| 1873 Boston Red Stockings | |
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| National Association Champion | |
| League | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players |
| Ballpark | South End Grounds |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 43–16 (.729) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owner | Charles H. Porter |
| Manager | Harry Wright |
The1873Boston Red Stockings season was the third season of the franchise. They won their second consecutiveNational Association championship.
Managed byHarry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 43–16 to win the pennant by 4 games. PitcherAl Spalding started 54 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 41 wins. Second basemanRoss Barnes won the league batting title with a .431batting average, and catcherDeacon White topped the circuit with 77runs batted in.
Harry Wright, Al Spalding, first basemanJim O'Rourke, and shortstopGeorge Wright have all been elected into theBaseball Hall of Fame.
| National Association | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Boston Red Stockings | 43 | 16 | – | .729 |
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 36 | 17 | 4.0 | .679 |
| Baltimore Canaries | 34 | 22 | 7.5 | .607 |
| New York Mutuals | 29 | 24 | 11.0 | .547 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 28 | 23 | 11.0 | .549 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 17 | 37 | 23.5 | .205 |
| Washington Blue Legs | 8 | 31 | 25.0 | .205 |
| Elizabeth Resolutes | 2 | 21 | 23.0 | .087 |
| Baltimore Marylands | 0 | 6 | 16.5 | .000 |
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| Team | BC | BM | BOS | BR | EL | NY | PHA | PWS | WSH | ||||||||
| Baltimore Canaries | — | 4–0 | 2–7–1 | 7–2 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 6–0 | ||||||||
| Baltimore Marylands | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Boston | 7–2–1 | 0–0 | — | 8–1 | 4–1 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 9–0 | ||||||||
| Brooklyn | 2–7 | 0–0 | 1–8 | — | 3–1 | 2–7 | 4–5–1 | 2–7 | 3–2 | ||||||||
| Elizabeth | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| New York | 3–6 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 4–0 | — | 4–5 | 4–4 | 4–1 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia Athletics | 4–3 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 5–4–1 | 2–0 | 5–4 | — | 1–8 | 6–0 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 6–3 | 0–0 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 4–0 | 4–4 | 8–1 | — | 3–2 | ||||||||
| Washington | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–9 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–6 | 2–3 | — | ||||||||
| 1873 Boston Red Stockings | |||||||||
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| 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 |
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| C | Deacon White | 60 | 311 | 122 | .392 | 1 | 77 |
| 1B | Jim O'Rourke | 57 | 280 | 98 | .350 | 1 | 49 |
| 2B | Ross Barnes | 60 | 320 | 138 | .431 | 2 | 60 |
| SS | George Wright | 59 | 323 | 125 | .387 | 3 | 43 |
| 3B | Harry Schafer | 60 | 296 | 79 | .267 | 2 | 42 |
| OF | Bob Addy | 31 | 152 | 54 | .355 | 1 | 32 |
| OF | Harry Wright | 58 | 263 | 38 | .259 | 2 | 36 |
| OF | Andy Leonard | 58 | 300 | 96 | .320 | 0 | 60 |
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 |
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| Jack Manning | 31 | 154 | 41 | .266 | 0 | 21 |
| Dave Birdsall | 3 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraley Rogers | 2 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Sweasy | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Al Spalding | 60 | 496.2 | 41 | 14 | 2.99 | 50 |
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 | 14 | 39.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.12 | 5 |
| Preceded by | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Championship Season 1873 | Succeeded by |
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