On This Day

Monday, September 9, 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 Andy Leonard 3
2 Cap Anson 2
2 Ross Barnes 2
2 Ned Cuthbert 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ned Cuthbert 1
1 Wes Fisler 1
1 Andy Leonard 1
1 Dick McBride 1
1 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Barnes 2
1 Mike McGeary 2
3 Al Reach 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Spalding 0.17
2 Dick McBride 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
None

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Spalding 2
2 Dick McBride 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .456
2 Ross Barnes .439
3 Davy Force .418
4 Mike McGeary .376
5 Dave Eggler .375

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 Wes Fisler 38
5 3 tied 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 15
2 Ross Barnes 12
3 Mike McGeary 11
4 Ned Cuthbert 10
5 John Hatfield 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.76
2 Cherokee Fisher 1.85
3 George Zettlein 2.69
4 Dick McBride 2.92
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 38
3 Candy Cummings 31
4 George Zettlein 25
5 Al Spalding 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick McBride .342
2 Ned Cuthbert .324
3 Al Reach .200
4 Fred Treacey .171

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lip Pike 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lip Pike 9
2 Cap Anson 8
2 John Hatfield 8
4 Ned Cuthbert 7
5 2 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 3
2 Ross Barnes 2
2 George Bechtel 2
2 Bill Craver 2
2 Dave Eggler 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.54
2 Bobby Mathews 1.78
3 Candy Cummings 2.67
4 Dick McBride 4.11
5 Jim Britt 5.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 7
2 Jim Britt 5
2 Bobby Mathews 5
2 Dick McBride 5
5 2 tied 4

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 43
5 2 tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 17
2 Ross Barnes 15
3 Mike McGeary 14
3 George Wright 14
5 Ned Cuthbert 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.90
2 George Zettlein 2.83
3 Dick McBride 2.86
4 Candy Cummings 3.37
5 Bobby Mathews 3.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 36
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 38
3 George Zettlein 32
4 Candy Cummings 31
5 Al Spalding 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1