On This Day

Saturday, May 9, 1874

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 5 0 1.000 --
Athletics 4 4 .500 2.5
Dark Blues 3 0 1.000 1.0
Whites 2 2 .500 2.5
Mutuals 2 3 .400 3.0
Atlantics 1 1 .500 2.5
Canaries 1 8 .111 6.0
White Stock. 0 0 .000 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Beals 5
1 Jim O'Rourke 5
1 George Wright 5
4 Charlie Gould 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim O'Rourke 5
2 Tommy Beals 4
3 George Hall 3
3 Harry Schafer 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Candy Nelson 2
2 Mike McGeary 1
2 Jack Remsen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Asa Brainard 999.00
1 Al Spalding 999.00
3 Bobby Mathews 0.09
4 Dick McBride 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Mathews 1
1 Al Spalding 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 1
1 Dick McBride 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim O'Rourke .556
2 Cal McVey .519
3 George Wright .483
4 Lip Pike .467
5 Al Spalding .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Count Gedney 1
1 Pop Snyder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim O'Rourke 13
2 Cal McVey 8
3 Dick McBride 7
3 John McMullin 7
3 Al Spalding 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 5
2 Candy Nelson 3
2 Jack Remsen 3
4 Ross Barnes 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Candy Cummings 0.75
2 Al Spalding 1.00
2 Tommy Bond 1.00
4 Cherokee Fisher 1.33
5 Dick McBride 2.38

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick McBride 14
2 Candy Cummings 5
2 Bobby Mathews 5
4 Asa Brainard 2
4 Al Spalding 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Count Gedney 1
1 Pop Snyder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim O'Rourke 13
2 Cal McVey 8
3 Dick McBride 7
3 John McMullin 7
3 Al Spalding 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 5
2 Candy Nelson 3
2 Jack Remsen 3
4 Ross Barnes 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
None

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick McBride 14
2 Candy Cummings 5
2 Bobby Mathews 5
4 Asa Brainard 2
4 Al Spalding 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None