June 1st, 1877 - Chicago leads the way early in the season once again, but they are followed closely by several teams. Cincinnati's 3 man rotation of Bobby Mitchell (0.50 ERA), Candy Cummings (1.00 ERA) and Bobby Mathews (1.04 ERA) leads the league with an amazing combined 0.89 ERA. Al Spalding, no longer pitching, leads the league with a .447 batting average.