1872 Baltimore Canaries season
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| Manager(s) | Bill Craver, Everett Mills |
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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.
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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | BRA | BRE | CLE | MID | NY | PHI | TRO | WSN | WSO | ||||||
| Baltimore | — | 0–7 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–4–2 | 4–5–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Boston | 7–0 | — | 7–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 4–4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 1–5 | 1–7 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Brooklyn Eckfords | 1–5 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Cleveland | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Middletown | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| New York | 4–5–2 | 2–7 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 6–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Philadelphia | 5–4–2 | 4–4–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–6 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Troy | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Washington Nationals | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | ||||||
| Washington Olympics | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | ||||||
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Craver, BillBill Craver | 35 | 178 | 50 | .281 | 0 | 24 |
| 1B | Mills, EverettEverett Mills | 55 | 266 | 79 | .297 | 0 | 34 |
| 2B | Carey, TomTom Carey | 42 | 196 | 57 | .291 | 2 | 27 |
| SS | Radcliff, JohnJohn Radcliff | 56 | 297 | 86 | .290 | 1 | 44 |
| 3B | Force, DavyDavy Force | 19 | 95 | 41 | .432 | 0 | 14 |
| OF | York, TomTom York | 51 | 250 | 66 | .264 | 0 | 40 |
| OF | Pike, LipLip Pike | 56 | 285 | 85 | .298 | 7 | 60 |
| OF | Hall, GeorgeGeorge Hall | 53 | 250 | 84 | .336 | 1 | 37 |
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 |
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| Higham, DickDick Higham | 50 | 245 | 84 | .343 | 2 | 37 |
| Fisher, CherokeeCherokee Fisher | 46 | 225 | 52 | .231 | 1 | 36 |
| Hastings, ScottScott Hastings | 13 | 62 | 19 | .306 | 0 | 4 |
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 |
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| Mathews, BobbyBobby Mathews | 49 | 406 | 25 | 18 | 3.19 | 57 |
| Fisher, CherokeeCherokee Fisher | 19 | 110 | 10 | 1 | 1.80 | 20 |