1871 Boston Red Stockings season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Stockings 1871 National Association of Professional Base Ball Players South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 20 10 y 3rd Ivers Whitney Adams Harry Wright The 1871 season was the first season of the Boston Red Stockings franchise, now known as the Atlanta Braves. They were formed in 1871 by Boston businessman and Ashburnham native Ivers Whitney Adams. The team was composed of former players of the defunct Cincinnati Red Stockings franchise, who were brought to Boston and kept the name with them. Led and managed by baseball pioneer Harry Wright, the new Boston team would join the newly formed National Association of Professional Base Ball Players for the 1871 season and finish the year in third place with a record of 20–10. Pitcher Al Spalding started all 31 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 19 wins. Catcher Cal McVey finished second in the league batting race with a .431 average. From this team, Harry Wright, Al Spalding, 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 1871 Boston Red Stockings Roster Pitchers Albert Spalding Harry Wright Catchers Cal McVey Infielders Ross Barnes Charlie Gould Sam Jackson Harry Schafer George Wright Outfielders Frank Barrows Dave Birdsall Fred Cone 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 Cal McVey 29 153 66 .431 0 43 1B Charlie Gould 31 151 43 .285 2 32 2B Ross Barnes 31 157 63 .401 0 34 SS George Wright George Wright (sportsman) 16 80 33 .413 0 11 3B Harry Schafer 31 149 42 .282 0 28 OF Fred Cone Fred Cone (baseball) 19 77 20 .260 0 16 OF Dave Birdsall 29 152 46 .303 0 24 OF Harry Wright 31 147 44 .299 0 26 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 Barrows 18 86 13 .151 0 11 Sam Jackson Sam Jackson (second baseman) 16 76 17 .224 0 11 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 31 257.1 19 10 3.36 23 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 9 18.2 1 0 6.27 0 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, N.C. Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1871 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference 53em Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Red Stockings Boston Red Stockings Category:19th century in Boston