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The following are the baseball events of the year 1872 throughout the world.  


Contents

  • 1 Champions
  • 2 National Association final standings
  • 3 Events
  • 4 Births
  • 5 Deaths

[edit] Champions

  • National Association: Boston Red Stockings

[edit] National Association final standings

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

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

  • February 3 - Lou Criger
  • March 3 - Willie Keeler
  • March 24 - Kip Selbach
  • May 23 - Deacon Phillippe
  • August 6 - Sam Mertes
  • August 15 - John Warner
  • September 5 - Al Orth
  • October 3 - Fred Clarke
  • October 6 - Jack Dunn
  • December 5 - Pink Hawley
  • December 9 - Cy Seymour

[edit] Deaths

  • March 17 - Elmer White, 22, right fielder who batted .257 with the 1871 Cleveland Forest Citys
  • September 1 - Al Thake, 22, left fielder who was batting .295 with the Brooklyn Atlantics

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