1871 Boston Red Stockings season

The 1871 season was the first season of the Boston Red Stockings franchise, now known as the Atlanta Braves. They were formed in 1871 by Boston businessman and Ashburnham native Ivers Whitney Adams. The team was composed of former players of the defunct Cincinnati Red Stockings franchise, who were brought to Boston and kept the name with them. Led and managed by baseball pioneer Harry Wright, the new Boston team would join the newly formed National Association of Professional Base Ball Players for the 1871 season and finish the year in third place with a record of 20–10.

Pitcher Al Spalding started all 31 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 19 wins. Catcher Cal McVey finished second in the league batting race with a .431 average. From this team, Harry Wright, Al Spalding, and shortstop George Wright have all been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Regular season

Season standings

{{#lst:1871 in baseball|National Association standings}}

Roster

1871 Boston Red Stockings
Roster
Pitchers Albert Spalding Harry Wright		Catchers Cal McVey Infielders Ross Barnes Charlie Gould Sam Jackson Harry Schafer George Wright		Outfielders Frank Barrows Dave Birdsall Fred Cone 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		29	153	66	.431	0	43
1B		31	151	43	.285	2	32
2B		31	157	63	.401	0	34
SS		16	80	33	.413	0	11
3B		31	149	42	.282	0	28
OF		19	77	20	.260	0	16
OF		29	152	46	.303	0	24
OF		31	147	44	.299	0	26

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
	18	86	13	.151	0	11
	16	76	17	.224	0	11

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
	31	257.1	19	10	3.36	23

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
	9	18.2	1	0	6.27	0

References

• 1871 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference

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