1875 Season
Brooklyn Owner Succumbs to Illness, Son Robbie Takes Over
Sunday, December 13th, 1874: Sources close to the family of Brooklyn Atlantics owner Millard Padgett reported to the press that he had passed away early today in a Brooklyn hospital after a short illness. Cause of death was undetermined at this time. Funeral arrangements are pending. "The Padgett family is mourning its tragic loss and asks for privacy during this very difficult time," the Brooklyn Atlantics said in a statement. Persons close to the family and the club said Robbie Padgett, son of the deceased owner, would replace his father. Young Padgett is known as a fiscally controlling and lenient in personality.
Baseball America Top 100 Prospects List Published
Thursday, April 1st, 1875: The season is about to start, so it's time for Baseball America to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 19-year-old starting pitcher Sam Weaver of the Chicago White Stockings is the #1 prospect overall.
Here is the top 10:
1) SP Sam Weaver, 19, Chicago White Stockings
2) CL Pud Galvin, 18, Boston Red Stockings
3) CL Harry Arundel, 20, Baltimore Orioles
4) CL George Knight, 19, Brooklyn Atlantics
5) MR Dan Collins, 20, Brooklyn Atlantics
6) LF Charley Jones, 24, Cincinnati Reds
7) CL Tricky Nichols, 24, St. Louis Brown Stockings
8) MR Joe Blong, 21, Brooklyn Atlantics
9) MR George Bradley, 22, Baltimore Orioles
10) MR Mike Golden, 23, Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Blues at Philadelphia Athletics
Friday April 2nd 1875
Philadelphia 9 Cleveland 5
Athletics pick up where they left off in the 1874 Season. Rookie Oscar Walker drives in three on three hits and scoring twice.
Pike's Hit Streak Reaches 20 Games
Friday, April 2nd, 1875: And the hits just keep on coming -- especially off the red-hot bat of Lip Pike. The Athletics shortstop got 1 hit in 5 at-bats in today's 9-5 triumph over the Cleveland Blues at Jefferson Street Grounds. Pike has now hit safely in his last 20 games.
Tuesday April 6th 1875
Cleveland 6 Philadelphia 5
Blues score three times in the ninth and then hold on to win. Joe Jones drive in two in the ninth.
Blues Chill Battin's Hot Streak
Tuesday, April 6th, 1875: Joe Battin of the Philadelphia Athletics came up empty at the plate today and went hitless in 1 at-bat. That put a quick end to his 23-game hitting streak. To make matters even worse, Philadelphia dropped the game to the Cleveland Blues 6-5.
Saturday April 10th 1875
Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 0
Rynie Wolters shuts out Blues on seven hits. Herman Dehlman has three hits.
Philadelphia at Baltimore
Wednesday April 14th 1875
Philadelphia 10 Baltimore 7
Martin Mullen and Oscar Walker drives in three while Dave Lenz goes 3-5.
Friday April 16th 1875
Baltimore 8 Philadelphia 5
Jack Manning and Herm Doscher drive in two runs for Canaries.
Thursday April 22nd 1875
Baltimore 6 Philadelphia 5
Paul Hines drives in three including one in the bottom of the ninth to lead Canaries over Athletics, Lip Pike put the Athletics ahead in the eighth with his first home run of the season.
Pike Boosts Hit Streak to 25 Games
Thursday, April 22nd, 1875: The Athletics proved to be mere mortals today as they lost to the Orioles 6-5, but Lip Pike continued his god-like hitting as he collected 2 hits and ran his hitting streak to 25 games.
St Louis at Philadelphia
Friday April 23rd 1875
Philadelphia 8 St Louis 4
Rynie Wolters pitches three hitter against Brown Stockings. Dave Lenz goes 3-5 with 2 RBIs. Holly Hollingshead also drives in two.
20 Games in a Row for Wright
Friday, April 23rd, 1875: Boston's 28-year-old shortstop George Wright has had a fine run at the plate over the last few weeks. His consecutive-game hitting streak has reached 20 games now. Today Wright extended the streak by going 3-4 against Reds pitching. The streak has brought him a degree of attention that he has tried to deflect. Wright always prefers to talk about his teammates' accomplishments rather than his own. After the Red Stockings 13-9 triumph over Cincinnati at South End Grounds I he downplayed his part in the victory.
Saturday April 24th 1875
St Louis 11 Philadelphia 3
Brown Stockings win on Dick Hunts three hits for first win of the season.
Hit Streak Over, Brown Stockings Stop Pike
Saturday, April 24th, 1875: Lip Pike's sizzling streak was snapped at 26 today as the Philadelphia Athletics dropped a game to the St. Louis Brown Stockings 11-3 at Jefferson Street Grounds. Pike failed to get a hit and went 0-for-3.
Tuesday April 27th 1875
St Louis 7 Philadelphia 5
Ross Barnes goes 3-5 with a RBI. Ed Atkinson also goes 3-5 for Brown Stockings.
Hits Galore: Wood Drills 5 Hits
Tuesday, April 27th, 1875: Jimmy Wood really sizzled at the plate in today's 11-10 win over Orioles. The Cleveland second baseman blistered Baltimore for 5 hits in 6 at-bats.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Cleveland Blues | 7 | 2 | .778 | - |
| Baltimore Orioles | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.0 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Boston Red Stockings | 8 | 1 | .889 | - |
| Chicago White Stockings | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.0 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6.0 |