1874 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1874 throughout the world.
Champions
National Association final standings
National Association | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Boston Red Stockings | 52 | 18 | .743 | -- |
New York Mutuals | 42 | 23 | .646 | 7.5 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 33 | 23 | .589 | 12 |
Philadelphia White Stockings | 29 | 29 | .500 | 17.0 |
Chicago White Stockings | 28 | 31 | .475 | 18.5 |
Brooklyn Atlantics | 22 | 33 | .400 | 22.5 |
Hartford Dark Blues | 17 | 37 | .315 | 27 |
Baltimore Canaries | 9 | 38 | .191 | 31.5 |
Statistical leaders
National Association | |||
Type | Name | Stat | |
AVG | Levi Meyerle CHI | .394 | |
HR | Jim O'Rourke BOS | 5 | |
RBI | Cal McVey BOS | 71 | |
Wins | Albert Spalding BOS | 52 | |
ERA | Bobby Mathews NYU | 2.30 | |
Strikeouts | Dan Collins CHI | 18 |
Events
January–March
- January 29 – Albert Spalding arrives in England to set up a tour for the Boston Red Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics to demonstrate American baseball to the English.
April–June
- May 5 – Tommy Bond makes his professional debut, throwing a 4-hitter and defeating the Baltimore Canaries.
- May 6 – Dick McBride of the Philadelphia Athletics throws a 1-hitter in a win against the Philadelphia White Stockings.
- May 13 – The Chicago White Stockings play the first professional game in Chicago by a Chicago team since the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The White Stockings win 4-0 over the Philadelphia Athletics before 4,000 fans.
- June 18 – Playing without suspended pitcher George Zettlein, The Chicago White Stockings are humiliated by the New York Mutuals 38-1. The Mutuals collect 33 hits, but are outdone by the White Stockings 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 the Chicago White Stockings to replace Fergy Malone and be on the bench managing 5 weeks after the amputation.
- July 16 – The Boston Red Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics depart from Philadelphia for England for their baseball exhibition tour.
- August 3 – Atlanta Braves 7 Boston Red Stockings 24 (taken form the www.wisdens.org 1875 Wisden page 65 – Athletic Club vs Boston Club)
- September 9 – John Radcliff is dismissed from the Philadelphia White Stockings after umpire William McLean testified that Radcliff had offered him $175 to fix a game.
- September 9 – The Boston Red Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics return from their England trip, arriving in New York.
October–December
- October 20 – The Boston Red Stockings win their 3rd consecutive pennant with a 14-7 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.
Births
- January 14 – Jack Taylor
- January 22 – Jay Hughes
- February 1 – Harry Bemis
- February 22 – Bill Klem
- February 23 – Billy Lauder
- February 24 – Honus Wagner
- March 12 – Charles Weeghman
- March 16 – Bill Duggleby
- March 18 – Nixey Callahan
- March 24 – Roy Thomas
- April 7 – John Ganzel
- April 8 – Bert Myers
- May 8 – Eddie Boyle
- June 5 – Jack Chesbro
- June 5 – Frank Huelsman
- June 20 – Win Mercer
- June 26 – Topsy Hartsel
- July 8 – Jay Parker
- July 9 – Jack Powell
- July 13 – William G. Bramham
- July 14 – Jesse Tannehill
- September 5 – Nap Lajoie
- September 17 – Willie Sudhoff
- September 21 – Grant "Home Run" Johnson
- October 12 – Jimmy Burke
- October 15 – Emil Frisk
- October 19 – Tom McCreery
- October 31 – Harry Smith
Deaths
- April 9 – Charlie Mills, age unknown, catcher for the 1871 New York Mutuals.
External links
- 1874 season at baseball-reference.com
- Charlton's Baseball Chronology at BaseballLibrary.com
- Retrosheet.org
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