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Old 08-17-2020, 11:10 PM   #27
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The standings on Sunday, June 11, 1876:

New York Mutuals 16-4
Hartford Dark Blues 12-7
Louisville Grays 12-9
Boston Red Stockings 11-10
Chicago White Stockings 11-10
Philadelphia Athletics 9-11
St. Louis Brown Stockings 6-15
Cincinnati Reds 5-16

The Mutuals are on a real hot streak and suddenly look like running away with the league. They will play Chicago this upcoming week, but the White Stockings are in a big slump at the moment.

The league leaders:

Batting Average

Frank McCarton, Boston - .432
Everett Mills, Hartford - .430
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - .418
George Wright, Boston - .376
Jim Foran, Chicago - .376
Cal McVey, Boston - .371
Orator Shafer, Hartford - .341

Runs Scored

Dave Eggler, New York - 25
Mike McGeary, Philadelphia - 21
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - 21
Ross Barnes, Boston - 20
Cal McVey, Boston - 20
Count Sensenderfer, Philadelphia - 20
Tom York, Louisville - 19

Runs Batted In

Deacon White, Philadelphia - 23
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - 19
Cal McVey, Boston - 18
Chick Fulmer, Louisville - 17
Bill Hague, Louisville - 16
Bill Harbridge, Hartford - 16
2 players tied with 15 each

Won-Loss Record

Bobby Mathews, New York, 9-2
Dan Collins, Louisville, 9-5
Asa Brainard, Chicago, 8-5
Al Spalding, Boston, 7-4
Tricky Nichols, Hartford, 7-5
Hugh Campbell, New York, 5-2
Pud Galvin, St. Louis, 5-8

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

Hugh Campbell, New York - 1.18
Flip Lafferty, Philadelphia - 1.23
Hugh O'Neil, Cincinnati - 1.38
Bobby Mathews, New York - 1.60
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 2.12
Tricky Nichols, Hartford - 2.33
Sam Weaver, Cincinnati - 2.33

Strikeouts

Dan Collins, Louisville - 47
Al Spalding, Boston - 22
Pud Galvin, St. Louis - 18
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 16
Bobby Mathews, New York - 16
Sam Weaver, Cincinnati - 15
Tricky Nichols, Hartford - 13
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