On This Day

Saturday, September 9, 1871

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
White Stock. 17 6 .739 --
Athletics 17 7 .708 0.5
Red Stockings 15 9 .625 2.5
Mutuals 15 13 .536 4.5
Olympics 14 13 .519 5.0
Haymakers 11 10 .524 5.0
Forest Citys 8 18 .308 10.5
Kekiongas 7 12 .368 8.0
Forest Citys 4 20 .167 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gould 4
2 Harry Schafer 3
2 George Wright 3
4 George Bechtel 2
4 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Schafer 5
2 George Bechtel 3
3 Charlie Gould 2
3 Cal McVey 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ned Cuthbert 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Bechtel 0.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Bechtel 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Levi Meyerle .486
2 Cal McVey .423
3 Steve King .404
4 Fergy Malone .398
5 Jimmy Wood .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Levi Meyerle 4
1 Fred Treacey 4
3 John Bass 3
3 Ned Cuthbert 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rynie Wolters 41
2 Levi Meyerle 35
3 Cal McVey 32
3 Al Reach 32
5 Fergy Malone 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 16
2 Ned Cuthbert 14
3 Andy Leonard 13
3 Jimmy Wood 13
5 Dave Eggler 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zettlein 2.53
2 Al Spalding 3.50
3 Rynie Wolters 3.61
4 Al Pratt 3.92
5 Cherokee Fisher 4.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Zettlein 16
2 Al Spalding 15
2 Rynie Wolters 15
4 Dick McBride 14
5 Asa Brainard 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 33
2 Rynie Wolters 21
3 Al Spalding 18
4 Bobby Mathews 17
5 Cherokee Fisher 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 3
2 Ed Pinkham 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Gould 1
1 Gat Stires 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gould 7
2 Cal McVey 6
2 Harry Schafer 6
4 Ross Barnes 5
4 6 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Wood 5
2 John McMullin 4
3 Gene Kimball 3
3 Paddy Quinn 3
5 5 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zettlein 0.33
2 Rynie Wolters 1.75
3 Cherokee Fisher 2.33
4 Al Pratt 3.13
5 Al Spalding 3.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 3
2 John McMullin 2
2 Rynie Wolters 2
2 George Zettlein 2
5 5 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 4
2 Dick McBride 3
3 Rynie Wolters 2
4 George Bechtel 1
4 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Levi Meyerle 4
1 Fred Treacey 4
3 John Bass 3
3 Ned Cuthbert 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rynie Wolters 41
2 Levi Meyerle 35
3 Cal McVey 32
3 Al Reach 32
5 Fergy Malone 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 16
2 Ned Cuthbert 14
3 Andy Leonard 13
3 Jimmy Wood 13
5 Dave Eggler 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zettlein 2.53
2 Al Spalding 3.50
3 Rynie Wolters 3.61
4 Al Pratt 3.92
5 Cherokee Fisher 4.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Zettlein 16
2 Al Spalding 15
2 Rynie Wolters 15
4 Dick McBride 14
5 Asa Brainard 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 33
2 Rynie Wolters 21
3 Al Spalding 18
4 Bobby Mathews 17
5 Cherokee Fisher 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 3
2 Ed Pinkham 1