On This Day

Thursday, October 31, 1872

Final Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 39 8 .830 --
Canaries 35 19 .648 7.5
Mutuals 33 20 .623 9.0
Athletics 30 15 .667 8.0
Haymakers 15 10 .600 13.0
Atlantics 9 27 .250 24.5
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 Everett Mills 4
2 Tom Barlow 3
2 Jim Britt 3
2 Tom Carey 3
2 Cherokee Fisher 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Carey 2
1 Cherokee Fisher 2
1 Everett Mills 2
4 Tom Barlow 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Mathews 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
None

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 .362
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 Joe Start 49
4 Wes Fisler 48
4 Al Spalding 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 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 37
2 Candy Cummings 32
3 Dick McBride 29
4 Bobby Mathews 25
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 Cherokee Fisher 4
2 Bob Ferguson 3
2 John Radcliff 3
2 Joe Start 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Mathews 1.59
2 Jim Britt 2.50
3 Candy Cummings 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Mathews 2
2 Jim Britt 1
2 Candy Cummings 1
2 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 11
2 George Hall 10
2 John Radcliff 10
4 Andy Leonard 7
4 Tom York 7

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.88
2 Dick McBride 2.67
3 Bobby Mathews 2.83
4 Candy Cummings 3.17
5 Jim Britt 5.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 4
2 Candy Cummings 3
3 Jim Britt 2
3 Bobby Mathews 2
5 3 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cherokee Fisher 7
1 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 Joe Start 49
4 Wes Fisler 48
4 Al Spalding 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 2.63
3 Dick McBride 2.85
4 Bobby Mathews 3.22
5 Candy Cummings 3.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 37
2 Candy Cummings 32
3 Dick McBride 29
4 Bobby Mathews 25
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