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Events of Tuesday, August 5, 1879

8-4-1879 8-6-1879              8-5-1880 

BUF N   2
CHI N   1

BOS N   8
SYR N   2

PRO N   7
TRO N   6

Unless otherwise noted, the visiting team is listed first regardless of who batted first in the game.

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Standings At Close of Play of August 5, 1879

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Chicago White Stockings         50   35   13    2  .729     -   309  209
Providence Grays                50   31   18    1  .633   4.5   342  222
Buffalo Bisons                  47   29   18    0  .617   5.5   234  220
Boston NL Team                  49   29   20    0  .592   6.5   286  201
Cincinnati Reds                 46   22   24    0  .478  12.0   253  308
Syracuse Stars                  48   17   31    0  .354  18.0   214  288
Cleveland Blues                 46   14   32    0  .304  20.0   169  262
Troy Trojans                    46   12   33    1  .267  21.5   200  297

Note: Prior to 1883 in the NL, a club's standing was determined by the number of games won, not by its winning percentage.

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