1872 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1872 throughout the world.

Champions

National Association final standings

National Association
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
1st Boston Red Stockings 39 8 .830
2nd Philadelphia Athletics 30 14 .682 7.5
3rd Baltimore Canaries 34 19 .642 8
4th New York Mutuals 34 20 .630 8.5
5th Troy Haymakers 15 10 .600 13.0
6th Cleveland Forest Citys 6 15 .286 20
7th Brooklyn Atlantics 8 27 .229 25.0
8th Washington Olympics 2 7 .222 18.0
9th Middletown Mansfields 5 19 .208 22.5
10th Brooklyn Eckfords 3 26 .103 27.0
11th Washington Nationals 0 11 .000 21.0

Statistical leaders

National Association
Type Name Stat
AVG Ross Barnes BOS .432
HR Lip Pike BAL 6
RBI Lip Pike BAL 60
Wins Albert Spalding BOS 38
ERA Albert Spalding BOS 1.98
Strikeouts Bobby Mathews BAL 55

Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Births

Deaths

Abbreviations
Date Individual's death date
Name Individual's name
Age Age at death
Cause Cause of death
Cemetery Place individual is interred
City/State City and state of burial
Seasons Seasons in which individual appeared
Teams Teams the individual played for or managed
Date Name Age Cause Cemetery City/State Seasons Teams Ref
March 17 Elmer White 21 Unknown Elmwood Cemetery Caton, New York 1871 Cleveland Forest Citys [1]
September 1 Al Thake 22 Drowning Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, New York 1872 Brooklyn Atlantics [2][3]

References

General

Specific

  1. "Elmer Smith". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  2. "Al Thake". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  3. "The Obit For Bub McAtee". The New York Times. thedeadballera.com. September 2, 1872. Retrieved January 26, 2011.

External links

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