1872 Baltimore Canaries season

The Baltimore Canaries played their first season in 1872 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished second in the league with a record of 35-19. Outfielder Lip Pike led the NA in home runs, with 7, and runs batted in, with 60. Pitcher Bobby Mathews paced the circuit in strikeouts. Baltimore's other pitcher, Cherokee Fisher, led in earned run average.

1872 Baltimore Canaries
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Other information
Manager(s)Bill Craver, Everett Mills
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Several of the team's players were later suspended from baseball for fixing games; Bill Craver, George Hall, and Dick Higham were banned for life.

Regular season
1872 Baltimore Canaries

Season standings
National Association W L GB Pct.
Boston Red Stockings398--.830
Baltimore Canaries35197.5.648
New York Mutuals34208.5.630
Philadelphia Athletics30147.5.682
Troy Haymakers151013.0.600
Brooklyn Atlantics92825.0.243
Cleveland Forest Citys61620.5.273
Middletown Mansfields51922.5.208
Brooklyn Eckfords32627.0.103
Washington Olympics2718.0.222
Washington Nationals01121.0.000

Record vs. opponents
1872 National Association Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS BRA BRE CLE MID NY PHI TRO WSN WSO
Baltimore —0–75–15–14–14–05–4–24–5–23–03–02–0
Boston 7–0—7–13–04–03–07–24–4–12–11–01–0
Brooklyn Atlantics 1–51–7—2–21–12–12–60–40–20–00–0
Brooklyn Eckfords 1–50–32–2—0–10–20–50–50–30–00–0
Cleveland 1–40–41–11–0—0–11–20–30–11–01–0
Middletown 0–40–31–22–01–0—0–40–20–41–00–0
New York 4–5–22–76–25–02–14–0—6–33–21–01–0
Philadelphia 5–4–24–4–14–05–03–02–03–6—2–01–01–0
Troy 0–31–22–03–01–04–02–30–2—1–01–0
Washington Nationals 0–30–10–00–00–10–10–10–10–1—0–2
Washington Olympics 0–20–10–00–00–10–00–10–10–12–0—

Roster
1872 Baltimore Canaries
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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
CBill Craver3517850.281024
1BEverett Mills5526679.297034
2BTom Carey4219657.291227
SSJohn Radcliff5629786.290144
3BDavy Force199541.432014
OFTom York5125066.264040
OFLip Pike5628585.298760
OFGeorge Hall5325084.336137

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
Dick Higham5024584.343237
Cherokee Fisher4622552.231136
Scott Hastings136219.30604

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
Bobby Mathews4940625183.1957
Cherokee Fisher191101011.8020

References


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