On This Day

Tuesday, June 11, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 12 1 .923 --
Canaries 12 7 .632 3.0
Mutuals 11 6 .647 3.0
Haymakers 11 7 .611 3.5
Athletics 8 2 .800 2.5
Forest Citys 4 7 .364 7.0
Olympics 2 7 .222 8.0
Mansfields 2 7 .222 8.0
Eckfords 0 4 .000 7.5
Atlantics 0 5 .000 8.0
Nationals 0 9 .000 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bechtel 4
2 Doug Allison 2
2 Bill Boyd 2
2 Candy Cummings 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Hatfield 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Hatfield 4
2 George Bechtel 2
2 Bill Boyd 2
4 Nat Hicks 1
4 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Candy Cummings 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 1
1 Phonney Martin 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .574
2 Count Gedney .471
3 Mike McGeary .464
4 Denny Mack .447
5 Scott Hastings .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Count Gedney 3
2 Jimmy Wood 2
3 Ned Cuthbert 1
3 Cherokee Fisher 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Higham 22
2 Jimmy Wood 21
3 Fergy Malone 19
3 George Zettlein 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 5
2 Ross Barnes 4
2 George Bechtel 4
2 Dave Eggler 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.03
2 George Zettlein 2.37
3 Cherokee Fisher 2.38
4 Dick McBride 2.76
5 Candy Cummings 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 12
2 Candy Cummings 10
2 George Zettlein 10
4 Bobby Mathews 8
4 Dick McBride 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 13
1 Bobby Mathews 13
3 George Zettlein 12
4 Dick McBride 9
4 Al Spalding 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lip Pike 5
1 Fred Treacey 5
3 Ned Cuthbert 3
3 Count Gedney 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fergy Malone 47
1 Levi Meyerle 47
3 Lip Pike 45
4 Rynie Wolters 44
5 Jimmy Wood 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 17
1 Jimmy Wood 17
3 Mike McGeary 16
4 Ned Cuthbert 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 2.33
2 George Zettlein 2.46
3 Rynie Wolters 3.76
4 Cherokee Fisher 3.81
5 Dick McBride 3.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 26
2 Dick McBride 24
3 George Zettlein 22
4 Rynie Wolters 16
5 Bobby Mathews 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 27
2 Al Spalding 25
2 George Zettlein 25
4 Rynie Wolters 23
5 Dick McBride 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Wright 2
2 John McMullin 1
2 Ed Pinkham 1