The Base Ball Intelligencer, Troy, NY, August 1, 1873:
National Association Standings as of August 1, 1873:
Code:
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Philadelphia White Stockings 18 9 .667 - 17-10 1 12-1 6-8 1-2 7-6 26 W3 5-5
Baltimore Canaries 22 17 .564 2.0 20-19 2 14-5 8-12 2-0 9-2 L2 6-4
Boston Red Stockings 17 12 .586 2.0 17-12 0 8-8 9-4 1-3 3-1 W2 5-5
Philadelphia Athletics 18 13 .581 2.0 18-13 0 10-5 8-8 2-1 6-5 L1 7-3
New York Mutuals 16 13 .552 3.0 18-11 -2 9-7 7-6 1-2 3-6 W1 7-3
Brooklyn Atlantics 14 13 .519 4.0 14-13 0 10-5 4-8 1-0 6-3 W1 5-5
Baltimore Marylands 2 4 .333 5.5 3-3 -1 1-0 1-4 0-0 0-2 L4 2-4
Elizabeth Resolutes 6 15 .286 9.0 9-12 -3 2-6 4-9 2-2 2-9 L4 2-8
Washington Blue Legs 1 18 .053 13.0 3-16 -2 0-11 1-7 0-0 0-2 L9 1-9
BLANCO HAS WHITE STOCKING CLUB IN FINE FETTLE
Pitcher extraordinaire Cavetano Blanco is leading the reborn White Stocking Club to success in its new environs in Philadelphia. The Cuban-born Blanco has won 16 of his 25 starts, and has accumulated more strikeouts than any other denizen of the hurler's box, 181 of them in all. His next nearest competitor, Andy Sanford of Mutual has 115. The White Stockings have won two-thirds of their games, the best "percentage" in the Association, but have four fewer wins than the Baltimore Canaries.
CAVETANO BLANCO
TWO OUT OF THREE NOT BAD FOR BALTIMORE CLUB
The Canary Club of Baltimore features three fresh-faced youngsters among its starting infielders, and two of those three have been instrumental in the team's piling up of victories this season. Third sacker John Mahoney was outstanding in June, accumulating ten hits in 21 at-bats. In July, short fielder Marty Lipton took over, with 15 hits in 34 at-bats. Only the second baseman, Mike Feldbush, has struggled thus far, with 8 hits in 35 at-bats over the last two months.
MARTY LIPTON
RHOADES PITCHES ATHLETIC INTO RACE
With the White Stocking Club asserting its dominance in not only the city they share with the Athletic Club, but also the Association, it's been an up and down campaign for the older Club. Only the outstanding performance of Walker "Book" Rhoades, late of the Forest Citys of Cleveland, has kept the Athletic Club's backers in the pink. According to Chadwick, Rhoades has the best "earned run average" in the Association, with a 1.50 mark through August 1 and has won 16 of his 22 contests since taking over as Athletic's top pitchman.
WALKER RHOADES