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The standings on Sunday, May 28, 1876:

New York Mutuals 11-3
Louisville Grays 10-5
Chicago White Stockings 9-6
Hartford Dark Blues 7-6
Boston Red Stockings 7-8
Philadelphia Athletics 5-9
St. Louis Brown Stockings 5-10
Cincinnati Reds 4-11

For the first time this season, a team has opened up a bit of a lead over the rest of the league, as New York now leads Louisville by a game and a half and leads Chicago by 2 1/2.

The league leaders:

Batting Average

Frank McCarton, Boston - .429
Everett Mills, Hartford - .418
George Wright, Boston - .397
Jim Foran, Chicago - .382
Ezra Sutton, New York - .375
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - .371
John Radcliff, Philadelphia - .364

Runs Scored

Dave Eggler, New York - 17
Chick Fulmer, Louisville - 16
Tom York, Louisville - 16
Jim Devlin, Louisville - 14
Denny Mack, St. Louis - 14
10 players tied with 13 each

Runs Batted In

Chick Fulmer, Louisville - 15
Cal McVey, Boston - 15
Deacon White, Philadelphia - 15
Bill Hague, Louisville - 14
Jack Remsen, St. Louis - 14
3 players tied with 13 each

Won-Loss Record

Asa Brainard, Chicago, 7-3
Dan Collins, Louisville, 7-3
Bobby Mathews, New York, 6-1
Al Spalding, Boston, 4-3
Pud Galvin, St. Louis, 4-5
Tricky Nichols, Hartford, 4-5
Hugh Campbell, New York, 3-2

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

Hugh O'Neil, Cincinnati - 1.26
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 1.45
Hugh Campbell, New York - 1.67
Flip Lafferty, Philadelphia - 1.77
Bobby Mathews, New York - 1.90
Lon Knight, Philadelphia - 1.96
Al Spalding, Boston - 2.01

Strikeouts

Dan Collins, Louisville - 43
Al Spalding, Boston - 16
Pud Galvin, St. Louis - 13
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 12
Bobby Mathews, New York - 10
Sam Weaver, Cincinnati - 9
2 players tied with 8 each