1874 Boston Red Stockings season

National Association of Professional Base Ball Players team season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1874 Boston Red Stockings season was the fourth season of the franchise. They won their third consecutive National Association championship.

LeagueNational Association of Professional Base Ball Players
BallparkSouth End Grounds
Record52–18 (.743)
OwnerCharles H. Porter
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1874 Boston Red Stockings
National Association Champions
LeagueNational Association of Professional Base Ball Players
BallparkSouth End Grounds
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record52–18 (.743)
League place1st
OwnerCharles H. Porter
ManagerHarry Wright
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Managed by Harry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 52–18 to win the pennant by 7.5 games. Pitcher Al Spalding started 69 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 52 wins. Outfielder Cal McVey led the league with 71 runs batted in, and he paced the Boston offense which scored more runs than any other team.

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

Regular season

Team photograph

Season standings

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National Association W L T Pct. GB
Boston Red Stockings 52 18 1 .739 —
New York Mutuals 42 23 — .646 7½
Philadelphia Athletics 33 22 — .600 11½
Philadelphia White Stockings 29 29 — .500 17
Chicago White Stockings 28 31 — .475 18½
Brooklyn Atlantics 22 33 1 .402 22½
Hartford Dark Blues 16 37 — .302 27½
Baltimore Canaries 9 38 — .191 31½
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Record vs. opponents

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1874 National Association Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS BR CHI HAR NY PHA PWS
Baltimore —1–91–31–92–31–82–21–4
Boston 9–1—6–4–17–39–15–58–28–2
Brooklyn 3–14–6–1—3–45–33–71–63–6
Chicago 9–13–74–3—4–11–94–33–7
Hartford 3–21–93–51–4—2–82–54–4
New York 8–15–57–39–18–2—4–61–5
Philadelphia Athletics 2–22–86–13–45–26–4—9–1
Philadelphia White Stockings 4–12–86–37–34–45–11–9—
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Roster

1874 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

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Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CDeacon White70352106.301352
1BJim O'Rourke70331104.314561
2BRoss Barnes5125988.340039
SSGeorge Wright60313103.329244
3BHarry Schafer7132787.266145
OFGeorge Hall4722264.288134
OFCal McVey70343123.359371
OFAndy Leonard71339106.313050
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Other batters

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

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Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Harry Wright4018458.315227
Tommy Beals199719.196017
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Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Player G IP W L ERA SO
Al Spalding71617.152161.9231
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Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Player G IP W L ERA SO
Harry Wright616.2022.160
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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.
  • 1874 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference


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