1872 Cleveland Forest Citys season
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players team season
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The Cleveland Forest Citys played their second and final season in 1872 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished seventh in the league with a record of 6â16. The team folded at the conclusion of the season.
Record6â16 (.273)
| 1872 Cleveland Forest Citys | |
|---|---|
| League | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players |
| Ballpark | National Association Grounds |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Record | 6â16 (.273) |
| League place | 6th |
| Managers | Scott Hastings and Deacon White |
Regular season
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | RF | RA | RD | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings (C) | 48 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 236 | +285 | â |
| 2 | Baltimore Canaries | 58 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 617 | 434 | +183 | 7.5 |
| 3 | New York Mutuals | 56 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 523 | 362 | +161 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | 47 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 539 | 349 | +190 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Troy Haymakers | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 273 | 191 | +82 | 13 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Atlantics | 37 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 237 | 473 | â236 | 25 |
| 7 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 174 | 254 | â80 | 20.5 |
| 8 | Middletown Mansfields | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 220 | 348 | â128 | 22.5 |
| 9 | Brooklyn Eckfords | 29 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 152 | 413 | â261 | 27 |
| 10 | Washington Olympics | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 140 | â86 | 18 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 80 | 190 | â110 | 21 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | BRA | BRE | CLE | MID | NY | PHI | TRO | WSN | WSO | ||||||
| Baltimore | â | 0â7 | 5â1 | 5â1 | 4â1 | 4â0 | 5â4â2 | 4â5â2 | 3â0 | 3â0 | 2â0 | ||||||
| Boston | 7â0 | â | 7â1 | 3â0 | 4â0 | 3â0 | 7â2 | 4â4â1 | 2â1 | 1â0 | 1â0 | ||||||
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 1â5 | 1â7 | â | 2â2 | 1â1 | 2â1 | 2â6 | 0â4 | 0â2 | 0â0 | 0â0 | ||||||
| Brooklyn Eckfords | 1â5 | 0â3 | 2â2 | â | 0â1 | 0â2 | 0â5 | 0â5 | 0â3 | 0â0 | 0â0 | ||||||
| Cleveland | 1â4 | 0â4 | 1â1 | 1â0 | â | 0â1 | 1â2 | 0â3 | 0â1 | 1â0 | 1â0 | ||||||
| Middletown | 0â4 | 0â3 | 1â2 | 2â0 | 1â0 | â | 0â4 | 0â2 | 0â4 | 1â0 | 0â0 | ||||||
| New York | 4â5â2 | 2â7 | 6â2 | 5â0 | 2â1 | 4â0 | â | 6â3 | 3â2 | 1â0 | 1â0 | ||||||
| Philadelphia | 5â4â2 | 4â4â1 | 4â0 | 5â0 | 3â0 | 2â0 | 3â6 | â | 2â0 | 1â0 | 1â0 | ||||||
| Troy | 0â3 | 1â2 | 2â0 | 3â0 | 1â0 | 4â0 | 2â3 | 0â2 | â | 1â0 | 1â0 | ||||||
| Washington Nationals | 0â3 | 0â1 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â1 | 0â1 | 0â1 | 0â1 | 0â1 | â | 0â2 | ||||||
| Washington Olympics | 0â2 | 0â1 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â1 | 0â0 | 0â1 | 0â1 | 0â1 | 2â0 | â | ||||||
Roster
| 1872 Cleveland Forest Citys | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
Batting
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deacon White | 22 | 109 | 37 | .339 | 0 | 22 |
| Joe Simmons | 18 | 90 | 23 | .256 | 0 | 9 |
| Charlie Sweasy | 12 | 57 | 16 | .281 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Holdsworth | 22 | 110 | 33 | .300 | 0 | 11 |
| Ezra Sutton | 22 | 107 | 30 | .280 | 0 | 10 |
| Scott Hastings | 22 | 115 | 45 | .391 | 0 | 16 |
| Art Allison | 19 | 87 | 23 | .264 | 0 | 8 |
| Charlie Pabor | 21 | 92 | 19 | .207 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Carleton | 7 | 38 | 12 | .316 | 0 | 4 |
| Martin Mullen | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Pratt | 15 | 105.2 | 2 | 9 | 5.79 | 7 |
| Rynie Wolters | 12 | 75.1 | 3 | 6 | 6.09 | 4 |
| Charlie Pabor | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 |