North American Baseball League

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North American Baseball League opened its door today, January 1st 1871. Over eighty cities submitted their proposal to be included in the nation's growing past-time of Baseball. Only eight cities were chosen. St Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cleveland, Boston, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, and Chicago were chosen to play 30 games. I have accepted a job offer with the Philadelphia Athletics. I will let the all-mighty draft god do the draft and I will work with what I get.

[scott1964]

Went to eat dinner and Windows decided to have a serious error and ate my new league.

My team for the 1871 season

Ross Barnes 2b
Lip Pike CF
Fred Cone LF
Charlie Gould 1b
Joe Battin 3b
Pony Sager SS
John McMullin P
Paddy Quinn C
Frank Selman C
Jim Carelton 1b
Henry Kohler 1b
Nealy Phillips LF
Harry Berthrong LF

Rynie Wolters will be our pitcher


Baseball America Top 100 Prospects List Published
Monday, January 2nd, 1871: The season is about to start, so it's time for Baseball America to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 20-year-old starting pitcher Al Spalding of the Brooklyn Atlantics is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) SP Al Spalding, 20, Brooklyn Atlantics
2) SP Bill Stearns, 17, Baltimore Canaries
3) SP Bobby Mathews, 19, St. Louis Brown Stockings
4) SP Dick McBride, 25, Cincinnati Reds
5) SP Al Pratt, 22, Boston Red Stockings
6) 2B Ross Barnes, 20, Philadelphia Athletics
7) 1B Cap Anson, 18, Cincinnati Reds
8) CF Lip Pike, 25, Philadelphia Athletics
9) SS George Wright, 23, Boston Red Stockings
10) C Cal McVey, 21, Chicago White Stockings

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Opening Day Wednesday April 5th 1871
Philadelphia Athletics at St Louis Brown Stockings
Rynie Wolters against Bobby Mathews

St Louis 5 Philadelphia 4
Brown Stockings slip past the Athletics. 2 errors and wild pitch help Booby Mathews win his first game.

Tuesday April 11th 1871
Philadelphia 13 St Louis 1
Ross Barnes and Lip Pike each take turns hammering Brown Stockings pitching. Barnes goes 4-6 and Pike goes 3-6.

Sunday April 16th 1871
Philadelphia 5 St Louis 4
Pitcher Rynie Wolters pitches and hits his way past Brown Stockings. His Sac Fly in the ninth is the difference.

Other news, leagues first shut out.
Brooklyn Shut out by McBride
Monday, April 10th, 1871: "He's got a bunch of different arm angles and his ball was really moving," said the Brooklyn manager after watching Dick McBride of the Cincinnati Reds humiliate his club 6-0 in a fine 6-hit shutout.

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Saturday April 22nd 1871
Athletics at Baltimore Canaries
Rynie Wolters against Bill Stearns

Baltimore 7 Philadelphia 6
Canaries score 6 runs in the eighth to seal the win. Nealy Phillips was injured and will miss 4 weeks.

Wednesday April 6th 1871
Philadelphia 8 Baltimore 3
Paddy Quinn drives in three and John McMullin gets his first win.

Standings as of May 1st 1871

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	3	2	.600	-
Cleveland Forest Citys	3	2	.600	-
Baltimore Canaries	3	2	.600	-
St. Louis Brown Stockings	1	4	.200	2.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	4	1	.800	-
Boston Red Stockings	3	2	.600	1.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	2	3	.400	2.0
Chicago White Stockings	1	4	.200	3.0

Other news
Fisler Batters Boston Big Time
Sunday, April 23rd, 1871: The Brooklyn Atlantics swept past the Boston Red Stockings 13-4 today at South End Grounds I and were paced by second baseman Wes Fisler. The 29-year-old Fisler got 5 hits in 6 at-bats, helping to send Boston down to defeat.

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Saturday May 6th 1871
Baltimore 5 Philadelphia 4
Pitcher Bill Stearns drives in two in the eighth as Canaries with 4th game of the season.

News
Great Stroke: Sutton Gets 6 Hits
Monday, May 8th, 1871: Today at South End Grounds I, Boston topped the Atlantics in spite of a standout batting performance by third baseman Ezra Sutton. He had a very impressive day at the plate, spanking Boston pitching for 6 base hits, but couldn't come away with a win. Boston whipped Brooklyn by the score of 7-6.

Tuesday May 16th 1871
Cleveland Forest Citys at Philadelphia
Athletics Home Opener
Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 2
Asa Brainard spoils Athletics home opener.

News
Joe McDermott Hurt, Out 5 Months
Tuesday, May 16th, 1871: The Cleveland Forest Citys were dealt a severe blow when Joe McDermott was hurt making a defensive play recently in a game against the Philadelphia Athletics. After the game, the team trainer reported McDermott might have to spend a lengthy time on the disabled list. Today doctors confirmed it, ruling the 27-year-old center fielder out for the rest of the season with a fractured elbow. They indicated it would take McDermott at least 5 months to heal.

Wednesday May 17th 1871
Cleveland 12 Philadelphia 5
Clipper Flynn and Frank Norton lead Cleveland's 14 hit attack.

Tuesday May 23rd 1871
Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 2
Cleveland sweeps past Athletics. Al Barker drives in two with a 7th inning triple.

Monday May 29th 1871
St Louis at Philadelphia
Philadelphia 6 St Louis 4
Athletics end 4 game skid. Fred Cone drives in the winning run in a two run 7th. Nate Birkenstock (STL) drove in three with a 3 run HR in the third inning.

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Forest Citys	7	2	.778	-
Baltimore Canaries	4	5	.444	3.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	4	6	.400	3.5
Philadelphia Athletics	4	6	.400	3.5

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	8	1	.889	-
Boston Red Stockings	5	5	.500	3.5
Brooklyn Atlantics	3	6	.333	5.0
Chicago White Stockings	3	7	.300	5.5

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Sunday June 4th 1871
Philadelphia 14 St Louis 13 (10)
Pitcher Rynie Wolters drives in Lip Pike with the bases loaded in the 10th. Ross Barnes break out of his slump with a 4-6 4R performance. Lip Pike drives in 4.

Monday June 12th 1871
Philadelphia 5 St Louis 4
Athletics sweep Brown stockings. Ross Barnes drives in Paddy Quinn for the win in the 9th inning. Lip Pike drives in three more as his total increases to 13 to lead the American League.

News
Forest Citys Burroughs Out of Action
Friday, June 16th, 1871: Cleveland center fielder Henry Burroughs left today's game with a ruptured finger tendon. The injury looked like it occurred making a defensive play in the game against St. Louis. One fan said, "As soon as it happened, you could tell something was wrong." The injury will likely leave the Forest Citys without Burroughs for about 4 months.

Monday June 19th 1871
Philadelphia at Baltimore
Baltimore 8 Philadelphia 3
Dick Higham's three hit performance leads Canaries over Athletics.

Thursday June 23rd 1871
Baltimore 16 Philadelphia 7
Dick Higham and Charlie Beirman lead Canaries over Athletics with three hits and 3 RBIs a piece. Lip Pike homers for Philadelphia.

Mathews Holds Cleveland Scoreless
Saturday, June 24th, 1871: Bobby Mathews scattered 5 hits in going the distance in the St. Louis 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Forest Citys at Grand Avenue Park. The 19-year-old Mathews whiffed 1 and allowed no walks in the game.

Wednesday June 28th 1871
Baltimore 5 Philadelphia 4
Canaries sweep past Athletics. Bill Stearns wins his 9th game.

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Canaries	9	6	.600	-
Cleveland Forest Citys	8	6	.571	.5
St. Louis Brown Stockings	6	8	.429	2.5
Philadelphia Athletics	6	9	.400	3.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	10	5	.667	-
Brooklyn Atlantics	7	8	.467	3.0
Boston Red Stockings	7	8	.467	3.0
Chicago White Stockings	6	9	.400	4.0

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News
Mathews Sizzles, Cleveland Fizzles
Saturday, July 1st, 1871: Bobby Mathews of the St. Louis Brown Stockings spun his magic on the Cleveland Forest Citys today. He blanked them 12-0 on 4 hits, registering 3 strikeouts and no walks.


July 4th 1871
The first annual All-Star game was played. The American League All-Stars slipped past the National League All-Stars 9-8. Chick Fulmer scores on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning. Bobby Mathews was the winning pitcher and Frank Fleet was the losing pitcher. Deacon White was the game's MVP driving in three runs for the American League.

National League All-Stars	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	8	12	8
American League All-Stars	2	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	9	11	5

Friday July 7th 1871
Philadelphia at Cleveland
Athletics 13 Forest Citys 10
Paddy Quinn and Joe Battin each drive in three as Philadelphia scores seven runs in the sixth. Frank Norton for Cleveland has four hits and Al Barker has 4RBIs for the losing cause.

Monday July 17th 1871
Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 6
The Forest Citys score five in the fifth and then hold on to clip the Athletics.

Sunday July 23rd 1871
Cleveland 16 Philadelphia 4
Fred Norton drives in four with a fourth inning three run home run and an RBI double as team mate Levi Meyerle scores three times.

Friday July 28th 1871
Philadelphia at St Louis
Athletics 10 Brown Stockings 5
Lip Pike's two run ninth inning home run as Philadelphia scores five times. Ross Barnes drove in four to help Rynie Wolters go to 6-9.

Standings

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Canaries	12	7	.632	-
Cleveland Forest Citys	10	9	.526	2.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	8	11	.421	4.0
Philadelphia Athletics	8	11	.421	4.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	12	7	.632	-
Brooklyn Atlantics	11	8	.579	1.0
Boston Red Stockings	9	11	.450	3.5
Chicago White Stockings	7	13	.350	5.

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Thursday Aug 3rd 1871
Philadelphia 11 St Louis 10
Lip Pike and Charlie Gould each drive in three and Pike hits two triple as
Everett Mills hits the leagues very first Grand Slam off Athletics pitcher Wolters. Mills will end up with 5 RBIs for the game.

Friday Aug 11th 1871
Philadelphia 10 St Louis 9
Harry Berthrong drives in three with a fourth inning double as the Athletics squeeze one out despite visiting hitter Harry Wright's four hits.

Sunday Aug 20th 1871
Baltimore at Philadelphia
Athletics 9 Canaries 1
Lip Pike hits his league leading fourth home run. Paddy Quinn has three hits. Joe Bass leads the whole league with 7 home runs for Brooklyn.

Thursday Aug 24th 1871
Philadelphia 8 Baltimore 7 (12)
Harry Berthrong hits a triple and scores on an error in the 12th to help the Athletics win their 5th straight game.

Wednesday Aug 30th 1871
Philadelphia 9 Baltimore 6
Athletics sweep Canaries.

Standings

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Forest Citys	15	9	.625	-
Philadelphia Athletics	13	11	.542	2.0
Baltimore Canaries	12	12	.500	3.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	8	16	.333	7.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	17	7	.708	-
Boston Red Stockings	13	11	.542	4.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	11	13	.458	6.0
Chicago White Stockings	7	17	.292	10.0

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Saturday Sept 2nd 1871
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Forest Citys 9 Athletics 1
Cleveland snaps Athletics 6 game winning streak. Davey Force goes 3-5 for Cleveland.

Tuesday Sept 12th 1871
Philadelphia 7 Cleveland 6 (10)
Charlie Gould scores on Rynie Wolter's fly out in the bottom of the tenth. Levi Meyelre and Joe Simmons go 3-5 for Cleveland. Pony Sager has three hits for the Athletics.

Monday Sept 18th 1871
Cleveland 12 Philadelphia 9
Levi Meyelre leads Cleveland over Philadelphia, going 3-5 again. Charlie Gould drives in three for Philadelphia.

Wednesday Sept 20th 1871
Philadelphia at St Louis
Athletics 7 Brown Stockings 6
Ross Barnes has three hits and Charlie Gould's first inning rbi triple as Philadelphia holds on to trim St Louis.

Friday Sept 29th 1871
St Louis 13 Philadelphia 11
Paddy Quinn drives in three and Harry Berthrong has four hits but Athletics fall to Brown Stockings.

Monday Oct 2nd 1871
Philadelphia 7 St Louis 5
Charlie Gould drives in three as Athletics finish the season on a winning note.

Final Standings

American League Standings
W L PCT GB
Cleveland Forest Citys 18 12 .600 -
Philadelphia Athletics 16 14 .533 2.0
Baltimore Canaries 16 14 .533 2.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings 10 20 .333 8.0

National League Standings
W L PCT GB
Cincinnati Reds 22 8 .733 -
Boston Red Stockings 17 13 .567 5.0
Brooklyn Atlantics 14 16 .467 8.0
Chicago White Stockings 7 23 .233 15.0

Monday Oct 2nd 1871
The first draft pool is published

The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. Martin Malone, 26 year-old reliever out of college.
2. Denny Clare, 18 year-old second baseman out of high-school.
3. Jim O'Rourke, 21 year-old left fielder out of college.
4. Candy Nelson, 21 year-old shortstop out of college.
5. Nat Jewett, 26 year-old catcher out of college.
6. Bestick, 27 year-old catcher out of college.
7. Jim Clinton, 21 year-old right fielder out of college.
8. John Kenney, 27 year-old second baseman out of college.
9. Bill Boyd, 18 year-old third baseman out of high-school.
10. Candy Cummings, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college.

Major news
Second to None: Brainard Wins Triple Crown
Friday, October 6th, 1871: If Asa Brainard doesn't win the Outstanding Pitcher Award this year, someone's going to call for a recount! Asa wrapped up one of the rarest feats in baseball -- the pitching triple crown! He topped all pitchers in the American League in wins, strikeouts and ERA.

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The first season is in the books.

Cincinnati 1871 Round 1 Champions
Saturday, October 14th, 1871: It was a storybook year for the Cincinnati Reds as they closed out a 4-2 series win over the Cleveland Forest Citys to claim the 1871 Round 1. They wrapped it up with a 5-3 victory to cap an incredible season and brought home their 1st championship.

Leaders

League Leaders AVG
L. Meyerle - CL1 .425
2	R. Barnes	PH1	.364
3	E. Sutton	BR2	.354
4	F. Norton	CL1	.341
5	C. McVey	CH2	.338

League Leaders HR
J. Bass - BR2 7
2	E. Sutton	BR2	5
2	F. Treacey	BS1	5
4	L. Pike	PH1	4
5	3 tied with		2

League Leaders RBI
L. Pike - PH1 36
2	J. Bass	BR2	32
2	F. Norton	CL1	32
4	A. Barker	CL1	30

League Leaders W
D. McBride - CN1 22
2	A. Brainard	CL1	17
2	A. Pratt	BS1	17
4	B. Stearns	BL1	16
5	A. Spalding	BR2	14

League Leaders ERA
D. McBride - CN1 1.38
2	A. Brainard	CL1	1.42
3	F. Fleet	CH2	1.69
4	J. McMullin	PH1	1.70
5	A. Spalding	BR2	1.88

Onwards to 1872

[Celtic Forever]

Hope you go far with this. I like the short, crisp style.

[scott1964]

@Celtic Forever Thanks

The 1871 Awards

Rookies and Outstanding Pitcher
NL Dick McBride (CIN) 22-8
AL Asa Brainard (CLE) 17-7

Golden Gloves
NL Al Spalding (BRO)
AL Rynie Wolters (PHI)

Outstanding Hitters
NL John Bass (BRO) .294 7HR 32RBI
AL Levi Meyerle (CLE) .425 1HR 24RBI

1871 Draft
It has been reported on BNN that the first ten selections are likely to include:

1. Paul Hines, 16 year-old center fielder out of high-school.
2. Bill Boyd, 18 year-old third baseman out of high-school.
3. Denny Clare, 18 year-old second baseman out of high-school.
4. Candy Cummings, 23 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
5. Joe Bestick, 27 year-old catcher out of college.
6. John Kenney, 27 year-old second baseman out of college.
7. Cy Bentley, 20 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
8. Jim Britt, 15 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
9. Nat Jewett, 26 year-old catcher out of college.
10. John Clapp, 20 year-old catcher out of college.

Chicago White Stockings had the first pick and they took pitcher Jim Britt. my team, Philadelphia took 3b Bill Boyd.

The rest of the draft for Philadelphia Athletics
RF Martin Mullen
C David Lenz
LF Joe Barret
2B Al Martin

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Major News

Major Deal: Wood for Meyerle
Sunday, November 5th, 1871: Players had to say quick good-byes to their teammates this morning after learning that St. Louis had traded 28-year-old second baseman Jimmy Wood to Forest Citys for 26-year-old right fielder Levi Meyerle. Club officials for both teams told reporters the major swap was finalized over the past two days after a week of negotiations.

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1872 Season

Baseball America Top 100 Prospects List Published
Monday, April 1st, 1872: The season is about to start, so it's time for Baseball America to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 21-year-old starting pitcher Cy Bentley of the St. Louis Brown Stockings is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) SP Cy Bentley, 21, St. Louis Brown Stockings
2) C Jim O'Rourke, 21, Brooklyn Atlantics
3) LF John Clapp, 20, Boston Red Stockings
4) 1B Paul Hines, 17, Baltimore Canaries
5) MR Candy Cummings, 23, Cleveland Forest Citys
6) 3B Bill Boyd, 19, Philadelphia Athletics
7) SS Denny Clare, 19, Chicago White Stockings
8) SS Candy Nelson, 22, Cleveland Forest Citys
9) RF Jim Clinton, 21, Brooklyn Atlantics
10) CF Jim Holdsworth, 21, Chicago White Stockings


Monday April 1st 1872
St Louis at Philadelphia for a four game series.

St Louis 9 Philadelphia 8 (10)
Joe Bestick singles home Doug Allison for the Brown Stockings win. Lip Pike goes 4-6 for the Athletics.

News
Canaries Pitching Ravaged by Norton
Wednesday, April 3rd, 1872: It was a big day for Frank Norton of the Cleveland Forest Citys. He led his club to a 27-2 victory over the Baltimore Canaries today at Newington Park. The 26-year-old third baseman smoked Canaries pitching for 5 hits in 6 at-bats.

Friday April 5th 1872
Philadelphia 15 St Louis 4
Rookie Dave Lenz goes 4-6 and scores four times and Pony Sager drives in three as the Athletics roll over St Louis.

Barlow on Fire: 5-6 for Cincinnati
Sunday, April 7th, 1872: It was a hits blitz for Tom Barlow at 23rd Street Grounds. The Cincinnati Reds shortstop tore into Chicago for 5 hits in 6 at-bats to pace the Reds to a 9-7 victory and wrote his name into the baseball record book.

Thursday April 11th 1872
Philadelphia 9 St Louis 0
Rynie Wolters shuts out the Brown Stockings on nine hits. Lip Pike drives in three and Ross Barnes collects three hits.

Saturday April 13th 1872
Philadelphia 9 St Louis 5
Lip Pike has three hits and John McMullen wins his second game of the season.

Wednesday April 17th 1872
Baltimore at Philadelphia for a three game series. Both are tied for first place with a 3-1 record.

Philadelphia 7 Baltimore 2
Lip Pike drives in a pair and Rookie Dave Lenz has two hits.

Hall 5-7 for Cincinnati
Wednesday, April 17th, 1872: During a player's career, there are days that stand out and this day was definitely special! George Hall went 5 for 7 against the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I and the Reds picked up a 25-5 victory.

Tuesday April 23rd 1872
Philadelphia 7 Baltimore 6
Rookie Bill Boyd singles in Joe Battin in the bottom of the ninth for the Athletics win. Ross Barnes had three hits and now is batting .483.

Wednesday April 24th 1872
Philadelphia 28 Baltimore 14

Mullen Batters Baltimore Big Time
Wednesday, April 24th, 1872: After the Philadelphia 28-14 victory over Baltimore and his 5-hit day right fielder Martin Mullen told BNN beat writers, "It really doesn't matter whether it's sandlot ball, high school or college ball, two hits in a game are very good... three or four hits even better... 5 or more are out of sight... and if it is in pro ball... it is really something special."

Barnes Goes on Rampage Against Canaries
Wednesday, April 24th, 1872: All game long Philadelphia's Ross Barnes was rattling the walls at Jefferson Street Grounds and banging out base hits against the Baltimore Canaries. When the dust finally settled on the diamond, he had a 5-hit day and the Athletics had a 28-14 victory.

Sunday April 28th 1872
Philadelphia travels to Cleveland for a three game series.

Philadelphia 18 Cleveland 12
Lip Pike, Joe Battin, and Pony Sager each collect three hits, and Rookie Dave Lenz drives in three for Philadelphia's seventh straight win.

Start Goes 5-5 Against Boston
Tuesday, April 30th, 1872: The Chicago White Stockings upended the Boston Red Stockings at 23rd Street Grounds today in large part to first baseman Joe Start, who had a smashing day with the bat -- he racked up 5 hits in 5 at-bats -- and help propel the White Stockings to a 10-4 victory.

Standings May 1st 1872

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	7	1	.875	-
St. Louis Brown Stockings	3	5	.375	4.0
Cleveland Forest Citys	3	5	.375	4.0
Baltimore Canaries	3	5	.375	4.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	8	0	1.000	-
Boston Red Stockings	4	4	.500	4.0
Chicago White Stockings	2	6	.250	6.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	2	6	.250	6.0

News

Philadelphia players Ross Barnes, Rynie Wolters, and Martin Mullen each collect April awards.

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Kenney Goes 5-6 Against Cincinnati
Thursday, May 2nd, 1872: What a day for John Kenney of the Brooklyn Atlantics! A 5-hit hitting spree! That doesn't happen every day! He ripped Cincinnati pitching apart at Avenue Grounds and sparked the Atlantics to a 15-8 victory. He wrote his name in the record books, finishing his special day 5 for 6.

Philadelphia at Cleveland
Saturday May 4th 1872
Cleveland 8 Philadelphia 7 (10)
Davy Force singles home Candy Cummings in the 10th for a Cleveland win. Lip Pike and Dave Lenz hit three times for the Athletics.

Monday May 6th 1872
Philadelphia 16 Cleveland 15
Athletics score six in the ninth for a come from behind win on the road. Pony Sager goes 5-6 and drives in three for Philadelphia.

Great Day for Sager -- 5 Hits
Monday, May 6th, 1872: It's not something you read about in the sports pages every day -- a 5-for-6 day. It might come around only once in a career -- a lot of players never have one -- but Pony Sager got one today. He scattered hits all over National Association Grounds to pace Philadelphia to a 16-15 victory over Cleveland.

Friday May 10th 1872
Philadelphia 12 Cleveland 5
Dave Lenz drives in three with three hits and teammate Martin Mullen also had three hits. Ross Barnes (.441) Lip Pike (.439) and Mullen (.431) are the leaders in the American League Batting.

Philadelphia at St Louis
Thursday May 16th 1872
Philadelphia 9 St Louis 8
Joe Battin goes 4-5 and Rookie Martin Mullen continues to sizzle as Athletics win their 10th game of the season. Mullen drove in a pair with a double and a triple.

Friday May 17th 1872
St Louis 12 Philadelphia 4
Joe Bestick drives in four with three doubles and Bill Yeatman drives in three to lead the Brown Stockings over Philadelphia. Ross Barnes had three hits for the Athletics.

And with that.
Barnes Stretches Hit String to 25
Friday, May 17th, 1872: The hot bat of Athletics second baseman Ross Barnes continues to churn out hit after hit, game after game. His consecutive-game hitting streak now numbers 25 games after he went 3-for-5 in today's 12-4 loss to the Brown Stockings at Grand Avenue Park.
Ross Barnes singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, grounded out in the 5th, singled in the 7th and flied out in the 9th. Looking at his season stats, Barnes has compiled a .449 batting average and a .457 on-base percentage, while hitting no home runs and driving in 14 runs.

Tuesday May 21th 1872
Philadelphia 10 St Louis 7
Pony Sager is at it again, he goes 3-5 with a two run ninth inning triple to lead the Athletics over St Louis.

Philadelphia at Baltimore
Friday May 25th 1872
Athletics 8 Canaries 4
Ross Barnes' three hit performance leads Philadelphia over Baltimore. Barnes raises hit American League leading Batting Average to .456.

Pinkham Smacks 6 Hits for White Stockings
Monday, May 27th, 1872: White Stockings third baseman,Ed Pinkham, had his way with Brooklyn pitching today at Capitoline Grounds and mauled them for 6 hits in 6 at-bats, but it was all in vain. The Atlantics ruined his great day by outscoring the White Stockings 14-13.

Wednesday May 29th 1872
Philadelphia 13 Baltimore 5
Athletics score eight in the second as Ross Barnes (3-6) Rynie Wolters (3-4), Joe Battin (3-5), and Joe Barrett (3-6) each ravish Canaries pitching leading Philadelphia's 20 hit attack.

Standings

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	13	3	.813	-
St. Louis Brown Stockings	7	9	.438	6.0
Baltimore Canaries	7	9	.438	6.0
Cleveland Forest Citys	5	11	.313	8.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	9	7	.563	-
Boston Red Stockings	9	7	.563	-
Chicago White Stockings	8	8	.500	1.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	6	10	.375	3.0

May's Top Starter is Wolters
Saturday, June 1st, 1872: The American League Pitcher of the Month honor has been given to Rynie Wolters of Philadelphia for a superlative month.

"I actually never wanted to be a pitcher," Wolters told reporters when asked who he credits for his pitching ability. "I was an outfielder until high school and on the third day of tryouts my coach came up and said, 'Son you couldn't hit a lick even if we put it on a tee for ya.' Well, that ticked me off, so I decided if I couldn't hit I wanted to make sure no one else could either and so here I am."

It all turned out for the best as the Philadelphia starter notched a 4-1 record with a 1.39 ERA last month. He made 5 starts and struck out 2 in 45.1 innings.

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Tuesday June 4th 1872
Philadelphia 8 Baltimore 5
Paul Hines' 3-5 performance is wasted with Athletics win.

5-Hit Barrage by Leonard
Tuesday, June 4th, 1872: Andy Leonard was on quite a roll today as he knocked the ball all over 23rd Street Grounds, collecting 5 hits, but wasn't able to win the game. He got his 15 minutes of fame, but the Chicago White Stockings got the 14-12 victory over the Brooklyn Atlantics.

Cleveland at Philadelphia
Thursday June 6th 1872
Philadelphia 9 Cleveland 8
Charlie Gould drives in 4 with a two run home run also going 3-4. Al Barker goes 5-5 for the Forest Citys.

Barker 5-5 Against Athletics
Thursday, June 6th, 1872: It wasn't just another day at the ballpark for Al Barker of the Cleveland Forest Citys. Barker went on a tear at Jefferson Street Grounds and cracked hit after hit off Philadelphia pitching.

Barnes's Hit Streak Reaches 30 Games
Thursday, June 6th, 1872: Ross Barnes extended his consecutive-game hitting streak to 30 games today in the Philadelphia 9-8 triumph over the Cleveland Forest Citys. The 22-year-old Athletics second baseman collected 1 hit in 4 at-bats.

Higby Tags White Stockings for 5 Hits
Thursday, June 6th, 1872: Boston right fielder Joe Higby wielded a big stick today against the White Stockings and his club walked off the field winners by the score of 7-4. Higby helped tame Chicago with 5 hits in 5 at-bats.

Tuesday June 11th 1872
Philadelphia 7 Cleveland 6
Martin Mullen doubles home Fred Cone in the ninth for Athletics 16th win.

Consecutive-Game Hit Streak Continues for Sutton
Tuesday, June 11th, 1872: And the hits just keep on coming -- especially off the red-hot bat of Ezra Sutton. The Atlantics third baseman got 1 hit in 5 at-bats in today's 11-4 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds at Avenue Grounds. Sutton has now hit safely in his last 25 games.

Thursday June 13th 1872
Philadelphia 1 Cleveland 0
John McMullin pitches six hit shut out.

Cleveland Blanked by McMullin
Thursday, June 13th, 1872: John McMullin was in command in his outing against the Cleveland Forest Citys. He hurled the Philadelphia Athletics to a 1-0 shutout victory, yielded 6 hits and chalked up no strikeouts and 1 walk.

St Louis at Philadelphia
Monday June 17th 1872
Philadelphia 13 St Louis 4
Lip Pike drives in five and Joe Barrett scores four runs as Athletics win their 8th straight games.

Super Swinger -- Sutton Slams 5 Hits
Friday, June 21st, 1872: All game long Brooklyn's Ezra Sutton was rattling the walls at South End Grounds I and banging out base hits against the Boston Red Stockings. When the dust finally settled on the diamond, he had a 5-hit day and the Atlantics had a 25-7 victory.

Coughlin Sensational, 5-6
Friday, June 21st, 1872: Dennis Coughlin socked it to the Red Stockings today at South End Grounds I. The 27-year-old Atlantics center fielder rapped 5 hits in 6 at-bats to lead his club to a 25-7 win over Boston.

Sunday June 23rd 1872
Philadelphia 10 St Louis 5
Ross Barnes leads Athletics to ninth straight.

34 Games in a Row for Barnes
Sunday, June 23rd, 1872: Ross Barnes collected 3 hits in today's game and extended his hitting streak to 34 games. His club, the Philadelphia Athletics, beat St. Louis 10-5.

Tuesday June 25th 1872
St Louis 22 Philadelphia 5
Joe Bestick and Everett Mills go 4-6 to help Brown Stockings avoid sweep. Ross Barnes goes 3-5 to raise his American League Batting Average to .453.

Barnes Sizzles with 35-Game Batting Streak
Tuesday, June 25th, 1872: With 3 hits in today's game Ross Barnes added another number to his consecutive-game hitting streak. The Philadelphia second baseman increased it to 35 games in a row. But the Athletics fell to the St. Louis Brown Stockings 22-5 at Jefferson Street Grounds.

Baltimore at Philadelphia
Saturday June 29th 1872
Baltimore 9 Philadelphia 8
Paul Hines goes 4-5 and Francis Abercrombie drives in three as Canaries roll over Athletics. Ross Barnes extends his hitting streak to 36 games.

Sutton Has 30-Game Hitting Streak
Saturday, June 29th, 1872: Every day everyone is checking up on Ezra Sutton to see if he got a hit to keep his hitting streak alive. Today's answer is "yes." He did it with a 2-5 day against the White Stockings. The Brooklyn Atlantics third baseman stretched the streak to 30 games in his team's 10-9 triumph over the Chicago White Stockings at Capitoline Grounds.

Standings

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	19	5	.792	-
Baltimore Canaries	14	10	.583	5.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	8	16	.333	11.0
Cleveland Forest Citys	7	17	.292	12.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	14	10	.583	-
Boston Red Stockings	13	11	.542	1.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	11	13	.458	3.0
Chicago White Stockings	10	14	.417	4.0

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Monday July 1st 1872
Baltimore 5 Philadelphia 4
Bill Stearns has three hits as Athletics drop their third straight.

1872 All-Star Game
Thursday July 4th 1872
National League over American League 9-4
Dick Hurley drives in a pair in a National League 6 run sixth. Al Pratt (BOS) was the winning pitcher and Martin Malone (BAL) the loser.

American League All-Stars	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	13	5
National League All-Stars	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	X	9	10	5

Sunday July 7th 1872
Baltimore 21 Philadelphia 5
Dick Higham scores five times and Paul Hines goes 5-7 to lead Canaries to sweep of Athletics.

Hines Strokes 5 Hits
Sunday, July 7th, 1872: 5 hits in a game has always been a magic number in baseball. Only a handful of players will do that. Get 5 hits in a game and you get your moment of glory... your 5 minutes of fame... you get your name in the record book.

Mills Keeps Hit Streak Alive
Thursday, July 11th, 1872: "Yeah, I kept my string going, but it would have been better to come away with a win," said Everett Mills after the St. Louis Brown Stockings fell 21-15 to Baltimore in Newington Park today.

Philadelphia at Cleveland
Saturday July 13th 1872
Philadelphia 13 Cleveland 11
Martin Mullen goes 4-4 scoring four times on his first day back from the DL and Pony Sager hits his first home run of the season, a 2 run shot in the 7th.

Monday July 15th 1872
Philadelphia 21 Cleveland 6
Ross Barnes and Bill Boyd lead 29 hit Athletics attack. Barnes collected 5 hits and Boyd 6.

Big Day with Bat: Boyd 6-7
Monday, July 15th, 1872: The Athletics whipped the Forest Citys 21-6 at National Association Grounds and Bill Boyd had a big hand in the win. The Athletics third baseman came to the plate 7 times and collected 6 hits. It was a good day for Boyd and a tough day for Cleveland.

5 Hits for Athletics Barnes
Monday, July 15th, 1872: It doesn't happen very often, but it happened for Ross Barnes -- a 5-hit day. He went on a rampage at National Association Grounds and paced the Athletics to a 21-6 win over the Cleveland Forest Citys.

40 Games in a Row for Barnes
Monday, July 15th, 1872: Ross Barnes has been ripping hits every day for quite some time, and no team seems to be able to stop him. The Philadelphia second baseman got 5 hits today against the Cleveland Forest Citys and now has a 40-game hitting streak. The Athletics won the game 21-6.

O'Rourke Ups Hit Streak to 25 Consecutive Games
Wednesday, July 17th, 1872: At Capitoline Grounds today Brooklyn catcher Jim O'Rourke stretched his consecutive-game hitting streak to 25 games with 3 hits against the Cincinnati Reds. However, the Atlantics came up short on the scoreboard and lost the game 11-8.

Saturday July 19st 1872
Philadelphia 27 Cleveland 6
A 9 run first and sixth lead Athletics romp of Forset Citys. Joe Battin drives in five while, Ross Barnes, Martin Mullen, and Joe Barrett each collect four hits apiece. Bill Boyd drives in four.

Sutton Sizzles with 35-Game Batting Streak
Sunday, July 21st, 1872: Win, lose or draw -- Ezra Sutton just keeps on getting base hits -- game after game after game. He has now stretched his hitting streak to 35 games. The Brooklyn Atlantics third baseman picked up 3 hits in 5 at-bats today, but it wasn't enough to win the game. His club was defeated 12-9 by the Cincinnati Reds at Capitoline Grounds.

Philadelphia at St Louis
Thursday July 25th 1872
Philadelphia 18 St Louis 1
Lip Pike drives in four and Rookie Dave Lenz has 3 RBIs. Ross Barnes has two doubles to increase his hitting streak to 42 games.

Consecutive-Game Hit Streak Continues for Abercrombie
Saturday, July 27th, 1872: An opposing pitcher told BNN after the Cleveland-Baltimore game today, "Francis Abercrombie is hitting everything you throw at him. He is one tough out. Fortunately things went our way in the ballgame today and we came away with a 17-8 win. But Abercrombie still continued his streak."

Monday July 29th 1872
Philadelphia 15 St Louis 5
Joe Barrett drives in six as Athletics roll over Brown Stockings. Barrett hit a 2 run triple and a 2 run home run (2). Barnes now has a 43 game hitting streak.

Clapp Goes on Rampage Against Atlantics
Tuesday, July 30th, 1872: It was a parade of hits for John Clapp of the Boston Red Stockings... one right after another... a total of 6 for the day. He ravaged the Brooklyn Atlantics for 6 hits in his 6 at-bats and propelled the Red Stockings to a 15-10 victory.

Standings

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	24	7	.774	-
Baltimore Canaries	19	13	.594	5.5
St. Louis Brown Stockings	11	20	.355	13.0
Cleveland Forest Citys	9	23	.281	15.5

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Stockings	21	11	.656	-
Cincinnati Reds	17	14	.548	3.5
Brooklyn Atlantics	13	19	.406	8.0
Chicago White Stockings	12	19	.387	8.5

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Thursday August 1st 1872
Philadelphia 10 St Louis 6
Fred Cone's three run home run lifts Athletics over Brown Stockings.

Philadelphia at Baltimore
Saturday August 3rd 1872
Baltimore 7 Philadelphia 5

Barnes Ups Hit Streak to 45 Consecutive Games
Saturday, August 3rd, 1872: Ross Barnes's consecutive-game hitting streak has now climbed to 45 games. The Philadelphia second baseman smacked 2 hits against Baltimore in today's game at Newington Park to extend it, but he has mixed emotions about it.

O'Rourke Hits in 30 Consecutive Games
Monday, August 5th, 1872: Long hitting streaks don't happen very often and when they happen it perks up everybody's interest. No one knows how long it will go -- it could end tomorrow -- but baseball fans and Jim O'Rourke are enjoying the moment right now. The 21-year-old Brooklyn catcher extended his string to 30 consecutive games in 23rd Street Grounds today.

Wednesday August 7th 1872
Baltimore 10 Philadelphia 5
Herb Worth continues to shatter Athletics pitching, going 4-5. Worth is 11-17 (.647) in the past four games against Philadelphia. Pony Sager hit a three run home run in the 8th to put Athletics in front but the Canaries scored seven times in the bottom of the inning.

Sutton Keeps Hit Streak Alive, Also has 5 Hits
Wednesday, August 7th, 1872: Ezra Sutton of the Brooklyn Atlantics extended his hitting string to 40 straight games with 5 hits in today's 20-7 triumph over the Chicago White Stockings at 23rd Street Grounds.

Hit Streak Now at 25 for Hallinan
Wednesday, August 7th, 1872: Atlantics shortstop Jimmy Hallinan was beaming today after his team had beaten Chicago 20-7 at 23rd Street Grounds. He had contributed 1 hit to the victory and extended his hitting streak to 25 games.

Coughlin Sizzles -- Smokes White Stockings for 5 Hits
Wednesday, August 7th, 1872: It seemed that Brooklyn center fielder Dennis Coughlin could do no wrong as the Atlantics kayoed the White Stockings 20-7 today as he rapped out 5 hits in 6 at-bats. Chicago pitchers couldn't get him out as Coughlin seemed to know which pitches they were throwing.

Sunday August 11th 1872
Philadelphia 20 Baltimore 14
Rookie Dave Lenz and Lip Pike each go 4-5 to power Athletics to wild win over the Canaries.

Game Streaks End
Thursday, August 15th, 1872: The Brooklyn Atlantics lost to the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 today at Avenue Grounds, but perhaps the bigger news was the end of Ezra Sutton's 41-game hitting streak as well as Jimmy Hallinan's hit streak ended at 26 games and snapped Jim O'Rourke's, the 21-year-old catcher's, hitting streak at 32 games.

Cleveland at Philadelphia
Saturday August 17th 1872
Philadelphia 12 Cleveland 2
Bill Boyd goes 3-6 while driving in three runs as Athletics pitcher Rynie Wolters wins his 20th game of the season.

Wednesday August 21th 1872
Philadelphia 11 Cleveland 10
Athletics score 5 in the 9th for another win. Error leads to the winning run.

Norton Extends Hit Streak to 20 Games
Wednesday, August 21st, 1872: An opposing pitcher told BNN after the Philadelphia-Cleveland game today, "Frank Norton is hitting everything you throw at him. He is one tough out. Fortunately things went our way in the ballgame today and we came away with a 11-10 win. But Norton still continued his streak."

Saturday August 24th 1872
Philadelphia 13 Cleveland 12
Lip Pike and Pony Sager drive in three for Athletics sweep of Cleveland.

Barnes's Hit Streak Reaches 50 Games
Saturday, August 24th, 1872: The Philadelphia Athletics stopped the Cleveland Forest Citys today 13-12 and Ross Barnes was able to hit safely again. The Philadelphia second baseman got 2 hits and ran his consecutive-game hitting streak to 50.

Fletcher Slaps 5 Hits
Saturday, August 24th, 1872: Who needs batting practice? George Fletcher of Cleveland apparently doesn't as he peppered Philadelphia with a 5-hit outburst in today's game. He got the hits, but lost the game. The Athletics pulled out a 13-12 win.

No Hits for Norton, Streak Ends at 20
Saturday, August 24th, 1872: Frank Norton came into the today's game against Philadelphia rolling along with a 20-game hitting string, but he left it on the field at Jefferson Street Grounds. The 27-year-old Cleveland third baseman went 0-for-4 against the Athletics as the Forest Citys were beaten 13-12.

St Louis at Philadelphia
Monday August 26th 1872
Philadelphia 10 St Louis 9
Ross Barnes goes 3-5 and Lip Pike's first inning three run homer lifts Athletics to third straight one run win.

Friday August 30th 1872
Philadelphia 11 St Louis 4
Martin Mullen has four hits and Lip Pike scores three times to lead Athletics over Brown Stockings.

Standings

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	31	9	.775	-
Baltimore Canaries	22	17	.564	8.5
St. Louis Brown Stockings	15	25	.375	16.0
Cleveland Forest Citys	11	28	.282	19.5

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Stockings	26	13	.667	-
Cincinnati Reds	22	18	.550	4.5
Chicago White Stockings	16	24	.400	10.5
Brooklyn Atlantics	15	24	.385	11.0

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O'Rourke Belts 5 Hits
Sunday, September 1st, 1872: The Atlantics were defeated 10-8 today at South End Grounds I by the Red Stockings, but you can't say Jim O'Rourke didn't give it his best try. The Atlantics catcher came to the plate 5 times and collected 5 hits. It was a good day for O'Rourke and a tough day for Brooklyn.

Thursday September 5th 1872
Philadelphia 17 St Louis 6
Athletic clinch their first league title. And the streak goes on.
53-Game Hitting Streak for Barnes.

Barnes Smacks 5 Hits for Athletics
Thursday, September 5th, 1872: Philadelphia defeated St. Louis today at Jefferson Street Grounds. The highlight of the game was second baseman Ross Barnes. His hitting heroics included a 5-6 day, paving the way for a Athletics 17-6 triumph over the Brown Stockings.

Baltimore at Philadelphia
Saturday September 7th 1872
Baltimore 12 Philadelphia 8
Ross Barnes' hits his first home run of the season to increase his hitting streak to 54 games. Tom Carey and Paul Hines each collect four hits to lead the Canaries to victory.

Super Swinger -- Coughlin Slams 5 Hits
Saturday, September 7th, 1872: History in the making. That's what the fans at Capitoline Grounds got to see today, when Brooklyn outplayed the White Stockings 12-11. Dennis Coughlin of the Atlantics came to the plate 5 times and came away with a dynamite day as he exploded for 5 hits against Chicago.

Friday September 13th 1872
Philadelphia 9 Baltimore 5
Henry Kholer belts his first career home run, a two run shot in the fourth that went 386 feet. That home run was Henry's first hit of the season. Ross Barnes increases his hitting streak to 55 games with a 1-5 performance.

20 Games in a Row for Clapp
Friday, September 13th, 1872: It has been quite a while since somebody stopped John Clapp without a hit in a game. The Reds couldn't do it in today's game at South End Grounds I. The Boston Red Stockings left fielder banged out 1 hit and extended his hitting streak to 20 consecutive games in his club's 10-3 victory.

Monday September 16th 1872
Philadelphia 10 Baltimore 9 (12)
Lip Pike drives in four and Rookie Dave Lenz has three hits, including an rbi bases loaded single in the bottom of the 12th inning.

Philadelphia at Cleveland
Friday September 20th 1872
Cleveland 11 Philadelphia 8
Forest Citys roll to 7th straight win. Al Barker goes 4-5 and drives in three runs. Ross Barnes continues to produce hit after hit after hit, now at a 57 game hitting streak.

Tuesday September 24th 1872
Philadelphia 16 Cleveland 11
Ross Barnes scores five times, going 4-5, and Lip Pike drives in four runs as Athletics roll to their 35th win of the season.

5-6 Game for McVey
Tuesday, September 24th, 1872: It was a parade of hits for Cal McVey of the Chicago White Stockings... one right after another... a total of 5 for the day. He ravaged the Boston Red Stockings for 5 hits in his 6 at-bats and propelled the White Stockings to a 17-16 victory.

White Sensational, 5-6
Thursday, September 26th, 1872: It doesn't happen very often, but it happened for Deacon White -- a 5-hit day. He went on a rampage at 23rd Street Grounds and paced the Red Stockings to a 15-4 win over the Chicago White Stockings.

Saturday September 28th 1872
Philadelphia 11 Cleveland 10
Barnes Ups Hit Streak to 59 Consecutive Games
Saturday, September 28th, 1872: Ross Barnes, second baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, ran his consecutive-game hitting streak to 59 games with 2 hits in his club's 11-10 victory today over the Cleveland Forest Citys at National Association Grounds.

Barlow 5-5 Against Brooklyn
Saturday, September 28th, 1872: What a day for Tom Barlow of the Cincinnati Reds! A 5-hit hitting spree! That doesn't happen every day! He ripped Brooklyn pitching apart at Capitoline Grounds and sparked the Reds to a 17-8 victory. He wrote his name in the record books, finishing his special day 5 for 5.

Hines Has 20-Game Hitting Streak
Monday, September 30th, 1872: Paul Hines collected 3 hits in today's game and extended his hitting streak to 20 games. His club, the Baltimore Canaries, beat Cleveland 12-7.

Clapp Keeps Hit Streak Alive
Monday, September 30th, 1872: John Clapp's consecutive-game hitting streak has now climbed to 25 games. The Boston left fielder smacked 2 hits against Brooklyn in today's game at Capitoline Grounds to extend it, but he has mixed emotions about it.

Standings

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	36	11	.766	-
Baltimore Canaries	26	22	.542	10.5
Cleveland Forest Citys	17	31	.354	19.5
St. Louis Brown Stockings	16	31	.340	20.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Stockings	31	17	.646	-
Cincinnati Reds	24	23	.511	6.5
Brooklyn Atlantics	21	27	.438	10.0
Chicago White Stockings	19	28	.404	11.5

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Philadelphia at St Louis
Wednesday Oct 2nd 1872
Philadelphia 15 St Louis 13
Two five run inning power Athletics over Brown Stockings. Martin Mullen drives in four and Lip Pike gets three hits.

Hitting Streak Still Alive for Barnes
Wednesday, October 2nd, 1872: Philadelphia's 22-year-old second baseman Ross Barnes has had a fine run at the plate over the last few weeks. His consecutive-game hitting streak has reached 60 games now. Today Barnes extended the streak by going 1-4 against Brown Stockings pitching. The streak has brought him a degree of attention that he has tried to deflect. Barnes always prefers to talk about his teammates' accomplishments rather than his own. After the Athletics 15-13 triumph over St. Louis at Grand Avenue Park he downplayed his part in the victory.

Friday Oct 4th 1872
Philadelphia 17 St Louis 11
Lip Pike and Martin Mullen both drive in four and Bill Boyd scores four times. 61 games straight for Ross Barnes, going 2-4.

Cuthbert Sizzles -- Smokes Athletics for 5 Hits
Friday, October 4th, 1872: Nobody can fault Ned Cuthbert for the Brown Stockings 17-11 loss to the Athletics at Grand Avenue Park. The St. Louis left fielder played a whale of a game against Philadelphia by going 5-for-6.

Sunday Oct 6th 1872
Philadelphia 11 St Louis 5
Consecutive-Game Hit Streak Continues for Barnes
Sunday, October 6th, 1872: Athletics second baseman Ross Barnes has extended his hitting streak to 62 games. He went 2-5 in today's game against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. Philadelphia won the ball game 11-5.

End of the season

Standings

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	39	11	.780	-
Baltimore Canaries	28	22	.560	11.0
Cleveland Forest Citys	17	33	.340	22.0
St. Louis Brown Stockings	16	34	.320	23.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Stockings	33	17	.660	-
Cincinnati Reds	27	23	.540	6.0
Brooklyn Atlantics	21	29	.420	12.0
Chicago White Stockings	19	31	.380	14.0

Playoffs
NABL News: Playoffs begin
Monday, October 7th, 1872: The North American BaseBall League playoffs are here -- so let the games begin! It's time to crown the Round 1 champion for 1872. Now that the regular season has ended and the best ballclubs have been decided, it's playoff time. Any ballplayer worth his salt wants those coveted championship rings. A real ballplayer knows that he needs those little golden treasures to seal his fame in the league annals. The second season is here starting today with some sparkling series on tap: Boston Red Stockings versus Philadelphia Athletics.

Boston at Philadelphia
Game 1: Tuesday Oct 8th 1872
Philadelphia 13 Boston 3. WP Wolters LP O'Rourke. Ross Barnes goes 4-5 4RBIs.
Game 2: Wednesday Oct 9th 1872
Philadelphia 7 Boston 6 (10). WP McMullen LP Pratt. Dave Lenz's RBI fly out is the difference.

Philadelphia at Boston
Game 3: Friday Oct 11th 1872
Philadelphia 6 Boston 3. WP Wolters LP O'Rourke. Wolters a five hitter.
Game 4: Saturday Oct 12th 1872
Philadelphia 10 Boston 6. WP Wolters LP Pratt. Dave Lenz a 2 run 8th inning triple.

Philadelphia Sweeps Round 1
Saturday, October 12th, 1872: The Athletics rolled over Boston 10-6 at South End Grounds I to easily win the 1872 Round 1 crown.

Philadelphia won in a walk and swept the series from the Red Stockings 4-0. It was their 1st championship title. Series MVP was Ross Barnes .550 average and 6 RBIs.