On This Day

Saturday, October 17, 1874

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 45 15 .750 --
Mutuals 42 21 .667 4.5
Athletics 31 18 .633 8.5
White Stock. 28 31 .475 16.5
Whites 26 24 .520 14.0
Atlantics 19 32 .373 21.5
Dark Blues 13 34 .277 25.5
Canaries 9 38 .191 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Booth 3
2 George Bechtel 2
2 Tommy Bond 2
2 Bob Ferguson 2
2 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Ferguson 2
1 Andy Leonard 2
1 Charlie Sweasy 2
4 George Bechtel 1
4 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bond 999.00
1 Candy Cummings 999.00
1 Al Spalding 999.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bond 1
1 Al Spalding 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Spalding 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Levi Meyerle .392
2 Lip Pike .368
3 John McMullin .362
4 Cal McVey .361
5 Jim Holdsworth .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim O'Rourke 4
2 John Clapp 3
2 Cal McVey 3
2 Deacon White 3
5 5 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal McVey 60
2 Jim O'Rourke 54
3 Al Spalding 50
4 Bill Craver 49
4 2 others tied 49

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick McBride 1.43
2 Bobby Mathews 1.93
3 Candy Cummings 1.96
4 Jack Manning 2.04
5 Al Spalding 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 45
2 Bobby Mathews 42
3 Dick McBride 31
4 George Zettlein 27
5 Candy Cummings 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 100
2 Candy Cummings 57
3 Dick McBride 36
4 Tommy Bond 32
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Spalding .368
2 George Wright .304
3 Jim O'Rourke .277
4 John Hatfield .268
5 Bobby Mathews .263

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Levi Meyerle 1
1 Jim O'Rourke 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim O'Rourke 9
2 Bill Craver 7
2 George Hall 7
2 Dick Higham 7
2 3 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cap Anson 2
1 Lip Pike 2
3 Jack Burdock 1
3 Bill Craver 1
3 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bond 0.84
2 Dick McBride 1.00
3 Al Spalding 1.10
4 Bobby Mathews 1.56
5 Jack Manning 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 9
2 Tommy Bond 5
2 Bobby Mathews 5
4 Dick McBride 3
5 3 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 20
2 Al Spalding 10
3 Tommy Bond 9
4 Bill Stearns 5
5 Dick McBride 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Spalding .343
1 George Wright .343
3 Cal McVey .315
4 Jim O'Rourke .294
5 Ross Barnes .291

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal McVey 2
2 Dick Higham 1
2 Levi Meyerle 1
2 Jim O'Rourke 1
2 George Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal McVey 22
2 Al Spalding 15
3 Jim O'Rourke 14
4 George Wright 13
5 Deacon White 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cap Anson 3
2 Bill Craver 2
2 John McMullin 2
2 Lip Pike 2
5 6 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Mathews 1.00
2 Al Spalding 1.08
3 Dick McBride 1.09
4 Tommy Bond 1.14
5 Cherokee Fisher 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 13
2 Bobby Mathews 11
3 Tommy Bond 8
4 Dick McBride 7
5 George Zettlein 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 32
2 Tommy Bond 10
2 Jack Manning 10
2 Al Spalding 10
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim O'Rourke 4
2 John Clapp 3
2 Cal McVey 3
2 Deacon White 3
5 5 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal McVey 60
2 Jim O'Rourke 54
3 Al Spalding 50
4 Bill Craver 49
4 2 others tied 49

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick McBride 1.43
2 Bobby Mathews 1.93
3 Candy Cummings 1.96
4 Jack Manning 2.04
5 Al Spalding 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 45
2 Bobby Mathews 42
3 Dick McBride 31
4 George Zettlein 27
5 Candy Cummings 26

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 100
2 Candy Cummings 57
3 Dick McBride 36
4 Tommy Bond 32
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None