1873 Boston Red Stockings season

The 1873 Boston Red Stockings season was the third season of the franchise. They won their second consecutive National Association championship.

1873 Boston Red Stockings
National Association Champion
LeagueNational Association of Professional Base Ball Players
BallparkSouth End Grounds
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record43–16 (.729)
League place1st
OwnerCharles H. Porter
ManagerHarry Wright
← 1872
1874 →

Managed by Harry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 43–16 to win the pennant by 4 games. Pitcher Al Spalding started 54 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 41 wins. Second baseman Ross Barnes won the league batting title with a .431 batting average, and catcher Deacon White topped the circuit with 77 runs batted in.

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

Regular season

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Season standings

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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

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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

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1873 Boston Red Stockings
Roster
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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Deacon White 60 311 122 .392 1 77
1B Jim O'Rourke 57 280 98 .350 1 49
2B Ross Barnes 60 320 138 .431 2 60
SS George Wright 59 323 125 .387 3 43
3B Harry Schafer 60 296 79 .267 2 42
OF Bob Addy 31 152 54 .355 1 32
OF Harry Wright 58 263 38 .259 2 36
OF Andy Leonard 58 300 96 .320 0 60

Other batters

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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
Jack Manning 31 154 41 .266 0 21
Dave Birdsall 3 11 1 .091 0 0
Fraley Rogers 2 11 4 .364 0 3
Charlie Sweasy 1 4 1 .250 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Al Spalding 60 496.2 41 14 2.99 50

Relief pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Harry Wright 14 39.1 2 2 4.12 5

References

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  • 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.
  • 1873 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference
Preceded by National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Championship Season
1873
Succeeded by