THE 1870s IN REVIEW
DOMINION ASSOCIATION
Decade record: 366-446, .451 (15 of 16)
Best finish: 1872 (39-31, 3rd place)
Worst finish: 1879 (36-62, 8th place)
Pennants: none
Wooden spoons: 2 (1873, 1879)
Market size: 7
Attendance: 524,973 (14 of 16)
Outstanding Hitter awards: 1 -- Thomas Cranfield (1871)
Outstanding Pitcher awards: 1 -- Henry Hemmingway (1872)
Best hitter: William Speake (1870-79): .312, 6 HR, 433 RBI
Best pitcher: Henry Hemingway (1870-77): 91-94, 2.14 ERA
Decade record: 416-396, .512 (5 of 16)
Best finish: 1875 (53-31, 1st place)
Worst finish: 1871 (31-39, 7th place)
Pennants: 1 (1875)
BA Cups: 1 (1875)
Wooden spoons: none
Market size: 7
Attendance: 593,639 (11 of 16)
Outstanding Hitter awards: none
Outstanding Pitcher awards: none
Best hitter: John Reeves (1870-75): .299, 3 HR, 198 RBI
Best pitcher: Bob Hollett (1874-79): 83-78, 1.82 ERA
Decade record: 383-429, .472 (12 of 16)
Best finish: 1876 (43-41, 3rd place)
Worst finish: 1872 (24-46, 8th place)
Pennants: none
Wooden spoons: 1 (1872)
Market size: 18
Attendance: 726,474 (4 of 16)
Outstanding Hitter awards: none
Outstanding Pitcher awards: none
Best hitter: Charlie "Wagon Tongue" Shield (1872-79): .308, 7 HR, 388 RBI
Best pitcher: Cameron Gadd (1870-77): 85-100, 2.35 ERA
Decade record: 438-375, .539 (3 of 16)
Best finish: 1877 (51-33, 1st place)
Worst finish: 1872 (31-39, 7th place)
Pennants: 2 (1870, 1877)
BA Cups: none
Wooden spoons: none
Market size: 12 (1870-72), 13 (1873-79)
Attendance: 789,314 (3 of 16)
Outstanding Hitter awards: 2 -- Finnegan Singleton (1870), Ron Collins (1878)
Outstanding Pitcher awards: 2 -- Oscar Quarton (1870), Gareth Cheriton (1877)
Best hitter: Cameron MacIntyre (1870-79): .326, 1 HR, 369 RBI
Best pitcher: Gareth Cheriton (1870-79): 113-95, 1.88 ERA