On This Day

Saturday, September 28, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 34 6 .850 --
Canaries 31 15 .674 6.0
Mutuals 30 19 .612 8.5
Athletics 29 12 .707 5.5
Haymakers 15 10 .600 11.5
Atlantics 7 24 .226 22.5
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 19.0
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 Cap Anson 3
1 Tom Carey 3
1 John McMullin 3
4 Tom Barlow 2
4 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cap Anson 2
1 Dick Higham 2
3 Tom Barlow 1
3 John Barrett 1
3 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Britt 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Britt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Britt 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Barnes .438
2 Cap Anson .430
3 Davy Force .413
4 Dave Eggler .368
5 Scott Hastings .362

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 49
2 Cap Anson 48
3 Wes Fisler 46
4 Ned Cuthbert 44
4 2 others tied 44

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 1.76
2 Al Spalding 1.84
3 George Zettlein 2.69
4 Dick McBride 2.89
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 .463
2 Ned Cuthbert .341
3 Cap Anson .333
4 Dick McBride .289
5 Mike McGeary .270

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Start 10
2 Wes Fisler 8
2 Dick McBride 8
4 Cap Anson 7
4 3 others tied 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 Cherokee Fisher 1.29
2 Al Spalding 2.50
3 Dick McBride 2.75
4 Candy Cummings 3.33
5 Jim Britt 3.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick McBride 5
2 Candy Cummings 4
3 Jim Britt 1
3 Al Spalding 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 6
2 Jim Britt 3
2 Dick McBride 3
4 Cherokee Fisher 1
4 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 54
2 Ned Cuthbert 49
3 Cap Anson 48
4 Wes Fisler 47
4 2 others tied 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 17
2 Ned Cuthbert 15
3 Ross Barnes 14
4 Mike McGeary 13
4 George Wright 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.86
2 George Zettlein 2.67
3 Dick McBride 2.84
4 Bobby Mathews 3.29
5 Candy Cummings 3.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 35
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