A couple weeks into the inaugural professional season and here's what we have so far:
Forest City (Cleveland) 4 wins, 1 loss
Olympic 4 wins, 2 losses
Haymaker 2 wins, 1 loss
Mutual 1 win, 0 losses
Boston Red Stockings 1 win, 2 losses
Kekionga 1 win, 2 losses
Chicago White Stockings 1 win, 4 losses
Athletic o wins, 0 losses
Forest City (Rockford) 0 wins, 2 losses
So both Cleveland and Washington are doing better than expected, and Troy is also hanging in there surprisingly well. Base ball from the 1850s through the 1870s was much more about the struggle between the batter and the fielders than between the batter and the pitcher, and the results reflect this: Forest City and Mutual have been the two best-fielding teams so far, and have a 5-1 record between them.
As for the batsmen, Ezra Sutton of Forest City has been one of the key players, having scored 12 runs thus far in the early going while making only 15 outs.
Today's game should be a good one: Forest City will host Olympic, with early leadership of the Association on the line.
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