1873 Brooklyn Atlantics season

The Brooklyn Atlantics played in 1873 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished sixth in the league with a record of 17–37.

1873 Brooklyn Atlantics
League	National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
Ballpark	Union Grounds
City	Brooklyn, New York
Manager	Bob Ferguson

Regular season

Season standings

National Association	W	L	GB	Pct.
Boston Red Stockings	43	16	–	.729
Philadelphia White Stockings	36	17	4.0	.679
Baltimore Canaries	34	22	7.5	.607
New York Mutuals	29	24	11.0	.547
Philadelphia Athletics	28	23	11.0	.549
Brooklyn Atlantics	17	37	23.5	.205
Washington Blue Legs	8	31	25.0	.205
Elizabeth Resolutes	2	21	23.0	.087
Baltimore Marylands	0	6	16.5	.000

Record vs. opponents

1873 National Association Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Team	BC	BM	BOS	BR	EL	NY	PHA	PWS	WSH
Baltimore Canaries	—	4–0	2–7–1	7–2	3–0	6–3	3–4	3–6	6–0
Baltimore Marylands	0–4	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2
Boston	7–2–1	0–0	—	8–1	4–1	6–3	4–5	5–4	9–0
Brooklyn	2–7	0–0	1–8	—	3–1	2–7	4–5–1	2–7	3–2
Elizabeth	0–3	0–0	1–4	1–3	—	0–4	0–2	0–4	0–1
New York	3–6	0–0	3–6	7–2	4–0	—	4–5	4–4	4–1
Philadelphia Athletics	4–3	0–0	5–4	5–4–1	2–0	5–4	—	1–8	6–0
Philadelphia White Stockings	6–3	0–0	4–5	7–2	4–0	4–4	8–1	—	3–2
Washington	0–6	2–0	0–9	2–3	1–0	1–4	0–6	2–3	—

Roster

1873 Brooklyn Atlantics
Roster
Pitchers Jim Britt Catchers Tom Barlow		Infielders Jack Burdock Herman Dehlman Bob Ferguson Henry Kessler Dickey Pearce		Outfielders Eddie Booth Bill Boyd Herm Doscher Charlie Pabor Jack Remsen		Managers Bob Ferguson

Player stats

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
Tom Barlow	55	269	74	.275	1	12
Herman Dehlman	54	219	52	.237	0	18
Jack Burdock	55	245	62	.253	2	36
Dickey Pearce	55	262	72	.275	1	23
Bob Ferguson	51	228	59	.259	0	25
Jack Remsen	50	207	61	.295	1	29
Bill Boyd	48	228	63	.276	1	30
Charlie Pabor	55	228	82	.360	0	41
Eddie Booth	16	70	14	.200	0	7
Herm Doscher	1	6	1	.167	0	1
Henry Kessler	1	5	1	.200	0	1

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
Jim Britt	54	480.2	17	36	4.08	16

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bob Ferguson	4	0	1	0	5.59	0

References

• 1873 Brooklyn Atlantics season at Baseball Reference