Indianapolis won it's first six matches of the season and they remained in first place all summer long, surviving a late charge from Baltimore and the Empire Club.
Batting Leaders
Average
.451....Cal McVey, Indianapolis
.425....Jim O'Rourke, Indianapolis
.392....Levi Meyerle, Cleveland
.379....Al Thake, Philadelphia
.372....Davy Force, Indianapolis
Runs
58....Frank McCarton, Baltimore
56....Tom Berry, Utica
56....Jim O'Rourke, Indianapolis
55....Cal McVey, Indianapolis
52....Dick Hunt, Baltimore
RBI
48....Deacon White, Baltimore
46....Count Gedney, Cincinnati
45....Ross Barnes, Cincinnati
44....Frank Norton, Utica
44....Lip Pike, Hartford
Home runs
5....Ezra Sutton, Cleveland
4....Lip Pike, Hartford
3....Doug Allison, Cleveland
3....Frank Norton, Utica
Pitching Leaders
Wins
26....Bobby Mathews, Indianapolis
25....Cherokee Fisher, Empires
25....Al Pratt, Baltimore
22....Ryne Wolters, Cincinnati
22....George Zettlein, Philadelphia
ERA
2.12....Cherokee Fisher, Empires
2.26....Candy Cummings, Utica
2.54....Bobby Mathews, Indianpolis
2.67....Al Spalding, Detroit
Strikeouts
28....Cherokee Fisher, Empires
26....Asa Brainard, Cleveland
25....Al Spalding, Detroit
22....Bobby Mathews, Indianapolis
21....Dick McBride, Hilltops
Notes
The Association had a slight chance to fold after this season, but it passed its check so it will survive into 1873. Detroit, Cleveland, Hartford, Utica, and the Hilltops all had a chance to fold. Detroit and Utica lost those rolls, so those two clubs will fold (which means Al Spalding is a free agent). The Association will stay at ten clubs for 1873. The new entries are the Lynn Atlantics and the Philadelphia Pearls.
l-to-r, Cal McVey, Bobby Mathews