1878 National League
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1878 National League |
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<< 1877 1879 >> |
The 1878 season of the National League was the third season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion
Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Boston Red Caps | 60 | 41 | 19 | 0 | .683 | -.- | 298 (4.97) | 241 (4.02) | 0.241 | 0.253 | 0.300 | 2.32 | 0.914 |
2 | Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 37 | 23 | 1 | .607 | 4.0 | 333 (5.46) | 281 (4.61) | 0.276 | 0.294 | 0.331 | 1.84 | 0.901 |
3 | Providence Grays | 62 | 33 | 27 | 2 | .532 | 8.0 | 353 (5.69) | 337 (5.44) | 0.263 | 0.279 | 0.346 | 2.38 | 0.892 |
4 | Chicago White Stockings | 61 | 30 | 30 | 1 | .492 | 11.0 | 371 (6.08) | 331 (5.43) | 0.290 | 0.316 | 0.350 | 2.37 | 0.891 |
5 | Indianapolis Blues | 63 | 24 | 36 | 3 | .381 | 17.0 | 293 (4.65) | 328 (5.21) | 0.236 | 0.256 | 0.286 | 2.32 | 0.898 |
6 | Milwaukee Grays | 61 | 15 | 45 | 1 | .246 | 26.0 | 256 (4.20) | 386 (6.33) | 0.250 | 0.272 | 0.300 | 2.60 | 0.866 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
- A.C. Bredberg
- Frank Burlingame*
- Robert Crandall
- John Cross
- Charles Daniels
- Harry Deane*
- John Eagan
- Bill Furlong
- Joseph Julian
- Billy McLean
- Dickey Pearce
- George Seward
- Calvin Stambaugh
- James Sumner
- William Walker
- Mike Walsh
- George West*
- Gideon White
- Ned Williamson*
* Denotes a fill-in umpire
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