On This Day

Tuesday, August 6, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 25 3 .893 --
Mutuals 20 9 .690 5.5
Canaries 19 10 .655 6.5
Athletics 17 6 .739 5.5
Haymakers 15 10 .600 8.5
Forest Citys 6 14 .300 15.0
Atlantics 3 14 .176 16.5
Mansfields 3 17 .150 18.0
Olympics 2 7 .222 13.5
Eckfords 0 10 .000 16.0
Nationals 0 10 .000 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Booth 5
2 Al Thake 3
3 Asa Brainard 2
3 Jack Burdock 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Thake 3
2 Jim Britt 2
2 Herman Dehlman 2
2 Jim Tipper 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Britt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
None

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Barnes .427
2 Cap Anson .419
3 Dave Eggler .418
4 Davy Force .408
5 Scott Hastings .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lip Pike 4
2 Count Gedney 3
3 Dick Higham 2
3 Fred Treacey 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Spalding 34
2 Bill Boyd 31
2 Lip Pike 31
4 Ross Barnes 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 13
2 Ned Cuthbert 8
2 Mike McGeary 8
4 John Hatfield 7
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.60
2 Harry Wright 1.93
3 Cherokee Fisher 2.15
4 George Zettlein 2.16
5 Dick McBride 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 25
2 Candy Cummings 19
3 Dick McBride 17
4 Bobby Mathews 14
4 George Zettlein 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick McBride 29
2 Bobby Mathews 26
3 Candy Cummings 20
4 Al Spalding 17
4 George Zettlein 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lip Pike 3
2 Levi Meyerle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lip Pike 11
2 Al Thake 8
3 Ned Cuthbert 7
4 Bill Boyd 6
4 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ned Cuthbert 3
1 Dave Eggler 3
3 Bill Craver 2
3 John McMullin 2
5 6 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 3.00
2 Candy Cummings 3.33
2 Dick McBride 3.33
4 Jim Britt 4.21
5 Bobby Mathews 7.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 3
1 Dick McBride 3
1 Al Spalding 3
4 Bobby Mathews 2
5 2 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 6
2 Cy Bentley 4
2 Dick McBride 4
4 Al Spalding 3
5 Jim Britt 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lip Pike 5
2 Count Gedney 3
2 Fred Treacey 3
4 Charlie Gould 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Spalding 49
2 Cal McVey 48
2 Lip Pike 48
4 Ross Barnes 44
5 2 tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 16
2 John McMullin 15
3 Jimmy Wood 13
4 Ned Cuthbert 12
4 Mike McGeary 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 2.08
2 George Zettlein 2.20
3 Dick McBride 3.00
4 Candy Cummings 3.41
5 Bobby Mathews 3.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 34
2 Dick McBride 21
3 Candy Cummings 19
3 George Zettlein 19
5 Bobby Mathews 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick McBride 32
2 Bobby Mathews 27
3 George Zettlein 26
4 Al Spalding 24
5 Candy Cummings 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1
1 Harry Wright 1