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July 1, 1876 Report
Boston Red Caps 20-9
Chicago White Stockings 18-11
New York Mutuals 17-11
Hartford Dark Blues 14-13
Philadelphia Athletics 14-14
St. Louis Brown Stockings 13-16
Cincinnati Reds 11-18
Louisville Grays 7-22
League Leaders:
Batting - Holly Hollingshead, Chicago White Stockings, .480
Home Runs - Holly Hollingshead, Chicago and Ezra Sutton, Philadelphia, 2 each
Runs Batted In - Joe Start, New York Mutuals, 29
Runs Scored - Joe Start, New York Mutuals, 28
Hits - Holly Hollingshead, Chicago White Stockings, 59
Doubles - John Bass, Hartford Dark Blues, 15
Triples - 4 tied with 4 each
Stolen Bases - Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues, 16
Wins - Asa Brainard, New York Mutuals, 10
ERA - Dan Collins, Chicago White Stockings, 2.03
Strikeouts - John "Lefty" McMullin, Hartford Dark Blues, 15
Opponent Average - Cherokee Fisher, Boston Red Caps, .220
Obviously, Hollingshead's incredible hot streak continues, as he increasingly looks like a shoo-in to be the first player in National League history to hit .400 on the season. However, he may end up having to share that honor with "Old Reliable" Joe Start, who currently stands at .443 for the year.
There was one major injury over the last couple of weeks. Shortstop Wee Davy Force of the St. Louis Brown Stockings, who has been a standout infielder for years as a member of the Washington Olympics and Philadelphia Whites, went down to a season-ending injury on June 22. The 26-year-old Force has vowed that he will be ready by the start of the 1877 season, although only time will tell whether this proves true.
It's also becoming apparent that the western teams just aren't as strong as their east coast counterparts. Following the western teams' month-long road trip back east, the eastern teams have recently headed west and will not be home until late July. This has enabled the eastern teams to fatten their record at the expense of weak Cincinnati, St. Louis and Louisville teams.
Since it's time to switch up my avatar, I'm going to go with Asa Brainard of the New York Mutuals - the first pitcher of the 1876 season to make it to 10 wins.
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