1872 Boston Red Stockings season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Stockings 1872 National Association Champions National Association of Professional Base Ball Players South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 39 8 y 1st John A. Conkey Harry Wright The 1872 Boston Red Stockings season was the second season of the franchise. They won the National Association championship. Managed by Harry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 39–8 to win the pennant by 7.5 games. Pitcher Al Spalding started all 48 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 38 wins. Second baseman Ross Barnes won the league batting title with a .430 batting average. 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 1872 Boston Red Stockings Roster Pitchers Albert Spalding Harry Wright Catchers Cal McVey Infielders Ross Barnes Charlie Gould Harry Schafer George Wright Outfielders 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 Cal McVey 46 237 76 .321 0 41 1B Charlie Gould 45 212 54 .255 0 32 2B Ross Barnes 45 230 99 .430 1 44 SS George Wright George Wright (sportsman) 48 255 86 .337 2 35 3B Harry Schafer 48 226 65 .288 1 35 OF Harry Wright 48 208 53 .255 0 24 OF Fraley Rogers 45 204 56 .275 1 28 OF Andy Leonard 46 241 84 .349 2 42 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 Dave Birdsall 16 76 16 .211 1 15 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 48 404.2 38 8 1.85 28 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 7 25.2 1 0 2.10 1 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1872 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Championship Season 1872 Philadelphia Athletics1871 Boston Red Stockings1873 53em Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Red Stockings Boston Red Stockings Category:19th century in Boston