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August 15, 1876 Report
Boston Red Caps 31-13
New York Mutuals 26-17
Chicago White Stockings 28-21
Hartford Dark Blues 24-20
Philadelphia Athletics 22-25
St. Louis Brown Stockings 21-26
Cincinnati Reds 19-28
Louisville Grays 14-35
League Leaders:
Batting - Holly Hollingshead, Chicago White Stockings, .402
Home Runs - Holly Hollingshead, Chicago and Ezra Sutton, Philadelphia, 2 each
Runs Batted In - Elmer White, Chicago White Stockings, 44
Runs Scored - "Black Jack" Burdock, Chicago White Stockings, 44
Hits - Holly Hollingshead, Chicago White Stockings, 78
Doubles - John Bass, Hartford Dark Blues, 24
Triples - Lip Pike, Hartford Dark Blues, 8
Stolen Bases - Dickie Flowers, New York Mutuals, 21
Wins - Asa Brainard, New York and John "Lefty" McMullin, Hartford, 12 each
ERA - Hugh Campbell, Boston Red Caps, 2.23
Strikeouts - Al Pratt, Chicago White Stockings, 24
Opponent Average - Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athetics, .249
In honor of both his good season with the White Stockings and the fact that I've got a good new photo of him, "Black Jack" Burdock is going to be my new avatar....
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