Update on Rod Caborn’s 1883 replay

Rod Caborn updates us on his 1883 replay:

The Boston Beaneaters lead has fallen to one game ahead of the surging Providence Grays. Early season leader Cleveland, meanwhile, has dropped four games behind Boston and the Chicago White Stockings have fallen six games behind the Beanies. The New York Gothams and Buffalo Bison are tied at seven games out and appear to be battling it out only for the New York state championship.

Each team has 18 games left in the 98-game season.

Boston leads the league in hitting with a .268 BA, but the Chicago White Stockings, with 389 runs, lead the lead in scoring. Cleveland, with the two-man duo of Hugh Daily (24-14) and Jim McCormick) leads the league in ERA with 2.06, but the Blues offense has faltered, scoring 326 runs, sixth in the league.

Boston’s Grasshopper Jim Whitney (how did he earn that nickname?) has been a one-man gang for the Beaneaters. On the mound, Whitney is 32-13, 1.76 (second in the league) with 10 shutouts. At the plate, Whitney is batting .366, second in the league, and is tied for sixth in RBIs with 49 while slugging a robust (for that era) .518.

Chicago’s Ned Williamson has a surprising 46 doubles in 80 games. New York’s Buck Ewing has hit double figures in HRs with 10, three ahead of New York’s John Montgomery Ward. Gothams CF Patrick Gillespie has a big lead in the SB race with 45 swipes.

Durable Providence righty Hoss Radbourn has a 37-18 record and is second in ERA at 1.72. Strong-armed Buffalo righty Pud Galvin (64 starts) has a 36-27 record. At the other end of the spectrum, Philadelphia’s John Coleman has slogged through a 9-40, 4.47 season and Detroit’s Stump Weidman is 10-27, 3.10.  In 1883, most teams had a two-man pitching staff with one of the two pitchers doing most of the pitching.

Here are some stats from Rod’s 1883 replay:

So pitching rich!  Such a different perspective compared to Brando’s power-laden 1930 replay. 

Great write-up!  Thanks Rod!!