1879 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1879 throughout the world.

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Champions

Inter-league playoff: Providence Grays (NL) defeat Albany Blues (NA), 2 games to 0.

Statistical leaders

National League
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Paul Hines (PRO).357
HR Charley Jones (BOS)9
RBI Charley Jones (BOS)

Jim O'Rourke (BOS)

62
W John Ward (PRO)47
ERA Tommy Bond (BOS)1.96
K John Ward (PRO)239

National League final standings

Notable seasons

Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Births

Deaths

References

  1. Faber, Charles F. "Will White". sabr.org. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. J.G. Hylton, "A Foul Ball in the Courtroom: The Baseball Spectator Injury as a Case of First Impression", 38 Tulsa L. Rev. 485, 487–88 (2013). Retrieved March 18, 2019