Mutuals Clinch ABC Championship
October 21, 1875
New York entered October with a 2 game lead and a magic number of 4. On October 1, they beat Cincinnati 5-4. This increased their lead to 3 games and their magic number became 2. Then on October 5, they beat Washington 3-2 to cut the magic number down to 1. Their 9-8 victory over Washington on the 8th sealed the deal and the New York Mutuals are the 1875 ABC Champions.
1875 Final Standings
Code:
Team W L PCT GB
New York Mutuals 36 20 .643 -
Cincinnati Reds 32 24 .571 4.0
Chicago White Stockings 30 26 .536 6.0
Washington Nationals 27 29 .482 9.0
Boston Red Stockings 26 30 .464 10.0
Philadelphia Keystones 25 31 .446 11.0
Baltimore Canaries 25 31 .446 11.0
Brooklyn Superbas 23 33 .411 13.0
Baltimore's Gibbs Wins Triple Crown
Baltimore Canaries
CF Bill Gibbs
After a subpar '74 season where he batted .262, Baltimore's Bill Gibbs rebounded in '75 to have an outstanding season, winning the first ever Triple Crown in ABC history. Gibbs hit .385 with 3 HRs and 44 RBIs. Gibbs is the 2nd player in history to hit 3 HRs in one season.
Brooklyn Superbas
LF Bobby Maxwell
Maxwell set the Triples record at 10.