May 1, 1875
With only a handful of games played in April, the standings look a bit odd. Boston’s near the bottom, with the White Stockings near the top. The Elm Citys have even won 2 of 3. Some teams that aren’t much of a surprise are Brooklyn at 3-0 and the Centennials at 1-3. The schedule picks up quite a bit in May, with a full slate of 6 games scheduled for the 8th.
In Other News
Apr 19: Boston hosts New Haven for the first game of the season. While the Red Stockings take a 2-0 lead in the first inning and are up 6-1 after three, the Elm Citys fight back. They score in each of the final 5 innings, including 3 in the 9th to tie the game at 8. The game goes to extra innings, with New Haven eventually scoring in the 14th to win it 9-8. The teams combined for 25 errors in the game, with only 3 of the 17 runs allowed being earned.
Apr 26: Boston’s Jim Gray sees his 23 game hit streak, dating back to last season, come to an end against the Nationals.
Standings
Code:
W L PCT GB
Brooklyn Atlantics 3 0 1.000 -
Philadelphia White Stockings 3 0 1.000 -
New Haven Elm Citys 2 1 .667 1.0
Chicago White Stockings 0 0 .000 1.5
Keokuk Westerns 0 0 .000 1.5
Philadelphia Athletics 1 1 .500 1.5
St. Louis Red Stockings 0 0 .000 1.5
St. Louis Brown Stockings 0 0 .000 1.5
Washington Nationals 1 1 .500 1.5
New York Mutuals 0 1 .000 2.0
Boston Red Stockings 1 3 .250 2.5
Hartford Dark Blues 0 2 .000 2.5
Philadelphia Centennials 1 3 .250 2.5
League Leaders
Average
.625 Mike Shenlaw (HAR)
.556 Jim Shemo (PHA)
.529 Mike Stanley (ATL)
Total Bases
12 Joe Rightnowar (NH)
12 Mike Stanley (ATL)
11 Charlie Rossi (BOS)
Stolen Bases
1 John Arend (ATL)
1 Mike Bushway (NH)
1 John Gano (PWS)
1 Joe Righnowar (NH)
ERA
0.33 John Fortenberry (PWS)
0.61 Joe Gotcher (PHA)
0.73 John Waitt (WAS)
Wins
3 John Fortenberry (PWS)
2 Jack Anderson (ATL)
1 several pitchers
Strikeouts
4 Fred Ross (BOS)
3 John Fortenberry (PWS)
2 Jack Anderson (ATL), Al Goodin (NH), Chris Hampel (HAR)