On This Day

Saturday, May 30, 1874

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 16 2 .889 --
Athletics 7 7 .500 7.0
Mutuals 6 5 .545 6.5
Atlantics 4 4 .500 7.0
Dark Blues 4 7 .364 8.5
White Stock. 3 3 .500 7.0
Whites 3 6 .333 8.5
Canaries 3 12 .200 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Devlin 5
2 Lip Pike 4
3 Davy Force 3
3 Levi Meyerle 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orator Shafer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Devlin 5
2 Jack Manning 3
3 Bill Boyd 2
3 Wes Fisler 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Devlin 1
1 Denny Mack 1
1 Levi Meyerle 1
1 Candy Nelson 1
1 Joe Start 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Asa Brainard 999.00
1 Cherokee Fisher 999.00
1 Dick McBride 999.00
1 Al Spalding 999.00
1 George Zettlein 999.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Asa Brainard 1
1 Bobby Mathews 1
1 Al Spalding 1
1 George Zettlein 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 5
2 Tommy Bond 1
2 Asa Brainard 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lip Pike .432
2 John McMullin .390
3 Harry Wright .389
4 Al Spalding .365
5 Cal McVey .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deacon White 2
2 Ned Cuthbert 1
2 Count Gedney 1
2 George Hall 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim O'Rourke 24
2 George Hall 18
2 Lip Pike 18
4 Cal McVey 17
4 Harry Schafer 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bond 1.13
2 Candy Cummings 1.32
3 Al Spalding 1.44
4 Dick McBride 1.86
5 George Zettlein 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 16
2 Dick McBride 7
3 Bobby Mathews 6
4 Tommy Bond 4
4 Cherokee Fisher 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 16
2 Dick McBride 15
3 Cherokee Fisher 12
4 Candy Cummings 10
5 Al Spalding 9

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 George Hall 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim O'Rourke 24
2 George Hall 18
2 Lip Pike 18
4 Cal McVey 17
4 Harry Schafer 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 16
2 Dick McBride 7
3 Bobby Mathews 6
4 Tommy Bond 4
4 Cherokee Fisher 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 16
2 Dick McBride 15
3 Cherokee Fisher 12
4 Candy Cummings 10
5 Al Spalding 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None