Thursday August 1st 1872
Philadelphia 10 St Louis 6
Fred Cone's three run home run lifts Athletics over Brown Stockings.
Philadelphia at Baltimore
Saturday August 3rd 1872
Baltimore 7 Philadelphia 5
Barnes Ups Hit Streak to 45 Consecutive Games
Saturday, August 3rd, 1872: Ross Barnes's consecutive-game hitting streak has now climbed to 45 games. The Philadelphia second baseman smacked 2 hits against Baltimore in today's game at Newington Park to extend it, but he has mixed emotions about it.
O'Rourke Hits in 30 Consecutive Games
Monday, August 5th, 1872: Long hitting streaks don't happen very often and when they happen it perks up everybody's interest. No one knows how long it will go -- it could end tomorrow -- but baseball fans and Jim O'Rourke are enjoying the moment right now. The 21-year-old Brooklyn catcher extended his string to 30 consecutive games in 23rd Street Grounds today.
Wednesday August 7th 1872
Baltimore 10 Philadelphia 5
Herb Worth continues to shatter Athletics pitching, going 4-5. Worth is 11-17 (.647) in the past four games against Philadelphia. Pony Sager hit a three run home run in the 8th to put Athletics in front but the Canaries scored seven times in the bottom of the inning.
Sutton Keeps Hit Streak Alive,
Also has 5 Hits
Wednesday, August 7th, 1872: Ezra Sutton of the Brooklyn Atlantics extended his hitting string to 40 straight games with 5 hits in today's 20-7 triumph over the Chicago White Stockings at 23rd Street Grounds.
Hit Streak Now at 25 for Hallinan
Wednesday, August 7th, 1872: Atlantics shortstop Jimmy Hallinan was beaming today after his team had beaten Chicago 20-7 at 23rd Street Grounds. He had contributed 1 hit to the victory and extended his hitting streak to 25 games.
Coughlin Sizzles -- Smokes White Stockings for 5 Hits
Wednesday, August 7th, 1872: It seemed that Brooklyn center fielder Dennis Coughlin could do no wrong as the Atlantics kayoed the White Stockings 20-7 today as he rapped out 5 hits in 6 at-bats. Chicago pitchers couldn't get him out as Coughlin seemed to know which pitches they were throwing.
Sunday August 11th 1872
Philadelphia 20 Baltimore 14
Rookie Dave Lenz and Lip Pike each go 4-5 to power Athletics to wild win over the Canaries.
Game Streaks End
Thursday, August 15th, 1872: The Brooklyn Atlantics lost to the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 today at Avenue Grounds, but perhaps the bigger news was the end of Ezra Sutton's 41-game hitting streak as well as Jimmy Hallinan's hit streak ended at 26 games and snapped Jim O'Rourke's, the 21-year-old catcher's, hitting streak at 32 games.
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Saturday August 17th 1872
Philadelphia 12 Cleveland 2
Bill Boyd goes 3-6 while driving in three runs as Athletics pitcher Rynie Wolters wins his 20th game of the season.
Wednesday August 21th 1872
Philadelphia 11 Cleveland 10
Athletics score 5 in the 9th for another win. Error leads to the winning run.
Norton Extends Hit Streak to 20 Games
Wednesday, August 21st, 1872: An opposing pitcher told BNN after the Philadelphia-Cleveland game today, "Frank Norton is hitting everything you throw at him. He is one tough out. Fortunately things went our way in the ballgame today and we came away with a 11-10 win. But Norton still continued his streak."
Saturday August 24th 1872
Philadelphia 13 Cleveland 12
Lip Pike and Pony Sager drive in three for Athletics sweep of Cleveland.
Barnes's Hit Streak Reaches 50 Games
Saturday, August 24th, 1872: The Philadelphia Athletics stopped the Cleveland Forest Citys today 13-12 and Ross Barnes was able to hit safely again. The Philadelphia second baseman got 2 hits and ran his consecutive-game hitting streak to 50.
Fletcher Slaps 5 Hits
Saturday, August 24th, 1872: Who needs batting practice? George Fletcher of Cleveland apparently doesn't as he peppered Philadelphia with a 5-hit outburst in today's game. He got the hits, but lost the game. The Athletics pulled out a 13-12 win.
No Hits for Norton, Streak Ends at 20
Saturday, August 24th, 1872: Frank Norton came into the today's game against Philadelphia rolling along with a 20-game hitting string, but he left it on the field at Jefferson Street Grounds. The 27-year-old Cleveland third baseman went 0-for-4 against the Athletics as the Forest Citys were beaten 13-12.
St Louis at Philadelphia
Monday August 26th 1872
Philadelphia 10 St Louis 9
Ross Barnes goes 3-5 and Lip Pike's first inning three run homer lifts Athletics to third straight one run win.
Friday August 30th 1872
Philadelphia 11 St Louis 4
Martin Mullen has four hits and Lip Pike scores three times to lead Athletics over Brown Stockings.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 31 | 9 | .775 | - |
| Baltimore Canaries | 22 | 17 | .564 | 8.5 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16.0 |
| Cleveland Forest Citys | 11 | 28 | .282 | 19.5 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Boston Red Stockings | 26 | 13 | .667 | - |
| Cincinnati Reds | 22 | 18 | .550 | 4.5 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 16 | 24 | .400 | 10.5 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 15 | 24 | .385 | 11.0 |