 22 0 0 19 .300 .300 .359 .659 35 29 29
Billy Geer? -- 162 648 623 76 132 33 5 0 49 0 25 48 .212 .242 .281 .523 42 61 61
Joe Gerhardt 23 159 698 680 114 197 18 5 0 70 0 18 37 .290 .308 .331 .639 69 60 60
Charley Jones 28 162 697 687 126 209 28 18 8 98 0 10 45 .304 .314 .432 .747 93 61 61
King Kelly 20 159 642 624 74 173 18 3 0 68 0 18 19 .277 .298 .316 .613 58 60 60
Cal McVey 28 162 724 711 107 212 26 10 5 70 0 13 27 .298 .311 .384 .695 85 61 61
Bobby Mitchell* 22 35 132 129 10 31 0 0 0 20 0 3 11 .240 .258 .240 .498 8 13 13
Lip Pike* 33 96 451 438 80 133 13 5 0 37 0 13 27 .304 .324 .356 .680 50 36 36
Chub Sullivan 22 162 649 644 74 163 10 5 0 51 0 5 24 .253 .259 .284 .543 48 61 61
Deacon White* 30 162 704 678 103 208 10 3 0 73 0 26 13 .307 .332 .330 .663 74 61 61
Will White# 23 138 540 520 37 71 3 3 0 22 0 20 109 .137 .169 .154 .322 13 52 52
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Buttercup Dickerson* 19 1 123 29 123 123 17 38 5 1 0 9 0 7 .309 .309 .366 .675 130 45 0
Billy Geer? -- 3 420 100 420 409 51 94 17 3 0 30 2 2 11 22 .230 .250 .286 .536 88 117 2 0
Joe Gerhardt 23 6 1186 269 1186 1171 165 314 33 14 3 116 0 6 15 35 .268 .277 .328 .605 93 384 1 0
Charley Jones 28 4 854 195 854 828 148 248 42 25 9 125 1 1 26 65 .300 .321 .443 .764 159 367 0 0
King Kelly 20 1 244 60 244 237 29 67 7 1 0 27 7 7 .283 .303 .321 .624 113 76 0
Cal McVey 28 8 2181 449 2181 2159 491 764 115 38 11 394 26 2 22 38 .354 .360 .458 .818 155 988 2 0
Bobby Mitchell* 22 2 100 26 100 98 9 22 3 0 0 13 2 6 .224 .240 .255 .495 66 25 0
Lip Pike* 33 8 2004 419 2004 1957 433 636 120 53 21 332 50 15 47 52 .325 .341 .473 .813 159 925 4 0
Chub Sullivan 22 2 279 69 279 276 33 71 4 2 0 24 3 9 .257 .265 .286 .551 88 79 0
Deacon White* 30 8 2157 447 2157 2116 449 736 89 38 9 370 24 9 41 17 .348 .360 .439 .799 151 928 8 0
Will White# 23 2 220 55 220 212 19 31 1 1 0 10 8 42 .146 .177 .160 .338 15 34 0
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1877 / 1879 Batting Statistics