1874 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1874 throughout the world.

List of years in baseball

Champions

National Association final standings
National Association
ClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
Boston 52 18 .743 --
Mutual (New York) 42 23 .646 7.5
Athletic (Philadelphia) 33 23 .589 12
Philadelphia 29 29 .500 17.0
Chicago 28 31 .475 18.5
Atlantic (Brooklyn) 22 33 .400 22.5
Hartford 17 37 .315 27
Lord Baltimore 9 38 .191 31.5

Statistical leaders
National Association
TypeNameStat
AVGLevi Meyerle CHI.394
HRJim O'Rourke BOS5
RBICal McVey BOS71
WinsAl Spalding BOS52
ERADick McBride ATH1.64
StrikeoutsBobby Mathews NYU101

Notable seasons
  • Boston Red Stockings pitcher Al Spalding has a record of 52-16, leading the NA with 52 wins and 617.1 innings pitched. He has a 1.92 earned run average and a 111 ERA+.[1][2]
  • Chicago White Stockings second baseman Levi Meyerle leads the NA with a .394 batting average, a .889 OPS, and a 183 OPS+. He has 65 runs scored and 45 runs batted in.[3][4]

Events

January–March
  • January 29 – Albert Spalding arrives in England to set up a tour for the Boston and Athletic Clubs to demonstrate American baseball to the English.

April–June
  • May 5 – Tommy Bond makes his professional debut, throwing a 4-hitter and defeating Lord Baltimore.
  • May 6 – Dick McBride of Athletic throws a 1-hitter in a win against crosstown rival Philadelphia.
  • May 13 – The Chicago Club plays the first professional game in Chicago by a Chicago team since the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The "White Stockings" win 4-0 over Athletic before 4,000 fans.
  • June 18 – Playing without suspended pitcher George Zettlein, the Chicagos are humiliated by Mutual 38-1. The Mutuals collect 33 hits, but are outdone by Chicago defensive miscues as they commit 36 errors in the game.

July–September
  • July 10 – Jimmy Wood, player-manager for several teams in the NA, has his right leg amputated above the knee due to infection. Wood would be re-hired by Chicago to replace Fergy Malone and be on the bench managing 5 weeks after the amputation.
  • July 16 – The Boston and Athletic Clubs depart from Philadelphia for England for their baseball exhibition tour.
  • September 9 – John Radcliff is dismissed from the Philadelphia Club after umpire William McLean testified that Radcliff had offered him $175 to fix a game.
  • September 9 – Boston and Athletic return from their England trip, arriving in New York.

October–December

Births

Deaths

References
  1. "1874 National Association Pitching Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. "Al Spalding Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. "1874 National Association Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. "Levi Meyerle Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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