1873 Boston Red Stockings season

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1873  Boston Red Stockings
National Association Champion
League National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
Ballpark South End Grounds
City Boston, Massachusetts
Record43–16 (.729)
League place1st
Owner Charles H. Porter
Manager Harry Wright
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1874  →

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

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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

Season standings

National Association WLGBPct.
Boston Red Stockings 4316–.729
Philadelphia White Stockings 36174.0.679
Baltimore Canaries 34227.5.607
New York Mutuals 292411.0.547
Philadelphia Athletics 282311.0.549
Brooklyn Atlantics 173723.5.205
Washington Blue Legs 83125.0.205
Elizabeth Resolutes 22123.0.087
Baltimore Marylands 0616.5.000

Record vs. opponents

1873 National Association Records

Sources:
TeamBCBMBOSBRELNYPHAPWSWSH
Baltimore Canaries —4–02–7–17–23–06–33–43–66–0
Baltimore Marylands 0–4—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–2
Boston 7–2–10–0—8–14–16–34–55–49–0
Brooklyn 2–70–01–8—3–12–74–5–12–73–2
Elizabeth 0–30–01–41–3—0–40–20–40–1
New York 3–60–03–67–24–0—4–54–44–1
Philadelphia Athletics 4–30–05–45–4–12–05–4—1–86–0
Philadelphia White Stockings 6–30–04–57–24–04–48–1—3–2
Washington 0–62–00–92–31–01–40–62–3—

Roster

1873 Boston Red Stockings
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Deacon White 60311122.392177
1B Jim O'Rourke 5728098.350149
2B Ross Barnes 60320138.431260
SS George Wright 59323125.387343
3B Harry Schafer 6029679.267242
OF Bob Addy 3115254.355132
OF Harry Wright 5826338.259236
OF Andy Leonard 5830096.320060

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Jack Manning 3115441.266021
Dave Birdsall 3111.09100
Fraley Rogers 2114.36403
Charlie Sweasy 141.25000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Al Spalding 60496.241142.9950

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Harry Wright 1439.1224.125

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Preceded by National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Championship Season
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