| 1874 Boston Red Stockings | |
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| National Association Champions | |
| League | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players |
| Ballpark | South End Grounds |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 52–18 (.743) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owner | Charles H. Porter |
| Manager | Harry Wright |
The1874Boston Red Stockings season was the fourth season of the franchise. They won their third consecutiveNational Association championship.
Managed byHarry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 52–18 to win the pennant by 7.5 games. PitcherAl Spalding started 69 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 52 wins. OutfielderCal McVey led the league with 71runs batted in, and he paced the Boston offense which scored more runs than any other team.
Harry Wright, Al Spalding, first basemanJim O'Rourke, catcherDeacon White, 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 | 52 | 18 | – | .743 |
| New York Mutuals | 42 | 23 | 7.5 | .646 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 33 | 22 | 11.5 | .600 |
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 29 | 29 | 17.0 | .500 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 28 | 31 | 18.5 | .474 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 22 | 33 | 22.5 | .400 |
| Hartford Dark Blues | 16 | 37 | 27.5 | .302 |
| Baltimore Canaries | 9 | 38 | 31.5 | .191 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | HAR | NY | PHA | PWS | |||||||||
| Baltimore | — | 1–9 | 1–3 | 1–9 | 2–3 | 1–8 | 2–2 | 1–4 | |||||||||
| Boston | 9–1 | — | 6–4–1 | 7–3 | 9–1 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 8–2 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 3–1 | 4–6–1 | — | 3–4 | 5–3 | 3–7 | 1–6 | 3–6 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 9–1 | 3–7 | 4–3 | — | 4–1 | 1–9 | 4–3 | 3–7 | |||||||||
| Hartford | 3–2 | 1–9 | 3–5 | 1–4 | — | 2–8 | 2–5 | 4–4 | |||||||||
| New York | 8–1 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 9–1 | 8–2 | — | 4–6 | 1–5 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia Athletics | 2–2 | 2–8 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 6–4 | — | 9–1 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 4–1 | 2–8 | 6–3 | 7–3 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 1–9 | — | |||||||||
| 1874 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 |
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| C | Deacon White | 70 | 352 | 106 | .301 | 3 | 52 |
| 1B | Jim O'Rourke | 70 | 331 | 104 | .314 | 5 | 61 |
| 2B | Ross Barnes | 51 | 259 | 88 | .340 | 0 | 39 |
| SS | George Wright | 60 | 313 | 103 | .329 | 2 | 44 |
| 3B | Harry Schafer | 71 | 327 | 87 | .266 | 1 | 45 |
| OF | George Hall | 47 | 222 | 64 | .288 | 1 | 34 |
| OF | Cal McVey | 70 | 343 | 123 | .359 | 3 | 71 |
| OF | Andy Leonard | 71 | 339 | 106 | .313 | 0 | 50 |
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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| Harry Wright | 40 | 184 | 58 | .315 | 2 | 27 |
| Tommy Beals | 19 | 97 | 19 | .196 | 0 | 17 |
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 | 71 | 617.1 | 52 | 16 | 1.92 | 31 |
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 | 6 | 16.2 | 0 | 2 | 2.16 | 0 |
| Preceded by | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Championship Season 1874 | Succeeded by |
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