On This Day

Saturday, October 5, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 37 6 .860 --
Canaries 33 17 .660 7.5
Mutuals 32 19 .627 9.0
Athletics 29 15 .659 8.5
Haymakers 15 10 .600 13.0
Atlantics 7 26 .212 25.0
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 20.5
Mansfields 3 18 .143 23.0
Olympics 2 7 .222 18.0
Eckfords 2 22 .083 25.5
Nationals 0 10 .000 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Hastings 7
2 Cherokee Fisher 5
2 Everett Mills 5
2 Lip Pike 5
2 John Radcliff 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom York 6
2 John Radcliff 5
3 George Hall 4
3 Lip Pike 4
5 Tom Carey 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Wright 3
2 Bob Ferguson 2
2 Andy Leonard 2
4 Tom Barlow 1
4 Herman Dehlman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Spalding 0.33
2 Cherokee Fisher 0.31
3 Dick McBride 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cherokee Fisher 1
1 Al Spalding 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cherokee Fisher 4
2 Dick McBride 2
3 Al Spalding 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Barnes .435
2 Cap Anson .418
3 Davy Force .418
4 Scott Hastings .378
5 Andy Leonard .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 59
2 Cap Anson 49
3 Wes Fisler 47
4 Ned Cuthbert 46
4 2 others tied 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 17
2 Ned Cuthbert 14
2 George Wright 14
4 Mike McGeary 13
5 Ross Barnes 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cherokee Fisher 1.80
2 Al Spalding 1.83
3 George Zettlein 2.69
4 Dick McBride 2.92
5 Candy Cummings 3.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 36
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 44
3 Candy Cummings 41
4 Al Spalding 26
5 George Zettlein 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Radcliff .351
2 George Hall .324
3 Dick Higham .237

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lip Pike 11
2 Andy Leonard 7
2 John Radcliff 7
4 Cherokee Fisher 6
4 4 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Wright 5
2 Ned Cuthbert 3
3 Bob Ferguson 2
3 Davy Force 2
3 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cherokee Fisher 1.69
2 Al Spalding 2.00
3 Dick McBride 3.83
4 Bobby Mathews 4.55
5 Candy Cummings 4.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cherokee Fisher 8
2 Candy Cummings 7
3 Dick McBride 4
4 Bobby Mathews 3
5 Al Spalding 2

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 61
2 Ned Cuthbert 51
3 Cap Anson 49
3 Al Spalding 49
5 Wes Fisler 48

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.79
2 George Zettlein 2.66
3 Dick McBride 2.87
4 Candy Cummings 3.31
5 Bobby Mathews 3.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 37
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 44
3 Candy Cummings 41
4 George Zettlein 29
5 Al Spalding 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1