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This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

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16 teams in AA, NL · 1090 regular-season games · 1889-04-17 to 1889-10-15

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World Series champion

New York Giants

Standings

NL

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	New York Giants	83	43	.659	—	708		Jim Mutrie	World Series
2	Boston Beaneaters	83	45	.648	1	626		Jim Hart
3	Chicago White Stockings	67	65	.508	19	814		Cap Anson
4	Philadelphia Quakers	63	64	.496	20.5	748		Harry Wright
5	Pittsburg Alleghenys	61	71	.462	25	801		Horace Phillips, Fred Dunlap, Ned Hanlon
6	Cleveland Spiders	61	72	.459	25.5	720		Tom Loftus
7	Indianapolis Hoosiers	59	75	.440	28	894		Frank Bancroft, Jack Glasscock
8	Washington Nationals	41	83	.331	41	892		John Morrill, Arthur Irwin

American Association

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	93	44	.679	—	706		Bill McGunnigle	Pennant
2	St. Louis Browns	90	45	.667	2	680		Charlie Comiskey
3	Philadelphia Athletics	75	58	.564	16	787		Bill Sharsig
4	Cincinnati Red Stockings	76	63	.547	18	769		Gus Schmelz
5	Baltimore Orioles	70	65	.519	22	795		Billy Barnie
6	Columbus Solons	60	78	.435	33.5	924		Al Buckenberger
7	Kansas City Cowboys	55	82	.401	38	1031		Bill Watkins
8	Louisville Colonels	27	111	.196	66.5	1091		Dude Esterbrook, Chicken Wolf, Dan Shannon, Jack Chapman

Leaders

NL

HR

1. 20Sam Thompson
2. 18Jerry Denny
3. 17Jimmy Ryan

RBI

1. 130Roger Connor
2. 118Dan Brouthers
3. 117Cap Anson

AVG

1. .373Dan Brouthers
2. .352Jack Glasscock
3. .342Cap Anson

SB

1. 99Jim Fogarty
2. 68King Kelly
3. 63Tom Brown

W

1. 49John Clarkson
2. 28Tim Keefe
3. 28Charlie Buffinton

ERA

1. 2.73John Clarkson
2. 2.96Jersey Bakley
3. 3.02Mickey Welch

SO

1. 284John Clarkson
2. 225Tim Keefe
3. 159Harry Staley

SV

1. 3Bill Sowders
2. 2Mickey Welch
3. 2Bill Bishop

AA

HR

1. 19Harry Stovey
2. 19Bug Holliday
3. 16Charlie Duffee

RBI

1. 119Harry Stovey
2. 113Dave Foutz
3. 110Tip O'Neill

AVG

1. .372Tommy Tucker
2. .335Tip O'Neill
3. .329Denny Lyons

SB

1. 111Billy Hamilton
2. 91Darby O'Brien
3. 89Herman Long

W

1. 40Bob Caruthers
2. 35Silver King
3. 32Jesse Duryea

ERA

1. 2.25Jack Stivetts
2. 2.56Jesse Duryea
3. 2.85Matt Kilroy

SO

1. 368Mark Baldwin
2. 217Matt Kilroy
3. 213Gus Weyhing

SV

1. 5Tony Mullane
2. 2Jack Stivetts
3. 1Wild Bill Widner