On This Day

Thursday, August 3, 1871

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 3 .833 --
White Stock. 13 4 .765 1.5
Olympics 12 10 .545 5.0
Mutuals 11 11 .500 6.0
Red Stockings 10 8 .556 5.0
Haymakers 8 7 .533 5.5
Forest Citys 6 12 .333 9.0
Kekiongas 5 11 .313 9.0
Forest Citys 2 16 .111 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Bellan 5
2 Cal McVey 4
3 Ross Barnes 3
3 Lip Pike 3
3 George Wright 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Bellan 5
2 Cal McVey 2
2 Charlie Pabor 2
2 Ezra Sutton 2
2 Rynie Wolters 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Barnes 1
1 Steve Bellan 1
1 Charlie Gould 1
1 Mike McGeary 1
1 Harry Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Pratt 0.20
2 John McMullin 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cherokee Fisher 1
1 John McMullin 1
1 Al Pratt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John McMullin 1
1 Al Pratt 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Levi Meyerle .522
2 Steve King .439
3 Cal McVey .422
4 Lip Pike .419
5 Fergy Malone .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Levi Meyerle 4
2 John Bass 3
2 Ned Cuthbert 3
2 Lip Pike 3
2 Ezra Sutton 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rynie Wolters 34
2 Levi Meyerle 32
3 Fergy Malone 29
4 Al Reach 28
5 Steve King 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 15
2 Andy Leonard 12
3 Fred Cone 11
3 Ned Cuthbert 11
3 Dave Eggler 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Stearns 2.50
2 George Zettlein 3.18
3 Al Spalding 3.42
4 Rynie Wolters 4.01
5 Al Pratt 4.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick McBride 13
2 George Zettlein 12
3 Rynie Wolters 11
4 Al Spalding 10
5 Asa Brainard 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 21
2 Rynie Wolters 17
3 Al Spalding 16
4 Bobby Mathews 15
5 Cherokee Fisher 14

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 Levi Meyerle 4
2 John Bass 3
2 Ned Cuthbert 3
2 Lip Pike 3
2 Ezra Sutton 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rynie Wolters 34
2 Levi Meyerle 32
3 Fergy Malone 29
4 Al Reach 28
5 Steve King 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 15
2 Andy Leonard 12
3 Fred Cone 11
3 Ned Cuthbert 11
3 Dave Eggler 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 3.42
2 Rynie Wolters 4.01
3 Asa Brainard 4.32
4 Dick McBride 4.78
5 Cherokee Fisher 4.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick McBride 13
2 George Zettlein 12
3 Rynie Wolters 11
4 Al Spalding 10
5 Asa Brainard 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 21
2 Rynie Wolters 17
3 Al Spalding 16
4 Bobby Mathews 15
5 Cherokee Fisher 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 2
2 Ed Pinkham 1