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Sunday, June 3, 1877
Standings and Leaders

Chicago White Stockings 9-3
Louisville Grays 8-3
Cincinnati Reds 6-5
Hartford Dark Blues 3-5
Boston Red Stockings 3-6
St. Louis Brown Stockings 2-9

Boston is suddenly looking really mediocre - what's wrong with this club that was supposed to contend for the pennant? Meanwhile, Chicago and Louisville are in a pitched battle, and Chicago's two wins in Louisville this week has given them a brief upper hand.

The league leaders:

Batting Average

Jim Devlin, Louisville - .481
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - .448
Cal McVey, Boston - .425
Charley Jones, Cincinnati - .400
Clipper Flynn, Hartford - .393
Scott Hastings, Louisville - .388
Jim Foran, Chicago - .385

Runs Scored

Jim Devlin, Louisville - 16
Scott Hastings, Louisville - 16
Mike McGeary, Cincinnati - 14
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - 14
Chick Fulmer, Louisville - 13
George Bechtel, Louisville - 12
Dave Eggler, St. Louis - 12

Runs Batted In

Jim Foran, Chicago - 12
Chick Fulmer, Louisville - 12
Ezra Sutton, Louisville - 12
George Bechtel, Louisville - 11
Levi Meyerle, Chicago - 11
Cal McVey, Boston - 10
4 players tied with 9 each

Stolen Bases

Ross Barnes, Boston - 8
Andy Leonard, Hartford - 7
George Hall, Chicago - 6
John McMullin, Cincinnati - 6
Cap Anson, Cincinnati - 5
Mike McGeary, Cincinnati - 5
Cal McVey, Boston - 5

Won-Loss Record

Dan Collins, Louisville, 5-1
Asa Brainard, Chicago, 5-2
George Zettlein, Chicago, 4-1
Sam Weaver, Cincinnati, 3-4
Frank Pearce, Louisville, 2-0
Al Pratt, Cincinnati, 2-0
Cy Bentley, Boston, 2-2

Earned Run Average

Dan Collins, Louisville - 1.55
Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati - 2.06
George Bradley, St. Louis - 2.23
George Knight, Louisville - 2.63
Al Spalding, Boston - 2.65
Jim Britt, Hartford - 2.65
Bobby Mathews, Boston - 2.66

Strikeouts

Sam Weaver, Cincinnati - 29
Dan Collins, Louisville - 20
Asa Brainard, Chicago - 13
George Zettlein, Chicago - 11
George Knight, Louisville - 10
Cy Bentley, Boston - 9
Pud Galvin, St. Louis - 9
Bobby Mitchell, Cincinnati - 6