1871 Boston Red Stockings season

1871 Boston Red Stockings
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 20–10 (.667)
League place 3rd
Other information
Owner(s) Ivers Whitney Adams
Manager(s) Harry Wright
Local television none
Local radio none
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The 1871 Boston Red Stockings season was the inaugural season of the franchise. They were formed in 1871 by Boston businessman and Ashburnham native Ivers Whitney Adams. The team was composed of former players of the defunct Cincinnati Red Stockings franchise, who were brought to Boston and kept the name with them. Led and managed by baseball pioneer Harry Wright, the new Boston team would join the newly formed National Association of Professional Base Ball Players for the 1871 season and finish the year in third place with a record of 20–10.

Pitcher Al Spalding started all 31 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 19 wins. Catcher Cal McVey finished second in the league batting race with a .431 average. From this team, Harry Wright, Al Spalding, and shortstop George Wright have all been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Regular season

Season standings

National Association W L GB Pct.
Philadelphia Athletics217--.750
Chicago White Stockings1992.0.679
Boston Red Stockings20102.0.667
Washington Olympics15157.0.500
New York Mutuals16177.5.485
Troy Haymakers13158.0.464
Fort Wayne Kekiongas7129.5.368
Cleveland Forest Citys101911.5.345
Rockford Forest Citys42115.5.160

Record vs. opponents

1871 National Association Records

Sources:
Team BOS CHI CLE FW NY PHI ROC TRO WSH
Boston —1–33–12–02–23–13–03–23–1–1
Chicago 3–1—2–12–03–12–33–01–13–2
Cleveland 1–31–2—0–33–20–33–12–20–3
Fort Wayne 0–20–23–0—1–20–21–11–11–2
New York 2–21–32–32–1—2–33–11–33–1
Philadelphia 1–33–23–02–03–2—3–03–03–0
Rockford 0–30–31–31–11–30–3—1–20–3
Troy 2–31–12–21–13–10–32–1—2–3–1
Washington 1–3–12–33–02–11–30–33–03–2–1—

Roster

1871 Boston Red Stockings
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CCal McVey2915366.431043
1BCharlie Gould3115143.285232
2BRoss Barnes3115763.401034
SSGeorge Wright168033.413011
3BHarry Schafer3114942.282028
OFFred Cone197720.260016
OFDave Birdsall2915246.303024
OFHarry Wright3114744.299026

Other batters

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
Frank Barrows188613.151011
Sam Jackson167617.224011

Pitching

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
Al Spalding31257.119103.3623

Relief 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
Harry Wright918.2106.270

References

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1871 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference
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