1872 Philadelphia Athletics season

1872 Philadelphia Athletics
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1860)
Other information
Manager(s) Dick McBride
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In its second year in the National Association, the 1872 Athletic Baseball Club of Philadelphia finished in fourth place with a record of 30-14.

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 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

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 Malone, FergyFergy Malone 41 213 60 .282 0 39
1B Mack, DennyDenny Mack 47 205 59 .288 0 34
2B Fisler, WesWes Fisler 47 244 85 .348 0 48
SS McGeary, MikeMike McGeary 47 225 81 .360 0 35
3B Anson, CapCap Anson 46 217 90 .415 0 48
OF Cuthbert, NedNed Cuthbert 47 260 88 .338 1 47
OF Treacey, FredFred Treacey 47 236 65 .275 2 31
OF Meyerle, LeviLevi Meyerle 27 146 48 .329 1 31

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
Reach, AlAl Reach 24 118 23 .195 0 10
Flowers, DickieDickie Flowers 3 15 4 .267 0 4
Sensenderfer, CountCount Sensenderfer 1 5 2 .400 0 1

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
McBride, DickDick McBride 47 419.1 30 14 2.85 44

References