1873 Boston Red Stockings season

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1873 Boston Red Stockings
1873 National Association Champions
BallparkSouth End Grounds
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record43–16 (.729)
OwnersCharles H. Porter
ManagersHarry Wright
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1874 →

The 1873 Boston Red Stockings season was the third season of the franchise. They won their second consecutive National Association championship.

Managed by Harry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 43–16 to win the pennant by 4 games. Pitcher Al Spalding started 54 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 41 wins. Second baseman Ross Barnes won the league batting title with a .431 batting average, and catcher Deacon White topped the circuit with 77 runs batted in.

Harry Wright, Al Spalding, first baseman Jim O'Rourke, and shortstop George Wright have all been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1873 National Association standings

Record vs. opponents


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Team BC BM BOS BR EL NY PHA PWS WSH
Baltimore Canaries 4–0 2–7–1 7–2 3–0 6–3 3–4 3–6 6–0
Baltimore Marylands 0–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2
Boston 7–2–1 0–0 8–1 4–1 6–3 4–5 5–4 9–0
Brooklyn 2–7 0–0 1–8 3–1 2–7 4–5–1 2–7 3–2
Elizabeth 0–3 0–0 1–4 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–4 0–1
New York 3–6 0–0 3–6 7–2 4–0 4–5 4–4 4–1
Philadelphia Athletics 4–3 0–0 5–4 5–4–1 2–0 5–4 1–8 6–0
Philadelphia White Stockings 6–3 0–0 4–5 7–2 4–0 4–4 8–1 3–2
Washington 0–6 2–0 0–9 2–3 1–0 1–4 0–6 2–3


Roster

1873 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
C Deacon White 60 311 122 .392 1 77
1B Jim O'Rourke 57 280 98 .350 1 49
2B Ross Barnes 60 320 138 .431 2 60
SS George Wright 59 323 125 .387 3 43
3B Harry Schafer 60 296 79 .267 2 42
OF Bob Addy 31 152 54 .355 1 32
OF Harry Wright 58 263 38 .259 2 36
OF Andy Leonard 58 300 96 .320 0 60

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
Jack Manning 31 154 41 .266 0 21
Dave Birdsall 3 11 1 .091 0 0
Fraley Rogers 2 11 4 .364 0 3
Charlie Sweasy 1 4 1 .250 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
Al Spalding 60 496.2 41 14 2.99 50

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 Wright 14 39.1 2 2 4.12 5

References

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1873 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference
Preceded by National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Championship Season
1873
Succeeded by