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The standings on Sunday, May 21, 1876:

New York Mutuals 8-3
Chicago White Stockings 8-4
Louisville Grays 8-4
Hartford Dark Blues 5-5
Boston Red Stockings 5-7
St. Louis Brown Stockings 5-7
Philadelphia Athletics 4-7
Cincinnati Reds 3-9

The three leading clubs are now separated by only a half-game in the standings, and Boston seems to be showing a few signs of life. Things are beginning to get interesting.

The league leaders:

Batting Average

George Wright, Boston - .429
Everett Mills, Hartford - .409
Clipper Flynn, Philadelphia - .385
Frank McCarton, Boston - .383
John Radcliff, Philadelphia - .378
Joe Battin, Hartford - .375
Ezra Sutton, New York - .372

Runs Scored

Chick Fulmer, Louisville - 14
Denny Mack, St. Louis - 13
Fred Waterman, St. Louis - 13
Tom York, Louisville - 13
Ross Barnes, Boston - 12
Jim Devlin, Louisville - 12
5 players tied with 11 each

Runs Batted In

Cal McVey, Boston - 14
Jack Remsen, St. Louis - 13
Deacon White, Philadelphia - 13
Chick Fulmer, Louisville - 12
Bill Hague, Louisville - 12
Davy Force, Chicago - 11
George Hall, Chicago - 11

Won-Loss Record

Asa Brainard, Chicago, 6-2
Dan Collins, Louisville, 5-3
Bobby Mathews, New York, 4-1
Pud Galvin, St. Louis, 4-3
Al Spalding, Boston, 3-2
Tricky Nichols, Hartford, 3-4
Candy Cummings, Louisville, 2-1

Earned Run Average (This is a new statistic showing how many earned runs a pitcher gives up per game.)

NFN McDoolan, Boston - 0.63
Pud Galvin, St. Louis - 1.09
Hugh O'Neil, Cincinnati - 1.10
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 1.27
Hugh Campbell, New York - 1.85
Flip Lafferty, Philadelphia - 2.35
Bobby Mathews, New York - 2.38

Strikeouts

Dan Collins, Louisville - 34
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 12
Al Spalding, Boston - 11
Pud Galvin, St. Louis - 10
Tricky Nichols, Hartford - 7
3 players tied with 6 each