| Breaking News |  | Monday, July 1st, 1872: EA's Best Player Named
It's always a thrill for fans of the team and students of the game alike when a superstar in the making shows what he's got. Ed Peterson, the Philadelphia Red Stockings 24-year-old right fielder, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for Eastern Association Player of the Week honors.
He ripped 15 hits in 32 at-bats, compiling a .469 average with 2 home runs and 13 RBIs.
This year Peterson has socked 111 hits in 352 at-bats for a .315 average with 3 home runs. He is getting on base at a .335 pace and his totals also include 61 RBIs and 80 runs scored.
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 | Sunday, June 30th, 1872: 5-Hit Barrage by Haw
Quinn Haw really sizzled at the plate today. In a game played at Athletic Ballpark, the Albany center fielder blistered the Philadelphia Red Stockings for 5 hits in 6 at-bats to pace his club to a 14-9 victory.
"Haw was too tough to get out today," the Red Stockings skipper said in his postgame interview. "No matter what we threw him, he hit it. And he hit some good pitches, too."
Q. Haw grounded out in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 8th.
In the 1872 campaign Haw has hit at a .328 clip with 59 RBIs, 2 home runs and 80 runs scored.
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 | Tuesday, June 25th, 1872: Zero Hits for Darley, Philadelphia Halts Hit Streak
For 28 games in a row Mike Darley of the New York Blue Stockings had at least one hit in every game. His day of reckoning finally came at the hands of the Philadelphia Red Stockings, who held him without a hit in 4 at-bats. To make matters worse, they also won the ballgame 9-5.
In 74 games Darley is hitting .325 this season for the Blue Stockings with 114 hits, no home runs, 26 RBIs, 6 walks, .335 OBP and has scored 64 runs.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | RF Ed Polly | fractured knee | 6-7 months | Not on DL | | P Charlie Welker | ruptured tricep tendon | 6 weeks | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 41-42, .494 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 10.0 GB | | Record at home | 20-22, .476 PCT | | Record on the road | 21-20, .512 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 0-3, .000 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 7-9, .438 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 8-13, .381 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 33-29, .532 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 2-8, .200 PCT | | Record in April | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in May | 17-12, .586 PCT | | Record in June | 11-15, .423 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .289 - 5th in EA | | On-Base Percentage | .298 - 5th in EA | | Slugging Percentage | .361 - 3rd in EA | | On-Base + Slugging | .659 - 3rd in EA | | Runs Scored | 738 - 2nd in EA | | Hits | 1020 - 3rd in EA | | Extra-Base Hits | 183 - 2nd in EA | | Home Runs | 12 - tied for 1st in EA | | Bases-On-Balls | 58 - 7th in EA | | Strikeouts | 49 - 2nd in EA | | Stolen Bases | 171 - 2nd in EA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.12 - 8th in EA | | Starters' ERA | 3.09 - 8th in EA | | Bullpen ERA | 3.19 - 9th in EA | | Runs allowed | 747 - 10th in EA | | Hits allowed | 1002 - 6th in EA | | Opponents AVG | .286 - 6th in EA | | BABIP | .289 - 6th in EA | | Home Runs allowed | 10 - tied for 9th in EA | | Bases-On-Balls | 79 - 12th in EA | | Strikeouts | 54 - 7th in EA |
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