On This Day

Tuesday, April 23, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Canaries 3 0 1.000 --
Mutuals 1 1 .500 1.5
Red Stockings 0 0 .000 1.5
Forest Citys 0 0 .000 1.5
Athletics 0 0 .000 1.5
Haymakers 0 0 .000 1.5
Atlantics 0 0 .000 1.5
Eckfords 0 0 .000 1.5
Mansfields 0 0 .000 1.5
Nationals 0 1 .000 2.0
Olympics 0 2 .000 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Asa Brainard 4
1 Dave Eggler 4
1 Frank Sellman 4
4 Bill Boyd 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Boyd 4
2 Candy Cummings 3
3 Dave Eggler 2
3 Joe Start 2
5 5 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Bechtel 2
1 Dave Eggler 2
3 Bill Boyd 1
3 John Hatfield 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Candy Cummings 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Asa Brainard .625
1 Dick Higham .625
3 Frank Sellman .556
4 Dave Eggler .545
5 John Radcliff .529

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Higham 8
2 Bill Boyd 4
2 Dave Eggler 4
2 Cherokee Fisher 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Bechtel 2
1 Dave Eggler 2
3 Bill Boyd 1
3 John Hatfield 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cherokee Fisher 1.08
2 Candy Cummings 3.00
3 Asa Brainard 6.19
4 Bill Stearns 7.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cherokee Fisher 3
2 Candy Cummings 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cherokee Fisher 5
2 Candy Cummings 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Levi Meyerle 4
1 Lip Pike 4
1 Fred Treacey 4
4 John Bass 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rynie Wolters 44
2 Cal McVey 43
2 Lip Pike 43
4 Levi Meyerle 40
5 Joe Start 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 19
2 Jimmy Wood 17
3 Ned Cuthbert 16
3 Dave Eggler 16
5 Andy Leonard 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zettlein 2.73
2 Al Spalding 3.36
3 Rynie Wolters 3.43
4 Al Pratt 3.77
5 Cherokee Fisher 4.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 19
2 Dick McBride 18
2 George Zettlein 18
4 Rynie Wolters 16
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 34
2 Al Spalding 23
3 Rynie Wolters 22
3 George Zettlein 22
5 Cherokee Fisher 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 3
2 Ed Pinkham 1