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We're a month into the NWL's 1877 season, so it's time to check in on our affiliated minor leagues.

Minneapolis Millers 12-1 (Boston's affiliate)
Fort Wayne Railroaders 12-3 (Cincinnati)
St. Paul Saints 11-5 (unaffiliated)
Grand Rapids Woodworkers 8-7 (Hartford)
Peoria Distillers 8-8 (Chicago)
Evansville Hoosiers 4-9 (Louisville)
Quincy Ravens 3-12 (St. Louis)
Terre Haute Hottentots 0-13 (unaffiliated)

The NWL league leaders:

Batting Average

Jim Keenan, Minneapolis - .458
Pete Donnelly, Minneapolis - .412
Bill Hague, Evansville - .400
Fraley Rogers, Minneapolis - .396
George Bird, Minneapolis - .340
Henry Luff, Fort Wayne - .339
Lou Say, Grand Rapids - .327

Runs Scored

Fred Cone, Minneapolis - 20
Jim Keenan, Minneapolis - 12
Fraley Rogers, Minneapolis - 12
Dave Pierson, Fort Wayne - 11
Tom Barlow, Peoria - 10
George Bird, Minneapolis - 10
4 players tied with 9 each

Runs Batted In

Jim Keenan, Minneapolis - 17
George Bird, Minneapolis - 13
Fraley Rogers, Minneapolis - 12
Frank Sellman, Grand Rapids - 11
Pete Donnelly, Minneapolis - 10
Jack Gleason, Minneapolis - 10
3 players tied with 9 each

Stolen Bases

Fred Cone, Minneapolis - 9
Tom Barlow, Peoria - 8
Pony Sager, Minneapolis - 8
Herman Dehlman, Grand Rapids - 7
Will Foley, Fort Wayne - 7
Herm Doscher, Grand Rapids - 6
3 played tied with 5 each

Won-Loss Record

John Cassidy, Fort Wayne, 4-0
NFN Edwards, Fort Wayne, 4-0
Phonney Martin, Minneapolis, 4-0
Tommy Bond, St. Paul, 4-1
Dick McBride, Grand Rapids, 4-1
Will White, Minneapolis, 4-1
2 players tied with 3-0

Earned Run Average

NFN Edwards, Fort Wayne - 0.50
John Cassidy, Fort Wayne - 0.60
Mike Golden, Minneapolis - 0.67
Foghorn Bradley, Minneapolis - 0.69
Dale Williams, Fort Wayne - 1.26
Terry Larkin, St. Paul - 1.54
Cherokee Fisher, Peoria - 1.70

Strikeouts

Fred Goldsmith, Evansville - 65
Tommy Bond, St. Paul - 56
Dick McBride, Grand Rapids - 55
Laurie Reis, Peoria - 54
Cherokee Fisher, Peoria - 51
Len Lovett, Peoria - 46
NFN Edwards, Fort Wayne - 41