1874 in baseball

none 1874 1874 baseball sports Champions National Association: Boston Base Ball Club Statistical leaders National Association Stat Player Total AVG Levi Meyerle (CHI) .394 HR Jim O'Rourke (BOS) 5 RBI Cal McVey (BOS) 71 W Al Spalding (BOS) 52 ERA Dick McBride (PHA) 1.64 K Bobby Mathews (NY) 82 National Association final standings National AssociationWLTPct.GB Boston Red Stockings 52 18 1 52 18 1 — New York Mutuals 42 23 — 42 23 7½ Philadelphia Athletics 33 22 — 33 22 11½ Philadelphia White Stockings 29 29 — 29 29 17 Chicago White Stockings 28 31 — 28 31 18½ Brooklyn Atlantics 22 33 1 22 33 1 22½ Hartford Dark Blues 16 37 — 16 37 27½ Baltimore Canaries 9 38 — 9 38 31½ Notable seasons 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+."1874 National Association Pitching Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020."Al Spalding Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020. 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."1874 National Association Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020."Levi Meyerle Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020. Events January–March 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 May 5 – Tommy Bond makes his professional debut, throwing a 4-hitter and defeating Lord Baltimore. May 6 – Dick McBride of Athletic throws a 1-hitter in a win against crosstown rival Philadelphia. May 13 – The Chicago Club plays the first professional game in Chicago by a Chicago team since the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The "White Stockings" win 4–0 over Athletic before 4,000 fans. June 18 – Playing without suspended pitcher George Zettlein, the Chicagos are humiliated by Mutual 38-1. The Mutuals collect 33 hits, but are outdone by Chicago defensive miscues as they commit 36 errors in the game. July–September 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 October 20 – The Boston Base Ball Club win their 3rd consecutive pennant with a 14–7 victory over Athletic of Philadelphia. Births January 14 – Jack Taylor January 22 – Jay Hughes February 1 – Harry Bemis February 22 – Bill Klem February 23 – Billy Lauder February 24 – Honus Wagner March 12 – Charles Weeghman March 16 – Bill Duggleby March 18 – Nixey Callahan March 24 – Roy Thomas April 7 – John Ganzel April 8 – Bert Myers May 8 – Eddie Boyle June 5 – Jack Chesbro June 5 – Frank Huelsman June 20 – Win Mercer June 26 – Topsy Hartsel July 8 – Jay Parker July 9 – Jack Powell July 13 – William G. Bramham July 14 – Jesse Tannehill September 5 – Nap Lajoie September 17 – Willie Sudhoff September 21 – Grant "Home Run" Johnson October 12 – Jimmy Burke October 15 – Emil Frisk October 19 – Tom McCreery October 31 – Harry Smith Deaths April 9 – Charlie Mills, age 29, catcher for the 1871 New York Mutuals. References External links 1874 season at Baseball-Reference.com Charlton's Baseball Chronology at BaseballLibrary.com Retrosheet.org https://web.archive.org/web/20070418195326/http://retrosheet.org/ 2007-04-18 1874