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November 1873
Base Ball Year in Review
The season ended up being something less than exciting, as Harry Wright’s Boston club jumped out to an early lead and then ran away with the Association pennant. Although Athletic’s Adrian Anson and Baltimore’s Lip Pike both had big seasons (hitting .353 and .352 respectively), no individual effort could match the team performance of Boston. They were led by catcher Cal McVey, who led the Association in hitting at .378, but they got plenty of other great performances from Ross Barnes (.342), Deacon White (.339), George Wright (.296), Al Spalding (.321) and Steve King (.328). There was simply no competing with them this season.
The final standings:
Boston 43-16
Mutual 32-21
Washington 23-16
Philadelphia 30-23
Maryland 3-3
Atlantic 25-29
Athletic 21-30
Resolute 4-19
Lord Baltimore 16-40
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