1872 Boston Red Stockings season
The 1872 Boston Red Stockings season was the second season of the franchise. They won the National Association championship.
1872 Boston Red Stockings | |
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1872 National Association Champions | |
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Results | |
Record | 39–8 (.830) |
League place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | John A. Conkey |
Manager(s) | Harry Wright |
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Managed by Harry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 39–8 to win the pennant by 7.5 games. Pitcher Al Spalding started all 48 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 38 wins. Second baseman Ross Barnes won the league batting title with a .430 batting average. 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. |
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Boston Red Stockings | 39 | 8 | -- | .830 |
Baltimore Canaries | 35 | 19 | 7.5 | .648 |
New York Mutuals | 34 | 20 | 8.5 | .630 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 30 | 14 | 7.5 | .682 |
Troy Haymakers | 15 | 10 | 13.0 | .600 |
Brooklyn Atlantics | 9 | 28 | 25.0 | .243 |
Cleveland Forest Citys | 6 | 16 | 20.5 | .273 |
Middletown Mansfields | 5 | 19 | 22.5 | .208 |
Brooklyn Eckfords | 3 | 26 | 27.0 | .103 |
Washington Olympics | 2 | 7 | 18.0 | .222 |
Washington Nationals | 0 | 11 | 21.0 | .000 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | BRA | BRE | CLE | MID | NY | PHI | TRO | WSN | WSO | ||||||
Baltimore | — | 0–7 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–4–2 | 4–5–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
Boston | 7–0 | — | 7–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 4–4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
Brooklyn Atlantics | 1–5 | 1–7 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Brooklyn Eckfords | 1–5 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Cleveland | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
Middletown | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
New York | 4–5–2 | 2–7 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 6–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
Philadelphia | 5–4–2 | 4–4–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–6 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
Troy | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
Washington Nationals | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | ||||||
Washington Olympics | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
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 |
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C | Cal McVey | 46 | 237 | 76 | .321 | 0 | 41 |
1B | Charlie Gould | 45 | 212 | 54 | .255 | 0 | 32 |
2B | Ross Barnes | 45 | 230 | 99 | .430 | 1 | 44 |
SS | George Wright | 48 | 255 | 86 | .337 | 2 | 35 |
3B | Harry Schafer | 48 | 226 | 65 | .288 | 1 | 35 |
OF | Harry Wright | 48 | 208 | 53 | .255 | 0 | 24 |
OF | Fraley Rogers | 45 | 204 | 56 | .275 | 1 | 28 |
OF | Andy Leonard | 46 | 241 | 84 | .349 | 2 | 42 |
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 |
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Dave Birdsall | 16 | 76 | 16 | .211 | 1 | 15 |
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 |
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Al Spalding | 48 | 404.2 | 38 | 8 | 1.85 | 28 |
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 |
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Harry Wright | 7 | 25.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.10 | 1 |
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.
- 1872 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference
Preceded by Philadelphia Athletics 1871 |
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Championship Season 1872 |
Succeeded by Boston Red Stockings 1873 |