1stMcKelvey hits a 3-run homer off Reds lefty Bobby Mitchell to pace the Blues to an 8–5 win.
4thLarkin allows 7 hits and knocks in 2 runs to give Chicago a 2–1 win over Providence.
6th Boston cannot hold a 15–6 lead but is able to push across a run in the bottom of the 9th to edge Milwaukee 16–15.
11thJack Manning scores a run and drives in 2 in a 3–0 Boston win over Indianapolis.
12th A great throw for a CF and catcher DP by White Stocking OF John Cassidy in the bottom of the 10th inning saves a 1–0 decision over Milwaukee.
15thLeague-leading Cincinnati improves its record to 15–5 with a 11–3 romp over Providence.
17th After he is awarded 3B in a collision with Cal McVey, Johnny Morrill scores the winning run on a double steal. Boston beats Cincinnati in their first meeting of the year 4–2.
19thCF Paul Hines makes 2 great catches to save 7 runs as Providence beats Indianapolis, 9–3.
22ndCap Anson is 5-for-5 with 5 RBIs as Chicago rolls over Milwaukee, 14–3.
25thAnson is 3-for-3 but makes a critical error in LF as Chicago loses to Boston, 7–2.
26thMilwaukee C Charlie Bennett, still trying to recover from a sore arm and his latest eye injury, breaks his nose when hit by a foul tip in an exhibition game in Waukesha.
27thRed-hot Cap Anson is 4-for-6 and Start is 5-for-6 as Chicago tattoos Tommy Bond for 24 hits in beating Boston, 16–5.
29thIndianapolis P Jim McCormick finishes his first week in the NL by beating the Reds for the third time.
