1874 in baseball

Summary

The following are the baseball events of the year 1874 throughout the world.

Champions edit

National Association final standings edit

National Association W L GB Pct.
Boston Red Stockings 52 18 .743
New York Mutuals 42 23 7.5 .646
Philadelphia Athletics 33 22 11.5 .600
Philadelphia White Stockings 29 29 17.0 .500
Chicago White Stockings 28 31 18.5 .474
Brooklyn Atlantics 22 33 22.5 .400
Hartford Dark Blues 16 37 27.5 .302
Baltimore Canaries 9 38 31.5 .191

Statistical leaders edit

National Association
Type Name Stat
AVG Levi Meyerle CHI .394
HR Jim O'Rourke BOS 5
RBI Cal McVey BOS 71
Wins Al Spalding BOS 52
ERA Dick McBride PHI 1.64
Strikeouts Bobby Mathews NYM 101

Notable seasons edit

  • Boston Red Stockings pitcher Al Spalding has a record of 52–16, leading the NA with 52 wins and 617.1 innings pitched. He has a 1.92 earned run average and a 111 ERA+.[1][2]
  • Chicago White Stockings second baseman Levi Meyerle leads the NA with a .394 batting average, a .889 OPS, and a 183 OPS+. He has 65 runs scored and 45 runs batted in.[3][4]

Events edit

January–March edit

  • January 29 – Albert Spalding arrives in England to set up a tour for the Boston and Athletic Clubs to demonstrate American baseball to the English.

April–June edit

July–September edit

  • July 10 – Jimmy Wood, player-manager for several teams in the NA, has his right leg amputated above the knee due to infection. Wood would be re-hired by Chicago to replace Fergy Malone and be on the bench managing 5 weeks after the amputation.
  • July 16 – The Boston and Athletic Clubs depart from Philadelphia for England for their baseball exhibition tour.
  • September 9 – John Radcliff is dismissed from the Philadelphia Club after umpire William McLean testified that Radcliff had offered him $175 to fix a game.
  • September 9 – Boston and Athletic return from their England trip, arriving in New York.

October–December edit

Births edit

Deaths edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1874 National Association Pitching Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Al Spalding Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "1874 National Association Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Levi Meyerle Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

External links edit

  • 1874 season at Baseball-Reference.com
  • Charlton's Baseball Chronology at BaseballLibrary.com
  • Retrosheet.org