July 1, 1875
Chicago was unable to maintain their lofty perch atop the standings, and the Philadelphia Athletics took advantage by moving up into the coveted slot. Brooklyn also made a charge to contend, while a number of teams found themselves hovering just a few games back. The Nationals, Dark Blues, both White Stockings, and Mutuals all are potential contenders at this point of the year.
At the bottom of the standings sit several of the new teams, as well as a major disappointment from Beantown. Boston’s Red Stockings haven’t won any of their last 11 games, and were last victorious against Keokuk on June 10th.
In Other News
June 3: Philadelphia White Stockings’ pitcher Bill Johnson holds New Haven to 3 hits and 0 runs scored despite 5 errors committed by the Philadelphia side.
June 4: Tufts University and Harvard University face off at Jarvis Field in Cambridge, Massachusetts for the first game of college football.
June 14: New York’s Tim Balke became the first player to hit for the cycle since 1971, when he went 5-5 against the Keokuk Westerns. The most difficult feat of the night was the home run, which came with 2 outs in the 9th inning. His performance helped the Mutuals defeat the Westerns by a score of 5-3.
June 14: The Philadelphia White Stockings’ John Fortenberry shuts out the St. Louis Brown Stockings on 4 hits. St. Louis fails to score despite 6 errors by Philadelphia.
June 29: Washington Nationals pitcher Charlie Barta shuts out the Brown Stockings on 3 hits.
Standings
Code:
W L PCT GB
Philadelphia Athletics 23 11 .676 -
Brooklyn Atlantics 15 7 .682 2.0
Philadelphia White Stockings 19 12 .613 2.5
Hartford Dark Blues 20 14 .588 3.0
Chicago White Stockings 14 9 .609 3.5
New York Mutuals 16 11 .593 3.5
Washington Nationals 15 10 .600 3.5
St. Louis Red Stockings 7 10 .412 7.5
Philadelphia Centennials 4 10 .286 9.0
Keokuk Westerns 3 10 .231 9.5
St. Louis Brown Stockings 7 15 .318 10.0
Boston Red Stockings 16 26 .381 11.0
New Haven Elm Citys 6 20 .231 13.0
League Leaders
Average
.369 Mike Stanley (ATL)
.357 Tim Balke (NY)
.350 Bob Brose (ATL)
Total Bases
82 Charlie Rossi (BOS)
73 Jim Linhart (HAR)
69 Fred Mannion (BOS)
Stolen Bases
9 John Nero (NY)
8 John Gano (PWS)
8 John Macmillan (BOS)
ERA
1.19 Frank Reimann (NY)
1.49 Charlie Barta (WAS)
1.49 Joe Gotcher (PHA)
Wins
16 Joe Gotcher (PHA)
12 Jack Anderson (BAL)
12 Charlie Barta (WAS)
Strikeouts
17 Charlie Barta (WAS)
17 John Fortenberry (PWS),
15 Fred Ross (BOS)