1871 Chicago White Stockings season

1871 Chicago White Stockings
Major league affiliations
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (Since 1871)
Location
Union Base-Ball Grounds (Since 1871) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1871)
1871 Information
Owner(s)	George Gage
Manager(s)	Jimmy Wood
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With the debut of the first professional baseball league, the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, the Chicago franchise joined up as the "White Stockings." The team went 19-9 and finished second in the league standings. Pitcher George Zettlein started all 28 of Chicago's games and led the NA with a 2.73 earned run average.

Near the end of the season, the team lost its stadiums and equipment when the Great Chicago Fire hit the city. The team was able to finish out the season on the road, but had to drop out of the league while the city attempted to recover. The team would not resurface until 1874.

Regular season

Cabinet card of the 1871 Chicago White Stockings

Season standings

National Association	W	L	GB	Pct.
Philadelphia Athletics	21	7	--	.750
Chicago White Stockings	19	9	2.0	.679
Boston Red Stockings	20	10	2.0	.667
Washington Olympics	15	15	7.0	.500
New York Mutuals	16	17	7.5	.485
Troy Haymakers	13	15	8.0	.464
Fort Wayne Kekiongas	7	12	9.5	.368
Cleveland Forest Citys	10	19	11.5	.345
Rockford Forest Citys	4	21	15.5	.160

Roster

1871 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers George Zettlein		Catchers Charlie Hodes Infielders Mike Brannock Ed Duffy Bub McAtee Ed Pinkham Jimmy Wood		Outfielders Tom Foley Marshall King Joe Simmons Fred Treacey		Manager Jimmy Wood

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
C	Hodes, CharlieCharlie Hodes	28	130	36	.277	2	25
1B	McAtee, BubBub McAtee	26	135	37	.274	0	10
2B	Wood, JimmyJimmy Wood	28	135	51	.378	1	29
SS	Duffy, EdEd Duffy	26	121	28	.231	0	15
3B	Pinkham, EdEd Pinkham	24	95	25	.263	1	17
OF	Foley, TomTom Foley	18	84	22	.262	0	13
OF	Treacey, FredFred Treacey	25	124	42	.339	4	33
OF	Simmons, JoeJoe Simmons	27	129	28	.217	0	17

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
King, MarshallMarshall King	20	101	21	.208	2	16
Brannock, MikeMike Brannock	3	14	1	.071	0	0

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
Zettlein, GeorgeGeorge Zettlein	28	240.2	18	9	2.73	22

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
Pinkham, EdEd Pinkham	3	10.1	1	0	3.48	0

References

• 1871 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference