On This Day

Wednesday, September 11, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 33 4 .892 --
Canaries 29 14 .674 7.0
Mutuals 25 17 .595 10.5
Athletics 24 10 .706 7.5
Haymakers 15 10 .600 12.0
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 19.5
Atlantics 6 21 .222 22.0
Mansfields 3 18 .143 22.0
Olympics 2 7 .222 17.0
Eckfords 2 18 .100 22.5
Nationals 0 10 .000 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Ferguson 4
1 James Cavanagh 4
3 Eddie Booth 3
3 Herman Dehlman 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davy Force 3
2 Doug Allison 2
2 Dave Birdsall 2
2 Eddie Booth 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Britt 1
1 Harry Wright 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
None

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .456
2 Ross Barnes .439
3 Davy Force .417
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 46
2 Al Spalding 43
3 Cap Anson 41
4 Wes Fisler 38
5 4 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 1.83
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 Cap Anson 8
2 Ned Cuthbert 7
2 Davy Force 7
2 John Hatfield 7
2 Lip Pike 7

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 Cherokee Fisher 0.61
2 Al Spalding 2.08
3 Candy Cummings 2.40
4 Bobby Mathews 2.53
5 Dick McBride 4.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 3
1 Dick McBride 3
3 Bobby Mathews 2
3 Al Spalding 2
5 3 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Britt 5
1 Candy Cummings 5
1 Dick McBride 5
4 Al Spalding 4
4 George Zettlein 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 57
2 Al Spalding 52
3 Cal McVey 48
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 1.95
2 George Zettlein 2.83
3 Dick McBride 2.86
4 Candy Cummings 3.37
5 Bobby Mathews 3.42

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