1872 Brooklyn Atlantics season
The Brooklyn Atlantics played their first season of professional baseball in 1872 as a member of the National Association of Professional [Base Ball Players], following many successful years as an amateur team. They finished sixth in the league with a record of 9–28.
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 |
| Jack Burdock | 37 | 174 | 47 | .270 | 0 | 14 |
| Tom Barlow | 37 | 171 | 54 | .316 | 0 | 8 |
| Jack Remsen | 37 | 165 | 39 | .236 | 1 | 14 |
| Herman Dehlman | 37 | 164 | 37 | .226 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob [Ferguson (infielder)|Bob Ferguson] | 37 | 164 | 46 | .280 | 0 | 19 |
| Al Thake | 18 | 78 | 23 | .295 | 0 | 15 |
| Jack McDonald | 15 | 62 | 16 | .258 | 0 | 4 |
| Eddie Booth | 15 | 62 | 19 | .306 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Hall | 13 | 57 | 18 | .316 | 0 | 6 |
| Edward Beavens | 10 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 0 | 2 |
| John Barrett | 8 | 34 | 7 | .206 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Lowe | 7 | 31 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 3 |
| Herm Doscher | 6 | 24 | 9 | .375 | 0 | 5 |
| John Kenney | 5 | 19 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Oliver Brown | 4 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Jackson | 4 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Clare | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bass | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Herb Worth | 1 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Higby | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| John Galvin | 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 |
| Jim [Britt (baseball)|Jim Britt] | 37 | 336.0 | 9 | 28 | 4.53 | 13 |