1873 Season
50 games: 25 home and 25 away
Cleveland Blue at Philadelphia Athletics
Tuesday April 1st 1873
Philadelphia 6 Cleveland 5
Barnes and the Athletics pick up where they left off. Bill Boyd goes 5-5 and Ross extends his hitting streak to 63 games.
Boyd 5-5 for Athletics
Tuesday, April 1st, 1873: If just anyone could go out and hit a baseball, big dollar contracts wouldn't exist. But they can't, so the good hitters get the big bucks. Bill Boyd showed how it's done as he went 5 for 5 against the Cleveland Blues and helped the Philadelphia Athletics beat them 6-5.
Saturday April 5th 1873
Cleveland 6 Philadelphia 2
Ross Barnes goes 4-5 in a losing effort. Four run 1st lifts Blues.
Consecutive-Game Hit Streak Continues for Clapp
Wednesday, April 9th, 1873: Win, lose or draw -- John Clapp just keeps on getting base hits -- game after game after game. He has now stretched his hitting streak to 30 games. The Boston Red Stockings catcher picked up 1 hit in 5 at-bats today, but it wasn't enough to win the game. His club was defeated 6-5 by the Chicago White Stockings at 23rd Street Grounds.
Hines's Hit Streak Soars to 25 Games
Wednesday, April 9th, 1873: Baltimore's 18-year-old center fielder Paul Hines has had a fine run at the plate over the last few weeks. His consecutive-game hitting streak has reached 25 games now. Today Hines extended the streak by going 1-5 against Brown Stockings pitching. The streak has brought him a degree of attention that he has tried to deflect. Hines always prefers to talk about his teammates' accomplishments rather than his own. After the Canaries 3-2 triumph over St. Louis at Newington Park he downplayed his part in the victory.
Friday April 11th 1873
Cleveland 9 Philadelphia 8
6 Run 9th in not enough for Athletics. Ross Barnes comes up empty.
Blues Chill Barnes's Hot Streak
Friday, April 11th, 1873: It was the best of both worlds for the Cleveland Blues today at Jefferson Street Grounds as they defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 9-8 and also ended Ross Barnes's 64-game hitting streak. The 22-year-old Philadelphia second baseman failed to get a hit in 5 at-bats.
Harry Wright Calls it a Career
Friday, April 11th, 1873: Ending weeks of speculation, Harry Wright announced his retirement today. The Brown Stockings right fielder has been reportedly weighing the decision since last year, sources close to Wright say.
Sunday April 13th 1873
Philadelphia 12 Cleveland 11
Ross Barnes drives in three and Lip Pike goes 3-5 as Athletics split series. Bill Boyd scores three times.
Baltimore Canaries at Philadelphia Athletics
Thursday April 17th 1873
Philadelphia 7 Baltimore 5
Dave Lenz scores three time and Holly Hollingshead drives in two with a bases loaded double in the sixth inning.
Wednesday April 2rd 1873
Philadelphia 5 Baltimore 1
Rynie Wolters scatters 5 hits.
Thursday April 24th 1873
Baltimore 14 Philadelphia 2
Mike McGeary drives in three and Chick Fulmer goes 3-5 for the Canaries. Ross Barnes goes 3-4 for Athletics.
Philadelphia at St Louis Brown Stockings
Monday April 28th 1873
Philadelphia 17 St Louis 4
Joe Battin, Ross Barnes, and Martin Mullen each drive in three. Dave Lenz scores four times.
Wood Hits in 20 Consecutive Games
Monday, April 28th, 1873: Today at Kennard Street Park Cleveland lost to Baltimore 12-10, but Jimmy Wood kept his consecutive-game hitting streak alive with 2 hits. The Blues second baseman has now delivered hits in 20 straight games.
Hines Sizzles with 30-Game Batting Streak
Monday, April 28th, 1873: Today Paul Hines went 3-for-5 in the Baltimore Canaries 12-10 victory over the Cleveland Blues. This extended his hitting streak to 30 games. Hines declined to comment for the media immediately after the game.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Baltimore Canaries | 6 | 2 | .750 | - |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.0 |
| Cleveland Blues | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Boston Red Stockings | 6 | 2 | .750 | - |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.0 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.0 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.0 |