On This Day

Monday, July 17, 1871

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 12 3 .800 --
Olympics 12 9 .571 3.0
White Stock. 11 4 .733 1.0
Red Stockings 10 7 .588 3.0
Mutuals 10 7 .588 3.0
Haymakers 6 7 .462 5.0
Kekiongas 5 8 .385 6.0
Forest Citys 5 10 .333 7.0
Forest Citys 0 16 .000 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Ferguson 4
1 Levi Meyerle 4
3 Davy Force 3
3 Scott Hastings 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Ferguson 4
2 Fergy Malone 3
2 Joe Start 3
4 George Bechtel 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Asa Brainard 1
1 Tom Patterson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick McBride 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick McBride 1
1 Rynie Wolters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick McBride 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Levi Meyerle .513
2 Steve King .441
3 Bill Craver .426
4 Lip Pike .419
5 Dave Eggler .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ned Cuthbert 3
1 Lip Pike 3
1 Ezra Sutton 3
4 Doug Allison 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fergy Malone 27
2 Rynie Wolters 26
3 Davy Force 23
3 Levi Meyerle 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 13
2 Andy Leonard 12
3 Fred Cone 11
3 Dave Eggler 11
5 Fred Waterman 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Stearns 2.50
2 George Zettlein 3.35
3 Al Spalding 3.37
4 Rynie Wolters 3.49
5 Al Pratt 3.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick McBride 10
1 Al Spalding 10
1 Rynie Wolters 10
1 George Zettlein 10
5 Asa Brainard 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 20
2 Al Spalding 16
3 Cherokee Fisher 14
4 Bobby Mathews 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 2
2 Ed Pinkham 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ned Cuthbert 3
1 Lip Pike 3
1 Ezra Sutton 3
4 Doug Allison 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fergy Malone 27
2 Rynie Wolters 26
3 Davy Force 23
3 Levi Meyerle 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 13
2 Andy Leonard 12
3 Fred Cone 11
3 Dave Eggler 11
5 Fred Waterman 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 3.37
2 Rynie Wolters 3.49
3 Asa Brainard 4.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick McBride 10
1 Al Spalding 10
1 Rynie Wolters 10
1 George Zettlein 10
5 Asa Brainard 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 20
2 Al Spalding 16
3 Cherokee Fisher 14
4 Bobby Mathews 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 2
2 Ed Pinkham 1