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Events of Tuesday, August 12, 1879

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Events of Tuesday, August 12, 1879

8-11-1879 8-13-1879   8-12-1878 8-12-1880 

CHI N   0
CIN N   5

BUF N   2
CLE N   0

PRO N   2
SYR N   1

BOS N   8
TRO N   7

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 12, 1879

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Chicago White Stockings         55   36   17    2  .679     -   322  241
Providence Grays                55   36   18    1  .667   0.5   371  238
Boston NL Team                  54   33   21    0  .611   3.5   319  219
Buffalo Bisons                  52   32   20    0  .615   3.5   254  232
Cincinnati Reds                 49   25   24    0  .510   9.0   274  315
Syracuse Stars                  53   18   35    0  .340  18.0   226  311
Cleveland Blues                 49   15   34    0  .306  19.0   175  271
Troy Trojans                    51   12   38    1  .240  22.5   222  336

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

Births on This Date

Watty Lee
Steel Arm Johnny Taylor
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