Tuesday August 4th 1874
Philadelphia 5 Baltimore 2
Rynie Wolters pitches a five hitter. Dave Lenz and Martin Mullen each collect two hits.
Philadelphia at Cleveland
Saturday August 8th 1874
Philadelphia 18 Cleveland 5
Home runs by Herman Dehlman, Frank Norton, and Henry Burroughs. Martin Mullen drives in three and Hehlman dives in four runs. Ross Banres and Lip Pike each hit three times.
Barnes Ups Hit Streak to 30 Consecutive Games
Saturday, August 8th, 1874: Ross Barnes, second baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, ran his consecutive-game hitting streak to 30 games with 3 hits in his club's 18-5 victory today over the Cleveland Blues at Kennard Street Park.
Hall Runs Hit String to 20 Straight Games
Monday, August 10th, 1874: At South End Grounds I today Cincinnati center fielder George Hall stretched his consecutive-game hitting streak to 20 games with 2 hits against the Boston Red Stockings. However, the Reds came up short on the scoreboard and lost the game 7-6.
Wednesday August 12th 1874
Cleveland 8 Philadelphia 3
Jimmy Wood drives in three on four hits and Henry Burroughs scores three times on three hits.
Cleveland Halts Barnes's Hitting Steak
Wednesday, August 12th, 1874: Cleveland brought Ross Barnes's hitting spree to a screeching halt today in its 8-3 victory over Philadelphia at Kennard Street Park. The Blues mound staff snapped the 24-year-old second baseman's hitting streak at 30 games. Barnes failed to get a hit in 4 at-bats to end it.
Friday August 14th 1874
Philadelphia 10 Cleveland 5
Holly Hollingshead goes 4-5 2 RBIs. Dave Lenz scores three times on three hits and Martin Mullen has three hits.
Canaries Lose Hines for 2-3 Months
Friday, August 14th, 1874: The Baltimore Canaries were dealt a severe blow when Paul Hines was hurt making a defensive play recently in a game against the St. Louis Brown Stockings. After the game, the team trainer reported Hines might have to spend a lengthy time on the disabled list. Today doctors confirmed it, ruling the 19-year-old center fielder out for the rest of the season with a torn rib cage muscle. They indicated it would take Hines at least 2-3 months to heal.
Philadelphia at St Louis
Tuesday August 18th 1874
Rynie Wolters pitches a four hit shutout. Holly Hollingshead drives in a pair.
Hall Hitless, Stopped by White Stockings
Tuesday, August 18th, 1874: George Hall went 0-for-4 to break his consecutive-game hitting streak at 21 games. The 25-year-old Cincinnati center fielder failed to get a hit today in the Reds 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Stockings at Avenue Grounds.
Hitting Streak Still Alive for Jewett
Tuesday, August 18th, 1874: Cincinnati's 29-year-old catcher Nat Jewett has had a fine run at the plate over the last few weeks. His consecutive-game hitting streak has reached 20 games now. Today Jewett extended the streak by going 1-4 against White Stockings pitching. The streak has brought him a degree of attention that he has tried to deflect. Jewett always prefers to talk about his teammates' accomplishments rather than his own. After the Reds 4-3 triumph over Chicago at Avenue Grounds he downplayed his part in the victory.
Carey Sidelined for 9-10 Months
Tuesday, August 18th, 1874: The Baltimore Canaries announced this afternoon that shortstop Tom Carey would be out of action for 9-10 months. He sustained a torn labrum playing the Blues. It happened colliding with a player at a base.
Thursday August 20th 1874
Philadelphia 8 St Louis 7 (10)
Holly Hollingshead singles in Bill Boyd for the win in the 10th inning.
Friday August 21st 1874
St Louis 13 Philadelphia 5
Seven run 7th lifts Brown stockings. Doug Allison goes 3-5 with 2 RBIs.
Brainard Fires Shutout in Blues Victory
Friday, August 21st, 1874: Asa Brainard humbled the Baltimore Canaries today at Kennard Street Park. In the 4-0 shutout win, he yielded 4 hits, fanned 1 and walked 0 to pace the Cleveland Blues to victory.
Baltimore at Philadelphia
Sunday August 23rd 1874
Philadelphia 18 Baltimore 3
Bill Boyd's 5th home run of the season powers Athletics over Canaries. Boyd and Herman Dehlman each drive in three runs. Paddy Quinn scors four times.
Thursday August 27th 1874
Baltimore 6 Philadelphia 5
Alexander Nevin goes 4-5 with 2 RBIs and Chick Fulmer goes 3-5. Dave Lenz and Bill Boyd collect three hits for the Athletics.
Jewett's 23-Game Hitting Streak Ends
Thursday, August 27th, 1874: The streak has been snapped.
Nat Jewett failed to get a hit in today's game against the Atlantics and his 23-game hitting spree has come to an end. The 29-year-old Cincinnati catcher was 0-for-4, but the Reds got the win and defeated the Atlantics 14-5.
Great Day for Shaffer -- 5 Hits
Saturday, August 29th, 1874: The scorebook looked great for Orator Shaffer, but it looked dismal for his team, the Cleveland Blues. The 22-year-old right fielder had a great day at the plate with 5 hits, but his team went down to defeat. The St. Louis Brown Stockings whipped them 17-8 today at Kennard Street Park.
Monday August 31st 1874
Philadelphia 9 Baltimore 2
Rynie Wolters scatters seven hits and Holly Hollingshead goes 4-5.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 29 | 19 | .604 | - |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 29 | 19 | .604 | - |
| Cleveland Blues | 25 | 23 | .521 | 4.0 |
| Baltimore Canaries | 13 | 35 | .271 | 16.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Boston Red Stockings | 30 | 18 | .625 | - |
| Chicago White Stockings | 25 | 23 | .521 | 5.0 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 21 | 27 | .438 | 9.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 20 | 28 | .417 | 10.0 |