The following are the baseball events of the year 1880 throughout the world.
Inter-league playoff: Washington (NA) def. Chicago (NL), 4 games to 3 (1 tie game)
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Stockings | 67 | 17 | 0.798 | — | 37–5 | 30–12 |
Providence Grays | 52 | 32 | 0.619 | 15 | 31–12 | 21–20 |
Cleveland Blues | 47 | 37 | 0.560 | 20 | 24–19 | 23–18 |
Troy Trojans | 41 | 42 | 0.494 | 25½ | 20–21 | 21–21 |
Worcester Worcesters | 40 | 43 | 0.482 | 26½ | 24–17 | 16–26 |
Boston Red Caps | 40 | 44 | 0.476 | 27 | 25–17 | 15–27 |
Buffalo Bisons | 24 | 58 | 0.293 | 42 | 13–28 | 11–30 |
Cincinnati Stars | 21 | 59 | 0.263 | 44 | 14–25 | 7–34 |
National League | ||
Type | Name | Stat |
AVG | George Gore CHI | .360 |
HR | Jim O'Rourke BOS Harry Stovey WOR |
6 |
RBI | Cap Anson CHI | 74 |
Wins | Jim McCormick CLE | 45 |
ERA | Tim Keefe TRO | 0.86 |
Strikeouts | Larry Corcoran CHI | 268 |