July 1, 1873
The standings continue to stay tight as Washington dropped a few games in June. Elizabeth, Brooklyn, and Boston are all hot on their heels, while the defending champion Athletics are struggling. In particular, Joe Dimond hasn’t been anywhere near as good as he was the past two seasons, and the team has experimented with Charlie Calmus starting some games. Calmus has been better than Dimond this year, but it's not showing up in the W-L column.
In Other News
June 23: Baltimore Canaries left fielder John Retherford goes hitless against the Philadelphia White Stockings after extending his hitting streak to 36 games, a new NA record.
Standings
Code:
W L PCT GB
Washington Blue Legs 11 4 .733 -
Elizabeth Resolutes 10 5 .667 1.0
Brooklyn Atlantics 10 7 .588 2.0
Boston Red Stockings 11 9 .550 2.5
New York Mutuals 11 10 .524 3.0
Baltimore Marylands 2 3 .400 4.0
Philadelphia Athletics 9 10 .474 4.0
Baltimore Canaries 11 18 .379 7.0
Philadelphia White Stockings 8 17 .320 8.0
League Leaders
Average
.500 Joe Bonetti (MAR)
.432 Bob Polansky (ATL)
.426 Charlie Harvard (PHA)
Total Bases
68 John Gano (BAL)
65 John Retherford (BAL)
59 John Bissell (BAL)
Stolen Bases
9 Ed Buteau (PWS)
7 John Arend (ATL)
7 John Nero (NY)
ERA
2.33 Bill McManis (NY)
3.23 Will Svoboda (BOS)
3.35 Jack Wheeler (BAL)
Wins
8 Frank Salley (WBL)
7 Harry Hulsey (ELI)
6 Will Svoboda (BOS)
Strikeouts
8 Pete Cannon (BAL)
6 Bill McManis (NY)
6 Jack Wheeler (BAL)