On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1871

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 7 .720 --
White Stock. 17 7 .708 0.5
Red Stockings 17 9 .654 1.5
Mutuals 15 15 .500 5.5
Olympics 14 13 .519 5.0
Haymakers 11 11 .500 5.5
Forest Citys 10 18 .357 9.5
Kekiongas 7 12 .368 8.0
Forest Citys 4 21 .160 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Levi Meyerle 3
1 Al Reach 3
3 George Bechtel 2
3 Count Sensenderfer 2
3 Jimmy Wood 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Levi Meyerle 3
2 George Bechtel 2
2 Count Sensenderfer 2
2 Fred Treacey 2
5 5 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Wood 3
2 Ed Duffy 1
2 Fred Treacey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Zettlein 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick McBride 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Zettlein 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Levi Meyerle .491
2 Cal McVey .415
3 Steve King .400
4 Jimmy Wood .397
5 Ross Barnes .396

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 43
2 Levi Meyerle 38
3 Cal McVey 36
4 Al Reach 33
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zettlein 2.77
2 Al Spalding 3.47
3 Rynie Wolters 3.50
4 Al Pratt 3.76
5 Asa Brainard 4.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 34
2 Rynie Wolters 22
3 Al Spalding 19
4 Bobby Mathews 17
5 2 tied 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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gould 7
1 Cal McVey 7
1 Charlie Pabor 7
4 Harry Schafer 6
5 5 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Denny Mack 3
1 Jimmy Wood 3
3 Ned Cuthbert 2
3 John McMullin 2
5 12 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rynie Wolters 2.25
2 Cherokee Fisher 2.67
3 Al Pratt 2.75
4 Al Spalding 3.19
5 George Zettlein 4.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Pratt 3
1 Al Spalding 3
3 Rynie Wolters 2
4 Cherokee Fisher 1
4 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 2
1 Rynie Wolters 2
3 George Bechtel 1
3 Al Spalding 1
3 George Zettlein 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 43
2 Levi Meyerle 38
3 Cal McVey 36
4 Al Reach 33
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zettlein 2.77
2 Al Spalding 3.47
3 Rynie Wolters 3.50
4 Al Pratt 3.76
5 Asa Brainard 4.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 34
2 Rynie Wolters 22
3 Al Spalding 19
4 Bobby Mathews 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 3
2 Ed Pinkham 1