On This Day

Friday, October 4, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 36 6 .857 --
Canaries 32 17 .653 7.5
Mutuals 32 19 .627 8.5
Athletics 29 14 .674 7.5
Haymakers 15 10 .600 12.5
Atlantics 7 25 .219 24.0
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 20.0
Mansfields 3 18 .143 22.5
Olympics 2 7 .222 17.5
Eckfords 2 22 .083 25.0
Nationals 0 10 .000 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chick Fulmer 4
1 Bobby Mathews 4
3 Cap Anson 3
3 Dave Eggler 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Mathews 3
2 Ross Barnes 2
2 John Hatfield 2
2 Andy Leonard 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike McGeary 2
2 Harry Schafer 1
2 Fred Treacey 1
2 George Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Candy Cummings 0.23
2 Dick McBride 0.07
3 Bobby Mathews 0.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 1
1 Al Spalding 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 3
2 Bobby Mathews 1
2 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 .418
4 Al Spalding .361
5 2 tied .358

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 55
2 Cap Anson 49
3 Wes Fisler 47
4 Ned Cuthbert 46
4 Joe Start 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 17
2 Ned Cuthbert 14
3 Mike McGeary 13
4 Ross Barnes 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cherokee Fisher 1.78
2 Al Spalding 1.87
3 George Zettlein 2.69
4 Dick McBride 2.92
5 Candy Cummings 3.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 35
2 Candy Cummings 31
3 Dick McBride 28
4 Bobby Mathews 23
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 51
2 Dick McBride 42
3 Candy Cummings 41
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
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lip Pike 7
2 Joe Start 6
3 George Bechtel 5
3 Ned Cuthbert 5
3 4 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ned Cuthbert 3
2 Davy Force 2
2 Mike McGeary 2
2 George Wright 2
5 11 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Britt 1.00
2 Cherokee Fisher 1.57
3 Al Spalding 2.67
4 Dick McBride 4.00
5 Bobby Mathews 4.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 3
1 Al Spalding 3
3 Jim Britt 1
3 Cherokee Fisher 1
3 Dick McBride 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 7
2 Cherokee Fisher 4
3 Bobby Mathews 3
4 Dick McBride 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 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 57
2 Ned Cuthbert 51
3 Cap Anson 49
4 Wes Fisler 48
4 Al Spalding 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 17
2 Ned Cuthbert 16
3 Mike McGeary 15
4 George Wright 14
5 Ross Barnes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.84
2 George Zettlein 2.66
3 Dick McBride 2.86
4 Candy Cummings 3.31
5 Bobby Mathews 3.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 36
2 Candy Cummings 31
2 Dick McBride 31
4 Bobby Mathews 23
5 George Zettlein 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 51
2 Dick McBride 42
3 Candy Cummings 41
4 George Zettlein 29
5 Al Spalding 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1