On This Day

Saturday, September 16, 1871

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
White Stock. 17 6 .739 --
Athletics 17 7 .708 0.5
Red Stockings 17 9 .654 1.5
Mutuals 15 15 .500 5.5
Olympics 14 13 .519 5.0
Haymakers 11 11 .500 5.5
Forest Citys 10 18 .357 9.5
Kekiongas 7 12 .368 8.0
Forest Citys 4 21 .160 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ross Barnes 3
2 Charlie Gould 2
2 Dick Higham 2
2 Tom Patterson 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Spalding 3
2 Dave Birdsall 1
2 Charlie Gould 1
2 Dickey Pearce 1
2 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Spalding 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
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 .486
2 Cal McVey .415
3 Steve King .400
4 Fergy Malone .398
5 Ross Barnes .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Levi Meyerle 4
1 Fred Treacey 4
3 John Bass 3
3 Ned Cuthbert 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rynie Wolters 43
2 Cal McVey 36
3 Levi Meyerle 35
4 Al Reach 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 16
2 Ned Cuthbert 14
3 Andy Leonard 13
3 Jimmy Wood 13
5 Dave Eggler 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zettlein 2.53
2 Al Spalding 3.47
3 Rynie Wolters 3.50
4 Al Pratt 3.76
5 Asa Brainard 4.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 16
1 George Zettlein 16
3 Rynie Wolters 15
4 Dick McBride 14
5 Asa Brainard 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 34
2 Rynie Wolters 22
3 Al Spalding 19
4 Bobby Mathews 17
5 Cherokee Fisher 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 3
2 Ed Pinkham 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Gould 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal McVey 10
2 Charlie Gould 8
2 Charlie Pabor 8
4 Ross Barnes 7
4 2 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Denny Mack 3
2 Ned Cuthbert 2
2 John McMullin 2
4 Bob Addy 1
4 9 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rynie Wolters 2.00
2 Cherokee Fisher 2.67
3 Al Pratt 3.00
4 Al Spalding 3.32
5 John McMullin 6.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 4
2 Al Pratt 3
3 Rynie Wolters 2
4 George Bechtel 1
4 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rynie Wolters 3
2 Al Pratt 2
2 Al Spalding 2
4 George Bechtel 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Levi Meyerle 4
1 Fred Treacey 4
3 John Bass 3
3 Ned Cuthbert 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rynie Wolters 43
2 Cal McVey 36
3 Levi Meyerle 35
4 Al Reach 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 16
2 Ned Cuthbert 14
3 Andy Leonard 13
3 Jimmy Wood 13
5 Dave Eggler 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zettlein 2.53
2 Al Spalding 3.47
3 Rynie Wolters 3.50
4 Al Pratt 3.76
5 Asa Brainard 4.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 16
1 George Zettlein 16
3 Rynie Wolters 15
4 Dick McBride 14
5 Asa Brainard 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 34
2 Rynie Wolters 22
3 Al Spalding 19
4 Bobby Mathews 17
5 Cherokee Fisher 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 3
2 Ed Pinkham 1