Wood Hits in 25 Straight Games
Monday, June 1st, 1874: The number just keeps getting higher and higher. Blues second baseman Jimmy Wood has now extended his hitting string to 25 games. He did it with 2 hits in the Cleveland 13-9 win over the Brown Stockings at Grand Avenue Park.
Wednesday June 3rd 1874
Philadelphia 10Baltimore 7
Holly Hollingshead goes 4-6 and Herman Hehlman adds three hits.
Reds Chill O'Rourke's Hot Streak
Wednesday, June 3rd, 1874: Jim O'Rourke's sizzling streak was snapped at 26 today as the Brooklyn Atlantics dropped a game to the Cincinnati Reds 9-7 at Avenue Grounds. O'Rourke failed to get a hit and went 0-for-5.
Friday June 5th 1874
Philadelphia 13 Baltimore 10
Bill Boyd and Martin Mullen each go 3-6. Dick Higham drives in three with three hits for the Canaries.
Boyd Sizzles with 20-Game Batting Streak
Friday, June 5th, 1874: Every day everyone is checking up on Bill Boyd to see if he got a hit to keep his hitting streak alive. Today's answer is "yes." He did it with a 3-6 day against the Canaries. The Philadelphia Athletics third baseman stretched the streak to 20 games in his team's 13-10 triumph over the Baltimore Canaries at Newington Park.
Philadelphia at Cleveland
Monday June 8th 1874
Philadelphia 13 Cleveland 3
Ross Barnes drives in four runs while going 3-6. Holly Hollingshead goes 4-6 and Bill Boyd is still sizzling on his 3-6, 4 run performance.
Hit Streak Over, Athletics Stop Wood
Monday, June 8th, 1874: For 26 games in a row Jimmy Wood of the Cleveland Blues had at least one hit in every game. His day of reckoning finally came at the hands of the Philadelphia Athletics, who held him without a hit in 4 at-bats. To make matters worse, they also won the ballgame 13-3.
Tuesday June 9th 1874
Cleveland 13 Philadelphia 11
Bill Boyd drives in four with three hits while Dave Lenz and Holly Hollingshead each produce four hits. Scott Hastings goes 4-5 with 3 RBIs to lead the Blues over the Athletics.
Sunday June 14th 1874
Cleveland 3 Philadelphia 2
Scott Hastings scores on an error in the bottom of the ninth for Cleveland. Ross Barnes hits his first home run of the season in the first inning.
Boyd Hitless, Streak Ends at 22
Sunday, June 14th, 1874: The 22-game hitting streak of Bill Boyd has come to an end. The Philadelphia third baseman went 0-for-4 today in the 3-2 loss to the Cleveland Blues at Kennard Street Park.
Philadelphia at St Louis
Thursday June 18th 1874
St Louis 6 Philadelphia 2
Bobby Mathews scatters four hits for the Brown Stockings win.
Monday June 22nd 1874
Philadelphia 5 St Louis 4
Joe Bestick goes 4-4 for St Louis. Lip Pike and Dave Lenz each go 2-4 for Athletics.
Friday June 26th 1874
St Louis 6 Philadelphia 5 (16)
Joe Brown singles in Fred Waterman in the sixteenth inning for the Brown Stockings. Ross Barnes goes 3-7 for Athletics.
Brown Smacks 5 Hits for Brown Stockings
Friday, June 26th, 1874: 5 times is a charm -- at least in the world of baseball. When a player gets 5 or more hits in a game, he is honored in the record book and the latest honoree is Joe Brown of the St. Louis Brown Stockings. He tore up the Philadelphia Athletics to the tune of 5 hits in 8 at-bats in the St. Louis 6-5 win today at Grand Avenue Park.
Setback for Philadelphia and Jim Devlin
Saturday, June 27th, 1874: Philadelphia first baseman Jim Devlin has suffered a setback in his recovery from a broken bone in the elbow. According to Athletics officials, he will be disabled another 3 months. "Doctors are concerned with the rate of healing and have decided that Devlin will need additional time in rehab before he will be cleared to play," one team spokesman explained to reporters.
Baltimore at Philadelphia
Sunday June 28th 1874
Philadelphia 11 Baltimore 2
Ross Barnes and Joe Battin both go identical 3-5, 3 RBIs. Martin Mullen adds another three hits.
Tuesday June 30th 1874
Baltimore 9 Philadelphia 3
George Bechtel goes 4-5 and Bill Stearns limits Athletics to three hits.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 18 | 11 | .621 | - |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 17 | 12 | .586 | 1.0 |
| Cleveland Blues | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.0 |
| Baltimore Canaries | 8 | 21 | .276 | 10.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Boston Red Stockings | 18 | 11 | .621 | - |
| Chicago White Stockings | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.0 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 14 | 15 | .483 | 4.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 18 | .379 | 7.0 |