1875 Boston Red Stockings season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Stockings 1875 National Association Champions National Association of Professional Base Ball Players South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 71 8 y 1st Nicholas T. Apollonio Harry Wright (5th Season) 1876 Boston Red Caps season The 1875 Boston Red Stockings season was the fifth season of the Boston Red Stockings franchise. They won their fourth consecutive National Association championship. Managed by Harry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 71–8 to win the pennant by 15 games. Pitcher Al Spalding started 62 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 54 wins. Catcher Deacon White (.367), second baseman Ross Barnes (.364), and first baseman Cal McVey (.355) finished 1–2–3 in the league's batting race. McVey paced the circuit with 87 runs batted in, and outfielder Jim O'Rourke had the most home runs, with 6. The Boston offense scored more runs than any other team in the NA. According to the FiveThirtyEight ELO rating system, they are the greatest team of all time. Harry Wright, Al Spalding, Jim O'Rourke, and shortstop George Wright have all been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. This was the last season of the Association, which dissolved at the end of the year. The Red Stockings club would join the new National League in 1876. Regular season Season standings National Association standings Record vs. opponents BOS Roster 1875 Boston Red Stockings Roster Pitchers Jack Manning Albert Spalding Catchers Deacon White Infielders Ross Barnes Frank Heifer Juice Latham Cal McVey Harry Schafer George Wright Outfielders Tommy Beals Andy Leonard Jack Manning Jim O'Rourke 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 Deacon White 80 371 136 .367 1 60 1B Cal McVey 82 389 138 .355 3 87 2B Ross Barnes 78 393 143 .364 1 58 SS George Wright George Wright (sportsman) 79 408 136 .333 2 61 3B Harry Schafer 52 222 64 .288 0 17 OF Jack Manning Jack Manning (baseball) 77 348 94 .270 1 46 OF Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke (baseball) 75 358 106 .296 6 72 OF Andy Leonard 80 396 127 .321 1 74 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 Tommy Beals 35 155 41 .265 0 16 Juice Latham 16 78 21 .269 0 13 Frank Heifer 11 50 14 .280 0 5 Harry Wright 1 4 1 .250 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 Al Spalding Albert Spalding 72 570.2 54 5 1.59 75 Jack Manning Jack Manning (baseball) 27 144.0 16 2 2.38 34 Relief 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 Cal McVey 3 11.0 1 0 4.91 1 George Wright George Wright (sportsman) 2 4.0 0 1 6.75 0 Frank Heifer 2 2.1 0 0 15.43 0 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1875 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Championship Season 1875 Boston Red Stockings1874 League Disbands 53em Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Red Stockings Boston Red Stockings Category:19th century in Boston