1873 Boston Red Stockings season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Stockings 1873 National Association Champion National Association of Professional Base Ball Players South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 43 16 y 1st Charles H. Porter Harry Wright The 1873 Boston Red Stockings season was the third season of the franchise. They won their second consecutive National Association championship. 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 standings Record vs. opponents BOS Roster 1873 Boston Red Stockings Roster Pitchers Al Spalding Harry Wright Catchers Deacon White Infielders Ross Barnes Jack Manning Jim O'Rourke Harry Schafer Charlie Sweasy George Wright Outfielders Bob Addy Dave Birdsall Andy Leonard Fraley Rogers 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 60 311 122 .392 1 77 1B Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke (baseball) 57 280 98 .350 1 49 2B Ross Barnes 60 320 138 .431 2 60 SS George Wright George Wright (sportsman) 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 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 Jack Manning (baseball) 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 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 60 496.2 41 14 2.99 50 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 Harry Wright 14 39.1 2 2 4.12 5 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1873 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Championship Season 1873 Boston Red Stockings1872 Boston Red Stockings1874 53em Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Red Stockings Boston Red Stockings Category:19th century in Boston