On This Day

Saturday, September 21, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 34 6 .850 --
Canaries 31 14 .689 5.5
Mutuals 29 18 .617 8.5
Athletics 28 11 .718 5.5
Haymakers 15 10 .600 11.5
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 19.0
Atlantics 6 24 .200 23.0
Mansfields 3 18 .143 21.5
Olympics 2 7 .222 16.5
Eckfords 2 22 .083 24.0
Nationals 0 10 .000 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bechtel 3
1 Harry Schafer 3
3 Ross Barnes 2
3 Chick Fulmer 2
3 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Schafer 3
2 Chick Fulmer 2
2 John McMullin 2
2 Harry Wright 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Candy Cummings 0.12
2 Al Spalding 0.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 2
2 Al Spalding 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .438
2 Ross Barnes .438
3 Davy Force .419
4 Dave Eggler .372
5 Mike McGeary .371

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 45
3 Al Spalding 44
4 Wes Fisler 42
5 3 tied 41

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 1.84
2 Cherokee Fisher 1.85
3 George Zettlein 2.69
4 Dick McBride 2.78
5 Candy Cummings 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 33
2 Candy Cummings 28
3 Dick McBride 27
4 Bobby Mathews 23
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 48
2 Dick McBride 40
3 Candy Cummings 36
4 Al Spalding 25
4 George Zettlein 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Fisler .432
2 Cap Anson .343
3 Dick McBride .325
4 Fergy Malone .324
5 Fred Treacey .278

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Start 8
2 Dick McBride 7
3 John Hatfield 6
3 Nat Hicks 6
5 6 tied 5

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 Bobby Mathews 0.45
2 Candy Cummings 1.50
3 Dick McBride 1.88
4 Al Spalding 2.81
5 Jim Britt 3.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 5
1 Dick McBride 5
3 Bobby Mathews 2
4 Jim Britt 1
4 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 8
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 48
3 Ned Cuthbert 46
3 Joe Start 46
5 Cap Anson 45

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 1.91
2 George Zettlein 2.67
3 Dick McBride 2.73
4 Candy Cummings 3.18
5 Bobby Mathews 3.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 36
2 Dick McBride 30
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 36
4 George Zettlein 31
5 Al Spalding 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1