On This Day

Friday, September 6, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 32 3 .914 --
Canaries 29 13 .690 6.5
Mutuals 24 17 .585 11.0
Athletics 23 10 .697 8.0
Haymakers 15 10 .600 12.0
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 19.5
Atlantics 5 20 .200 22.0
Mansfields 3 18 .143 22.0
Olympics 2 7 .222 17.0
Eckfords 2 17 .105 22.0
Nationals 0 10 .000 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Carey 3
1 Bob Ferguson 3
1 Lip Pike 3
1 John Radcliff 3
5 4 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lip Pike 3
2 Davy Force 2
2 John Radcliff 2
4 Eddie Booth 1
4 10 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 .460
2 Ross Barnes .433
3 Davy Force .418
4 Dave Eggler .374
5 Mike McGeary .372

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 45
2 Al Spalding 42
3 Cap Anson 40
4 Ross Barnes 37
4 Wes Fisler 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 15
2 Ross Barnes 10
2 Ned Cuthbert 10
4 John Hatfield 9
4 Mike McGeary 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.68
2 Cherokee Fisher 1.85
3 George Zettlein 2.69
4 Dick McBride 2.97
5 Candy Cummings 3.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 32
2 Candy Cummings 23
3 Dick McBride 22
4 Bobby Mathews 21
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 46
2 Dick McBride 35
3 Candy Cummings 28
4 George Zettlein 25
5 Al Spalding 21

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 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lip Pike 9
2 Cap Anson 8
3 John Hatfield 7
3 Everett Mills 7
5 2 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Craver 2
1 Dave Eggler 2
3 Cap Anson 1
3 Tom Barlow 1
3 8 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 0.00
2 Bobby Mathews 1.87
3 Candy Cummings 2.67
4 Dick McBride 4.08
5 George Zettlein 5.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 6
2 Jim Britt 5
2 George Zettlein 5
4 Candy Cummings 4
5 Dick McBride 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lip Pike 6
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 56
2 Al Spalding 51
3 Cal McVey 47
4 Ross Barnes 44
5 2 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 17
2 Ned Cuthbert 14
2 George Wright 14
4 Ross Barnes 13
5 Mike McGeary 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.90
2 George Zettlein 2.83
3 Dick McBride 2.90
4 Candy Cummings 3.43
5 Bobby Mathews 3.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 37
2 Dick McBride 26
3 Candy Cummings 23
4 Bobby Mathews 21
5 George Zettlein 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 46
2 Dick McBride 35
3 George Zettlein 32
4 Candy Cummings 28
5 Al Spalding 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1