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⚾ Batting Leaders

1879 Home Run Leaders

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Batting Average

1 Paul Hines 0.357 2 Emil Gross 0.348 3 Jim O'Rourke 0.348 4 King Kelly 0.348 5 John O'Rourke 0.341

Home Runs

1 Charley Jones 9 2 John O'Rourke 6 3 Dan Brouthers 4 4 Charlie Eden 3 5 Lew Brown 2

RBI

1 Charley Jones 62 2 John O'Rourke 62 3 Buttercup Dickerson 57 4 Cal McVey 55 5 Paul Hines 52

Stolen Bases

1 Cap Anson 0 2 Ross Barnes 0 3 Tommy Bond 0 4 George Bradley 0 5 Dan Brouthers 0

Hits

1 Paul Hines 146 2 Jim O'Rourke 126 3 King Kelly 120 4 Charley Jones 112 5 Deacon White 110

Runs

1 Charley Jones 85 2 Paul Hines 81 3 George Wright 79 4 King Kelly 78 5 Buttercup Dickerson 73

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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1879 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA

1 Fred Goldsmith 1.57 2 Tommy Bond 1.96 3 Will White 1.99 4 John Ward 2.15 5 Harry Salisbury 2.22

Wins

1 John Ward 47 2 Tommy Bond 43 3 Will White 43 4 Pud Galvin 37 5 Terry Larkin 31

Strikeouts

1 John Ward 239 2 Will White 232 3 Jim McCormick 197 4 Tommy Bond 155 5 Terry Larkin 142

Saves

1 Bobby Mathews 1 2 John Ward 1 3 Tommy Bond 0 4 George Bradley 0 5 Curry Foley 0

WHIP

1 Fred Goldsmith 0.98 2 Tommy Bond 1.02 3 John Ward 1.03 4 Pud Galvin 1.04 5 Terry Larkin 1.06

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📋 Standings

National League

Providence Grays ★ 59-25 Boston Red Caps 54-30 Buffalo Bisons 46-32 Chicago White Stockings 46-33 Cincinnati Reds 43-37 Cleveland Blues 27-55 Syracuse Stars 22-48 Troy Trojans 19-56

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