1872 Middletown Mansfields season

November 2013 Middletown Mansfields 1872 National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Mansfield Club Grounds Middletown, Connecticut 5 19 y 8th Ben Douglas, Jr. John Clapp The Middletown Mansfields played their first and only season in 1872 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished eighth in the league with a record of 5–19. Regular season Season standings National Association standings Record vs. opponents MID Roster 1872 Middletown Mansfields Roster Pitchers Cy Bentley Catchers John Clapp Infielders Eddie Booth Asa Brainard George Fields Tim Murnane Jim O'Rourke Outfielders Ham Allen Billy Arnold Frank Buttery Frank McCarton Jim Tipper Manager John Clapp 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 John Clapp 19 97 27 .278 1 16 Tim Murnane 23 114 41 .360 0 16 Eddie Booth 24 116 37 .319 0 15 Jim O'Rourke 23 99 27 .273 0 16 George Fields 18 86 19 .221 0 14 Ham Allen 17 70 19 .271 0 11 Frank McCarton 19 82 25 .305 0 12 Jim Tipper 24 110 29 .264 0 18 Frank Buttery 18 93 20 .215 0 7 Asa Brainard 6 25 5 .200 0 1 Billy Arnold 2 7 1 .143 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 Cy Bentley 18 144.0 2 15 6.06 5 Asa Brainard 2 8.0 0 2 5.63 0 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Frank Buttery 8 3 2 0 4.27 5 References 1872 Middletown Mansfields season at Baseball Reference Middletown Mansfields Middletown Mansfields