1872 Boston Red Stockings Statistics
National Association (NA)
Team Record: 39-8
Finished 1st in the NA
Attendance: 38,400, Avg. 1,829
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Won League Championship Series
Manager: Harry Wright (39-8)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1872 Boston Red Stockings RosterTeam Record: 39-8
Finished 1st in the NA
Attendance: 38,400, Avg. 1,829
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Won League Championship Series
Manager: Harry Wright (39-8)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1872 Boston Red Stockings Results
The Boston Red Stockings of the National Association ended the 1872 season with a record of 39 wins and 8 losses, finishing first in the NA.
The Red Stockings scored 521 runs and yielded 236 runs. Al Spalding drove in 47 runs. Ross Barnes led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .430 average. Al Spalding earned 38 wins for the team and a team-best 1.85 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Harry Wright coached the team. The 1872 Boston Red Stockings won the League Championship Series.
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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 | 38 | 8 | .826 | 1.85 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 404.7 | 417 | 224 | 83 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 1738 |
| Harry Wright | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.7 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | .830 | 1.86 | 55 | 48 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 430.3 | 443 | 236 | 89 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 1847 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Barnes | 45 | 239 | 230 | 81 | 99 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 4 | .430 | .452 | .583 | 1.034 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wright | 48 | 258 | 255 | 87 | 86 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .337 | .345 | .471 | .816 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Spalding | 48 | 240 | 237 | 60 | 84 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .354 | .363 | .447 | .810 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Leonard | 46 | 241 | 241 | 57 | 84 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .349 | .349 | .411 | .759 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McVey | 46 | 238 | 237 | 56 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .321 | .324 | .380 | .703 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Schafer | 48 | 226 | 226 | 51 | 65 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .288 | .288 | .381 | .668 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraley Rogers | 45 | 205 | 204 | 39 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .275 | .278 | .333 | .611 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gould | 45 | 214 | 212 | 40 | 54 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .255 | .262 | .373 | .634 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Wright | 48 | 217 | 208 | 39 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .255 | .286 | .288 | .574 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Birdsall | 16 | 77 | 76 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .221 | .250 | .471 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 435 | 2155 | 2126 | 521 | 673 | 107 | 30 | 7 | 343 | 48 | 14 | 29 | 26 | .317 | .326 | .405 | .731 | 861 | 9 | 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 | 44 | 44 | 386.0 | 513 | 6 | 37 | 33 | .933 | 12.101 | 11.795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fraley Rogers | 1B | 6 | 4 | 45.0 | 62 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .912 | 12.400 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ross Barnes | 2B | 45 | 45 | 404.0 | 138 | 162 | 32 | 31 | .904 | 6.683 | 6.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Leonard | 2B | 4 | 3 | 27.0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .952 | 6.667 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Schafer | 3B | 43 | 43 | 385.0 | 73 | 117 | 50 | 6 | .792 | 4.442 | 4.419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Leonard | 3B | 6 | 5 | 42.0 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .739 | 3.643 | 2.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | C | 39 | 40 | 324.0 | 149 | 30 | 27 | 2 | .869 | 4.972 | 4.590 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Birdsall | C | 12 | 8 | 101.0 | 44 | 13 | 12 | 0 | .826 | 5.079 | 4.750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Schafer | C | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 3.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wright | OF | 48 | 48 | 425.0 | 67 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .866 | 1.504 | 1.479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fraley Rogers | OF | 41 | 41 | 372.0 | 45 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .790 | 1.185 | 1.195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Leonard | OF | 38 | 38 | 328.0 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .828 | 1.317 | 1.263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | OF | 11 | 6 | 62.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.161 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Schafer | OF | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.565 | 1.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Birdsall | OF | 7 | 5 | 35.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.286 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gould | OF | 2 | 1 | 20.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.350 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Spalding | OF | 7 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Spalding | P | 48 | 48 | 405.0 | 28 | 101 | 14 | 2 | .902 | 2.867 | 2.688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wright | P | 7 | 0 | 26.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 2.077 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Wright | SS | 48 | 48 | 430.0 | 87 | 193 | 55 | 25 | .836 | 5.860 | 5.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Leonard | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 465 | 432 | 3881.0 | 1291 | 665 | 280 | 106 | .875 | 4.536 | 4.206 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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