May 1, 1872
Only a handful of games were played in April as the season didn’t start till the 18th, but already the Mansfields have made themselves known to the league. As expected, the Canaries find themselves already with 4 losses, which is more games than most teams have played. A handful of teams, including last year’s champions have yet to play.
Washington catcher Josh Croyle extended his hitting streak from last season into his first two games of this one. That put his streak at 27 games, which eclipsed the mark of 26 set by teammate John Arend.
In Other News
On March 1, efforts by F.V. Hayden, including photos by William Henry Jackson and paintings by Thomas Moran convince president Ulysses S. Grant to sign a bill into law that established Yellowstone National Park as the first national park in the world. President Grant appointed Nathaniel P. Langford as the park’s first superintendent. The bill withdrew the lands of Yellowstone from public auction.
Standings
Code:
W L PCT GB
Middletown Mansfields 3 0 1.000 -
Washington Olympics 2 0 1.000 .5
Boston Red Stockings 1 0 1.000 1.0
Brooklyn Atlantics 0 0 .000 1.5
Brooklyn Eckfords 0 0 .000 1.5
Cleveland Forest Citys 0 0 .000 1.5
Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 .000 1.5
Washington Nationals 2 2 .500 1.5
New York Mutuals 2 3 .400 2.0
Troy Haymakers 0 2 .000 2.5
Baltimore Canaries 1 4 .200 3.0
League Leaders
Average
.667 Charlie Rossi (BOS)
.667 John Arend (WSH)
.667 John Boles (WSH)
Total Bases
18 Bill Shew (BAL)
16 John Lyle (NY)
16 Harry Reinholz (BAL)
Stolen Bases
3 John Arend (WSH)
2 John Nero (NY)
1 Bob Brose (TRO), Tom Hedgepeth (NY), Billy Reader (NAT)
ERA
1.09 Jim Carlos (NY)
2.00 Jake Lindsey (MID)
3.21 Joe Winsor (WSH)
Wins
2 Jake Lindsey (MID)
2 Joe Winsor (WSH)
1 – several players
Strikeouts
4 Jake Lindsey (MID)
2 Jack Eastland (NAT)
2 John Zackery (BAL)