The 1876 Boston Red Caps season was the sixth season of the franchise. With the dissolution of the National Association, the Boston team joined the brand new National League. The team name was changed from the Boston Red Stockings to the Boston Red Caps to avoid confusion with the new Cincinnati Red Stockings team. Some of the players from the previous year's team defected to other ballclubs, so the team finished further down in the standings this season.
1876 Boston Red Caps | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | South End Grounds |
City | Boston, Massachusetts |
Record | 39–31 (.557) |
League place | 4th |
Owner | Nicholas T. Apollonio |
Manager | Harry Wright (6th Season) |
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago | 52 | 14 | 0.788 | — | 25–6 | 27–8 |
Hartford | 47 | 21 | 0.691 | 6 | 23–9 | 24–12 |
St. Louis | 45 | 19 | 0.703 | 6 | 24–6 | 21–13 |
Boston | 39 | 31 | 0.557 | 15 | 19–17 | 20–14 |
Louisville | 30 | 36 | 0.455 | 22 | 15–16 | 15–20 |
Mutual | 21 | 35 | 0.375 | 26 | 13–20 | 8–15 |
Athletic | 14 | 45 | 0.237 | 34½ | 10–24 | 4–21 |
Cincinnati | 9 | 56 | 0.138 | 42½ | 6–24 | 3–32 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | HAR | LOU | NY | PHI | STL | |||||||||
Boston | — | 1–9 | 10–0 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
Chicago | 9–1 | — | 10–0 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
Cincinnati | 0–10 | 0–10 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 3–5 | 2–7 | |||||||||
Hartford | 8–2 | 4–6 | 9–1 | — | 9–1–1 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
Louisville | 5–5 | 1–9 | 8–2 | 1–9–1 | — | 5–3–1 | 6–2–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
New York | 2–8 | 1–7 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 3–5–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–6 | |||||||||
Philadelphia | 1–9 | 1–7 | 5–3 | 1–9 | 2–6–1 | 4–3 | — | 0–8 | |||||||||
St. Louis | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 6–1 | 8–0 | — |
Roster edit
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 | Lew Brown | 45 | 195 | 41 | .210 | 2 | 21 |
1B | Tim Murnane | 69 | 308 | 87 | .282 | 2 | 34 |
2B | John Morrill | 66 | 278 | 73 | .263 | 0 | 26 |
3B | Harry Schafer | 70 | 286 | 72 | .252 | 0 | 35 |
SS | George Wright | 70 | 335 | 100 | .299 | 1 | 34 |
OF | Jim O'Rourke | 70 | 312 | 102 | .327 | 2 | 43 |
OF | Jack Manning | 70 | 288 | 76 | .264 | 2 | 25 |
OF | Andy Leonard | 64 | 303 | 85 | .281 | 0 | 27 |
Other batters edit
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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Frank Whitney | 34 | 139 | 33 | .237 | 0 | 15 |
Tim McGinley | 9 | 40 | 6 | .150 | 0 | 2 |
Sam Wright | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Parks | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Wright | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
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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Joe Borden | 29 | 218.1 | 11 | 12 | 2.89 | 34 |
Foghorn Bradley | 22 | 173.1 | 9 | 10 | 2.49 | 16 |
Dick McBride | 4 | 33.0 | 0 | 4 | 2.73 | 2 |
Tricky Nichols | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 |
Other pitchers edit
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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Jack Manning | 34 | 197.1 | 18 | 5 | 2.14 | 24 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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George Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
References edit