| 1871 Boston Red Stockings | |
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| League | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players |
| Ballpark | South End Grounds |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 20–10 (.667) |
| League place | 3rd |
| Owners | Ivers Whitney Adams |
| Managers | Harry Wright |
1872 → | |
The 1871 season was the first season of theBoston Red Stockings franchise, now known as the Atlanta Braves. They were formed in 1871 by Boston businessman andAshburnham nativeIvers Whitney Adams. The team was composed of former players of the defunctCincinnati Red Stockings franchise, who were brought to Boston and kept the name with them. Led and managed by baseball pioneerHarry Wright, the new Boston team would join the newly formedNational Association of Professional Base Ball Players for the 1871 season and finish the year in third place with a record of 20–10.
PitcherAl Spalding started all 31 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 19 wins. CatcherCal McVey finished second in the league batting race with a .431 average. From this team, Harry Wright, Al Spalding, and shortstopGeorge Wright have all been elected into theBaseball Hall of Fame.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |
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| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics(C) | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 376 | 266 | +110 | .750 | — |
| 2 | Chicago White Stockings | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 302 | 241 | +61 | .679 | 2 |
| 3 | Boston Red Stockings | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 401 | 303 | +98 | .661 | 2 |
| 4 | Washington Olympics | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 310 | 303 | +7 | .500 | 7 |
| 5 | New York Mutuals | 33 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 302 | 313 | −11 | .485 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Troy Haymakers | 29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 351 | 362 | −11 | .466 | 8 |
| 7 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 137 | 243 | −106 | .368 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 29 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 249 | 341 | −92 | .345 | 11.5 |
| 9 | Rockford Forest Citys | 25 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 231 | 287 | −56 | .160 | 15.5 |
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| Team | BOS | CHI | CLE | FW | NY | PHI | ROC | TRO | WSH | ||||||||
| Boston | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1–1 | ||||||||
| Chicago | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||||||||
| Cleveland | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | ||||||||
| Fort Wayne | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||||||||
| New York | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| Rockford | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | ||||||||
| Troy | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–3–1 | ||||||||
| Washington | 1–3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–2–1 | — | ||||||||
| 1871 Boston Red Stockings | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | 16 | 80 | 33 | .413 | 0 | 11 |
| 3B | Harry Schafer | 31 | 149 | 42 | .282 | 0 | 28 |
| OF | Fred Cone | 19 | 77 | 20 | .260 | 0 | 16 |
| OF | Dave Birdsall | 29 | 152 | 46 | .303 | 0 | 24 |
| OF | Harry Wright | 31 | 147 | 44 | .299 | 0 | 26 |
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 | 16 | 76 | 17 | .224 | 0 | 11 |
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 | 31 | 257.1 | 19 | 10 | 3.36 | 23 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Harry Wright | 9 | 18.2 | 1 | 0 | 6.27 | 0 |
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