On This Day

Saturday, September 14, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 33 6 .846 --
Canaries 31 14 .689 5.0
Mutuals 27 17 .614 8.5
Athletics 25 10 .714 6.0
Haymakers 15 10 .600 11.0
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 18.5
Atlantics 6 22 .214 21.5
Mansfields 3 18 .143 21.0
Olympics 2 7 .222 16.0
Eckfords 2 20 .091 22.5
Nationals 0 10 .000 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fergy Malone 3
2 Cap Anson 2
2 Dave Eggler 2
2 Wes Fisler 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nat Hicks 2
1 Denny Mack 2
3 George Bechtel 1
3 Dave Birdsall 1
3 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ned Cuthbert 1
1 John McMullin 1
1 Cal McVey 1
1 George Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Candy Cummings 0.20
2 Jim Britt 0.18
3 Dick McBride 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 1
1 Dick McBride 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Britt 2
2 Candy Cummings 1
2 Dick McBride 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .457
2 Ross Barnes .439
3 Davy Force .419
4 Mike McGeary .379
5 Dave Eggler .373

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 48
2 Al Spalding 43
3 Cap Anson 41
4 Wes Fisler 39
5 4 tied 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 15
2 Ross Barnes 12
3 Ned Cuthbert 11
3 Mike McGeary 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.81
2 Cherokee Fisher 1.85
3 George Zettlein 2.69
4 Dick McBride 2.87
5 Candy Cummings 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 32
2 Candy Cummings 26
3 Dick McBride 24
4 Bobby Mathews 23
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 48
2 Dick McBride 39
3 Candy Cummings 32
4 George Zettlein 25
5 Al Spalding 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick McBride .333
2 Ned Cuthbert .257

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davy Force 7
1 John Hatfield 7
1 Lip Pike 7
4 Cal McVey 6
5 7 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Barnes 2
1 George Bechtel 2
1 Dave Eggler 2
1 Mike McGeary 2
5 9 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Mathews 1.69
2 Candy Cummings 1.71
3 Al Spalding 1.89
4 Dick McBride 3.38
5 Jim Britt 4.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Candy Cummings 5
2 Bobby Mathews 4
3 Dick McBride 3
4 Al Spalding 2
5 2 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Candy Cummings 6
1 Dick McBride 6
3 Al Spalding 4
4 Jim Britt 2
4 Bobby Mathews 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 56
2 Al Spalding 50
3 Cal McVey 44
4 Cap Anson 42
4 Ned Cuthbert 42

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.86
2 Dick McBride 2.81
3 George Zettlein 2.83
4 Candy Cummings 3.22
5 Bobby Mathews 3.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 36
2 Dick McBride 28
3 Candy Cummings 26
4 Bobby Mathews 23
5 George Zettlein 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 48
2 Dick McBride 39
3 Candy Cummings 32
3 George Zettlein 32
5 Al Spalding 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1