1876 Boston Red Caps season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Caps 1876 National League South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 39 31 y 4th Nicholas T. Apollonio Harry Wright (6th Season) 1875 Boston Red Stockings season The 1876 Boston Red Caps season was the sixth season of the franchise. With the dissolution of the National Association, the Boston team joined the brand new National League. The team name was changed from the Boston Red Stockings to the Boston Red Caps to avoid confusion with the new Cincinnati Red Stockings team. Some of the players from the previous year's team defected to other ballclubs, so the team finished further down in the standings this season. Regular season Season standings Boston Red Caps Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1876 Boston Red Caps Roster Pitchers Joe Borden Foghorn Bradley Dick McBride Tricky Nichols Catchers Lew Brown Infielders John Morrill Tim Murnane Harry Schafer George Wright Sam Wright Outfielders Andy Leonard Jack Manning Tim McGinley Jim O'Rourke Bill Parks Frank Whitney Harry Wright Manager Harry Wright 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Lew Brown Lew Brown (baseball) 45 195 41 .210 2 21 1B Tim Murnane 69 308 87 .282 2 34 2B John Morrill baseball 66 278 73 .263 0 26 3B Harry Schafer 70 286 72 .252 0 35 SS George Wright George Wright (sportsman) 70 335 100 .299 1 34 OF Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke (baseball) 70 312 102 .327 2 43 OF Jack Manning Jack Manning (baseball) 70 288 76 .264 2 25 OF Andy Leonard 64 303 85 .281 0 27 Other batters 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 Frank Whitney Frank Whitney (baseball) 34 139 33 .237 0 15 Tim McGinley 9 40 6 .150 0 2 Sam Wright baseball 2 8 1 .125 0 0 Bill Parks 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Harry Wright 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Pitching 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 Joe Borden 29 218.1 11 12 2.89 34 Foghorn Bradley 22 173.1 9 10 2.49 16 Dick McBride baseball 4 33.0 0 4 2.73 2 Tricky Nichols 1 9.0 1 0 1.00 0 Other 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 Jack Manning Jack Manning (baseball) 34 197.1 18 5 2.14 24 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO George Wright George Wright (sportsman) 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 References 1876 Boston Red Caps season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Red Caps Boston Red Caps Category:19th century in Boston Category:Major League Baseball inaugural teams seasons