The following are the baseball events of the year 1872 throughout the world.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | RF | RA | RD | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings (C) | 48 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 236 | +285 | — |
| 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 | −236 | 25 |
| 7 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 174 | 254 | −80 | 20.5 |
| 8 | Middletown Mansfields | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 220 | 348 | −128 | 22.5 |
| 9 | Brooklyn Eckfords | 29 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 152 | 413 | −261 | 27 |
| 10 | Washington Olympics | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 140 | −86 | 18 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 80 | 190 | −110 | 21 |
| National Association | ||
| Type | Name | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Ross Barnes BOS | .430 |
| HR | Lip Pike BAL | 7 |
| RBI | Lip Pike BAL | 60 |
| Wins | Al Spalding BOS | 38 |
| ERA | Al Spalding BOS | 1.85 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Mathews BAL | 57 |
| Date | Individual's death date |
| Name | Individual's name |
| Age | Age at death |
| Cause | Cause of death |
| Cemetery | Place individual is interred |
| City/State | City and state of burial |
| Seasons | Seasons in which individual appeared |
| Teams | Teams the individual played for or managed |
| Date | Name | Age | Cause | Cemetery | City/State | Seasons | Teams | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 17 | Elmer White | 21 | Tuberculosis | Elmwood Cemetery | Caton, New York | 1871 | Cleveland Forest Citys | [5] |
| September 1 | Al Thake | 22 | Drowning | Green-Wood Cemetery | Brooklyn, New York | 1872 | Brooklyn Atlantics | [6] [7] |
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