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1879 Cincinnati Reds

Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1878 / 1880

43-37, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Deacon White (9-9) and Cal McVey (34-28)
Scored 485 runs, Allowed 464 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 42-38

Ballparks: Avenue Grounds ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 95, Pitching - 94 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 94


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1878 / 1880 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* 31 78 339 333 55 110 16 6 1 52 6 9 .330 .342 .423 .766 156 141 0
2 1B Cal McVey 29 81 362 354 64 105 18 6 0 55 8 13 .297 .312 .381 .694 132 135 0
3 2B Joe Gerhardt 24 79 316 313 22 62 12 3 1 39 3 19 .198 .206 .265 .471 57 83 0
4 SS Ross Barnes 29 77 339 323 55 86 9 2 1 30 16 25 .266 .301 .316 .617 108 102 0
5 3B King Kelly 21 77 353 345 78 120 20 12 2 47 8 14 .348 .363 .493 .855 184 170 0
6 OF Pete Hotaling* 22 81 381 369 64 103 20 9 1 27 12 17 .279 .302 .390 .692 131 144 0
7 OF Buttercup Dickerson* 20 81 353 350 73 102 18 14 2 57 3 27 .291 .297 .440 .737 144 154 0
8 OF Will Foley 23 56 220 218 22 46 5 1 0 25 2 16 .211 .218 .243 .461 55 53 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 SS Mike Burke 25 28 119 117 13 26 3 0 0 8 2 5 .222 .235 .248 .483 63 29 0
10 OF Blondie Purcell 25 12 50 50 10 11 0 0 0 4 0 3 .220 .220 .220 .440 48 11 0
11 OF Jack Neagle 21 3 12 12 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 12 2 0
12 OF John Magner? 24 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
13 OF Harry Wheeler 21 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 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
14 P Will White# 24 76 300 294 28 40 6 0 0 17 6 56 .136 .153 .156 .310 4 46 0
Team Totals 24.8 81 3151 3085 485 813 127 53 8 364 66 207 .264 .279 .347 .626 109 1070 0
Rank in 8 NL teams 4 3 3 4 3 3 1 1 5 6 3 3 3 3 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
Ross Barnes 29 339 5 0 0 0 -2 4 10 17 1.7 19 1.8 -0.1 $2,000 *64
Mike Burke 25 119 -4 0 0 0 -5 1 4 -4 -0.4 1 0.1 -0.5 $ 6/5O
Buttercup Dickerson* 20 353 16 3 0 0 -2 -5 10 22 2.1 24 2.3 -0.2 $ *O
Will Foley 23 220 -11 0 0 0 1 -1 7 -4 -0.3 -5 -0.5 0.2 $ 5O/4
Joe Gerhardt 24 316 -15 -1 0 0 0 2 10 -4 -0.3 -4 -0.4 0.1 $ *45/36
Pete Hotaling* 22 381 15 1 0 0 -3 -3 10 20 1.9 23 2.2 -0.3 $ *O/245
King Kelly 21 353 34 2 0 0 1 1 10 48 4.5 47 4.4 0.1 $ Free Agency 5O2/4
John Magner? 24 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O
Cal McVey 29 362 15 1 0 0 -5 0 10 21 2.0 26 2.5 -0.5 $2,000 *3/O152
Jack Neagle 21 12 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O1
Blondie Purcell 25 50 -3 1 0 0 0 -1 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ O/1
Harry Wheeler 21 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O1
Deacon White* 31 339 24 0 0 0 4 2 10 40 3.8 36 3.4 0.4 $2,000 *2O/3
Will White# 24 300 -36 0 0 0 0 1 10 -25 -2.3 -25 -2.4 0.1 $ *1
Team Total 24.8 3151 37 7 0 0 -11 1 93 127 12.3 138 13.0 -0.7 $6,000
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
Ross Barnes 29 339 237 31 3.5 63 .286 .266 .254 .301 .270 .316 .329 .617 .598 108 .505 3.2 0.4 .050 *64
Mike Burke 25 119 91 7 2.1 63 .232 .222 .254 .235 .270 .248 .329 .483 .598 63 .278 -4.5 -0.5 .026 6/5O
Buttercup Dickerson* 20 353 248 46 5.0 63 .312 .291 .254 .297 .270 .440 .329 .737 .599 144 .659 15.1 1.7 .149 *O
Will Foley 23 220 172 12 1.9 63 .228 .211 .254 .218 .270 .243 .329 .461 .598 55 .245 -10.2 -1.2 .032 5O/4
Joe Gerhardt 24 316 251 17 1.8 63 .208 .198 .254 .206 .270 .265 .329 .471 .599 57 .234 -13.7 -1.6 .067 *45/36
Pete Hotaling* 22 381 266 43 4.4 63 .291 .279 .254 .302 .270 .390 .329 .692 .599 131 .601 12.0 1.4 .111 *O/245
King Kelly 21 353 225 62 7.5 63 .359 .348 .254 .363 .270 .493 .329 .855 .599 184 .800 29.7 3.3 .145 5O2/4
John Magner? 24 4 4 0 0.0 63 .000 .000 .254 .000 .270 .000 .329 .000 .598 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 /O
Cal McVey 29 362 249 42 4.6 63 .308 .297 .254 .312 .270 .381 .329 .694 .599 132 .620 11.8 1.3 .085 *3/O152
Jack Neagle 21 12 10 0 0.0 63 .167 .167 .254 .167 .270 .167 .329 .333 .598 12 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 /O1
Blondie Purcell 25 50 39 2 1.4 63 .234 .220 .254 .220 .270 .220 .329 .440 .598 48 .156 -2.8 -0.3 .000 O/1
Harry Wheeler 21 3 3 0 0.0 63 .000 .000 .254 .000 .270 .000 .329 .000 .599 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 /O1
Deacon White* 31 339 223 48 5.8 63 .337 .330 .254 .342 .270 .423 .329 .766 .598 156 .718 19.0 2.1 .093 *2O/3
Will White# 24 300 254 7 0.8 63 .168 .136 .254 .153 .270 .156 .329 .310 .599 4 .056 -28.7 -3.4 .020 *1
League Average 3.3 65 .273 .254 .257 .269 .273 .326 .333 .595 .606 96 .478 .071
Team Total 24.8 3151 2272 317 3.8 63 .280 .264 .254 .279 .270 .347 .329 .626 .599 109 .535 28.3 2.9 .083
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
Ross Barnes 29 156 672 642 98 162 17 4 2 53 0 30 51 .252 .286 .301 .586 55 77 77
Mike Burke 25 57 237 233 23 49 6 0 0 14 0 4 10 .210 .224 .236 .460 12 28 28
Buttercup Dickerson* 20 164 699 693 129 191 34 26 4 101 0 6 55 .276 .282 .417 .699 81 81 81
Will Foley 23 113 438 434 39 86 9 2 0 44 0 4 32 .198 .205 .228 .434 20 56 56
Joe Gerhardt 24 160 631 625 39 117 23 6 2 69 0 6 38 .187 .195 .253 .448 30 79 79
Pete Hotaling* 22 164 754 732 113 193 37 17 2 48 0 22 34 .264 .285 .369 .654 77 81 81
King Kelly 21 156 695 680 138 224 37 22 4 83 0 15 28 .329 .344 .466 .810 109 77 77
John Magner? 24 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Cal McVey 29 164 716 701 114 197 34 11 0 98 0 15 26 .281 .296 .361 .657 75 81 81
Jack Neagle 21 6 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3 3
Blondie Purcell 25 152 661 655 78 161 12 6 0 54 0 6 32 .246 .253 .282 .535 47 75 75
Harry Wheeler 21 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Deacon White* 31 158 668 657 97 205 30 11 2 92 0 11 18 .312 .323 .400 .724 85 78 78
Will White# 24 154 599 588 48 74 11 0 0 29 0 11 113 .126 .142 .145 .286 12 76 76
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
Ross Barnes 29 8 2196 430 2196 2096 656 780 132 46 6 329 103 27 100 49 .372 .401 .488 .888 177 1022 6 0
Mike Burke 25 1 119 28 119 117 13 26 3 0 0 8 2 5 .222 .235 .248 .483 63 29 0
Buttercup Dickerson* 20 2 476 110 476 473 90 140 23 15 2 66 3 34 .296 .300 .421 .721 141 199 0
Will Foley 23 5 909 229 909 896 97 202 22 9 0 75 0 0 13 59 .225 .237 .270 .507 69 242 0 0
Joe Gerhardt 24 7 1502 348 1502 1484 187 376 45 17 4 155 0 6 18 54 .253 .262 .315 .577 86 467 1 0
Pete Hotaling* 22 1 381 81 381 369 64 103 20 9 1 27 12 17 .279 .302 .390 .692 131 144 0
King Kelly 21 2 597 137 597 582 107 187 27 13 2 74 15 21 .321 .338 .423 .761 156 246 0
John Magner? 24 1 4 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
Cal McVey 29 9 2543 530 2543 2513 555 869 133 44 11 449 26 2 30 51 .346 .354 .447 .800 152 1123 2 0
Jack Neagle 21 1 12 3 12 12 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 12 2 0
Blondie Purcell 25 1 330 75 330 327 42 83 6 3 0 29 3 16 .254 .261 .291 .551 89 95 0
Harry Wheeler 21 2 32 8 32 30 7 4 0 0 0 1 2 17 .133 .188 .133 .321 7 4 0
Deacon White* 31 9 2496 525 2496 2449 504 846 105 44 10 422 24 9 47 26 .345 .358 .437 .794 151 1069 8 0
Will White# 24 3 520 131 520 506 47 71 7 1 0 27 14 98 .140 .163 .158 .322 9 80 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

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