On This Day

Friday, October 2, 1874

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Mutuals 37 17 .685 --
Red Stockings 36 14 .720 -1.0
Athletics 28 15 .651 3.5
White Stock. 27 30 .474 11.5
Whites 25 21 .543 8.0
Atlantics 14 31 .311 18.5
Dark Blues 13 27 .325 17.0
Canaries 8 33 .195 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Start 4
2 Asa Brainard 2
2 Candy Nelson 2
4 Doug Allison 1
4 9 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Carey 1
1 Bobby Mathews 1
1 Candy Nelson 1
1 Pop Snyder 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Mathews 0.71
2 Jack Manning 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Mathews 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 5
2 Jack Manning 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Levi Meyerle .389
2 Lip Pike .385
3 Cal McVey .385
4 John McMullin .374
5 Jack Manning .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Clapp 3
1 Cal McVey 3
1 Jim O'Rourke 3
1 Deacon White 3
5 5 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal McVey 53
2 Jim O'Rourke 45
2 Lip Pike 45
4 Andy Leonard 43
4 Al Spalding 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Leonard 10
1 Jim O'Rourke 10
3 Tom Barlow 9
3 Bill Craver 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick McBride 1.50
2 Candy Cummings 1.91
3 Bobby Mathews 1.99
4 Jack Manning 2.12
5 Cherokee Fisher 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Mathews 37
2 Al Spalding 36
3 Dick McBride 28
4 George Zettlein 26
5 Candy Cummings 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 80
2 Candy Cummings 57
3 Dick McBride 33
4 George Zettlein 26
5 Tommy Bond 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal McVey .395
1 George Wright .395
3 Ross Barnes .381
4 Andy Leonard .350
5 Jim O'Rourke .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal McVey 2
2 Dick Higham 1
2 George Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal McVey 15
2 Ross Barnes 8
2 Al Spalding 8
2 Deacon White 8
5 George Wright 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cap Anson 1
1 Bill Craver 1
1 Dave Eggler 1
1 Bob Ferguson 1
1 3 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Mathews 0.17
2 Al Spalding 1.03
3 Dick McBride 1.16
4 Tommy Bond 1.50
5 George Zettlein 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Mathews 6
2 Dick McBride 4
2 Al Spalding 4
4 Tommy Bond 3
4 George Zettlein 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 12
2 Jack Manning 8
3 Dick McBride 5
4 Bill Stearns 3
4 George Zettlein 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Davy Force .293
2 Paul Hines .286
3 Ned Cuthbert .183

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal McVey 2
2 George Bechtel 1
2 Dick Higham 1
2 George Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal McVey 17
2 Dick McBride 11
3 Ross Barnes 10
3 Paul Hines 10
3 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cap Anson 2
1 Jack Chapman 2
3 Joe Battin 1
3 Steve Brady 1
3 14 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Mathews 0.92
2 Candy Cummings 1.17
3 Dick McBride 1.42
4 Al Spalding 1.76
5 George Zettlein 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Mathews 11
2 Al Spalding 6
3 Tommy Bond 5
3 Candy Cummings 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 18
2 Candy Cummings 9
3 Jack Manning 8
4 Dick McBride 7
5 Tommy Bond 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Clapp 3
1 Cal McVey 3
1 Jim O'Rourke 3
1 Deacon White 3
5 5 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal McVey 53
2 Jim O'Rourke 45
2 Lip Pike 45
4 Andy Leonard 43
4 Al Spalding 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Leonard 10
1 Jim O'Rourke 10
3 Tom Barlow 9
3 Bill Craver 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick McBride 1.50
2 Candy Cummings 1.91
3 Bobby Mathews 1.99
4 Cherokee Fisher 2.18
5 Al Spalding 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Mathews 37
2 Al Spalding 36
3 Dick McBride 28
4 George Zettlein 26
5 Candy Cummings 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 80
2 Candy Cummings 57
3 Dick McBride 33
4 George Zettlein 26
5 Tommy Bond 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None