1871 Cleveland Forest Citys season

November 2013 Cleveland Forest Citys 1871 National Association of Professional Base Ball Players National Association Grounds Cleveland, Ohio 10 19 y 8th Charlie Pabor The Cleveland Forest Citys played their first season in 1871 as a charter member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished eighth in the league with a record of 10–19 10 wins, 19 losses. Pitcher Al Pratt led the NA in strikeouts, with 34. First game The honor of playing the first game of the newly organized National Association of Professional Baseball Players was decided by coin flip. Bobby Mathews, 5 ft 5 in on, 140 lbs, and 20 years old, hurled a 2–0 shutout for the Kekiongas. Deacon White, catcher for the Cleveland Forest Citys got 3 hits in 4 at-bats; the other Cleveland players only shared 2 hits among them. Deacon White scored the first hit, the first extra-base hit (a double) and was the first to hit into a double-play. The game was rained out in the top of the 9th inning. Attendance was 200. Bobby Mathews, who went on to play five seasons each in the National Association, National League, and American Association, is the only player ever to pitch 100 games or to win at least 50 in three different major leagues. He is credited with inventing the spitball and the out-curve. Deacon White was another historic player, ending his 22-year career as playing owner of Buffalo's Brotherhood team. Regular season Season standings National Association standings Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1871 Cleveland Forest Citys Roster Pitchers Al Pratt Catchers Deacon White Infielders John Bass Jim Carleton William Johnson Gene Kimball Joe Quest Ezra Sutton Outfielders Art Allison Joe Battin George Ewell Charlie Pabor Elmer White Manager Charlie Pabor 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 29 146 47 .322 1 21 1B Jim Carleton 29 127 32 .252 0 18 2B Gene Kimball 29 131 25 .191 0 9 SS John Bass John Bass (baseball) 22 89 27 .303 3 18 3B Ezra Sutton 29 128 45 .352 3 23 OF Charlie Pabor 29 142 42 .296 0 18 OF Elmer White 15 70 18 .257 0 9 OF Art Allison 29 137 40 .292 0 19 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 William Johnson William Johnson (baseball) 16 67 15 .224 0 7 Joe Quest 3 13 3 .231 0 2 Joe Battin 1 3 0 .000 0 0 George Ewell 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 Al Pratt Al Pratt (baseball) 28 224.2 10 17 3.77 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 Charlie Pabor 7 29.1 0 2 6.75 0 References 1871 Cleveland Forest Citys season at Baseball Reference Cleveland Forest Citys Category:Cleveland Forest Citys Cleveland Forest Citys season