On This Day

Tuesday, October 29, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 39 8 .830 --
Canaries 34 18 .654 7.5
Mutuals 32 20 .615 9.5
Athletics 30 15 .667 8.0
Haymakers 15 10 .600 13.0
Atlantics 9 26 .257 24.0
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 20.5
Mansfields 3 18 .143 23.0
Olympics 2 7 .222 18.0
Eckfords 2 24 .077 26.5
Nationals 0 10 .000 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cherokee Fisher 2
2 Tom Carey 1
2 Dave Eggler 1
2 George Hall 1
2 6 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hall 1
1 Lip Pike 1
1 John Radcliff 1
1 Joe Start 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Mathews 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Mathews 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ross Barnes .432
2 Davy Force .418
3 Cap Anson .415
4 Scott Hastings .371
5 Mike McGeary .360

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 61
2 Cap Anson 50
3 Wes Fisler 48
3 Al Spalding 48
3 Joe Start 48

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 1.85
3 George Zettlein 2.63
4 Dick McBride 2.85
5 Bobby Mathews 3.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 37
2 Candy Cummings 31
3 Dick McBride 29
4 Bobby Mathews 24
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 55
2 Dick McBride 44
3 Candy Cummings 43
4 Al Spalding 27
5 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 Lip Pike 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Burdock 2
1 Bob Ferguson 2
1 George Hall 2
1 Lip Pike 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Mathews 1.69
2 Candy Cummings 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Britt 1
1 Bobby Mathews 1
1 Al Spalding 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 4
2 Cherokee Fisher 3
3 Candy Cummings 2
4 Jim Britt 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lip Pike 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lip Pike 12
2 George Hall 10
2 John Radcliff 10
4 Andy Leonard 7
5 2 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Wright 5
2 Andy Leonard 3
2 Denny Mack 3
4 Bob Ferguson 2
4 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.88
2 Dick McBride 2.50
3 Bobby Mathews 3.35
4 Candy Cummings 3.40
5 Jim Britt 5.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 4
2 Jim Britt 2
2 Candy Cummings 2
2 Cherokee Fisher 2
5 3 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cherokee Fisher 10
2 Bobby Mathews 7
3 Candy Cummings 6
4 Dick McBride 3
5 2 tied 2

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 61
2 Cap Anson 50
3 Ned Cuthbert 48
3 Wes Fisler 48
3 2 others tied 48

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 Al Spalding 1.85
2 George Zettlein 2.61
3 Dick McBride 2.79
4 Bobby Mathews 3.30
5 Candy Cummings 3.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 37
2 Candy Cummings 31
3 Dick McBride 30
4 Bobby Mathews 24
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 55
2 Dick McBride 44
3 Candy Cummings 43
4 George Zettlein 28
5 Al Spalding 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1