2000s |
2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005
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1990s |
1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 |
1980s |
1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985 |
1970s |
1979 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 • 1975
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1960s |
1969 • 1968 • 1967 • 1966 • 1965 |
1950s |
1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955 |
1940s |
1949 • 1948 • 1947 • 1946 • 1945 |
1930s |
1939 • 1938 • 1937 • 1936 • 1935 |
1920s |
1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925 |
1910s |
1919 • 1918 • 1917 • 1916 • 1915 |
1900s |
1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905 |
1890s |
1899 • 1898 • 1897 • 1896 • 1895 |
1880s |
1889 • 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885 |
1870s |
1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875 |
Early Years |
See also |
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Sources |
The following are the baseball events of the year 1872 throughout the world.
Champions[]
- National Association: Boston Red Stockings
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 |
Events[]
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
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