On This Day

Tuesday, September 17, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 33 6 .846 --
Canaries 31 14 .689 5.0
Mutuals 29 17 .630 7.5
Athletics 26 11 .703 6.0
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 Dave Eggler 4
1 Nat Hicks 4
3 Wes Fisler 3
3 John Hatfield 3
5 3 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Start 4
2 George Bechtel 1
2 Candy Cummings 1
2 Wes Fisler 1
2 John Hatfield 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Bechtel 1
1 Dave Eggler 1
1 John Hatfield 1
1 Dickey Pearce 1
1 Joe Start 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Candy Cummings 0.10
2 Dick McBride 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 1
1 Dick McBride 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .445
2 Ross Barnes .439
3 Davy Force .419
4 Mike McGeary .385
5 Dave Eggler .376

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 41
5 2 tied 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 17
2 Ross Barnes 12
3 Ned Cuthbert 11
3 Mike McGeary 11
5 John Hatfield 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.81
2 Cherokee Fisher 1.85
3 George Zettlein 2.69
4 Dick McBride 2.82
5 Candy Cummings 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 32
2 Candy Cummings 28
3 Dick McBride 25
4 Bobby Mathews 23
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 48
2 Dick McBride 40
3 Candy Cummings 34
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 .459
2 Cap Anson .424
3 Dave Eggler .417
4 Wes Fisler .405
5 Fergy Malone .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Hatfield 9
1 Joe Start 9
3 Cap Anson 7
3 Davy Force 7
3 Lip Pike 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 4
2 George Bechtel 3
3 Ross Barnes 2
3 Mike McGeary 2
3 Joe Start 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Candy Cummings 1.43
2 Bobby Mathews 1.69
3 Al Spalding 2.25
4 Dick McBride 3.61
5 Jim Britt 4.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 7
2 Bobby Mathews 4
3 Dick McBride 3
4 Jim Britt 1
4 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 7
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 Joe Start 45
4 Ned Cuthbert 44
4 Cal McVey 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 19
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 2.77
3 George Zettlein 2.83
4 Candy Cummings 3.10
5 Bobby Mathews 3.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 35
2 Dick McBride 29
3 Candy Cummings 28
4 Bobby Mathews 23
5 George Zettlein 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 48
2 Dick McBride 40
3 Candy Cummings 34
4 George Zettlein 32
5 Al Spalding 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1