Champions

• National Association: Boston Red Stockings

National Association final standings

Statistical leaders

Notable seasons

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 3rd - 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 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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