On This Day

Wednesday, September 25, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 34 6 .850 --
Canaries 31 14 .689 5.5
Mutuals 30 18 .625 8.0
Athletics 28 12 .700 6.0
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 4
1 Wes Fisler 4
1 John Hatfield 4
4 Dave Eggler 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wes Fisler 4
2 George Bechtel 2
2 Ned Cuthbert 2
2 Nat Hicks 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cap Anson 1
1 Ned Cuthbert 1
1 Wes Fisler 1
1 John Hatfield 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Candy Cummings 0.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Barnes .438
2 Cap Anson .435
3 Davy Force .419
4 Dave Eggler .375
5 Dick Higham .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 46
2 Wes Fisler 46
4 Al Spalding 44
5 2 tied 43

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.84
2 Cherokee Fisher 1.85
3 George Zettlein 2.69
4 Dick McBride 2.83
5 Bobby Mathews 3.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 33
2 Candy Cummings 29
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 37
4 Al Spalding 25
4 George Zettlein 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Start 9
2 Wes Fisler 8
3 Nat Hicks 7
3 Fred Treacey 7
5 2 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ned Cuthbert 2
1 Dave Eggler 2
1 John Hatfield 2
1 Joe Start 2
5 9 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Mathews 0.45
2 Dick McBride 2.33
3 Al Spalding 2.61
4 Candy Cummings 3.00
5 Jim Britt 3.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

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 Ned Cuthbert 48
2 Al Spalding 48
4 Wes Fisler 47
5 2 tied 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 17
2 Ross Barnes 15
2 George Wright 15
4 Ned Cuthbert 14
4 Mike McGeary 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.91
2 George Zettlein 2.67
3 Dick McBride 2.78
4 Bobby Mathews 3.28
5 Candy Cummings 3.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 36
2 Dick McBride 30
3 Candy Cummings 29
4 Bobby Mathews 23
5 George Zettlein 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 48
2 Dick McBride 40
3 Candy Cummings 37
4 George Zettlein 31
5 Al Spalding 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1