1874 Boston Red Stockings season

1874 Boston Red Stockings
1874 National Association Champions
Major League affiliations
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (since 1871)
Location
South End Grounds (since 1871)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	52–18 (.743)
League place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles H. Porter
Manager(s)	Harry Wright
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The 1874 Boston Red Stockings won their third consecutive National Association championship.

Managed by Harry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 52–18 to win the pennant by 7.5 games. Pitcher Al Spalding started 69 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 52 wins. Outfielder Cal McVey led the league with 71 runs batted in, and he paced the Boston offense which scored more runs than any other team.

Harry Wright, Al Spalding, first baseman Jim O'Rourke, catcher Deacon White, and shortstop George Wright have all been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Regular season

Team photograph

Season standings

National Association	W	L	GB	Pct.
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

Record vs. opponents

1874 National Association Records Sources:
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	—

Roster

1874 Boston Red Stockings
Roster
Pitchers Al Spalding Harry Wright Catchers Deacon White		Infielders Ross Barnes Tommy Beals Jim O'Rourke Harry Schafer George Wright		Outfielders George Hall Andy Leonard Cal McVey Harry Wright		Manager Harry Wright

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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	White, DeaconDeacon White	70	352	106	.301	3	52
1B	O'Rourke, JimJim O'Rourke	70	331	104	.314	5	61
2B	Barnes, RossRoss Barnes	51	259	88	.340	0	39
SS	Wright, GeorgeGeorge Wright	60	313	103	.329	2	44
3B	Schafer, HarryHarry Schafer	71	327	87	.266	1	45
OF	Hall, GeorgeGeorge Hall	47	222	64	.288	1	34
OF	McVey, CalCal McVey	70	343	123	.359	3	71
OF	Leonard, AndyAndy Leonard	71	339	106	.313	0	50

Other batters

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
Wright, HarryHarry Wright	40	184	58	.315	2	27
Beals, TommyTommy Beals	19	97	19	.196	0	17

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Spalding, AlAl Spalding	71	617.1	52	16	1.92	31

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Wright, HarryHarry Wright	6	16.2	0	2	2.16	0

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1874 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference