On This Day

Saturday, September 7, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 32 4 .889 --
Canaries 29 13 .690 6.0
Mutuals 25 17 .595 10.0
Athletics 24 10 .706 7.0
Haymakers 15 10 .600 11.5
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 19.0
Atlantics 5 21 .192 22.0
Mansfields 3 18 .143 21.5
Olympics 2 7 .222 16.5
Eckfords 2 17 .105 21.5
Nationals 0 10 .000 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fergy Malone 4
2 Ross Barnes 3
2 John Hatfield 3
2 Denny Mack 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Wright 3
2 Candy Cummings 2
2 John Hatfield 2
4 Cap Anson 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Bechtel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick McBride 0.33
2 Candy Cummings 0.30
3 Al Spalding 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 1
1 Dick McBride 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 3
2 Dick McBride 2
3 Al Spalding 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .455
2 Ross Barnes .438
3 Davy Force .418
4 Dave Eggler .375
5 Mike McGeary .373

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 41
4 Ross Barnes 37
4 2 others tied 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 1.75
2 Cherokee Fisher 1.85
3 George Zettlein 2.69
4 Dick McBride 2.91
5 Candy Cummings 3.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 32
2 Candy Cummings 24
3 Dick McBride 23
4 Bobby Mathews 21
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 46
2 Dick McBride 37
3 Candy Cummings 31
4 George Zettlein 25
5 Al Spalding 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick McBride .368
2 Fergy Malone .353
3 Ned Cuthbert .297
4 Wes Fisler .286
5 Al Reach .194

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lip Pike 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Bechtel 2
1 Bill Craver 2
1 Dave Eggler 2
4 Cap Anson 1
4 8 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.33
2 Bobby Mathews 1.87
3 Candy Cummings 2.43
4 Dick McBride 3.63
5 George Zettlein 5.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 7
2 Bobby Mathews 6
3 Jim Britt 5
3 Dick McBride 5
3 George Zettlein 5

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 48
4 Ross Barnes 44
5 Cap Anson 42

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 1.95
2 George Zettlein 2.83
3 Dick McBride 2.85
4 Candy Cummings 3.37
5 Bobby Mathews 3.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 37
2 Dick McBride 27
3 Candy Cummings 24
4 Bobby Mathews 21
5 George Zettlein 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 46
2 Dick McBride 37
3 George Zettlein 32
4 Candy Cummings 31
5 Al Spalding 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1