| 1872 Boston Red Stockings | |
|---|---|
| National Association Champions | |
| League | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players |
| Ballpark | South End Grounds |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 39–8 (.830) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owners | John A. Conkey |
| Managers | Harry Wright |
The1872Boston Red Stockings season was the second season of the franchise. They won theNational Association championship.
Managed byHarry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 39–8 to win the pennant by 7.5 games. PitcherAl Spalding started all 48 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 38 wins. Second basemanRoss Barnes won the league batting title with a .430batting average. 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 | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings(C) | 48 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 236 | +285 | — |
| 2 | Baltimore Canaries | 58 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 617 | 434 | +183 | 7.5 |
| 3 | New York Mutuals | 56 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 523 | 362 | +161 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | 47 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 539 | 349 | +190 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Troy Haymakers | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 273 | 191 | +82 | 13 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Atlantics | 37 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 237 | 473 | −236 | 25 |
| 7 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 174 | 254 | −80 | 20.5 |
| 8 | Middletown Mansfields | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 220 | 348 | −128 | 22.5 |
| 9 | Brooklyn Eckfords | 29 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 152 | 413 | −261 | 27 |
| 10 | Washington Olympics | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 140 | −86 | 18 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 80 | 190 | −110 | 21 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | BRA | BRE | CLE | MID | NY | PHI | TRO | WSN | WSO | ||||||
| Baltimore | — | 0–7 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–4–2 | 4–5–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Boston | 7–0 | — | 7–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 4–4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 1–5 | 1–7 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Brooklyn Eckfords | 1–5 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Cleveland | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Middletown | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| New York | 4–5–2 | 2–7 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | — | 6–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Philadelphia | 5–4–2 | 4–4–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–6 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Troy | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Washington Nationals | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | ||||||
| Washington Olympics | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | ||||||
| 1872 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 | 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 | 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 |
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 |
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 | 48 | 404.2 | 38 | 8 | 1.85 | 28 |
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 |
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