1872 Middletown Mansfields season

1872 Middletown Mansfields
Major league affiliations
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (Since 1872)
Location
Mansfield Club Grounds (Since 1872) Middletown, Connecticut (Since 1872)
1872 Information
Owner(s)	Ben Douglas, Jr.
Manager(s)	John Clapp

The Middletown Mansfields played their first and only season in 1872 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished eighth in the league with a record of 5-19.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Relief pitchers 3 References

Regular season

Season standings

National Association	W	L	GB	Pct.
Boston Red Stockings	39	8	--	.830
Baltimore Canaries	35	19	7.5	.648
New York Mutuals	34	20	8.5	.630
Philadelphia Athletics	30	14	7.5	.682
Troy Haymakers	15	10	13.0	.600
Brooklyn Atlantics	9	28	25.0	.243
Cleveland Forest Citys	6	16	20.5	.273
Middletown Mansfields	5	19	22.5	.208
Brooklyn Eckfords	3	26	27.0	.103
Washington Olympics	2	7	18.0	.222
Washington Nationals	0	11	21.0	.000

Roster

1872 Middletown Mansfields
Roster
Pitchers Cy Bentley		Catchers John Clapp Infielders Eddie Booth Asa Brainard George Fields Tim Murnane Jim O'Rourke		Outfielders Ham Allen Billy Arnold Frank Buttery Frank McCarton Jim Tipper		Manager John Clapp

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

References

• 1872 Middletown Mansfields season at Baseball Reference