On This Day

Monday, September 16, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 33 6 .846 --
Canaries 31 14 .689 5.0
Mutuals 28 17 .622 8.0
Athletics 26 10 .722 5.5
Haymakers 15 10 .600 11.0
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 18.5
Atlantics 6 23 .207 22.0
Mansfields 3 18 .143 21.0
Olympics 2 7 .222 16.0
Eckfords 2 21 .087 23.0
Nationals 0 10 .000 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wes Fisler 3
1 Denny Mack 3
1 Dick McBride 3
1 Mike McGeary 3
5 12 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cap Anson 2
1 Ned Cuthbert 2
1 John Hatfield 2
1 Nat Hicks 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 1
1 Joe Start 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Candy Cummings 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 1
1 Dick McBride 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .450
2 Ross Barnes .439
3 Davy Force .419
4 Mike McGeary .383
5 Dave Eggler .368

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 48
2 Cap Anson 43
2 Al Spalding 43
4 Wes Fisler 40
5 2 tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 16
2 Ross Barnes 12
3 Ned Cuthbert 11
3 Mike McGeary 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.81
2 Cherokee Fisher 1.85
3 George Zettlein 2.69
4 Dick McBride 2.79
5 Candy Cummings 3.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 32
2 Candy Cummings 27
3 Dick McBride 25
4 Bobby Mathews 23
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 48
2 Dick McBride 39
3 Candy Cummings 33
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 John Hatfield .400
2 Fergy Malone .389
3 Wes Fisler .324
4 Dick McBride .316
5 Ned Cuthbert .270

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Hatfield 8
2 Cap Anson 7
2 Davy Force 7
2 Lip Pike 7
5 3 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 3
2 Ross Barnes 2
2 George Bechtel 2
2 Mike McGeary 2
5 10 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Candy Cummings 1.43
2 Bobby Mathews 1.69
3 Al Spalding 2.25
4 Dick McBride 3.18
5 Jim Britt 4.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 6
2 Bobby Mathews 4
2 Dick McBride 4
4 Jim Britt 1
4 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

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

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 47
3 Ned Cuthbert 44
3 Cal McVey 44
5 Cap Anson 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 18
2 Ross Barnes 15
2 George Wright 15
4 Mike McGeary 14
5 Ned Cuthbert 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.89
2 Dick McBride 2.74
3 George Zettlein 2.83
4 Candy Cummings 3.17
5 Bobby Mathews 3.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 35
2 Dick McBride 29
3 Candy Cummings 27
4 Bobby Mathews 23
5 George Zettlein 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 48
2 Dick McBride 39
3 Candy Cummings 33
4 George Zettlein 32
5 Al Spalding 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1