On This Day

Friday, October 16, 1874

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 44 15 .746 --
Mutuals 42 20 .677 3.5
Athletics 31 18 .633 8.0
White Stock. 28 31 .475 16.0
Whites 26 23 .531 13.0
Atlantics 18 32 .360 21.5
Dark Blues 13 34 .277 25.0
Canaries 9 38 .191 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cal McVey 3
2 Cap Anson 2
2 Jack Chapman 2
2 Pat McGee 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim O'Rourke 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim O'Rourke 3
2 Ross Barnes 1
2 Scott Hastings 1
2 Pat McGee 1
2 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cap Anson 1
1 John McMullin 1
1 Lip Pike 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick McBride 999.00
1 Al Spalding 999.00
3 Cherokee Fisher 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bond 1
1 Al Spalding 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cherokee Fisher 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Levi Meyerle .392
2 Lip Pike .368
3 Cal McVey .366
4 John McMullin .362
5 Jim Holdsworth .355

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 Lip Pike 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 1.86
3 Candy Cummings 1.98
4 Jack Manning 2.04
5 Al Spalding 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 44
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 George Zettlein 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Spalding .365
2 Joe Start .333
3 George Wright .294
4 Bobby Mathews .282
5 Jim O'Rourke .279

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 Bobby Mathews 8
3 Bill Craver 7
3 George Hall 7
3 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 Bobby Mathews 0.89
2 Tommy Bond 0.98
3 Dick McBride 1.00
4 Al Spalding 1.11
5 Jack Manning 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 8
2 Bobby Mathews 6
3 Tommy Bond 4
4 Dick McBride 3
5 3 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 25
2 Tommy Bond 9
2 Al Spalding 9
4 Bill Stearns 5
5 Jack Manning 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Spalding .354
2 Cal McVey .333
3 George Wright .320
4 Ross Barnes .310
5 Jim O'Rourke .302

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 24
2 Al Spalding 17
3 Jim O'Rourke 15
4 Deacon White 13
4 George Wright 13

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 0.64
2 Dick McBride 1.09
3 Al Spalding 1.19
4 Tommy Bond 1.24
5 Cherokee Fisher 1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 32
2 Tommy Bond 10
2 Jack Manning 10
4 Al Spalding 9
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 Lip Pike 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 1.86
3 Candy Cummings 1.98
4 Jack Manning 2.04
5 Al Spalding 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 44
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 George Zettlein 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None