Claim: During the 1873 Brooklyn Atlantics season, Baltimore Canaries had 46 winnings, the highest at that season, whereas Philadelphia Athletics (who would later be dismissed as a member of National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in 1875) had  just won in two games.
Evidence: Baltimore Canaries 34 Boston Red Stockings 43 Philadelphia Athletics 28 The National Association folded after this season, and the Athletics joined the new National League for the 1876 season.