The 1877 Boston Red Caps season was the seventh season of the franchise. Arthur Soden became the new owner of the franchise, who won their first National League pennant.
| 1877 Boston Red Caps | |
|---|---|
| National League Champions | |
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | South End Grounds |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 42–18 (.700) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owner | Arthur Soden |
| Manager | Harry Wright |
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 42 | 18 | 0.700 | — | 27–5 | 15–13 |
| Louisville | 35 | 25 | 0.583 | 7 | 20–9 | 15–16 |
| Brooklyn Hartfords | 31 | 27 | 0.534 | 10 | 19–8 | 12–19 |
| St. Louis | 28 | 32 | 0.467 | 14 | 20–10 | 8–22 |
| Chicago | 26 | 33 | 0.441 | 15½ | 17–12 | 9–21 |
| Cincinnati | 15 | 42 | 0.263 | 25½ | 12–18 | 3–24 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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| Team | BOS | BKN | CHI | CIN | LOU | STL | |||||||||||
| Boston | — | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | 11–1 | 8–4 | 6–6 | |||||||||||
| Brooklyn | 5–7–1 | — | 8–4 | 7–3 | 6–6–1 | 5–7 | |||||||||||
| Chicago | 2–10 | 4–8 | — | 8–3–1 | 4–8 | 8–4 | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1–11 | 3–7 | 3–8–1 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | |||||||||||
| Louisville | 4–8 | 6–6–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | 10–2 | |||||||||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 2–10 | — | |||||||||||
Roster edit
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Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Lew Brown | 58 | 221 | 56 | .253 | 1 | 31 |
| 1B | Deacon White | 59 | 266 | 103 | .387 | 2 | 49 |
| 2B | George Wright | 61 | 290 | 80 | .276 | 0 | 35 |
| 3B | John Morrill | 61 | 242 | 73 | .302 | 0 | 28 |
| SS | Ezra Sutton | 58 | 253 | 74 | .292 | 0 | 39 |
| OF | Jim O'Rourke | 61 | 265 | 96 | .362 | 0 | 23 |
| OF | Andy Leonard | 58 | 272 | 78 | .287 | 0 | 27 |
| OF | Tim Murnane | 35 | 140 | 39 | .279 | 1 | 15 |
Other batters edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Schafer | 33 | 141 | 39 | .277 | 0 | 13 |
| Harry Wright | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bond | 58 | 521.0 | 40 | 17 | 2.11 | 170 |
| Will White | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 7 |