On This Day

Wednesday, October 21, 1874

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 46 17 .730 --
Mutuals 42 22 .656 4.5
Athletics 31 20 .608 9.0
Whites 28 24 .538 12.5
White Stock. 28 31 .475 16.0
Atlantics 21 32 .396 20.0
Dark Blues 13 34 .277 25.0
Canaries 9 38 .191 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Craver 3
1 George Hall 3
1 Dickey Pearce 3
1 Harry Schafer 3
1 Tom York 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Craver 2
1 Frank Fleet 2
1 Nat Hicks 2
1 Jim Holdsworth 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Craver 1
1 Nat Hicks 1
1 Mike McGeary 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bond 0.29
2 Candy Cummings 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bond 1
1 Candy Cummings 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bond 2
2 Candy Cummings 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Levi Meyerle .392
2 Lip Pike .368
3 John McMullin .361
4 Jim Holdsworth .352
5 Jack Manning .351

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 55
3 Bill Craver 51
4 Andy Leonard 50
4 Al Spalding 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Craver 11
2 Andy Leonard 10
2 Jim O'Rourke 10
4 Tom Barlow 9
4 Mike McGeary 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick McBride 1.54
2 Bobby Mathews 1.90
3 Candy Cummings 1.90
4 Jack Manning 2.04
5 Tommy Bond 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 46
2 Bobby Mathews 42
3 Dick McBride 31
4 Candy Cummings 28
5 George Zettlein 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 100
2 Candy Cummings 60
3 Tommy Bond 37
4 Dick McBride 36
5 Al Spalding 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Schafer .298
2 Al Spalding .296
3 George Hall .295
4 Deacon White .294
5 Jim O'Rourke .283

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Craver 9
2 Jim O'Rourke 8
2 George Wright 8
4 Tom York 7
5 2 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Craver 2
1 Lip Pike 2
3 Cap Anson 1
3 Nat Hicks 1
3 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bond 0.99
2 Al Spalding 1.19
3 Jack Manning 1.29
4 Candy Cummings 1.80
5 2 tied 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 7
2 Tommy Bond 6
3 Candy Cummings 3
3 Bobby Mathews 3
5 Dick McBride 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 11
2 Tommy Bond 10
3 Al Spalding 5
4 Bill Stearns 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Spalding .319
2 George Wright .313
3 Joe Start .312
4 Ross Barnes .297
5 Jim O'Rourke .296

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 George Wright 17
3 Ross Barnes 15
3 Jim O'Rourke 15
3 Al Spalding 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cap Anson 3
1 Bill Craver 3
3 Mike McGeary 2
3 John McMullin 2
3 Lip Pike 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Mathews 0.94
2 Tommy Bond 1.13
3 Al Spalding 1.35
4 Dick McBride 1.48
5 Candy Cummings 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 14
2 Bobby Mathews 11
3 Tommy Bond 10
4 Dick McBride 7
5 Candy Cummings 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 32
2 Tommy Bond 15
3 Al Spalding 11
4 Jack Manning 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 55
3 Bill Craver 51
4 Andy Leonard 50
4 Al Spalding 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Craver 11
2 Andy Leonard 10
2 Jim O'Rourke 10
4 Tom Barlow 9
4 Mike McGeary 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick McBride 1.54
2 Bobby Mathews 1.90
3 Candy Cummings 1.90
4 Jack Manning 2.04
5 Tommy Bond 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 46
2 Bobby Mathews 42
3 Dick McBride 31
4 Candy Cummings 28
5 George Zettlein 27

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 100
2 Candy Cummings 60
3 Tommy Bond 37
4 Dick McBride 36
5 Al Spalding 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None