On This Day

Thursday, June 13, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 13 1 .929 --
Canaries 13 7 .650 3.0
Mutuals 11 6 .647 3.5
Haymakers 11 7 .611 4.0
Athletics 8 3 .727 3.5
Forest Citys 4 7 .364 7.5
Olympics 2 7 .222 8.5
Mansfields 2 7 .222 8.5
Eckfords 0 4 .000 8.0
Atlantics 0 6 .000 9.0
Nationals 0 9 .000 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Hall 3
2 Tom Barlow 2
2 Jack Burdock 2
2 Cherokee Fisher 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Higham 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Radcliff 3
2 Dick Higham 2
3 Tom Barlow 1
3 Jack Burdock 1
3 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Mathews 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
None

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .534
2 Count Gedney .471
3 Mike McGeary .433
4 Denny Mack .412
5 Scott Hastings .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Count Gedney 3
2 Dick Higham 2
2 Jimmy Wood 2
4 Ned Cuthbert 1
4 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Higham 24
2 Jimmy Wood 21
3 John Radcliff 20
4 Fergy Malone 19
4 2 others tied 19

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 1.17
2 George Zettlein 2.37
3 Cherokee Fisher 2.38
4 Dick McBride 2.69
5 Candy Cummings 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 13
2 Candy Cummings 10
2 George Zettlein 10
4 Bobby Mathews 9
5 Dick McBride 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 13
1 Bobby Mathews 13
3 George Zettlein 12
4 Dick McBride 11
5 Al Spalding 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Treacey 5
2 Lip Pike 4
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 2 tied 43

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 2.35
2 George Zettlein 2.38
3 Rynie Wolters 3.76
4 Cherokee Fisher 3.81
5 Dick McBride 3.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 27
2 Dick McBride 24
3 George Zettlein 22
4 Rynie Wolters 16
5 Bobby Mathews 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Pratt 26
1 Al Spalding 26
3 George Zettlein 25
4 Dick McBride 23
4 Rynie Wolters 23

Saves

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