The Indianapolis Club once again broke out of the gates fast, this time winning its first seven matches, but they couldn't maintain that pace all summer. We saw a good race between Baltimore and the Olympics, but again Baltimore finds itself in 2nd place by a single game as the Olympic claims its 2nd whip-pennant. A hard-luck club, Baltimore has won 59 games over its two seasons in the league. They don't yet compare with Cincinnati, which has won 76 games in the three Association seasons with only a single 2nd place finish to show for it.
The new entries in Lynn and Philadelphia did not fare too well. The Pearl Club was of course overshadowed by it's championship neighbor. The Lynn Club fared about as well as one would expect.
In the City, the Hilltops outplayed the Empire, but again the Empire drew the most fans.
In addition to hitting .452, Ross Barnes finished the season with a 38 game hitting streak, which matched the streak Jim O'Rourke had earlier in the season.
Association Leaders
Batting Leaders
Average
.452....Ross Barnes, Cincinnati
.395....Cal McVey, Indianapolis
.390....Ezra Sutton, Cleveland
.386....Tom Barlow, Cincinnati
.381....Fraley Rogers, Olympic
Runs
68....Tom Barlow, Cincinnati
58....Paddy Quinn, Cincinnati
57....Cap Anson, Olympic
56....Tim Murnane, Hilltops
53....Ross Barnes, Cincinnati
RBI
55....Ross Barnes, Cincinnati
45....Ezra Sutton, Cleveland
45....Tom York, Cleveland
43....Cal McVey, Indianapolis
43....Tim Murnane, Hilltops
Home runs
5....George Hall, Baltimore
4....John Bass, Empire
3....Levi Meyerle, Cleveland
3....Lip Pike, Hartford
Stolen bases
41....Ross Barnes, Cincinnati
34....Paddy Quinn, Cincinnati
26....George Wright, Hilltops
25....Denny Mack, Hilltops
23....Fred Treacey, Hartford
Pitching Leaders
Wins
30....George Zettlein, Philadelphia
29....Al Pratt, Baltimore
27....Ryne Wolters, Cincinnati
23....Bobby Mathews, Indianapolis
22....Dick McBride, Hilltops
ERA
2.33....Bobby Mathews, Indianapolis
2.66....Al Pratt, Baltimore
2.68....Ryne Wolters, Cincinnati
2.69....Dick McBride, Hilltops
2.71....Al Spalding, Pearls
Strikeouts
26....Candy Cummings, Lynn
21....Dick McBride, Hilltops
20....Asa Brainerd, Cleveland
18....John McMullin, Hartford
17....Al Spalding, Pearls
l-to-r, Ross Barnes, Tom Barlow, George Zettlein