1872 Baltimore Canaries season
Introduction 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.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====== Record vs. opponents ======Roster=== 1872 Baltimore Canaries '''Roster''' '''Pitchers'''  '''Catchers''''''Infielders''' '''Outfielders'''  '''Manager'''**
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 C    35  178  50  .281  0  24 1B    55  266  79  .297  0  34 2B    42  196  57  .291  2  27 SS    56  297  86  .290  1  44 3B    19  95  41  .432  0  14 OF    51  250  66  .264  0  40 OF    56  285  85  .298  7  60 OF    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   50  245  84  .343  2  37   46  225  52  .231  1  36   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   49  406.0  25  18  3.19  57   19  110.0  10  1  1.80  20
References * 1872 Baltimore Canaries season at Baseball Reference