On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1874

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 13 1 .929 --
Athletics 7 6 .538 5.5
Mutuals 5 4 .556 5.5
Dark Blues 4 5 .444 6.5
Atlantics 3 3 .500 6.0
Whites 3 4 .429 6.5
Canaries 2 12 .143 11.0
White Stock. 1 3 .250 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Devlin 3
1 John Farrow 3
1 Wes Fisler 3
1 Fergy Malone 3
1 John McMullin 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John McMullin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Battin 2
1 Tommy Beals 2
1 Tommy Bond 2
1 Jack Chapman 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ned Cuthbert 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bond 999.00
1 Al Spalding 999.00
3 George Zettlein 0.29
4 Cherokee Fisher 0.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bond 1
1 Bobby Mathews 1
1 Dick McBride 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Zettlein 2
2 Cherokee Fisher 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John McMullin .415
2 Al Spalding .410
3 Cal McVey .397
4 Jim O'Rourke .391
5 Lip Pike .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deacon White 2
2 Ned Cuthbert 1
2 Count Gedney 1
2 John McMullin 1
2 Pop Snyder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim O'Rourke 23
2 George Hall 17
3 Lip Pike 16
4 Cal McVey 15
4 Al Spalding 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 6
2 Candy Nelson 4
2 Jim O'Rourke 4
2 Ezra Sutton 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bond 1.17
2 Candy Cummings 1.27
3 George Zettlein 1.75
4 Al Spalding 1.79
5 Dick McBride 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 13
2 Dick McBride 7
3 Bobby Mathews 5
4 Cherokee Fisher 4
5 2 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick McBride 15
2 Bobby Mathews 11
3 Candy Cummings 10
3 Cherokee Fisher 10
5 George Zettlein 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deacon White 2
2 Ned Cuthbert 1
2 Count Gedney 1
2 John McMullin 1
2 Pop Snyder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim O'Rourke 23
2 George Hall 17
3 Lip Pike 16
4 Cal McVey 15
4 Al Spalding 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 6
2 Candy Nelson 4
2 Jim O'Rourke 4
2 Ezra Sutton 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 13
2 Dick McBride 7
3 Bobby Mathews 5
4 Cherokee Fisher 4
5 2 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick McBride 15
2 Bobby Mathews 11
3 Candy Cummings 10
3 Cherokee Fisher 10
5 George Zettlein 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None