On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 25 3 .893 --
Mutuals 20 10 .667 6.0
Canaries 20 12 .625 7.0
Athletics 17 6 .739 5.5
Haymakers 15 10 .600 8.5
Forest Citys 6 14 .300 15.0
Atlantics 5 14 .263 15.5
Mansfields 3 18 .143 18.5
Olympics 2 7 .222 13.5
Eckfords 1 10 .091 15.5
Nationals 0 10 .000 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ham Allen 3
1 Jim Britt 3
1 Herman Dehlman 3
1 Tim Murnane 3
1 Jim O'Rourke 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Snyder 2
2 Ham Allen 1
2 Edward Beavens 1
2 Cy Bentley 1
2 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phonney Martin 2
2 Tom Carey 1
2 Count Gedney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cy Bentley 999.00
1 Jim Britt 999.00
3 Bobby Mathews 0.56
4 George Zettlein 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Britt 1
1 George Zettlein 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 5
2 George Zettlein 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Barnes .427
2 Cap Anson .419
3 Davy Force .408
4 Dave Eggler .403
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 Lip Pike 32
3 Bill Boyd 31
4 Ross Barnes 29
4 Dick Higham 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 13
2 Ned Cuthbert 8
2 John Hatfield 8
2 Mike McGeary 8
5 George Bechtel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.60
2 George Zettlein 2.06
3 Cherokee Fisher 2.15
4 Dick McBride 2.68
5 Candy Cummings 3.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 25
2 Candy Cummings 19
3 Dick McBride 17
4 Bobby Mathews 15
4 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 34
2 Dick McBride 29
3 Candy Cummings 21
4 George Zettlein 19
5 Al Spalding 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Barlow .314
2 Jack Remsen .167

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lip Pike 3
2 Levi Meyerle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lip Pike 12
2 Al Thake 10
3 Ned Cuthbert 7
3 Joe Start 7
5 4 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Craver 4
2 Tom Barlow 3
2 Ned Cuthbert 3
2 Dave Eggler 3
5 3 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 3.00
2 Dick McBride 3.33
3 Jim Britt 3.60
4 Candy Cummings 3.69
5 Bobby Mathews 5.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Britt 3
1 Candy Cummings 3
1 Bobby Mathews 3
1 Dick McBride 3
1 Al Spalding 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 14
2 Dick McBride 4
3 Al Spalding 3
4 Cy Bentley 2
4 George Zettlein 2

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 Lip Pike 49
2 Al Spalding 46
3 Cal McVey 45
4 Ross Barnes 41
5 Jimmy Wood 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 2.00
2 George Zettlein 2.13
3 Dick McBride 2.71
4 Candy Cummings 3.46
5 Bobby Mathews 3.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 32
2 Dick McBride 21
3 George Zettlein 20
4 Candy Cummings 19
5 Bobby Mathews 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 35
2 Dick McBride 32
3 George Zettlein 28
4 Al Spalding 23
5 Candy Cummings 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1
1 Harry Wright 1