1875 Season

13 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1875 Major League Baseball season was played by 13 teams. Jim O'Rourke led with 6 home runs, Cal McVey led with 87 RBI, and Ross Barnes led with 143 hits. This page carries the 1875 standings, league leaders, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1875 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 213 plate appearances at 69 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Deacon White .367 2 Ross Barnes .364 3 Cal McVey .355 4 Lip Pike .346 5 George Wright .333

OPS qualified

1 Cal McVey .873 2 Lip Pike .846 3 Deacon White .824 4 Ross Barnes .818 5 Bill Craver .779

Home Runs all players

1 Jim O'Rourke 6 2 George Hall 4 3 Joe Start 4 4 Jimmy Hallinan 3 5 Cal McVey 3

RBI all players

1 Cal McVey 87 2 Andy Leonard 74 3 Jim O'Rourke 72 4 George Hall 62 5 George Wright 61

Hits all players

1 Ross Barnes 143 2 Cal McVey 138 3 Deacon White 136 4 George Wright 136 5 Andy Leonard 127

Runs all players

1 Ross Barnes 115 2 George Wright 106 3 Jim O'Rourke 97 4 Cal McVey 89 5 Andy Leonard 87

Stolen Bases all players

1 Tim Murnane 30 2 Ross Barnes 29 3 Lip Pike 25 4 Herman Dehlman 23 5 Jack Burdock 20
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1875 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 69 innings at 69 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Tommy Bond 1.41 2 George Zettlein 1.59 3 Al Spalding 1.59 4 Candy Cummings 1.60 5 Mike Golden 1.86

WHIP qualified

1 Tommy Bond 0.88 2 Candy Cummings 0.96 3 Cherokee Fisher 0.99 4 Al Spalding 1.04 5 George Bradley 1.04

Wins all pitchers

1 Al Spalding 54 2 Dick McBride 44 3 Candy Cummings 35 4 George Bradley 33 5 Bobby Mathews 29

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Candy Cummings 82 2 Bobby Mathews 75 3 Al Spalding 75 4 Tommy Bond 70 5 George Bradley 60

Saves all pitchers

1 Al Spalding 9 2 Jack Manning 6 3 Pud Galvin 1 4 Frank Heifer 1 5 Cal McVey 1
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The 1875 season in brief

On the home run tile, Jim O'Rourke sat first with 6, ahead of George Hall with 4. Deacon White's .367 is the best average on the qualified board, with Ross Barnes next at .364. The board counts only hitters with 213 or more plate appearances, which is what 69 team games require. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Tommy Bond at 1.41; George Zettlein followed at 1.59. 1875's pitching counting leaders: Al Spalding in wins (54) and Candy Cummings in strikeouts (82). Tim Murnane had the most stolen bases, 30. Full batting and pitching tables are on the 1875 leaders page.

1875 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1875?
13 teams played in the 1875 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1875?
Jim O'Rourke led with 6 home runs in 1875.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1875?
Cal McVey led with 87 RBI in 1875.
Who led MLB in hits in 1875?
Ross Barnes led with 143 hits in 1875.
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