1871 Boston Red Stockings season

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1871 Boston Red Stockings
Major league affiliations
Location
1871 Information
Owner(s) Ivers Whitney Adams
Manager(s) Harry Wright
Local television none
Local radio none

The Boston Red Stockings were formed in 1871 by Boston businessman Ivers Whitney Adams. The team was comprised 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.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

National Association
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
1st Philadelphia Athletics 21 7 .750 --
2nd Chicago White Stockings 19 9 .679 2.0
3rd Boston Red Stockings 20 10 .667 2.0
4th Washington Olympics 15 15 .500 7.0
5th New York Mutuals 16 17 .485 7.5
6th Troy Haymakers 13 15 .464 8.0
7th Fort Wayne Kekiongas 7 12 .368 9.5
8th Cleveland Forest Citys 10 19 .345 11.5
9th Rockford Forest Citys 4 21 .160 15.5

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] References