On This Day

Monday, August 26, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 30 3 .909 --
Canaries 25 13 .658 7.5
Mutuals 22 15 .595 10.0
Athletics 20 8 .714 7.5
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 13 .133 19.0
Nationals 0 10 .000 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lip Pike 3
2 Tom Carey 2
2 Davy Force 2
2 Everett Mills 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lip Pike 2
1 John Radcliff 2
3 John Hatfield 1
3 John McMullin 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Carey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Mathews 0.22
2 Candy Cummings 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Mathews 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 2
1 Bobby Mathews 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .441
2 Ross Barnes .426
3 Davy Force .404
4 Scott Hastings .391
5 Mike McGeary .390

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 Lip Pike 38
1 Al Spalding 38
3 Ross Barnes 35
4 Wes Fisler 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 13
2 Ross Barnes 10
2 Ned Cuthbert 10
4 John Hatfield 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.79
2 Cherokee Fisher 2.16
3 George Zettlein 2.25
4 Dick McBride 2.63
5 Candy Cummings 3.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 30
2 Candy Cummings 21
3 Dick McBride 20
4 Bobby Mathews 18
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 43
2 Dick McBride 33
3 Candy Cummings 26
4 George Zettlein 21
5 Al Spalding 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 George Bechtel 8
2 Cap Anson 6
2 Ross Barnes 6
4 Wes Fisler 5
4 3 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Barnes 5
2 George Wright 3
3 Tom Carey 2
3 Herman Dehlman 2
3 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick McBride 1.75
2 Bobby Mathews 1.76
3 Al Spalding 3.00
4 Jim Britt 3.21
5 Candy Cummings 3.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 4
2 Bobby Mathews 3
3 Candy Cummings 2
3 Cherokee Fisher 2
3 Dick McBride 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 9
2 Candy Cummings 4
2 Dick McBride 4
4 Phonney Martin 2
4 2 others tied 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
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 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 16
2 Ned Cuthbert 14
2 George Wright 14
4 Ross Barnes 13
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 2.04
2 George Zettlein 2.28
3 Dick McBride 2.66
4 Candy Cummings 3.51
5 Bobby Mathews 3.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 37
2 Dick McBride 24
3 Candy Cummings 21
4 Bobby Mathews 19
4 George Zettlein 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 44
2 Dick McBride 36
3 George Zettlein 29
4 Candy Cummings 26
4 Al Spalding 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1
1 Harry Wright 1