On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 30 3 .909 --
Canaries 23 13 .639 8.5
Mutuals 21 14 .600 10.0
Athletics 20 7 .741 7.0
Haymakers 15 10 .600 11.0
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 18.5
Atlantics 5 17 .227 19.5
Mansfields 3 18 .143 21.0
Olympics 2 7 .222 16.0
Eckfords 2 12 .143 18.5
Nationals 0 10 .000 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bechtel 3
1 Candy Cummings 3
1 John Hatfield 3
1 Nat Hicks 3
1 Fergy Malone 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bechtel 4
2 Lip Pike 3
3 Cherokee Fisher 2
3 Fergy Malone 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Herman Dehlman 2
2 Davy Force 1
2 Lip Pike 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Candy Cummings 0.10
2 Bobby Mathews 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 1
1 Cherokee Fisher 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 1
1 Cherokee Fisher 1
1 Bobby Mathews 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .439
2 Ross Barnes .426
3 Davy Force .420
4 Scott Hastings .391
5 Mike McGeary .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lip Pike 4
2 Count Gedney 3
3 Tom Carey 2
3 Dick Higham 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Spalding 38
2 Lip Pike 36
3 Ross Barnes 35
4 Wes Fisler 33
4 Andy Leonard 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 13
2 Ross Barnes 10
2 Ned Cuthbert 10
4 John Hatfield 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.79
2 Cherokee Fisher 2.04
3 George Zettlein 2.22
4 Dick McBride 2.73
5 Candy Cummings 3.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 30
2 Candy Cummings 20
2 Dick McBride 20
4 Bobby Mathews 17
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 40
2 Dick McBride 32
3 Candy Cummings 24
4 Al Spalding 20
4 George Zettlein 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Carey 1
1 Andy Leonard 1
1 Fraley Rogers 1
1 Harry Schafer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cap Anson 8
1 George Bechtel 8
3 Ross Barnes 6
3 Andy Leonard 6
3 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Barnes 5
2 Phonney Martin 3
2 Lip Pike 3
2 George Wright 3
5 5 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Zettlein 2.67
2 Al Spalding 2.80
3 Jim Britt 2.92
4 Dick McBride 3.00
5 Bobby Mathews 4.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 5
2 Bobby Mathews 3
2 Dick McBride 3
4 Jim Britt 1
4 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

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

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
3 Tom Carey 2
3 Dick Higham 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lip Pike 53
2 Al Spalding 49
3 Cal McVey 48
4 Ross Barnes 46
5 Joe Start 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 16
2 John McMullin 15
3 Ned Cuthbert 14
3 George Wright 14
5 Ross Barnes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 2.04
2 George Zettlein 2.26
3 Dick McBride 2.75
4 Candy Cummings 3.56
5 Bobby Mathews 3.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 37
2 Dick McBride 24
3 Candy Cummings 20
4 George Zettlein 19
5 Bobby Mathews 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 41
2 Dick McBride 35
3 George Zettlein 28
4 Al Spalding 26
5 Candy Cummings 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1
1 Harry Wright 1