On This Day

Thursday, September 26, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 34 6 .850 --
Canaries 31 15 .674 6.0
Mutuals 30 18 .625 8.0
Athletics 29 12 .707 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 Hall 3
2 Tom Carey 2
2 Ned Cuthbert 2
2 Wes Fisler 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cherokee Fisher 2
1 Fergy Malone 2
1 Everett Mills 2
4 Dick McBride 1
4 Al Reach 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davy Force 2
2 Ned Cuthbert 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick McBride 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick McBride 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cherokee Fisher 1
1 Dick McBride 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Barnes .438
2 Cap Anson .426
3 Davy Force .419
4 Dave Eggler .375
5 Scott Hastings .365

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 Ned Cuthbert 13
3 Ross Barnes 12
4 John Hatfield 11
4 Mike McGeary 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cherokee Fisher 1.73
2 Al Spalding 1.84
3 George Zettlein 2.69
4 Dick McBride 2.86
5 Bobby Mathews 3.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 33
2 Candy Cummings 29
3 Dick McBride 28
4 Bobby Mathews 23
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 48
2 Dick McBride 41
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
1 Wes Fisler .486
2 Ned Cuthbert .333
3 Dick McBride .300
4 Cap Anson .297
4 Fred Treacey .297

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 Dick McBride 7
3 Fred Treacey 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ned Cuthbert 3
2 Dave Eggler 2
2 Davy Force 2
2 John Hatfield 2
2 Joe Start 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Mathews 1.35
2 Al Spalding 2.00
3 Dick McBride 2.57
4 Candy Cummings 3.00
5 Phonney Martin 3.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 5
1 Dick McBride 5
3 Bobby Mathews 2
4 Al Spalding 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 6
2 Dick McBride 3
3 Jim Britt 2
3 Bobby Mathews 2
5 2 tied 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 Ned Cuthbert 15
2 George Wright 15
5 Mike McGeary 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.91
2 George Zettlein 2.67
3 Dick McBride 2.81
4 Bobby Mathews 3.29
5 Candy Cummings 3.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 36
2 Dick McBride 31
3 Candy Cummings 29
4 Bobby Mathews 23
5 George Zettlein 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 48
2 Dick McBride 41
3 Candy Cummings 37
4 George Zettlein 31
5 Al Spalding 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1