Claim: Season standings in the 1875 White Stockings Season saw the team take fifth place losing out on first place by 34 wins.
Evidence: Boston Red Stockings 71 Philadelphia Athletics 53 Hartford Dark Blues 54 St. Louis Brown Stockings 39 Philadelphia White Stockings 37 Chicago White Stockings 30 New York Mutuals 30 New Haven Elm Citys 7 Washington Nationals 5 St. Louis Red Stockings 4 Philadelphia Centennials 2 Brooklyn Atlantics Keokuk Westerns 1 2