On This Day

Wednesday, September 18, 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 27 11 .711 5.5
Haymakers 15 10 .600 11.0
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 18.5
Atlantics 6 24 .200 22.5
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 Ned Cuthbert 3
1 Bob Ferguson 3
3 Cap Anson 2
3 Jim Britt 2
3 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fergy Malone 2
1 Fred Treacey 2
3 Cap Anson 1
3 Jack Burdock 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick McBride 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
None

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .441
2 Ross Barnes .439
3 Davy Force .419
4 Mike McGeary .380
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 44
3 Al Spalding 43
4 Wes Fisler 42
5 3 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 2.77
5 Candy Cummings 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 32
2 Candy Cummings 28
3 Dick McBride 26
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 Cap Anson .441
2 Wes Fisler .389
3 Dick McBride .308
4 Ned Cuthbert .270
5 Al Reach .162

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davy Force 7
1 Lip Pike 7
1 Joe Start 7
4 Cap Anson 6
4 3 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Candy Cummings 1.33
2 Bobby Mathews 1.69
3 Al Spalding 2.25
4 Dick McBride 2.89
5 Jim Britt 4.00

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 45
3 Joe Start 45
5 2 tied 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 George Zettlein 2.67
3 Dick McBride 2.72
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 31
5 Al Spalding 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1