1872 Boston Red Stockings Statistics
National Association (NA)
Team Record: 39-8
Finished 1st in the NA
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Won League Championship Series
Manager: Harry Wright (39-8)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1872 Boston Red Stockings RosterTeam Record: 39-8
Finished 1st in the NA
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Won League Championship Series
Manager: Harry Wright (39-8)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1872 Boston Red Stockings Results
The Boston Red Stockings of the National Association ended the 1872 season with a record of 39 wins and 8 losses, finishing first in the NA.
The team scored 521 runs and yielded 236 runs. Al Spalding drove in 47 runs. Ross Barnes led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .430 average. Al Spalding earned 38 wins for the team and a team-best 1.85 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Harry Wright coached the team. The 1872 Boston Red Stockings won the League Championship Series.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Spalding | 38 | 8 | .826 | 1.85 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 404.7 | 417 | 224 | 83 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 1738 |
| Harry Wright | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.7 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | .830 | 1.86 | 55 | 48 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 430.3 | 443 | 236 | 89 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 1847 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Barnes | 45 | 239 | 230 | 81 | 99 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 4 | .430 | .452 | .583 | 1.034 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wright | 48 | 258 | 255 | 87 | 86 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .337 | .345 | .471 | .816 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Spalding | 48 | 240 | 237 | 60 | 84 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .354 | .363 | .447 | .810 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Leonard | 46 | 241 | 241 | 57 | 84 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .349 | .349 | .411 | .759 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McVey | 46 | 238 | 237 | 56 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .321 | .324 | .380 | .703 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Schafer | 48 | 226 | 226 | 51 | 65 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .288 | .288 | .381 | .668 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraley Rogers | 45 | 205 | 204 | 39 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .275 | .278 | .333 | .611 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gould | 45 | 214 | 212 | 40 | 54 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .255 | .262 | .373 | .634 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Wright | 48 | 217 | 208 | 39 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .255 | .286 | .288 | .574 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Birdsall | 16 | 77 | 76 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .221 | .250 | .471 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 435 | 2155 | 2126 | 521 | 673 | 107 | 30 | 7 | 343 | 48 | 14 | 29 | 26 | .317 | .326 | .405 | .731 | 861 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Gould | 1B | 44 | 44 | 386.0 | 513 | 6 | 37 | 33 | .933 | 12.101 | 11.795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fraley Rogers | 1B | 6 | 4 | 45.0 | 62 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .912 | 12.400 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ross Barnes | 2B | 45 | 45 | 404.0 | 138 | 162 | 32 | 31 | .904 | 6.683 | 6.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Leonard | 2B | 4 | 3 | 27.0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .952 | 6.667 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Schafer | 3B | 43 | 43 | 385.0 | 73 | 117 | 50 | 6 | .792 | 4.442 | 4.419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Leonard | 3B | 6 | 5 | 42.0 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .739 | 3.643 | 2.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | C | 39 | 40 | 324.0 | 149 | 30 | 27 | 2 | .869 | 4.972 | 4.590 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Birdsall | C | 12 | 8 | 101.0 | 44 | 13 | 12 | 0 | .826 | 5.079 | 4.750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Schafer | C | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 3.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wright | OF | 48 | 48 | 425.0 | 67 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .866 | 1.504 | 1.479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fraley Rogers | OF | 41 | 41 | 372.0 | 45 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .790 | 1.185 | 1.195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Leonard | OF | 38 | 38 | 328.0 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .828 | 1.317 | 1.263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | OF | 11 | 6 | 62.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.161 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Schafer | OF | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.565 | 1.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Birdsall | OF | 7 | 5 | 35.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.286 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gould | OF | 2 | 1 | 20.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.350 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Spalding | OF | 7 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Spalding | P | 48 | 48 | 405.0 | 28 | 101 | 14 | 2 | .902 | 2.867 | 2.688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wright | P | 7 | 0 | 26.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 2.077 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Wright | SS | 48 | 48 | 430.0 | 87 | 193 | 55 | 25 | .836 | 5.860 | 5.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Leonard | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 465 | 432 | 3881.0 | 1291 | 665 | 280 | 106 | .875 | 4.536 | 4.206 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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