1879 National League Standings and Statistics

League Standings

Team W L T PCT. GB
Providence 59 25 1 .702 -
Boston 54 30 0 .643 5
Buffalo 46 32 1 .590 10
Chicago 46 33 4 .582 10.5
Cincinnati 43 37 1 .538 14
Cleveland 27 55 0 .329 31
Syracuse 22 48 1 .314 30
Troy 19 56 2 .253 35.5

League Batting Statistics

Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB CS TB AVG OBP SLG
Providence 85 3392 612 1003 142 55 12 91 172 1291 .296 .314 .381
Boston 84 3217 562 883 138 51 20 90 222 1183 .274 .294 .368
Buffalo 79 2906 394 733 105 54 2 78 314 952 .252 .272 .328
Chicago 83 3116 437 808 167 32 3 73 294 1048 .259 .276 .336
Cincinnati 81 3085 485 813 127 53 8 66 207 1070 .264 .279 .347
Cleveland 82 2987 322 666 116 29 4 37 214 852 .223 .232 .285
Syracuse 71 2611 276 592 61 19 5 28 238 706 .227 .235 .270
Troy 77 2841 321 673 102 24 4 45 182 835 .237 .249 .294
Totals 642 24155 3409 6171 958 317 58 508 1843     7937 .255 .271 .329

League Pitching Statistics

Team SHO SV G CG IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA
Providence 3 2 85 73 776.0 765 355 188 9 62 329 2.18
Boston 13 0 84 80 753.0 757 348 183 9 46 230 2.19
Buffalo 8 0 79 78 713.0 698 365 185 3 47 198 2.34
Chicago 6 0 83 82 744.0 762 411 203 5 57 211 2.46
Cincinnati 4 0 81 79 726.0 756 464 185 11 81 246 2.29
Cleveland 3 0 82 79 741.0 818 461 218 4 116 287 2.65
Syracuse 5 0 71 64 649.0 775 462 230 4 52 132 3.19
Troy 3 0 77 75 695.0 840 543 216 13 47 210 2.80
Totals 45 2 642 610 5797.0 6171 3409 1608 58 508 1843 2.50

Batting Leaders

Batting Average
Paul Hines .357
Jim O'Rourke .348
King Kelly .348
John O'Rourke .341
Deacon White .330
At-Bats
Paul Hines 409
George Wright 388
John Peters 379
Mike McGeary 374
Pete Hotaling 369
Games
George Wright 85
Mike McGeary 85
Paul Hines 85
Jack Burdock 84
Ezra Sutton 84
Runs
Charley Jones 85
Paul Hines 81
George Wright 79
King Kelly 78
Buttercup Dickerson 73
Hits
Paul Hines 146
Jim O'Rourke 126
King Kelly 120
Charley Jones 112
Deacon White 110
Doubles
Charlie Eden 31
Abner Dalrymple 25
Paul Hines 25
Tom York 25
Sadie Houck 24
Triples
Buttercup Dickerson 14
Ned Williamson 13
King Kelly 12
John O'Rourke 11
Charley Jones 10
Home Runs
Charley Jones 9
John O'Rourke 6
Dan Brouthers 4
Charlie Eden 3
Buttercup Dickerson 2
RBI
Charley Jones 62
John O'Rourke 62
Buttercup Dickerson 57
Cal McVey 55
Paul Hines 52
Stolen Bases
 
 
 
 
 
Walks
Charley Jones 29
Ned Williamson 24
Tom York 19
Hardy Richardson 16
Ross Barnes 16
Strikeouts
Pud Galvin 56
Will White 56
Mike Mansell 45
Silver Flint 44
Dave Eggler 41

Pitching Leaders

ERA
Tommy Bond 1.96
Will White 1.99
John Ward 2.15
Harry Salisbury 2.22
Pud Galvin 2.28
Wins
John Ward 47
Tommy Bond 43
Will White 43
Pud Galvin 37
Terry Larkin 31
Losses
Jim McCormick 40
George Bradley 40
Harry McCormick 33
Will White 31
Pud Galvin 27
Games
Will White 76
John Ward 70
Pud Galvin 66
Tommy Bond 64
Jim McCormick 62
Complete Games
Will White 75
Pud Galvin 65
Jim McCormick 59
Tommy Bond 59
John Ward 58
Shutouts
Tommy Bond 11
Pud Galvin 6
Harry McCormick 5
Terry Larkin 4
Will White 4
Saves
John Ward 1
Bobby Mathews 1
Bill McGunnigle 0
George Bradley 0
Dan Brouthers 0
Innings Pitched
Will White 680.0
Pud Galvin 593.0
John Ward 587.0
Tommy Bond 555.0
Jim McCormick 546.0
Strikeouts
John Ward 239
Will White 232
Jim McCormick 197
Tommy Bond 155
Terry Larkin 142
Walks
Jim McCormick 74
Will White 68
Bobby Mitchell 42
John Ward 36
Pud Galvin 31
Earned Runs
George Bradley 154
Harry McCormick 152
Pud Galvin 150
Will White 150
Jim McCormick 147
Runs
Will White 404
George Bradley 361
Jim McCormick 308
Pud Galvin 299
Harry McCormick 291