1873 in baseball
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{{Year in baseball |
this year = 1873 |
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==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]]
| 43
| 16
| .729
| --
|-
| 2nd || [[Philadelphia White Stockings]]
| 36
| 17
| .679
| 4.0
|-
| 3rd || [[Baltimore Canaries|Baltimore Lord Baltimores]]
| 34
| 22
| .607
| 7.5
|-
| 4th || [[New York Mutuals]]
| 29
| 24
| .547
| 11.0
|-
| 5th || [[Athletic of Philadelphia|Philadelphia Athletics]]
| 28
| 23
| .549
| 11.0
|-
| 6th || [[Brooklyn Atlantics]]
| 17
| 37
| .315
| 23.5
|-
| 7th || [[Washington Blue Legs]]
| 8
| 31
| .205
| 25.0
|-
| 8th || [[Elizabeth Resolutes]]
| 2
| 21
| .087
| 23.0
|-
| 9th || [[Baltimore Marylands]]
| 0
| 6
| .000
| 16.5
|}
==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]] || .425 ||
|-
| [[Home run|HR]] || [[Lip Pike]] [[Baltimore Canaries|BAL]] || 4 ||
|-
| [[Run batted in|RBI]] || [[Deacon White]] [[Atlanta Braves|BOS]] || 66 ||
|-
| [[Win (baseball)|Wins]] || [[Albert Spalding]] [[Atlanta Braves|BOS]] || 41 ||
|-
| [[Earned run average|ERA]] || [[Cherokee Fisher]] [[Athletic of Philadelphia|ATH]] || 1.81 ||
|-
| [[Strikeout]]s || [[Bobby Mathews]] [[New York Mutuals|NYU]] || 75 ||
|}
==Notable seasons==
==Events==
===January-March===
*[[March 3]] - For the first time, the NA adopts a standardized ball to be used in all league games.
===April-June===
*[[May 14]] - Nearly 5,000 fans watch the upstart [[Philadelphia White Stockings]] defeat the established [[Athletic of Philadelphia|Philadelphia Athletics]] 5-4 in 13 innings. Only once before, in 1865, had that many innings been played in one game.
*[[June 7]] - The [[New York Mutuals]] and [[Philadelphia White Stockings]] combine for 40 errors in a game won by the White Stockings. The White Stockings, aided by the Mutuals 26 miscues, win 12-10.
*[[June 11]] - 10,000 fans are in attendance see the [[Philadelphia White Stockings]] score 5 runs in the 7th inning to defeat the [[Athletic of Philadelphia|Philadelphia Athletics]] 7-5.
===July-September===
*[[July 4]] - Leading 11-3 over the [[Elizabeth Resolutes]], the [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Red Stockings]] score 21 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning for a 32-3 victory. The home-ahead rule would not be instituted for 6 more years.
*[[July 22]] - [[Tom Barlow (baseball)|Tom Barlow]] of the [[Brooklyn Atlantics]] lays down 6 bunts, all for hits, in a game against the [[Baltimore Canaries]].
*[[July 24]] - [[Bob Ferguson (baseball)|Bob Ferguson]] of the [[Brooklyn Atlantics]] is the umpire in a game between the [[New York Mutuals]] and the [[Baltimore Canaries]] which ends with the Mutuals scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th for an 11-10 victory. Ferguson and the Mutuals' [[Nat Hicks]] get into an altercation with Ferguson breaking Hicks' arm by hitting him with a bat. Ferguson requires a police escort to leave the field and Hicks will be out for 2 months due to the incident.
*[[August 16]] - The [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Red Stockings]] defeat the [[Philadelphia White Stockings]] 11-8 in [[Chicago]] in front of several thousand fans. After the game, it is announced that Chicago has signed several players in hopes of placing a team in the NA for the 1874 season.
===October-December===
*[[October 16]] - The [[Baltimore Canaries]] turn a triple play in a losing cause against the [[Philadelphia White Stockings]].
*[[November 6]] - A benefit game is played between the [[Philadelphia White Stockings]] and [[Athletic of Philadelphia|Philadelphia Athletics]] under a proposed rule of 10 men on the field and 10 innings for a game. The extra player is placed on the infield as a right shortstop and with most observers feeling the extra player unnecessary, the rule is never implemented.
*[[October 22]] - The [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Red Stockings]] win the pennant for the 2nd year in a row. They clinch on the same date as they had in [[1872 in baseball|1872]].
==Births==
*[[January 10]] - [[Chick Stahl]]
*[[January 10]] - [[Jack O'Neill (baseball)|Jack O'Neill]]
*[[January 19]] - [[Arlie Pond]]
*[[January 23]] - [[Red Donahue]]
*[[February 5]] - [[Jack O'Brien (MLB outfielder)|Jack O'Brien]]
*[[February 20]] - [[Tom O'Brien (outfielder/infielder)|Tom O'Brien]]
*[[March 10]] - [[Gene DeMontreville]]
*[[March 29]] - [[Duff Cooley]]
*[[April 7]] - [[John McGraw (baseball)|John McGraw]]
*[[May 23]] - [[Jack Taylor (19th century baseball player)|"Brewery" Jack Taylor]]
*[[June 13]] - [[John Coleman (1895 pitcher)|John Coleman]]
*[[July 11]] - [[Jimmy Slagle]]
*[[July 19]] - [[Harry Davis (baseball player)|Harry Davis]]
*[[August 26]] - [[Chick Fraser]]
*[[October 5]] - [[Claude Ritchey]]
*[[November 4]] - [[Bobby Wallace (baseball)|Bobby Wallace]]
*[[November 10]] - [[Willie McGill]]
*[[November 24]] - [[Ed Doheny]]
*[[November 29]] - [[Jake Weimer]]
*[[December 6]] - [[Harry Wolverton]]
*[[December 14]] - [[John Anderson (baseball)|John Anderson]]
==Deaths==
*[[February 26]] - [[Cy Bentley]], 22, pitcher and right fielder for the [[1872 in baseball|1872]] [[Middletown Mansfields]].
==External links==
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NA_1873.shtml/ 1873 season at baseball-reference.com]
*[http://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/ Charlton's Baseball Chronology at BaseballLibrary.com]
*[http://retrosheet.org/ Retrosheet.org]
==References==
*Levine, Peter (1985). ''A.G. Spalding and the Rise of Baseball: The Promise of American Sport''. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-503552-6
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