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1878 Cincinnati Reds

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding 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 - 93 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 93


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1877 / 1879 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Game Results

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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 26 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 24.9 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 Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Will White 23 30 21 .588 1.79 52 52 0 52 5 0 468.0 477 249 93 1 45 169 40 1939 120 1.115 9.2 0.0 0.9 3.3 3.76
2 SP Bobby Mitchell* 22 7 2 .778 2.14 9 9 0 9 1 0 80.0 69 32 19 1 18 51 3 328 101 1.088 7.8 0.1 2.0 5.7 2.83
Team Totals 22.9 37 23 .617 1.84 61 61 0 61 6 0 548.0 546 281 112 2 63 220 43 2267 117 1.111 9.0 0.0 1.0 3.6 3.49
Rank in 6 NL teams 2 5 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 1 1 4 1
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos Summary
Buttercup Dickerson 19 29 65 56 1 8 0 .877 1.97 OF
Billy Geer -- 62 282 62 182 38 15 .865 3.94 SS-2B
Joe Gerhardt 23 60 403 159 206 38 26 .906 6.08 2B
Charley Jones 26 61 144 120 9 15 1 .896 2.11 OF
King Kelly 20 66 258 150 65 43 5 .833 3.26 14 OF-C-3B
Cal McVey 28 64 232 83 107 42 6 .819 2.97 2 3B-C
Bobby Mitchell 22 12 30 4 22 4 1 .867 2.17 P-SS-OF
Lip Pike 33 31 51 38 4 9 1 .824 1.35 OF
Chub Sullivan 22 61 721 680 23 18 33 .975 11.52 1B
Deacon White 30 65 387 277 71 39 4 .899 5.35 40 C-OF-3B
Will White 23 52 118 13 90 15 2 .873 1.98 P
Team Totals 24.8 61 2691 1642 780 269 94 .900 4.30 56
Rank in 6 NL teams 5 3 2
Age G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos Summary

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Age G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos Summary
Buttercup Dickerson* 19 29 123 4 0 0 1 -2 4 0.3 4 7 0.7 .512 .502 0.6 -0.1 6 O
Billy Geer? -- 61 247 -2 0 0 -1 4 1 0.0 7 8 0.8 .502 .501 0.9 0.3 9 *6/4
Joe Gerhardt 23 60 266 8 0 0 7 1 16 1.5 8 24 2.4 .527 .510 1.7 0.8 17 *4
Charley Jones 26 61 265 16 0 0 7 -4 19 1.8 8 27 2.6 .531 .512 2.0 0.3 20 *O
King Kelly 20 60 244 6 0 0 0 -2 4 0.3 7 11 1.1 .507 .502 1.1 -0.2 11 Free Agency *O2/5
Cal McVey 28 61 276 14 0 0 -7 2 9 0.8 8 17 1.7 .514 .505 2.4 -0.5 24 *5/2
Bobby Mitchell* 22 13 50 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 2 /16O
Lip Pike* 33 31 149 7 0 0 -4 -2 2 0.1 4 6 0.6 .505 .501 1.0 -0.6 10 O
Chub Sullivan 22 61 246 -0 0 0 9 0 9 0.8 7 16 1.6 .514 .505 0.7 0.9 7 *3
Deacon White* 30 61 268 12 0 0 2 2 16 1.5 8 24 2.3 .525 .510 2.1 0.4 21 *2O/5
Will White# 23 52 205 -18 0 0 0 9 -9 -1.0 6 -3 -1.0 .483 .494 -0.9 -0.0 -3 *1
Team Total 22.3 550 2339 46 0 0 14 11 71 6.3 66 137 12.9 .513 .504 11.7 1.3 123
Age G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos Summary

Team Player Value--Pitchers

League Register · WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired
Bobby Mitchell* 22 80.0 9 9 32 3.60 5.12 0.21 0.00 93.0 4.57 8 0.9 -0.1 1.4 12 .599 .505
Will White 23 468.0 52 52 249 4.79 5.12 0.23 0.00 93.0 4.54 -14 -1.4 -0.8 1.7 7 .474 .492
Team Total 22.9 548.0 61 61 281 4.61 5.12 0.23 0.00 93.0 4.55 -6 -0.5 -1.0 3.1 19 .492 .499
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired

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