1881 Boston Red Caps Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 38-45
Finished 6th in the NL
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Manager: Harry Wright (38-45)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1881 Boston Red Caps StatisticsTeam Record: 38-45
Finished 6th in the NL
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Manager: Harry Wright (38-45)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1881 Boston Red Caps Results
The Boston Red Caps of the National League ended the 1881 season with a record of 38 wins and 45 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
The Red Caps plated 347 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 410 runs. John Morrill drove in 39 runs. Ezra Sutton led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .291. Jim Whitney earned 31 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 2.48 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Harry Wright coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Barnes | P | R | R | May 8, 1850 | 5'8" | 145 | Mount Morris, NY USA |
| Tommy Bond | P | R | R | April 2, 1856 | 5'7" | 160 | Granard, Ireland |
| Jack Burdock | P | R | R | April 0, 1852 | 5'9" | 158 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Bill Crowley | P | R | R | April 8, 1857 | 5'7" | 159 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Pat Deasley | P | R | R | November 17, 1857 | 5'8" | 154 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| John Fox | P | R | R | February 7, 1859 | 0'0" | 0 | Roxbury, MA USA |
| Joe Hornung | P | R | R | June 12, 1857 | 5'8" | 164 | Carthage, NY USA |
| Fred Lewis | P | B | R | October 13, 1858 | 5'10" | 194 | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Bobby Mathews | P | R | R | November 21, 1851 | 5'5" | 140 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| John Morrill | P | R | R | February 19, 1855 | 5'10" | 155 | Boston, MA USA |
| Joseph Quinn | P | September 22, 1856 | 0'0" | 0 | Boston, MA USA | ||
| John Richmond | P | R | March 5, 1855 | 5'9" | 170 | Philadelphia, PA USA | |
| Pop Snyder | P | R | R | October 6, 1854 | 5'11" | 184 | Washington, DC USA |
| Ezra Sutton | P | R | R | September 17, 1849 | 5'8" | 153 | Seneca Falls, NY USA |
| Jim Whitney | P | L | R | November 10, 1857 | 6'2" | 172 | Conklin, NY USA |
| George Wright | P | R | R | January 28, 1847 | 5'9" | 150 | New York, NY USA |
| Sam Wright | P | R | R | November 25, 1848 | 5'7" | 146 | New York, NY USA |
