1872 New York Mutuals season

1872 New York Mutuals
Major league affiliations
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (Since 1871)
Location
Union Grounds (Since 1868) New York, New York (Since 1857)
1872 Information
Owner(s)	William Cammeyer
Manager(s)	Dickey Pearce, John Hatfield
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The New York Mutuals baseball team finished third in the National Association in 1872 with a record of 34-20.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Starters by position 2.1.2 Other batters 2.2 Pitching 2.2.1 Starting pitchers 2.2.2 Relief pitchers 3 References 4 External links

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 New York Mutuals
Roster
Pitchers Candy Cummings		Catchers Nat Hicks Charlie Mills Infielders Bill Boyd Chick Fulmer John Hatfield Dickey Pearce Joe Start		Outfielders George Bechtel Dave Eggler John McMullin		Manager John Hatfield Dickey Pearce

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Hicks, NatNat Hicks	56	267	82	.307	0	32
1B	Start, JoeJoe Start	54	277	75	.271	0	48
2B	Hatfield, JohnJohn Hatfield	56	288	93	.323	1	47
SS	Pearce, DickeyDickey Pearce	44	206	39	.189	1	22
3B	Boyd, BillBill Boyd	36	170	44	.259	1	32
OF	Eggler, DaveDave Eggler	56	290	97	.334	0	19
OF	McMullin, JohnJohn McMullin	54	236	60	.254	0	24
OF	Bechtel, GeorgeGeorge Bechtel	51	247	74	.300	0	42

Other batters

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
Fulmer, ChickChick Fulmer	36	165	50	.303	1	15
Mills, CharlieCharlie Mills	6	31	4	.129	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Cummings, CandyCandy Cummings	55	497	33	20	3.01	45

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
McMullin, JohnJohn McMullin	3	15	1	0	3.60	1

References

External links

• 1872 Mutuals at Baseball Reference