1878 Boston Red Caps season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Caps 1878 National League champions National League South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 41 19 y 1st Arthur Soden Harry Wright The 1878 Boston Red Caps season was the eighth season of the franchise. The Red Caps won their second straight National League pennant. Regular season Season standings Boston Red Caps Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1878 Boston Red Caps Roster Pitchers Tommy Bond Catchers Pop Snyder Infielders Jack Burdock John Morrill Ezra Sutton George Wright Outfielders Andy Leonard Jack Manning Jim O'Rourke Harry Schafer 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 Pop Snyder 60 226 48 .212 0 14 1B John Morrill baseball 60 233 56 .240 0 23 2B Jack Burdock 60 246 64 .260 0 25 3B Ezra Sutton 60 239 54 .226 1 29 SS George Wright George Wright (sportsman) 59 267 60 .225 0 12 OF Andy Leonard 60 262 68 .260 0 16 OF Jack Manning Jack Manning (baseball) 60 248 63 .254 0 23 OF Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke (baseball) 60 255 71 .278 1 29 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 Harry Schafer 2 8 1 .125 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 Tommy Bond Tommy Bond (baseball) 59 532.2 40 19 2.06 182 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) 3 11.1 1 0 14.29 2 References 1878 Boston Red Caps season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Red Caps Boston Red Caps Category:19th century in Boston Category:National League champion seasons