The Base Ball Intelligencer, Troy, NY, July 3, 1877:
LOUISVILLE TOP IN VICTORIES
The Gray Club of Louisville has more victories than any other National League club this season, a surprising result for a team most felt was not capable of competing with the top clubs in the League. The Grays have won 13 of 22 contests thus far, two more than either last year's champion Dark Blue club of Hartford and the similarly surprising Brown Stocking Club of St. Louis. There have been some rumors of shady dealings by some of the Louisville club's membership and League President Benjamin Harrell has promised an investigation.
BENJAMIN HARRELL
The standings of the Clubs as of July 1, 1877:
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Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10
Louisville Grays 13 9 .591 - 12-10 1 9-3 4-6 1-0 4-2 W2 5-5
Hartford Dark Blues 11 9 .550 1.0 11-9 0 7-3 4-6 0-0 3-4 W1 6-4
St. Louis Brown Stockings 11 10 .524 1.5 10-11 1 3-6 8-4 0-0 2-1 L1 4-6
Chicago White Stockings 10 12 .455 3.0 11-11 -1 5-7 5-5 0-0 4-3 W1 5-5
Cincinnati Reds 9 8 .529 1.5 9-8 0 5-4 4-4 0-1 0-1 L1 5-5
Boston Red Stockings 7 13 .350 5.0 8-12 -1 3-6 4-7 0-0 2-4 L2 4-6
WITHERS SHOWS OLD FORM
Red Stocking stlawart Rit Withers may be a salty veteran of 38 summers, but he is playing like a mere slip of a lad of half that age. Withers has tortured League hurlers this spring and early summer to the tune of a .477 batting average. With Rube Pitman out of the game due to a serious shoulder injury, even Withers' outstanding efforts have not been enough to lift the Red Stocking club to victory - so far the once dominant Bostonians are last in victories, with a mere seven in twenty contests.
RIT WITHERS