1872 in baseball 4573551 217013850 2008-06-04T06:35:34Z Addshore 642191 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Addbot|Addbot]] ([[User talk:Addbot|talk]]) to last version by MusiCitizen {{Year in baseball | this year = 1872 | }} == Champions == * [[National Association]]: [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Red Stockings]] == National Association final standings == {| cellpadding="1" width="350px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;" |- align="center" style="font-size: larger;" | colspan=5 | '''[[National Association]]''' |- style="background:lightblue;" | '''Rank''' || '''Club''' || '''Wins''' || '''Losses''' || '''Win %''' ||   '''GB''' |- align="center" style="vertical-align: middle;" style="background:lightblue;" |- align="center" style="vertical-align: middle;" style="background:lightblue;" |- |- | 1st || [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Red Stockings]] | 39 | 8 | .830 | -- |- | 2nd || [[Baltimore Canaries|Baltimore Lord Baltimores]] | 35 | 19 | .648 | 7.5 |- | 3rd || [[New York Mutuals]] | 34 | 20 | .630 | 8.5 |- | 4th || [[Athletic of Philadelphia|Philadelphia Athletics]] | 30 | 14 | .682 | 7.5 |- | 5th || [[Troy Haymakers]] | 15 | 10 | .600 | 13.0 |- | 6th || [[Brooklyn Atlantics]] | 9 | 28 | .243 | 25.0 |- | 7th || [[Cleveland Forest Citys]] | 6 | 16 | .273 | 20.5 |- | 8th || [[Middletown Mansfields]] | 5 | 19 | .208 | 22.5 |- | 9th || [[Eckford of Brooklyn|Brooklyn Eckfords]] | 3 | 26 | .103 | 27.0 |- | 10th || [[Washington Olympics]] | 2 | 7 | .222 | 18.0 |- | 11th || [[Washington Nationals (NA)|Washington Nationals]] | 0 | 11 | .000 | 21.0 |} ==Statistical leaders== {| cellpadding="1" width="450px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;" |- align="center" style="font-size: larger;" | colspan=3 | '''[[National Association of Professional Base Ball Players|National Association]]''' |- style="background:lightblue;" | '''Type''' || '''Name''' || '''Stat''' || |- align="center" style="vertical-align: middle;" style="background:lightblue;" |- | [[Batting average|AVG]] || [[Ross Barnes]] [[Atlanta Braves|BOS]] || .432 || |- | [[Home run|HR]] || [[Lip Pike]] [[Baltimore Canaries|BAL]] || 6 || |- | [[Run batted in|RBI]] || [[Lip Pike]] [[Baltimore Canaries|BAL]] || 60 || |- | [[Win (baseball)|Wins]] || [[Albert Spalding]] [[Atlanta Braves|BOS]] || 38 || |- | [[Earned run average|ERA]] || [[Albert Spalding]] [[Atlanta Braves|BOS]] || 1.98 || |- | [[Strikeout]]s || [[Bobby Mathews]] [[Baltimore Canaries|BAL]] || 55 || |} == Notable seasons == == Events == === January-March === * [[March 4]] - At its annual convention being held in [[Cleveland]], the NA adopts a rule change to allow the use of the wrist in the pitching delivery. === April-June === * [[April 22]] - [[Candy Cummings]] makes his debut with the [[New York Mutuals]]. * [[April 26]] - "Orator" [[Jim O'Rourke (baseball player)|Jim O'Rourke]] makes his debut with the [[Middletown Mansfields]]. * [[May 24]] - The [[Washington Olympics]] play their last game before dropping out of the NA. Poor talent and financial difficulties combine to do in the Olympics. * [[May 29]] - Despite not having a team in the league in 1872, the city of [[Chicago]] hosts its first NA game since the [[Great Chicago Fire]] as the [[Baltimore Canaries]] defeat the [[Cleveland Forest Citys]] in front of 4,000 fans. * [[June 26]] - The [[Washington Nationals (NA)|Washington Nationals]], with an 0-11 record, disband after losing 9-1 to the [[Baltimore Canaries]]. === July-September === * [[July 6]] - Sporting a 22-1 record, [[Harry Wright]] takes the [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Red Stockings]] on vacation to an island in [[Boston Harbor]]. * [[July 9]] - The [[Eckford of Brooklyn|Brooklyn Eckfords]] commit 13 errors in their 15-3 loss to the [[Troy Haymakers]]. It is the fewest errors committed by the 0-11 Eckfords in a game thus far this season. * [[July 23]] - Despite a winning record, the [[Troy Haymakers]] disband due to financial problems. Half of the Haymaker's roster will move to the [[Eckford of Brooklyn|Brooklyn Eckfords]], which saves them from dropping out of the NA. * [[July 26]] - In an emergency meeting, the NA revises their scheduling requirements from 5 to 9 games versus each opponent competing for the championship. This is in response to the number of teams that have disbanded and comes 3 days after the first-division [[Troy Haymakers]] had called it quits. * [[August 13]] - The [[Middletown Mansfields]] announce that they have disbanded the club and drop out of the NA. * [[August 19]] - The [[Cleveland Forest Citys]] disband their club after a loss to the [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Red Stockings]]. This drops the number of teams still playing in the NA to 6. * [[September 1]] - [[Al Thake]], left-fielder batting .295 for the [[Brooklyn Atlantics]], drowns in New York harbor after falling from a fishing boat. Thake is the first active major league ballplayer to die. (But Elmer White, active in 1871, had died in winter.) === October-December === * [[October 22]] - The [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Red Stockings]] clinch the pennant with a 4-3 win over the [[Eckford of Brooklyn|Brooklyn Eckfords]]. == Births == * [[January 2]] - [[Pop Rising]] * [[January 12]] - [[Togie Pittinger]] * [[February 3]] - [[Lou Criger]] * [[March 3]] - [[Willie Keeler]] * [[March 24]] - [[Kip Selbach]] * [[May 10]] - [[Klondike Douglass]] * [[May 23]] - [[Deacon Phillippe]] * [[August 6]] - [[Sam Mertes]] * [[August 15]] - [[John Warner (baseball)|John Warner]] * [[September 5]] - [[Al Orth]] * [[September 25]] - [[Fred Odwell]] * [[October 3]] - [[Fred Clarke]] * [[October 6]] - [[Jack Dunn]] * [[December 5]] - [[Pink Hawley]] * [[December 9]] - [[Cy Seymour]] * [[December 25]] - [[Ted Lewis (baseball player)|Ted Lewis]] == Deaths == * [[March 17]] - [[Elmer White]], 22, right fielder who batted .257 with the [[1871 in baseball|1871]] [[Cleveland Forest Citys]]. * [[September 1]] - [[Al Thake]], 22, left fielder batting .295 with the [[Brooklyn Atlantics]]. == References == {{refbegin}} * Ryczek, William J. (1992). ''Blackguards and Red Stockings; A History of Baseball's National Association 1871-1875''. Wallingford, CT: Colebrook Press ISBN 0-9673718-0-5 * Nemec, David (1997). ''The Great Encyclopedia of 19th-Century Major League Baseball''. New York: Donald I. Fine Books ISBN 1-55611-500-8 {{refend}} == External links == * [http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NA_1872.shtml/ 1872 season at baseball-reference.com] * [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/ Charlton's Baseball Chronology at BaseballLibrary.com] * [http://retrosheet.org/ Retrosheet.org] [[sh:Bejzbol 1872]]