Saturday April 22nd 1871
Athletics at Baltimore Canaries
Rynie Wolters against Bill Stearns
Baltimore 7 Philadelphia 6
Canaries score 6 runs in the eighth to seal the win. Nealy Phillips was injured and will miss 4 weeks.
Wednesday April 6th 1871
Philadelphia 8 Baltimore 3
Paddy Quinn drives in three and John McMullin gets his first win.
Standings as of May 1st 1871
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 3 | 2 | .600 | - |
| Cleveland Forest Citys | 3 | 2 | .600 | - |
| Baltimore Canaries | 3 | 2 | .600 | - |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 1 | .800 | - |
| Boston Red Stockings | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 |
Other news
Fisler Batters Boston Big Time
Sunday, April 23rd, 1871: The Brooklyn Atlantics swept past the Boston Red Stockings 13-4 today at South End Grounds I and were paced by second baseman Wes Fisler. The 29-year-old Fisler got 5 hits in 6 at-bats, helping to send Boston down to defeat.