Statistical leaders
| National League | |||
| Type | Name | Stat | |
| AVG | Paul Hines PRO | .358 | |
| HR | Paul Hines PRO | 4 | |
| RBI | Paul Hines PRO | 50 | |
| Wins | Tommy Bond BOS | 40 | |
| ERA | John Montgomery Ward PRO | 1.51 | |
| Strikeouts | Tommy Bond BOS | 182 | |
The following are the baseball events of the year 1878 throughout the world.
Inter-league playoff: Boston (NL) and Buffalo (IA) each won 1 game in 2-game series.
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Caps | 41 | 19 | 0.683 | — | 23–7 | 18–12 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 23 | 0.617 | 4 | 25–8 | 12–15 |
| Providence Grays | 33 | 27 | 0.550 | 8 | 17–13 | 16–14 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 30 | 30 | 0.500 | 11 | 17–18 | 13–12 |
| Indianapolis Blues | 24 | 36 | 0.400 | 17 | 10–17 | 14–19 |
| Milwaukee Grays | 15 | 45 | 0.250 | 26 | 7–18 | 8–27 |
| National League | |||
| Type | Name | Stat | |
| AVG | Paul Hines PRO | .358 | |
| HR | Paul Hines PRO | 4 | |
| RBI | Paul Hines PRO | 50 | |
| Wins | Tommy Bond BOS | 40 | |
| ERA | John Montgomery Ward PRO | 1.51 | |
| Strikeouts | Tommy Bond BOS | 182 | |
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The following is a list of United States Major League Baseball teams that played in the National League during the 19th century. None of these teams, other than Athletic and Mutual, had actual names during this period; sportswriters however often applied creative monickers which are still, mistakenly, used today as "team names" following a convention established in 1951.
Charles Gardner Radbourn, nicknamed "Old Hoss", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for Buffalo (1880), Providence (1881–1885), Boston (1886–1889), Boston (1890), and Cincinnati (1891).
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1901 throughout the world.
William Henry McGunnigle was an American baseball manager for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Pittsburgh Pirates and Louisville Colonels. He was nicknamed "Gunner" or "Mac" during his playing days.
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