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Mathews Sizzles, Cleveland Fizzles
Saturday, July 1st, 1871: Bobby Mathews of the St. Louis Brown Stockings spun his magic on the Cleveland Forest Citys today. He blanked them 12-0 on 4 hits, registering 3 strikeouts and no walks.
July 4th 1871
The first annual All-Star game was played. The American League All-Stars slipped past the National League All-Stars 9-8. Chick Fulmer scores on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning. Bobby Mathews was the winning pitcher and Frank Fleet was the losing pitcher. Deacon White was the game's MVP driving in three runs for the American League.
| National League All-Stars | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| American League All-Stars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
Friday July 7th 1871
Philadelphia at Cleveland
Athletics 13 Forest Citys 10
Paddy Quinn and Joe Battin each drive in three as Philadelphia scores seven runs in the sixth. Frank Norton for Cleveland has four hits and Al Barker has 4RBIs for the losing cause.
Monday July 17th 1871
Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 6
The Forest Citys score five in the fifth and then hold on to clip the Athletics.
Sunday July 23rd 1871
Cleveland 16 Philadelphia 4
Fred Norton drives in four with a fourth inning three run home run and an RBI double as team mate Levi Meyerle scores three times.
Friday July 28th 1871
Philadelphia at St Louis
Athletics 10 Brown Stockings 5
Lip Pike's two run ninth inning home run as Philadelphia scores five times. Ross Barnes drove in four to help Rynie Wolters go to 6-9.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Baltimore Canaries | 12 | 7 | .632 | - |
| Cleveland Forest Citys | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2.0 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 7 | .632 | - |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 11 | 8 | .579 | 1.0 |
| Boston Red Stockings | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.5 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 7 | 13 | .350 | 5. |