On This Day

Monday, June 8, 1874

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 18 3 .857 --
Athletics 11 7 .611 5.5
Mutuals 8 8 .500 7.5
Whites 6 7 .462 8.0
Dark Blues 5 8 .385 9.0
White Stock. 4 5 .444 8.0
Atlantics 4 8 .333 9.5
Canaries 4 14 .222 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Levi Meyerle 4
1 Ezra Sutton 4
3 Cap Anson 3
3 Ned Cuthbert 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cap Anson 2
1 Nat Hicks 2
1 Dick Higham 2
1 Fergy Malone 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 2
1 Paul Hines 2
3 Ross Barnes 1
3 Dan Collins 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Asa Brainard 999.00
1 Bobby Mathews 999.00
3 Dick McBride 0.29
4 Candy Cummings 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Collins 1
1 Bobby Mathews 1
1 Dick McBride 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick McBride 2
2 Candy Cummings 1
2 Bobby Mathews 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John McMullin .420
2 Jim Devlin .409
2 Davy Force .409
4 Lip Pike .396
5 Wes Fisler .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John McMullin 2
1 Deacon White 2
3 Ned Cuthbert 1
3 Count Gedney 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim O'Rourke 26
2 Lip Pike 21
3 Cal McVey 20
4 George Hall 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Leonard 7
2 Mike McGeary 6
3 Candy Nelson 5
3 Jim O'Rourke 5
3 Ezra Sutton 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Candy Cummings 1.07
2 Al Spalding 1.52
3 Dick McBride 1.61
4 Tommy Bond 1.83
5 Cherokee Fisher 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 18
2 Dick McBride 11
3 Bobby Mathews 8
4 Candy Cummings 6
5 Cherokee Fisher 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 28
2 Dick McBride 18
3 Candy Cummings 14
4 Cherokee Fisher 12
5 Al Spalding 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John McMullin 2
1 Deacon White 2
3 Ned Cuthbert 1
3 Count Gedney 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim O'Rourke 26
2 Lip Pike 21
3 Cal McVey 20
4 George Hall 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Leonard 7
2 Mike McGeary 6
3 Candy Nelson 5
3 Jim O'Rourke 5
3 Ezra Sutton 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.52
2 Dick McBride 1.61
3 Asa Brainard 3.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 18
2 Dick McBride 11
3 Bobby Mathews 8
4 Candy Cummings 6
5 Cherokee Fisher 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 28
2 Dick McBride 18
3 Candy Cummings 14
4 Cherokee Fisher 12
5 Al Spalding 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None