October 1, 1871
Philadelphia gave nothing up over the month of September, and Washington continued their rise to push up into second place. A quartet of teams sit at 10 games back while the White Stockings are pulling up the rear.
In Other News
Washington center fielder John Arend’s hitting streak ended at 26 games, but teammate Josh Croyle is challenging at the same time. The Olympics catcher extended his streak to 25 games in September, and it’s the only active streak longer than 15 games.
More than thirty whaling ships, chasing bowhead whales off the coast of Alaska, were abandoned by mid-September as pack ice closed in behind them. Seven ships that had escaped the ice before it closed in were able to rescue the stranded crews after dumping their cargos.
Standings
Code:
W L PCT GB
Philadelphia Athletics 20 5 .800 -
Washington Olympics 19 13 .594 4.5
New York Mutuals 18 13 .581 5.0
Fort Wayne Kekiongas 11 8 .579 6.0
Boston Red Stockings 12 17 .414 10.0
Cleveland Forest Citys 12 17 .414 10.0
Rockford Forest Citys 10 15 .400 10.0
Troy Haymakers 10 15 .400 10.0
Chicago White Stockings 8 17 .320 12.0
League Leaders
Average
.484 Bob Polansky (CHW)
.461 Harry Ream (CHW)
.400 Harry Holms (ROC)
Total Bases
94 Bob Polansky (CHW)
93 Tom Hedgepeth (NY)
83 Harry Holmes (ROC)
Stolen Bases
28 Joe Bonetti (CLE)
27 Tom Hedgepeth (NY)
26 Tom Gerheauser (CLE)
ERA
1.68 Jake Lindsey (FW)
2.68 Joe Dimond (PHA)
2.85 Joe Winsor (WSH)
Wins
14 Joe Dimond (PHI)
10 Charlie Champ (CLE)
7 Mart Lemelle (WSH), John Hettinger (WSH), Bobby Thrasher (BOS)
Strikeouts
23 Joe Dimond (PHA)
15 Charlie Champ (CLE)
11 Denny Klusman (ROC)