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Sunday, May 20, 1877
Standings and Leaders

Chicago White Stockings 5-1
Louisville Grays 4-1
Boston Red Stockings 3-3
Cincinnati Reds 2-3
Hartford Dark Blues 1-4
St. Louis Brown Stockings 1-4

It's Chicago and Louisville in the early going, as the two clubs have a couple games on the rest of the league. Of course, it's still way too early to draw any conclusions about the season as a whole.

The league leaders:

Batting Average

John Hatfield, St. Louis - .524
Steve King, Hartford - .522
Jim Devlin, Louisville - .520
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - .429
George Bechtel, Louisville - .417
Cal McVey, Boston - .414
Tom Carey, Hartford - .409

Runs Scored

Levi Meyerle, Chicago - 9
Dave Eggler, St. Louis - 8
Ed Pinkham, Boston - 8
Ross Barnes, Boston - 7
George Bechtel, Louisville - 7
Jim Devlin, Louisville - 7
6 players tied with 6 each

Runs Batted In

Ezra Sutton, Louisville - 8
Ross Barnes, Boston - 7
George Bechtel, Louisville - 7
5 players tied with 6 each

Stolen Bases

Cap Anson, Cincinnati - 5
Andy Leonard, Hartford - 5
Cal McVey, Boston - 5
Ross Barnes, Boston - 3
George Bechtel, Louisville - 3
John McMullin, Cincinnati - 3
Ed Pinkham, Boston - 3

Won-Loss Record

Asa Brainard, Chicago, 4-0
Dan Collins, Louisville, 3-0
Al Pratt, Cincinnati, 2-0
Cy Bentley, Boston, 2-1
George Bradley, St. Louis, 1-0
Frank Pearce, Louisville, 1-0
George Zettlein, Chicago, 1-1

Earned Run Average

Al Pratt, Cincinnati - 1.29
Cy Bentley, Boston - 1.54
Dan Collins, Louisville - 1.67
Jim Britt, Hartford - 2.25
George Zettlein, Chicago - 2.37
Bobby Mathews, Boston - 2.66
George Bradley, St. Louis - 2.84

Strikeouts

Sam Weaver, Cincinnati - 13
Dan Collins, Louisville - 11
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 9
Cy Bentley, Boston - 6
Pud Galvin, St. Louis - 6
Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati - 5
2 players tied with 4 each