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September 1, 1875 Standings/Leaders
Philadelphia Athletics 42-13
Boston Red Stockings 43-16
Philadelphia Whites 37-15
New York Mutuals 36-15
St. Louis Red Stockings (defunct) 9-10
Keokuk Westerns (defunct) 5-8
Chicago White Stockings 20-29
Brooklyn Atlantics 13-22
Washington Nationals (defunct) 9-19
New Haven Elm Citys 14-26
Philadelphia Centennials (defunct) 0-14
St. Louis Brown Stockings 16-33
Hartford Dark Blues 16-40
League Leaders:
Batting - George Hall, New York Mutuals, .392
Home Runs - 3 tied with 2 each
Runs Batted In - Ezra Sutton, Philadelphia Athletics, 56
Runs Scored - Dickie Flowers, New York Mutuals, 70
Hits - John Radcliff, Philadelphia Athletics, 95
Doubles - Ross Barnes, Boston Red Stockings, 16
Triples - John Radcliff, Philadelphia Athletics, 9
Stolen Bases - Dickie Flowers, New York Mutuals, 30
Wins - Dick McBride, Philadelphia Athletics, 20
ERA - Candy Cummings, New York Mutuals, 1.37
Strikeouts - Bill Stearns, Philadelphia Whites, 22
Opponent Average - Candy Cummings, New York Mutuals, 1.98
In honor of the Athletics' march into first, I'm switching the avatar to Ezra Sutton - the best hitter on the Philadelphia team.
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A New League Begins - an exploration of 19th century base ball.
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