| 1875 Boston Red Stockings | |
|---|---|
| National Association Champions | |
| League | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players |
| Ballpark | South End Grounds |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 71–8 (.899) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owner | Nicholas T. Apollonio |
| Manager | Harry Wright (5th Season) |
The1875Boston Red Stockings season was the fifth season of the Boston Red Stockings franchise. They won their fourth consecutiveNational Association championship.
Managed byHarry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 71–8 to win the pennant by 15 games. PitcherAl Spalding started 62 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 54 wins. CatcherDeacon White (.367), second basemanRoss Barnes (.364), and first basemanCal McVey (.355) finished 1–2–3 in the league's batting race. McVey paced the circuit with 87runs batted in, and outfielderJim O'Rourke had the mosthome runs, with 6. The Boston offense scored more runs than any other team in the NA. According to theFiveThirtyEight ELO rating system, they are the greatest team of all time.[1]
Harry Wright, Al Spalding, Jim O'Rourke, and shortstopGeorge Wright have all been elected into theBaseball Hall of Fame.
This was the last season of the Association, which dissolved at the end of the year. The Red Stockings club would join the newNational League in 1876.
| National Association | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Stockings | 71 | 8 | 3 | .884 | — |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 20 | 4 | .714 | 15 |
| Hartford Dark Blues | 54 | 28 | 3 | .653 | 18½ |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 39 | 29 | 2 | .571 | 26½ |
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 37 | 31 | 2 | .543 | 28½ |
| Chicago White Stockings | 30 | 37 | 2 | .449 | 35 |
| New York Mutuals | 30 | 38 | 3 | .444 | 35½ |
| New Haven Elm Citys | 7 | 40 | — | .149 | 48 |
| Washington Nationals | 5 | 23 | — | .179 | 40½ |
| St. Louis Red Stockings | 4 | 15 | — | .211 | 37 |
| Philadelphia Centennials | 2 | 12 | — | .143 | 36½ |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 2 | 42 | — | .045 | 51½ |
| Keokuk Westerns | 1 | 12 | — | .077 | 37 |
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHI | HAR | KEO | NH | NY | PHA | PHC | PWS | SLB | SLR | WSH | ||||
| Boston | — | 6–0 | 8–2 | 9–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 10–0 | 8–2–2 | 4–0 | 6–0–1 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||||
| Brooklyn | 0–6 | — | 0–2 | 0–10 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–7 | 0–7 | 0–0 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Chicago | 2–8 | 2–0 | — | 4–6–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–7–1 | 0–0 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Hartford | 1–9 | 10–0 | 6–4–1 | — | 0–0 | 8–1 | 8–2–2 | 4–3–1 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 5–5 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||||
| Keokuk | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||||
| New Haven | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–8 | 0–0 | — | 1–5 | 0–7 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | ||||
| New York | 0–10 | 7–0 | 3–3 | 2–8–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | — | 3–6 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–8–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Philadelphia Athletics | 2–8–2 | 7–0 | 7–1–1 | 3–4–1 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 6–3 | — | 2–1 | 8–2 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | ||||
| Philadelphia Centennials | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 0–6–1 | 7–0 | 7–3 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–5 | 2–8 | 3–0 | — | 5–5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 2–7 | 2–0 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 8–0–1 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 5–5–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||||
| St. Louis Red Stockings | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||||
| Washington | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | ||||
| 1875 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 | Deacon White | 80 | 371 | 136 | .367 | 1 | 60 |
| 1B | Cal McVey | 82 | 389 | 138 | .355 | 3 | 87 |
| 2B | Ross Barnes | 78 | 393 | 143 | .364 | 1 | 58 |
| SS | George Wright | 79 | 408 | 136 | .333 | 2 | 61 |
| 3B | Harry Schafer | 52 | 222 | 64 | .288 | 0 | 17 |
| OF | Jack Manning | 77 | 348 | 94 | .270 | 1 | 46 |
| OF | Jim O'Rourke | 75 | 358 | 106 | .296 | 6 | 72 |
| OF | Andy Leonard | 80 | 396 | 127 | .321 | 1 | 74 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Beals | 35 | 155 | 41 | .265 | 0 | 16 |
| Juice Latham | 16 | 78 | 21 | .269 | 0 | 13 |
| Frank Heifer | 11 | 50 | 14 | .280 | 0 | 5 |
| Harry Wright | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Spalding | 72 | 570.2 | 54 | 5 | 1.59 | 75 |
| Jack Manning | 27 | 144.0 | 16 | 2 | 2.38 | 34 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal McVey | 3 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 |
| George Wright | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 |
| Frank Heifer | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 0 |
| Preceded by | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Championship Season 1875 | Succeeded by League Disbands |
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