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Old 08-21-2020, 09:51 AM   #32
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The standings on Sunday, June 25, 1876:

New York Mutuals 21-5
Hartford Dark Blues 15-9
Boston Red Stockings 15-12
Louisville Grays 14-12
Philadelphia Athletics 12-14
Chicago White Stockings 12-15
Cincinnati Reds 9-18
St. Louis Brown Stockings 7-20

The Mutuals seem like they are going to turn this season's pennant race into a runaway. After last season's very close Boston-Chicago battle generated interest, this year the new National League might spend the summer with its first championship all but decided.

The league leaders:

Batting Average

Levi Meyerle, Chicago - .425
Everett Mills, Hartford - .386
Frank McCarton, Boston - .380
Jim Foran, Chicago - .376
Cal McVey, Boston - .363
George Wright, Boston - .357
Deacon White, Philadelphia - .342

Runs Scored

Dave Eggler, New York - 30
Mike McGeary, Philadelphia - 28
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - 28
Count Sensenderfer, Philadelphia - 28
John McMullin, New York - 26
Ross Barnes, Boston - 25
Cal McVey, Boston - 25

Runs Batted In

Deacon White, Philadelphia - 28
Bill Harbridge, Hartford - 22
Ezra Sutton, New York - 22
Cal McVey, Boston - 21
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - 21
3 players tied with 20 each

Won-Loss Record

Dan Collins, Louisville, 11-6
Bobby Mathews, New York, 10-2
Al Spalding, Boston, 9-4
Hugh Campbell, New York, 8-2
Tricky Nichols, Hartford, 8-7
Asa Brainard, Chicago, 8-9
Frank Buttery, Hartford, 5-1

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

Flip Lafferty, Philadelphia - 1.16
Hugh Campbell, New York - 1.23
Bobby Mathews, New York - 1.66
Hugh O'Neil, Cincinnati - 1.70
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 2.16
Tricky Nichols, Hartford - 2.24
Al Spalding, Boston - 2.36

Strikeouts

Dan Collins, Louisville - 51
Al Spalding, Boston - 24
Sam Weaver, Cincinnati - 24
Pud Galvin, St. Louis - 21
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 20
Tricky Nichols, Hartford - 17
Bobby Mathews, New York - 16
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