1872 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1872 throughout the world.

Champions

 * National Association: Boston Red Stockings

Births

 * February 3 - Lou Criger
 * March 3 - Willie Keeler
 * March 24 - Kip Selbach
 * May 23 - Deacon Phillippe
 * August 6 - Sam Mertes
 * August 15 - John Warner
 * September 5 - Al Orth
 * October 3 - Fred Clarke
 * October 6 - Jack Dunn
 * December 5 - Pink Hawley
 * December 9 - Cy Seymour

Deaths

 * March 17 - Elmer White, 22, right fielder who batted .257 with the 1871 Cleveland Forest Citys
 * September 1 - Al Thake, 22, left fielder who was batting .295 with the Brooklyn Atlantics