Philadelphia at Cleveland
Saturday Oct 3rd 1874
Cleveland 16 Philadelphia 14
Holly Hollingshead goes 5-6 with 5 runs scored in a wasted effort. Ross Barnes goes 4-6 and 2 RBIs. Orator Shaffer goes 4-6 for the Blues.
Hollingshead Blisters Cleveland
Saturday, October 3rd, 1874: Who needs batting practice? Holly Hollingshead of Philadelphia apparently doesn't as he peppered Cleveland with a 5-hit outburst in today's game. He got the hits, but lost the game. The Blues pulled out a 16-14 win.
Monday Oct 5th 1874
Philadelphia 15 Cleveland 4
Lip Pike drives in four on 3 RBI. Ross Barnes scores four times.
Tuesday Oct 6th 1874
Athletics clinch on Holly Hollingshead's three hits.
Final Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 37 | 23 | .617 | - |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 35 | 25 | .583 | 2.0 |
| Cleveland Blues | 31 | 29 | .517 | 6.0 |
| Baltimore Canaries | 17 | 43 | .283 | 20.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Chicago White Stockings | 36 | 24 | .600 | - |
| Boston Red Stockings | 35 | 25 | .583 | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 25 | 35 | .417 | 11.0 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 24 | 36 | .400 | 12.0 |
Deacon White Claims NL Batting Title
Wednesday, October 7th, 1874: The 1874 National League batting title went to Deacon White. A key contributor for Boston this year, he hit .349. His 95 hits included 10 doubles, 5 triples and 1 home run. The Red Stockings catcher also scored 51 runs and knocked in 41 while playing in 60 games.
Blues Jones Takes AL Batting Crown
Wednesday, October 7th, 1874: The American League batting race ended with Cleveland's Joe Jones on top with a .375 average. The Blues catcher was officially named the winner today. For the season he totaled 103 hits, no home runs with 33 RBIs and 53 runs scored. At the award ceremony Jones told reporters the key to his hitting success this season. "I stayed focused and tried to get a hit in every at-bat."
Playoffs
Chicago White Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics
White Stockings are red hot, winning the last 11 games of the regular season.
Game 1 Chicago at Philadelphia
Thursday Oct 8th 1874
Philadelphia 13 Chicago 8
Herman Dehlman drives in four. Martin Mullen drives in a pair on three hits.
Game 2
Friday Oct 9th 1874
Chicago 9 Philadelphia 4
Joe Start drive in three runs and Denny Clare gets three hits and had 2 RBIs
Game 3 Philadelphia at Chicago
Sunday Oct 11th 1874
Chicago 9 Philadelphia 3
Cal McVey goes 3-4 while Gat Stires and Jim Holdsworth each drive in a pair of runs.
Game 4
Monday Oct 12th 1874
Philadelphia 8 Chicago 6
Herman Dehlman continues to perform, going 3-5 with 3 RBIs.
Game 5
Tuesday Oct 13th 1874
Chicago 8 Philadelphia 5
John Peters leads White Stockings over Athletics going 3-4 and 2 RBIs.
Game 6 Chicago at Philadelphia
Thursday Oct 15th 1874
Philadelphia 7 Chicago 2
John McMullin scatters five hits on his way to his third win. McMullin also drives in four runs.
Game 7
Friday Oct 16th 1874
Philadelphia 7 Chicago 1
Rynie Wolters pitches a six hitter as Athletics win the series coming from behind.
Philadelphia Beats Chicago in Round 1
Friday, October 16th, 1874: There is great joy in Philadelphia today after the Athletics thumped Chicago 7-1 to cop the 1874 North American BaseBall League Round 1. They defeated the White Stockings 4-3 to take the series.
This was the 3rd time Philadelphia has garnered the league title. During the regular season the Athletics chalked up a 37-23 mark and finished in first place in the American League.
Awards
NL Honors Top Glovemen for 1874
Wednesday, October 28th, 1874: It's been said that the best offense is a good defense. That's why contending teams are always looking to improve on the defensive side of the game. Keeping runs from scoring is just as good as driving them in. The top fielders have been chosen in the National League for 1874. Here are the Glove Wizard Award winners:
Pitcher: Al Spalding (Brooklyn Atlantics)
Catcher: Deacon White (Boston Red Stockings)
First Baseman: Cap Anson (Cincinnati Reds)
Second Baseman: Denny Clare (Chicago White Stockings)
Third Baseman: Ezra Sutton (Brooklyn Atlantics)
Shortstop: John Peters (Chicago White Stockings)
Left Fielder: Fred Treacey (Boston Red Stockings)
Center Fielder: John Clapp (Boston Red Stockings)
Right Fielder: Dick Hurley (Brooklyn Atlantics)
AL Honors 1874 Glove Wizard Award Winners
Wednesday, October 28th, 1874: Good glovemen take pride in their defensive skills. They know they make a difference in baseball. Even on days when they don't get a hit, they feel they can make a difference in the field -- and they do. The American League announced its Glove Wizard Award honorees for 1874. This year's recipients are:
Pitcher: Asa Brainard (Cleveland Blues)
Catcher: Joe Bestick (St. Louis Brown Stockings)
First Baseman: Joe Gerhardt (Cleveland Blues)
Second Baseman: Joe Battin (Philadelphia Athletics)
Third Baseman: Bill Boyd (Philadelphia Athletics)
Shortstop: Ross Barnes (Philadelphia Athletics)
Left Fielder: Ned Cuthbert (St. Louis Brown Stockings)
Center Fielder: Paul Hines (Baltimore Orioles)
Right Fielder: Orator Shaffer (Cleveland Blues)
National League Selects Premier Rookie
Thursday, October 29th, 1874: League officials announced today that Joe Kernan of the Cincinnati Reds has been selected the 1874 Newcomer of the Year Award in the National League.
The talented second baseman finished his first year batting .323 with 1 home run, 36 RBIs and 37 runs scored.
AL's Best Rookie Named
Thursday, October 29th, 1874: Orator Shaffer turned a lot of heads in American League circles this season, putting together a solid rookie campaign. Today he claimed the AL Newcomer of the Year Award.
The 23-year-old Cleveland right fielder played in 51 games, hitting .347 with no home runs, 39 RBIs and scoring 48 runs.
Top NL Pitcher Announced
Saturday, October 31st, 1874: The Outstanding Pitcher Award for 1874 has been presented and the National League winner is George Zettlein of Chicago.
"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Zettlein. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the White Stockings star told reporters.
Zettlein excelled with an impressive 32-19 record in 56 starts. In 446 innings he yielded 510 hits and 23 walks, while striking out 40 and compiling a fine 1.92 ERA.
AL Outstanding Pitcher Award Winner Announced
Saturday, October 31st, 1874: The votes are in for the 1874 American League Outstanding Pitcher Award. It has been bestowed on Rynie Wolters of the Philadelphia Athletics.
The 31-year-old Athletics ace finished the year with a 32-18 mark, logged 49 starts, threw 447 innings, yielded 535 hits, struck out 17 and held the opposition to a .267 batting average.
Deacon White Chosen NL's #1 Batter
Sunday, November 1st, 1874: Deacon White, the talented Boston catcher, certainly made his name known among National League hurlers this season. He hammered them for 95 hits, 10 doubles, 5 triples, 1 home run, 41 RBIs and scored 51 times. That kind of output made him the choice for National League Outstanding Hitter Award for 1874.
1874 Premier Batter Picked By AL
Sunday, November 1st, 1874: "Words can't quite express how it feels right now," was the comment Bill Boyd of the Philadelphia Athletics made today after being named the 1874 Outstanding Hitter Award recipient. "It's an honor to join the list of the other fine players that have won this award."
Boyd smacked opposing pitchers around for a .329 batting average and a .352 on-base percentage this year, tallying 12 doubles, 6 triples, 5 home runs, 33 RBIs and 75 runs scored.
1874 Draft for Philadelphia
Oscar Walker 1B
John Richmond SS
Bill Crowley RF
Lester Dole CF
Joe Ellick SS