Friday August 1st 1873
Philadelphia 15 Cleveland 1
Another fine pitching performance by Rynie Wolters, 9 IP 4 H 1 R.Lip Pike drives in four with a bases-loaded double in a 8 run sixth inning.
5-Hit Blitz by White
Friday, August 1st, 1873: 5 hits in a game is generally considered a noteworthy achievement for a player. If asked, Deacon White might tell you that his recent big game felt rather hollow. Despite his 5-5 efforts, his Boston Red Stockings fell to the Chicago White Stockings, 13-7.
Philadelphia at Baltimore
Sunday August 3rd 1873
Philadelphia 9 Baltimore 7
Bill Boyd's four hit performance leads Athletics over Canaries. Charlie Gould drives in three and John McMullin wins his first game of the season.
Thursday August 7th 1873
Baltimore 10 Philadelphia 8
Lip Pike goes 4-4 in a losing effort. Mike McGeary drives in two and scores twice on three hits for the Canaries.
Monday August 11th 1873
Baltimore 6 Philadelphia 5 (11)
Tommy Johns scores on an 11th inning error. Ross Barnes goes 4-6 for the Athletics.
Cincinnati Draws Blanks Against Pratt
Friday, August 15th, 1873: The Boston Red Stockings got a great effort from Al Pratt as the 24-year-old hurler tossed a complete-game 9-0 shutout over the Cincinnati Reds. He struck out 0 while allowing 4 hits and walking 0.
St Louis at Philadelphia
Sunday August 17th 1873
Philadelphia 14 St Louis 7
Holly Hollingshead has three hits and Ross Barnes drives in three runs.
Thursday August 21st 1873
Philadelphia 16 St Louis 4
Martin Mullen drives in five along with his first home run of the season and Bill Boyd goes 4-6 as Athletics romp past St Louis again. Pitcher Rynie Wolters drives in three.
Sunday August 24th 1873
Philadelphia 11 St Louis 4
Dave Lenz and Charlie Gould both drive in three and Martin Mullen goes 4-5. Mullen is 10-28 (.357) since coming back from the DL.
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Tuesday August 26th 1873
Cleveland 9 Philadelphia 2
Frank McCarton drives in five with his first home run of the season.
Canaries Hines Suffers Injury
Thursday, August 28th, 1873: Baltimore fans will be disappointed to learn that Paul Hines suffered a strained back muscle while making a defensive play in today's game. After the doctor informed the Baltimore Canaries manager that Hines was expected to miss 3-4 weeks, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the center fielder could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper.
Saturday August 30th 1873
Cleveland 18 Philadelphia 3
Blues pound Athletics again. Scott Hastings drives in four and Fred Norton scores four times with his 4-6 day.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Baltimore Canaries | 27 | 12 | .692 | - |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 22 | 18 | .550 | 5.5 |
| Cleveland Blues | 16 | 24 | .400 | 11.5 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 14 | 25 | .359 | 13.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Cincinnati Reds | 22 | 17 | .564 | - |
| Boston Red Stockings | 21 | 19 | .525 | 1.5 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 19 | 21 | .475 | 3.5 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 17 | 22 | .436 | 5.0 |