1871 Boston Red Stockings Statistics
National Association (NA)
Team Record: 20-10
Finished 3rd in the NA
Attendance: 32,600, Avg. 2,038
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Manager: Harry Wright (20-10)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1871 Boston Red Stockings RosterTeam Record: 20-10
Finished 3rd in the NA
Attendance: 32,600, Avg. 2,038
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Manager: Harry Wright (20-10)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1871 Boston Red Stockings Results
The Boston Red Stockings of the National Association ended the 1871 season with a record of 20 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the NA.
The Red Stockings led the league with 401 runs. Boston surrendered 303 runs. Cal McVey recorded 43 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .431 average. Al Spalding paced the team with 19 wins and a team-best 3.36 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Harry Wright coached the team.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Spalding | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3.36 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 257.3 | 333 | 272 | 96 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1279 |
| Harry Wright | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.27 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18.7 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 105 |
| Totals | 20 | 10 | .667 | 3.55 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 276.0 | 367 | 303 | 109 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1384 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal McVey | 29 | 154 | 153 | 43 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .431 | .435 | .556 | .991 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Barnes | 31 | 170 | 157 | 66 | 63 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 1 | .401 | .447 | .580 | 1.027 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Birdsall | 29 | 156 | 152 | 51 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .303 | .321 | .362 | .682 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Wright | 31 | 160 | 147 | 42 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .299 | .356 | .361 | .717 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gould | 31 | 154 | 151 | 38 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .285 | .299 | .411 | .709 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Schafer | 31 | 152 | 149 | 38 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .282 | .296 | .396 | .692 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Spalding | 31 | 152 | 144 | 43 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .271 | .309 | .375 | .684 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wright | 16 | 86 | 80 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .413 | .453 | .625 | 1.078 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Cone | 19 | 85 | 77 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .260 | .329 | .325 | .654 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Jackson | 16 | 77 | 76 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .224 | .234 | .368 | .602 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Barrows | 18 | 86 | 86 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .151 | .151 | .198 | .349 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 282 | 1432 | 1372 | 401 | 426 | 70 | 37 | 3 | 267 | 73 | 16 | 60 | 19 | .310 | .339 | .422 | .761 | 579 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Gould | 1B | 30 | 30 | 268.0 | 343 | 3 | 36 | 21 | .906 | 11.619 | 11.533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Wright | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ross Barnes | 2B | 16 | 16 | 147.0 | 42 | 61 | 15 | 10 | .873 | 6.306 | 6.438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Jackson | 2B | 14 | 14 | 126.0 | 38 | 43 | 18 | 1 | .818 | 5.786 | 5.786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Barrows | 2B | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 4.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Schafer | 3B | 31 | 31 | 275.0 | 49 | 79 | 59 | 7 | .684 | 4.189 | 4.129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cal McVey | C | 29 | 27 | 243.0 | 105 | 12 | 17 | 1 | .873 | 4.333 | 4.034 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Birdsall | C | 7 | 4 | 34.0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 3.971 | 2.143 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wright | OF | 30 | 30 | 261.0 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .855 | 1.621 | 1.567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Birdsall | OF | 27 | 25 | 208.0 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .769 | 1.298 | 1.111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Cone | OF | 18 | 18 | 169.0 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .854 | 2.183 | 2.278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Barrows | OF | 17 | 16 | 147.0 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .829 | 1.776 | 1.706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | OF | 5 | 2 | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.200 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gould | OF | 1 | 1 | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.200 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Spalding | OF | 9 | 0 | 14.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Jackson | OF | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Spalding | P | 31 | 31 | 257.0 | 11 | 48 | 17 | 2 | .776 | 2.066 | 1.903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wright | P | 9 | 0 | 19.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 2.842 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ross Barnes | SS | 15 | 15 | 140.0 | 44 | 64 | 21 | 3 | .837 | 6.943 | 7.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Wright | SS | 15 | 15 | 129.0 | 32 | 61 | 21 | 8 | .816 | 6.488 | 6.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wright | SS | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 4.500 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Jackson | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 310 | 279 | 2491.0 | 828 | 397 | 243 | 56 | .834 | 4.426 | 3.952 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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