Replaying baseball history from 1871 - Page 2

BaseballMan · 04-02-2023, 09:28 PM

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National Association
1872 World Championship Series
BOSTON RED STOCKINGS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD , 1872
Boston Red Stockings 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 6 10 10
Philadelphia Athletics 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 3 X 12 13 6

Home Field Advantage: Mack, Philadelphia Open World Championship Series with Win
The Philadelphia Athletics started the World Championship Series in style today, downing the visiting Boston Red Stockings at Jefferson Street Grounds by a score of 12-6 to stake an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Athletics right-hander Denny Mack was 1 for 3 with 2 walks. He scored 3 times and drove in 3.
An impactful at-bat came in the bottom of the second inning. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, the batter, Fred Treacey, reached on an error by the 2B, driving in 2 runs. It made the score 3-1, Philadelphia, and helped them go on to win.
"They say the first rule of the playoffs is to win the home games," Treacey said afterward. "It feels nice, but it is kind of what we were supposed to do."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH , 1872
Boston Red Stockings 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 7 10 4
Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 11 7

Boston Win to Pull Even With Philadelphia
Behind a bravura effort from starter Al Spalding, the Boston Red Stockings topped the Philadelphia Athletics by the score of 7-4 today and got their first win in the 1872 World Championship Series. Spalding threw 9.0 innings allowing 4 runs for the Red Stockings. The win moves Boston into a 1-1 tie with Philadelphia.
The game was all tied up in the top of the eighth, until Spalding delivered big-time for Boston, stroking a dramatic 2-run double off Dick McBride. The game-changing hit put the Red Stockings on top, 6-4.
"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Spalding.
The next game is set to be played for Wednesday, November 6th , 1872 at South End Grounds I in Boston.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH , 1872

Philadelphia Athletics 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 9 6
Boston Red Stockings 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 11 10

Athletics Need Extras to Top Red Stockings, Lead 2-1 in Series
With right-hander Dick McBride leading the charge, the Philadelphia Athletics got past the Boston Red Stockings, 7-6, in extra innings in Game 3 of the World Championship Series today. McBride threw 12.0 innings of 11-hit ball at South End Grounds I as Philadelphia managed to grab a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series.
Philadelphia used a timely hit from Count Sensenderfer to get the win. The center fielder stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the 12th inning to put the Athletics ahead, 7-6. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it made an impact.
"I just try to bring what I bring to this team," said Sensenderfer.
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at South End Grounds I in Boston.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH , 1872

Philadelphia Athletics 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 10 14 5
Boston Red Stockings 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 1 9 16 9

Almost There: Philadelphia On Cusp of World Championship Series Triumph After 10-9 Win
When the games really matter, the Philadelphia Athletics put on their best show, beating the Boston Red Stockings by a final score of 10-9 today. Ross Barnes went 4-4 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 runs. Philadelphia now leads Boston 3-1 in the best-of-7 affair.
With two out in the top of the ninth, Wes Fisler had a game-changing hit. The Athletics second baseman slammed a 2-run single off Al Spalding, making the score 10-8, Philadelphia.
"We had the game right there for the taking," said Boston manager Harry Wright. "But we decided not to take it."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at South End Grounds I in Boston.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH , 1872

Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 1 13 15 4
Boston Red Stockings 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 8 4

Philadelphia Wins 1872 World Championship Series!
The Philadelphia Athletics ignited a huge celebration as they beat the Boston Red Stockings 13-3 to win the World Championship Series.
Philadelphia won the series 4-1, capturing the title for the 1st time.
"We stepped it up at the right time, and now we're the champs," said Philadelphia manager Dick McBride. "It's a great feeling."
The champs finished the regular season 31-16 and claimed second place in the National Association.
In the jubilant clubhouse after the decisive game, series MVP and right fielder Levi Meyerle said the Athletics have "great fans and they deserve this."
"I am so happy for our city right now," he said.

BaseballMan · 04-03-2023, 10:53 PM

Completed 1875 season.
Still trying to get organized.

Wrote a rough draft for 1872 recap. Used gpt and it basically wrote the same thing. I'm no writer so i'm trying to take some notes, write some ideas and give it to gpt along with some stats.
Anyway this is what we came up with.

National Association
1872 season recap

"First Place forfeit"
The 1872 National Association baseball season welcomed four new teams to the league, which replaced the defunct Fort Wayne, Rockford, and Chicago franchises.
The Chicago franchise had been lost to the great Chicago fire of 1871, while the other two franchises failed to cover league fees and player salaries.
Baltimore, Middletown, and two teams in Brooklyn took the field for the first time. Despite this, several teams would not finish and fold during the year. Most surprising was the Washington Olympics calling it quits after 9 games and in first place, finishing the year with the best winning percentage in the league but being disqualified from the World Championship Series due to failure to follow their schedule.

The league was accused of being hypocritical as it turned a blind eye to top teams like the Boston Red Stockings, who played exhibition teams against local players from nearby towns. Despite this, the league stuck with the league standings by winning percentage. At the end of the year, the Red Stockings took the runner-up playoff spot with a .604 percentage over the Baltimore Canaries' .517, even though they played ten fewer games. The league ruled that no regular season games could be scheduled after the scheduled season end date and ruled in favor of Harry Wright's Red Stockings.

The Red Stockings were led by Al Spalding, George Wright and Ross Basrnes.
Despite the talent on Boston's roster the Phildelphia Athletics out did them.
Philadelphia had one of the best young hitters in the game in Cap Anson.
Anson was snatched up in the offseason by the Athletics after Rockford folded during the 1871 season.
Philadelphia also had good seasons from Ned Cuthbert, Dickie Flowers and Dick McBride.
Despite the talent on Boston's roster, the Philadelphia Athletics outdid them, led by one of the best young hitters in the game in Cap Anson, who was snatched up in the offseason by the Athletics after Rockford folded during the 1871 season. Philadelphia also had good seasons from Ned Cuthbert, Dickie Flowers, and Dick McBride.

The league batting stats showed the Baltimore Canaries, the Boston Red Stockings, and the Philadelphia Athletics to be the top three teams in the league.
In the post-season the Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Boston Red Stockings, 4-1, in the World Championship Series.

italyprof · 04-04-2023, 04:40 AM

Where are Middletown (New York State?) and Rockford anyway?

Don't you all love the towns that qualified for major leagues back then?

joefromchicago · 04-04-2023, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by italyprof

Where are Middletown (New York State?) and Rockford anyway?

Don't you all love the towns that qualified for major leagues back then?

Middletown CT
Rockford IL

Any club could compete for the NA championship provided it: (1) was a member of the NA; and (2) paid a small fee (I think it was $10 or $15) to enter into the competition for the "whip pennant." Of course, the entry fee was peanuts in comparison to the expenses for things like travel, road accommodations, park rental, advertising, and player salaries. I suppose small-town clubs like Rockford and Middletown looked at the entry fee and thought "we can afford that" without thinking about all those other expenses that they would have to incur in order to compete with big-city clubs like Boston. That's why those small-city clubs like Fort Wayne and Elizabeth NJ usually lasted for only a handful of games before calling it quits.

Syd Thrift · 04-04-2023, 12:53 PM

I’m sure there was also the gamble that a Middletown, CT could live off of one big payday when they journeyed into New York City and played the Mutual or what have you. It’s more about the fly by night nature of the league itself that there was so much folding, and eventually all of that was why the original NL was formed out of the ashes of the NA (clubs in bigger cities didn’t want to deal with the here today gone tomorrow teams) (although ironically one of the first major moves the NL had to do was to kick out the Philadelphia and New York teams when they decided not to fulfill their schedule at the end of the 1876 season).

BaseballMan · 04-04-2023, 04:15 PM

Looking at another fly by night team in the Keokuk Westerns,
i noticed that Mike Golden's record with the team was the exact same record of 1-12 that he had in the real league.
He even had a better era at 2.58.
But what can a pitcher do when he bats .216 and has the 2nd best batting average on a team that bats .175.

BaseballMan · 04-04-2023, 08:47 PM

Not sure if this will work.
The link is to my dropbox with my 1871-1885 almanacs.
Thinking about maybe a solo league website.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/xrols...fhr09d2182onyu

BaseballMan · 04-06-2023, 07:52 PM

Some stats for the 1873 season.
Currently in mid July 1876.

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LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team W L WPct GB R RA
Boston Red Stockings 41 19 .683 - 657 425
Baltimore Canaries 38 19 .667 1½ 567 451
Philadelphia Athletics 30 22 .577 7 450 415
Philadelphia White Stockings 30 23 .566 7½ 402 335
Baltimore Marylands 3 3 .500 11 31 55
New York Mutuals 24 29 .453 13½ 421 461
Washington Blue Legs 12 27 .308 18½ 233 369
Brooklyn Atlantics 15 40 .273 23½ 331 527
Elizabeth Resolutes 6 17 .261 16½ 138 192

POST-SEASON RESULTS
World Championship Series Boston over Baltimore, 4-2








LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Boston Red Stockings 10.9 657 60 2703 900 110 55 17 58 41 56 .333 .351 .433 .784
Baltimore Canaries 9.9 567 57 2504 839 118 55 8 60 47 42 .335 .357 .436 .793
Philadelphia Athletics 8.7 450 52 2214 691 85 19 4 38 25 42 .312 .327 .373 .700
New York Mutuals 7.9 421 53 2198 649 69 29 6 54 47 31 .295 .318 .361 .679
Philadelphia White Stockings 7.6 402 53 2197 610 73 14 12 55 40 36 .278 .301 .340 .641
Brooklyn Atlantics 6.0 331 55 2240 587 52 27 3 48 44 32 .262 .282 .313 .595
Washington Blue Legs 6.0 233 39 1599 407 37 20 2 25 39 5 .255 .272 .306 .578
Elizabeth Resolutes 6.0 138 23 933 229 24 14 1 15 17 4 .245 .261 .304 .565
Baltimore Marylands 5.2 31 6 224 49 7 3 0 2 9 0 .219 .237 .277 .514

TOTALS 8.1 3230 398 16812 4961 575 236 53 355 309 248 .295 .315 .36 .682
AVERAGE 359 44 1868 551 64 26 6 39 34 28


Baltimore Marylands 9.2 55 6 2 0 1 4.76 51.0 86 0 3 3 1.75 .336 .340
Elizabeth Resolutes 8.3 192 23 6 1 1 2.97 197.0 297 3 19 17 1.60 .309 .310
Philadelphia White Stockings 6.3 335 53 38 2 2 2.93 467.1 554 5 40 44 1.27 .259 .262
Washington Blue Legs 9.5 369 39 18 0 2 4.49 341.0 540 10 30 28 1.67 .319 .319
Philadelphia Athletics 8.0 415 52 30 0 2 3.21 459.1 644 9 44 45 1.50 .292 .293
Boston Red Stockings 7.1 425 60 41 4 3 2.75 534.0 678 2 45 51 1.35 .274 .278
Baltimore Canaries 7.9 451 57 31 2 1 3.56 516.1 736 4 45 53 1.51 .296 .300
New York Mutuals 8.7 461 53 25 0 2 4.05 466.2 713 9 50 41 1.64 .313 .314
Brooklyn Atlantics 9.6 527 55 29 0 0 4.14 476.0 713 11 79 27 1.66 .308 .307

TOTALS 8.1 3230 398 220 9 14 3.52 3508.2 4961 53 355 309 1.52 .295 .297
AVERAGE 359 44 24 1 2 390 551 6 39 34

Babe Ruth MVP Award Ross Barnes BS1 .388/.416/.515, 291 AB, 1 HR, 19 SB, 157 wRC+, 4.7 WAR
Cy Young Award Al Spalding BS1 38-17, 2.75 ERA, 461.1 IP, 1.32 WHIP, 0.9 K/9, 9.2 WAR
Jackie Robinson Award Jack Manning BS1 1-0, 4.45 ERA, 28.1 IP, 1.59 WHIP, 0.6 K/9, 0.3 WAR
Gold Glove Award
Pitcher Phonney Martin NY2 .929 PCT., 2 PO, 11 A, 1.50 RANGE
Catcher Fergy Malone PH2 .971 PCT., 68 PO, 34 A, 45.9 CS %
First Base Everett Mills BL1 .939 PCT., 485 PO, 25 A, 8.89 RANGE
Second Base Ross Barnes BS1 .883 PCT., 180 PO, 214 A, 6.77 RANGE
Third Base Bob V Ferguson BR2 .777 PCT., 22 PO, 156 A, 3.42 RANGE
Shortstop Chick Fulmer PH2 .809 PCT., 78 PO, 193 A, 5.63 RANGE
Left Field Andy Leonard BS1 .902 PCT., 161 PO, 4 A, 2.83 RANGE
Center Field Fred Treacey PH2 .919 PCT., 235 PO, 16 A, 4.99 RANGE
Right Field George Bechtel PH2 .925 PCT., 190 PO, 7 A, 4.02 RANGE

Silver Slugger Award
Pitcher Al Spalding BS1 .301/.325/.350, 1 HR, 32 RBI, 0.2 WAR
Catcher Cal McVey BL1 .353/.357/.439, 1 HR, 43 RBI, 1.5 WAR
First Base Everett Mills BL1 .364/.379/.463, 0 HR, 77 RBI, 1.9 WAR
Second Base Ross Barnes BS1 .388/.416/.515, 1 HR, 78 RBI, 4.7 WAR
Third Base Levi Meyerle PH2 .342/.352/.442, 1 HR, 35 RBI, 1.8 WAR
Shortstop George Wright BS1 .349/.361/.522, 3 HR, 82 RBI, 3.7 WAR
Left Field Lip Pike BL1 .368/.405/.579, 3 HR, 68 RBI, 2.9 WAR
Center Field George Hall BL1 .332/.351/.454, 0 HR, 53 RBI, 1.5 WAR
Right Field Jim O'Rourke BS1 .336/.357/.472, 4 HR, 63 RBI, 2.1 WAR


League Batting Leaderboards
Batting AVG
R. Barnes BS1 .388
L. Pike BL1 .368
C. Anson PH1 .366
E. Mills BL1 .364
A. Leonard BS1 .358

On-Base PCT
R. Barnes BS1 .416
L. Pike BL1 .405
C. Anson PH1 .395
T. York BL1 .381
E. Mills BL1 .379

Slugging PCT
L. Pike BL1 .579
G. Wright BS1 .522
R. Barnes BS1 .515
T. York BL1 .500
J. O'Rourke BS1 .472

On-Base + Slugging
L. Pike BL1 .984
R. Barnes BS1 .932
G. Wright BS1 .883
T. York BL1 .881
E. Mills BL1 .842
wRC+
R. Barnes BS1 157
L. Pike BL1 156
G. Wright BS1 140
E. Mills BL1 138
C. Anson PH1 137

WAR
R. Barnes BS1 4.7
G. Wright BS1 3.7
L. Pike BL1 2.9
J. O'Rourke BS1 2.1
A. Leonard BS1 2.0

Runs Created / 27 outs
L. Pike BL1 9.9
R. Barnes BS1 9.6
T. York BL1 7.8
E. Mills BL1 7.5
G. Wright BS1 7.4

Isolated Power
L. Pike BL1 .211
G. Wright BS1 .173
T. York BL1 .145
J. O'Rourke BS1 .137
E. Booth ELI .133
Games
R. Barnes BS1 60
A. Leonard BS1 60
J. O'Rourke BS1 60
H. Schafer BS1 60
G. Wright BS1 60

At-Bats
A. Leonard BS1 324
G. Wright BS1 312
J. O'Rourke BS1 307
D. White BS1 302
B. Craver BL1 294

Runs
A. Leonard BS1 104
L. Pike BL1 86
G. Wright BS1 82
J. O'Rourke BS1 79
R. Barnes BS1 78

Hits
A. Leonard BS1 116
R. Barnes BS1 113
G. Wright BS1 109
D. White BS1 105
E. Mills BL1 103
Total Bases
G. Wright BS1 163
L. Pike BL1 162
R. Barnes BS1 150
J. O'Rourke BS1 145
A. Leonard BS1 144

Singles
A. Leonard BS1 96
D. White BS1 91
R. Barnes BS1 87
D. Force BL1 86
M. McGeary PH1 80

Doubles
L. Pike BL1 22
E. Mills BL1 20
L. Meyerle PH2 19
J. O'Rourke BS1 18
J. Wood PH2 18

Triples
G. Wright BS1 16
L. Pike BL1 14
G. Hall BL1 10
R. Barnes BS1 9
E. Booth ELI 9
Home Runs
N. Cuthbert PH2 4
J. O'Rourke BS1 4
L. Pike BL1 3
H. Schafer BS1 3
F. Treacey PH2 3

Runs Batted In
G. Wright BS1 82
R. Barnes BS1 78
E. Mills BL1 77
L. Pike BL1 68
J. O'Rourke BS1 63

Stolen Bases
R. Barnes BS1 19
N. Cuthbert PH2 15
T. Barlow BR2 13
B. Craver BL1 12
A. Leonard BS1 12

Bases On Balls
L. Pike BL1 13
R. Barnes BS1 12
J. Wood PH2 12
F. Malone PH2 11
J. O'Rourke BS1 11
Intentional Walks
D. Higham NY2 5
L. Pike BL1 5
T. York BL1 4
C. Gedney NY2 3
P. Snyder WS5 3

Hit-By-Pitch
D. Eggler NY2 6
W. Fisler PH1 6
D. Force BL1 6
D. Pearce BR2 6
L. Pike BL1 6

Strikeouts
J. Britt BR2 26
G. Zettlein PH2 22
C. Cummings BL1 21
B. Mathews NY2 19
B. Stearns WS5 17

Sacrifice Hits
C. Cummings BL1 22
B. Mathews NY2 21
G. Zettlein PH2 20
J. Britt BR2 16
B. Stearns WS5 14
Sacrifice Flies
J. Remsen BR2 4
R. Barnes BS1 3
J. Clapp PH1 3
J. Hatfield NY2 3
C. McVey BL1 3

League Pitching Leaderboards
ERA
G. Zettlein PH2 2.74
A. Spalding BS1 2.75
D. McBride PH1 3.02
A. Brainard BL1 3.28
H. Campbell ELI 3.33

Wins
A. Spalding BS1 38
G. Zettlein PH2 29
C. Cummings BL1 28
D. McBride PH1 23
B. Mathews NY2 22

Losses
J. Britt BR2 38
B. Mathews NY2 24
B. Stearns WS5 21
G. Zettlein PH2 19
D. McBride PH1 17

Winning PCT
A. Brainard BL1 .750
A. Spalding BS1 .691
C. Cummings BL1 .636
G. Zettlein PH2 .604
D. McBride PH1 .575
Saves
D. Birdsall BS1 2
C. Fisher PH1 2
P. Martin NY2 2
J. Ryan PH2 2
A. Brainard BL1 1

Games Pitched
A. Spalding BS1 57
J. Britt BR2 55
B. Mathews NY2 53
G. Zettlein PH2 53
C. Cummings BL1 51

Games Started
A. Spalding BS1 55
J. Britt BR2 54
G. Zettlein PH2 52
B. Mathews NY2 51
D. McBride PH1 46

Complete Games
A. Spalding BS1 38
G. Zettlein PH2 38
J. Britt BR2 29
D. McBride PH1 28
C. Cummings BL1 26
Shutouts
A. Spalding BS1 4
G. Zettlein PH2 2
A. Brainard BL1 1
H. Campbell ELI 1
C. Cummings BL1 1

Innings Pitched
A. Spalding BS1 461.1
G. Zettlein PH2 434.1
J. Britt BR2 405.1
B. Mathews NY2 383.0
C. Cummings BL1 363.0

Hits Allowed
J. Britt BR2 607
A. Spalding BS1 577
B. Mathews NY2 574
C. Cummings BL1 524
G. Zettlein PH2 500

Home Runs Allowed
B. Mathews NY2 9
J. Britt BR2 8
D. McBride PH1 8
B. Stearns WS5 8
G. Zettlein PH2 4
Walks Allowed
H. Dehlman BR2 38
B. Mathews NY2 38
J. Britt BR2 33
A. Spalding BS1 31
D. McBride PH1 29

Walks per 9 IP
C. Fisher PH1 0.5
G. Zettlein PH2 0.6
A. Spalding BS1 0.6
C. Cummings BL1 0.6
B. Stearns WS5 0.7

Strikeouts
A. Spalding BS1 46
G. Zettlein PH2 41
C. Cummings BL1 36
D. McBride PH1 34
B. Mathews NY2 33

Strikeouts per 9 IP
C. Fisher PH1 1.2
A. Brainard BL1 1.0
P. Martin NY2 0.9
H. Campbell ELI 0.9
A. Spalding BS1 0.9
K/BB
C. Fisher PH1 2.2
A. Spalding BS1 1.5
G. Zettlein PH2 1.5
C. Cummings BL1 1.4
P. Martin NY2 1.3

WHIP
G. Zettlein PH2 1.22
A. Spalding BS1 1.32
D. McBride PH1 1.44
A. Brainard BL1 1.49
C. Cummings BL1 1.52

Hits per 9 IP
G. Zettlein PH2 10.4
A. Spalding BS1 11.3
D. McBride PH1 12.3
A. Brainard BL1 12.4
C. Cummings BL1 13.0

Opponents AVG
G. Zettlein PH2 .254
A. Spalding BS1 .271
A. Brainard BL1 .285
D. McBride PH1 .287
C. Fisher PH1 .293
Opponents OBP
G. Zettlein PH2 .273
A. Spalding BS1 .286
C. Fisher PH1 .299
A. Brainard BL1 .303
D. McBride PH1 .303

Opponents SLG
G. Zettlein PH2 .318
A. Spalding BS1 .329
C. Cummings BL1 .356
A. Brainard BL1 .362
D. McBride PH1 .368

Opponents OPS
G. Zettlein PH2 .591
A. Spalding BS1 .615
A. Brainard BL1 .665
C. Fisher PH1 .667
D. McBride PH1 .671

BABIP
G. Zettlein PH2 .257
A. Spalding BS1 .275
D. McBride PH1 .287
A. Brainard BL1 .289
C. Fisher PH1 .297
WAR
A. Spalding BS1 9.2
G. Zettlein PH2 7.0
C. Cummings BL1 5.8
D. McBride PH1 4.8
B. Mathews NY2 4.3

BaseballMan · 04-06-2023, 07:58 PM

Here is Steve Bellan's career batting stats.

Brad K · 04-06-2023, 08:11 PM

Looks like things are going well for you. No duct tape needed!

BaseballMan · 04-06-2023, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad K

Looks like things are going well for you. No duct tape needed!

Honestly the simming is going really well.
I have a notebook with all the transactions i use.
Lot easier than having a spreadsheet opened on the screen.
Its finding an easy way to post results and finding a consistent way to do it.
Of course the American Association years can slow me down a bit but thats ok i'd rather not rush it.
Even if i do want to get to ootp24.

Darn that restrictive hybrid setup for 19th century league leagues.
Wish they would just put the real expansion history in there and let us worry about the players.
Even with the fictional setup, players are not on the correct teams anyway.
This year they've made it practically impossible to do it with correct rosters.
Otherwise i would be playing ootp24.

BaseballMan · 04-08-2023, 11:41 AM

Future on the Horizon
By the 1870s, Harry Wright had been recognized as the best manager in the game. Wright was able to help Boston acquire some of the best talent in the game. Yet for a team that had Al Spalding, Ross Barnes, Jim O'Rourke, Deacon White and Harry's younger brother George a championship trophy eluded Harry and the Red Stockings.
The 1873 Red Stockings were not the best team Harry had managed but they were still expected to finish first. In terms of individual statistics and leaders, the Boston Red Stockings had the highest runs-per-game average, at 10.9. Their batting was led by a strong team effort, with many players contributing to their success. The team finished with a batting average of .333, an on-base percentage of .351, and a slugging percentage of .433. The team had several notable players in 1873, including Ross Barnes, who played second base and had a batting average of .388, and George Wright, who played shortstop and had a batting average of .349. Harry Wright played center field and had a batting average of .299. Other notable players on the Red Stockings roster in 1873 included Deacon White, who batted .348 and Jim O'Rourke, who batted .336 and broke the record for consecutive game hitting streak with 46.Al Spalding once again led the Red Stockings and the league in wins with 41. His record would give him his 3rd straight Cy Young Award. In fact, the award for the best pitcher was originally known as the Al Spalding pitching Award. However the final official name for awards was used in these chronicles. This is why Spalding won the 1873 Cy Young award even though it would not be named that for many years after Spalding's death.

The Baltimore Canaries had a strong season in 1873, finishing with a record of 38-19 and a .667 winning percentage, which was good enough for second place. The team scored 567 runs and allowed 451. Lip Pike was the team's best hitter, posting a .368 batting average. During the summer Pike also managed to beat "Chance" a horse in 100 yd dash. Other Canaries contributors were Tom J. Carey who hit .319, Davy Force hit .346, Everett Mills hit .364 and Scott Hastings hit .379 The team's pitching was led by Asa Brainard, who went 11-2 with a 2.54 ERA in 157.1 innings pitched. Candy Cummings went 10-6 with a 2.95 ERA in 124.2 innings pitched, while George Bradley went 8-8 with a 2.87 ERA in 139 innings pitched.

On the weak side of the league, the Baltimore Marylands had a difficult season, with a high runs-per-game average of 9.2. However, they did manage to record 2 complete games and 1 shutout. The team finished with an ERA of 4.76 and a WHIP of 1.75. Elizabeth Resolutes finished the season with a record of 6-17 and a .261 winning percentage, which placed them 9th in the league. The team scored 138 runs and allowed 192 runs. Neither team were able to overcome the lack of success on the field and called it quits before the season ended.

The National Association of 1873 had an exciting season, but questions still remained on the future of the league. The commissioner Henry Chadwick was well respected as an expert on the game. However, he was not a strong leader and would often allow players to leave and join teams at their leisure. This did nothing for fans of bad teams.

But changes were already on the horizon. A future of baseball with or without the National Association was beginning to form in the mind of William Hulbert. In the shadows of 1873 Hulbert had watched the game and began to plan the future. Hulbert had backed the the 1871 Chicago team that had been lost due to the great Chicago fire. Hulbert was eager to bring baseball back to Chicago but was displeased with the league’s lack of effort to field good teams in the west. Most west teams were hardly better than minor league teams for the powerhouse teams of the East. Hulbert wanted a restart in Chicago.
Hulbert also wanted a better organized league and control placed in the owner’s hands.

BaseballMan · 04-08-2023, 12:19 PM

Code:

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE CANARIES AT BOSTON RED STOCKINGS
GAME 1 - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH , 1873 - GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Canaries 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 12 5
Boston Red Stockings 5 2 0 1 2 3 0 2 X 15 19 6

Home Field Advantage: Barnes, Boston Open World Championship Series with Win
The Boston Red Stockings started the World Championship Series in style today, downing the visiting Baltimore Canaries at South End Grounds I by a score of 15-5 to grab an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Red Stockings second baseman Ross Barnes went 2 for 5 with a double and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3.

The Red Stockings benefited from a costly error in the bottom of the first. With Al Spalding at bat and Boston leading 3-1, the Baltimore miscue allowed Boston to plate 2 and take the lead, 5-1.

"Things broke our way today and that's great," Red Stockings manager Harry Wright said. "It's important, though, to stay focused and not pat yourself on the back too much. We aren't done yet."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at South End Grounds I in Boston.

BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Craver SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
D. Force 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
C. McVey C 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
L. Pike LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
E. Mills 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .600 0 1
G. Hall CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 7 .000 0 0
T. Carey 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .750 0 1
T. York RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .200 0 1
A. Brainard P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
C. Cummings P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
Totals 43 5 12 3 0 0 31
BATTING
Doubles: T. York (1, 9th Inning off A. Spalding, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Craver 2 , D. Force , L. Pike , E. Mills 3 , T. Carey 3 , T. York 2 , A. Brainard
2-out RBI: T. Carey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Craver , C. McVey , L. Pike , E. Mills , G. Hall , T. Carey , T. York , C. Cummings 2
GIDP: G. Hall
Sac Bunt: A. Brainard
Hit by Pitch: T. Carey
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Pike (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Craver , L. Pike , E. Mills 2 , G. Hall
PB: C. McVey

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Leonard LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .400 0 1
J. O'Rourke RF 6 3 3 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
R. Barnes 2B 5 2 2 3 1 0 2 .400 0 3
G. Wright SS 6 1 3 2 0 0 2 .500 0 2
D. White C 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 .333 0 2
B. Addy 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
H. Wright CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .400 0 1
H. Schafer 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
A. Spalding P 5 2 2 1 0 0 5 .400 0 1
Totals 46 15 19 11 1 1 29
BATTING
Doubles: G. Wright (1, 2nd Inning off A. Brainard, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Barnes (1, 5th Inning off A. Brainard, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Addy (1, 5th Inning off A. Brainard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Spalding (1, 6th Inning off A. Brainard, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. O'Rourke (1, 6th Inning off C. Cummings, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Leonard 2 , J. O'Rourke 5 , R. Barnes 3 , G. Wright 4 , D. White 2 , B. Addy 3 , H. Wright 2 , H. Schafer , A. Spalding 4
2-out RBI: R. Barnes , D. White , B. Addy , H. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Leonard 2 , G. Wright , D. White 2 , H. Wright , A. Spalding 2
Sac Fly: A. Leonard
Hit by Pitch: B. Addy , H. Schafer
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. O'Rourke (1) , G. Wright (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Addy 2 , H. Schafer 3 , A. Spalding
Double Plays: 1 (Schafer-Barnes-Addy)
PB: D. White 2
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
A. Brainard L (0-1) 5.0 15 12 7 1 0 0 145 12.60
C. Cummings 3.0 4 3 2 0 1 0 57 6.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Brainard -2
Batters Faced: A. Brainard 36, C. Cummings 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Brainard 4-11, C. Cummings 1-7
Pitches - Strikes: A. Brainard 145-93, C. Cummings 57-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cummings 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Brainard 2

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
A. Spalding W (1-0) 9.0 12 5 0 0 0 0 159 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Spalding 53
Batters Faced: A. Spalding 45
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Spalding 9-17
Pitches - Strikes: A. Spalding 159-102
Hit Batsmen: A. Spalding
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ross Barnes
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 2944


NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE CANARIES AT BOSTON RED STOCKINGS
GAME 2 - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH , 1873 - GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Baltimore Canaries 0 2 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 14 19 6
Boston Red Stockings 2 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 13 21 11

Canaries Clip Red Stockings 14-13 in WCS Contest
In a crucial game, the Baltimore Canaries put on their best show, beating the Boston Red Stockings by a final score of 14-13 today. George Hall was 3 for 5 with a triple, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Baltimore and Boston are now tied at 1 wins apiece in the best-of-7 affair.

The most important at-bat for Baltimore came in the top of the tenth inning. With two out, Cal McVey reached on an error by the 2B, driving in 1 run, putting Baltimore up, 14-13.

Boston manager Harry Wright expressed his frustration after the game: "That many runs and it still wasn't enough?"

Game 3 is scheduled for Friday at Newington Park in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Craver SS 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 .167 0 0
D. Force 3B 7 3 5 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
a-J. Radcliff 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. McVey C 6 2 2 0 1 0 2 .182 0 0
L. Pike LF 7 3 3 1 0 0 2 .333 0 1
E. Mills 1B 6 3 2 1 0 0 6 .455 0 2
G. Hall CF 5 2 3 3 1 0 2 .300 0 3
T. Carey 2B 6 0 3 3 0 0 6 .600 0 4
T. York RF 5 1 1 2 1 0 2 .200 0 3
A. Brainard P 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 0 0
C. Cummings P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 54 14 19 10 3 0 33
a - J. Radcliff substituted for D. Force in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Hall (1, 5th Inning off H. Wright, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. McVey (1, 6th Inning off J. Manning, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Force (1, 9th Inning off J. Manning, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Hall (1, 2nd Inning off H. Wright, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Force 6 , C. McVey 3 , L. Pike 3 , E. Mills 2 , G. Hall 6 , T. Carey 3 , T. York
2-out RBI: T. Carey , T. York
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Craver 3 , C. McVey , L. Pike , E. Mills , T. Carey , T. York , A. Brainard 2
GIDP: C. McVey
Sac Bunt: C. Cummings
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: B. Craver 3 , D. Force , T. York 2
PB: C. McVey 2

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Leonard LF 6 2 3 1 0 0 3 .455 0 2
J. O'Rourke RF 6 1 1 2 0 0 6 .333 0 2
R. Barnes 2B 6 2 4 3 0 0 1 .545 0 6
G. Wright SS 6 1 3 3 0 0 1 .500 0 5
D. White C 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 .333 0 3
B. Addy 1B 6 1 1 0 0 0 5 .300 0 1
H. Schafer 3B 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
H. Wright P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 2
J. Manning P 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
D. Birdsall CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
a-A. Spalding PH, CF 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .500 0 3
Totals 53 13 21 13 0 0 23
a - A. Spalding pinch hit for D. Birdsall in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Wright (2, 3rd Inning off A. Brainard, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Barnes 2 (3, 3rd Inning off A. Brainard, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Brainard, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Wright (1, 1st Inning off A. Brainard, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Schafer (1, 4th Inning off A. Brainard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Leonard 3 , J. O'Rourke , R. Barnes 6 , G. Wright 6 , D. White 2 , B. Addy , H. Schafer 5 , H. Wright , D. Birdsall , A. Spalding 2
2-out RBI: J. O'Rourke , R. Barnes 2 , G. Wright 2 , D. White , A. Spalding
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Leonard , J. O'Rourke , R. Barnes , G. Wright , B. Addy 2
Sac Bunt: H. Wright
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: D. White (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. O'Rourke 2 , R. Barnes 4 , G. Wright 2 , D. Birdsall , A. Spalding 2
Double Plays: 2 (Barnes-Wright-Addy, Addy)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
A. Brainard 5.2 16 12 8 0 0 0 139 12.66
C. Cummings W (1-0), BS (1) 4.1 5 1 0 0 0 0 76 2.45
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Brainard -3
Batters Faced: A. Brainard 36, C. Cummings 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Brainard 12-5, C. Cummings 4-8
Pitches - Strikes: A. Brainard 139-84, C. Cummings 76-50
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cummings 1-1
WP: A. Brainard

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
H. Wright 4.0 11 9 5 0 0 0 77 11.25
J. Manning L (0-1) 6.0 8 5 3 3 0 0 102 4.50
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Wright 12
Batters Faced: H. Wright 25, J. Manning 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Wright 4-6, J. Manning 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: H. Wright 77-54, J. Manning 102-64
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Manning 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Hall
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 2822
Special Notes: Davy Force sets the NL playoff extra-inning game record for hits with 5.


NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED STOCKINGS AT BALTIMORE CANARIES
GAME 3 - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH , 1873 - GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Stockings 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 13 8
Baltimore Canaries 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 3 X 13 16 9

Baltimore Wins at Home to Take 2-1 Lead in WCS
Riding the 3-hit performance of left fielder Lip Pike, the Baltimore Canaries stopped the visiting Boston Red Stockings, 13-8, in Game 3 of the World Championship Series today. Pike went 3-5 with a triple and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Canaries, who now lead the best-of-7 series, 2 games to 1.

Davy Force, the Baltimore third baseman, contributed a run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning to make the score 7-5, Canaries. For the game, Force was 3 for 6 with 3 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 2.

Force called the triumph "a good team win."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Newington Park in Baltimore.

BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Leonard LF 5 4 2 2 0 0 3 .438 0 4
J. O'Rourke RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .353 0 2
R. Barnes 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .500 0 8
G. Wright SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .353 0 5
D. White C 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .412 0 4
B. Addy 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .267 0 1
H. Wright CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .455 0 2
H. Schafer 3B 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 .267 0 0
A. Spalding P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364 0 3
J. Manning P 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
Totals 45 8 13 5 0 0 26
BATTING
Triples: A. Leonard (1, 8th Inning off A. Brainard, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Leonard 4 , J. O'Rourke 2 , R. Barnes 2 , D. White 3 , B. Addy , H. Wright 2 , J. Manning
2-out RBI: R. Barnes , D. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Leonard , G. Wright , B. Addy 2 , H. Schafer 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Leonard
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Leonard (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Barnes , G. Wright 3 , B. Addy , H. Wright , A. Spalding , J. Manning
PB: D. White 2

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Craver SS 6 2 1 0 0 0 5 .167 0 0
D. Force 3B 6 2 3 2 0 0 3 .500 0 2
C. McVey C 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .125 0 0
L. Pike LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .412 0 3
E. Mills 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .375 0 3
G. Hall CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .333 0 4
T. Carey 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .533 0 5
T. York RF 5 2 1 1 0 0 4 .200 0 4
A. Brainard P 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .444 0 0
Totals 45 13 16 8 0 1 28
BATTING
Doubles: G. Hall 2 (3, 3rd Inning off A. Spalding, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off A. Spalding, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Pike (1, 5th Inning off A. Spalding, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Pike (1, 3rd Inning off A. Spalding, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Craver , D. Force 3 , L. Pike 6 , E. Mills , G. Hall 4 , T. Carey 2 , T. York , A. Brainard 3
2-out RBI: , D. Force 2 , L. Pike , E. Mills , G. Hall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Craver , C. McVey 3 , L. Pike 2 , E. Mills , T. Carey 2 , T. York 2
Sac Bunt: A. Brainard 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Force (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Craver , D. Force , T. Carey 2 , T. York 3 , A. Brainard 2
PB: C. McVey
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
A. Spalding L (1-1) 6.2 13 10 5 0 1 0 126 2.87
J. Manning 1.1 3 3 0 0 0 0 28 3.68
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Spalding 19
Batters Faced: A. Spalding 40, J. Manning 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Spalding 12-8, J. Manning 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Spalding 126-82, J. Manning 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Manning 2-0
WP: J. Manning

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
A. Brainard W (1-1) 9.0 13 8 2 0 0 0 195 7.78
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Brainard 41
Batters Faced: A. Brainard 46
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Brainard 14-12
Pitches - Strikes: A. Brainard 195-130
Hit Batsmen: A. Brainard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lip Pike
Ballpark: Newington Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (45 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 2844
Special Notes: Andy Leonard ties the NL playoff game record for runs with 4.




NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED STOCKINGS AT BALTIMORE CANARIES
GAME 4 - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH , 1873 - GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Stockings 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 8 11 2
Baltimore Canaries 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 6

Boston Win to Pull Even With Baltimore
Boston catcher Deacon White produced all the offense the Red Stockings would need today in the club's 8-3 win over the Baltimore Canaries.

White was 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4, while Boston moved into a tie in the World Championship Series. The Red Stockings and Canaries are now even at 2-2 in the best-of-7 series.

The Red Stockings took a 5-2 lead in the top of the fifth inning. Facing Baltimore hurler Candy Cummings with one out, White hit a 2-run single.

White told a Boston Today reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Newington Park in Baltimore.

BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Leonard LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .429 0 4
J. O'Rourke RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 0 2
R. Barnes 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .450 0 8
G. Wright SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 5
D. White C 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .455 0 8
B. Addy 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .263 0 1
H. Schafer 3B 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .368 0 3
H. Wright P 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 0 2
D. Birdsall CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
Totals 39 8 11 7 2 0 17
BATTING
Doubles: D. White (1, 3rd Inning off C. Cummings, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Leonard 2 , R. Barnes , G. Wright , D. White 4 , B. Addy , H. Schafer 3
2-out RBI: D. White , H. Schafer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. O'Rourke , G. Wright , B. Addy , H. Wright , D. Birdsall
GIDP: D. White
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Leonard 2 (2) , R. Barnes (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Birdsall 2

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Craver SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .174 0 0
D. Force 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .455 0 2
C. McVey C 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0
L. Pike LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .476 0 4
E. Mills 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .350 0 4
G. Hall CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .278 0 4
T. Carey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .474 0 5
T. York RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .158 0 4
C. Cummings P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
a-S. Hastings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 7 2 1 0 12
a - S. Hastings pinch hit for C. Cummings in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Craver (1, 7th Inning off H. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Craver 2 , D. Force , L. Pike 3 , E. Mills , T. Carey
2-out RBI: L. Pike , E. Mills
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Force , G. Hall , T. Carey
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Force (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Force , L. Pike 3 , G. Hall , C. Cummings
Double Plays: 2 (Mills, Craver-Carey-Mills)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
H. Wright W (1-0) 9.0 7 3 2 1 0 0 120 4.85
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Wright 62
Batters Faced: H. Wright 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Wright 12-15
Pitches - Strikes: H. Wright 120-74
WP: H. Wright 2

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
C. Cummings L (1-1) 9.0 11 8 4 2 0 0 140 3.31
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cummings 39
Batters Faced: C. Cummings 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cummings 13-12
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cummings 140-82
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Deacon White
Ballpark: Newington Park
Weather: Rain (50 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 2812


NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED STOCKINGS AT BALTIMORE CANARIES
GAME 5 - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH , 1873 - GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Stockings 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 7 12 2
Baltimore Canaries 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 14 7

Host Canaries Drop Pivotal Game 5, Now Trail Series 3-2
Riding the 2-hit performance of center fielder Harry Wright, the Boston Red Stockings got a road win against the Baltimore Canaries, 7-3, in Game 5 of the World Championship Series today. Wright went 2-4 with a triple and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Red Stockings, who now lead the best-of-7 series, 3 games to 2.

Wright had a clutch at-bat in the top of the eighth for the Red Stockings. Coming up with runners on 2nd and 3rd and Boston trailing 3-2, he hit a 2-run triple.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Wright said after the game.

The next game is set to be played for Tuesday, November 11th , 1873 at South End Grounds I in Boston.

BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Leonard LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .423 0 4
J. O'Rourke RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .296 0 2
R. Barnes 2B 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 .360 0 8
G. Wright SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .346 0 5
D. White C 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .444 0 9
B. Addy 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .208 0 1
H. Wright CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .368 0 4
H. Schafer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .348 0 3
A. Spalding P 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 3
Totals 42 7 12 3 0 0 19
BATTING
Doubles: J. O'Rourke (1, 3rd Inning off A. Brainard, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Wright (1, 4th Inning off A. Brainard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Wright (1, 8th Inning off A. Brainard, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Leonard 2 , J. O'Rourke 3 , G. Wright 2 , D. White 2 , H. Wright 5 , H. Schafer , A. Spalding
2-out RBI: D. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Barnes , G. Wright 2 , B. Addy , H. Wright , H. Schafer , A. Spalding
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Leonard (3) , J. O'Rourke (2) , R. Barnes (2) , A. Spalding (1)
CS: A. Leonard (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Barnes , B. Addy
Double Plays: 3 (Spalding-Wright-Addy, Schafer-Addy, Schafer-Addy)
OF assists: 1 (Wright(Carey at home))

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Craver SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .179 0 0
D. Force 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .407 0 2
C. McVey C 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .200 0 1
L. Pike LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 .385 0 4
E. Mills 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .375 0 5
G. Hall CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .333 0 4
T. Carey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .435 0 5
T. York RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 .261 0 4
A. Brainard P 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 .385 0 0
Totals 39 3 14 2 1 0 26
BATTING
Doubles: D. Force (2, 7th Inning off A. Spalding, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Mills (1, 7th Inning off A. Spalding, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. Hall (2, 4th Inning off A. Spalding, 0 on, 1 out) , T. York (1, 4th Inning off A. Spalding, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Craver , D. Force 2 , C. McVey 3 , E. Mills 3 , G. Hall 4 , T. Carey , T. York 5 , A. Brainard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Craver , L. Pike , A. Brainard
GIDP: D. Force , T. Carey
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Craver 4 , C. McVey , T. Carey , A. Brainard
PB: C. McVey 2
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
A. Spalding W (2-1) 9.0 14 3 3 1 0 0 130 2.92
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Spalding 46
Batters Faced: A. Spalding 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Spalding 10-13
Pitches - Strikes: A. Spalding 130-83
WP: A. Spalding

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
A. Brainard L (1-2) 9.0 12 7 2 0 0 0 151 5.97
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Brainard 45
Batters Faced: A. Brainard 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Brainard 11-14
Pitches - Strikes: A. Brainard 151-100
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harry Wright
Ballpark: Newington Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (41 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 2901


NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE CANARIES AT BOSTON RED STOCKINGS
GAME ID: 6- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH , 1873 - GAME LOG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Canaries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6
Boston Red Stockings 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 2 X 11 17 2

Red Stockings Beat Canaries in World Championship Series
It's party time in Boston. The confetti is flying and residents are smiling.

The Boston Red Stockings have reached the mountaintop, capturing the 1873 World Championship Series today. They defeated the Baltimore Canaries 11-0 at South End Grounds I to officially wrap up the series 4-2.

Asked how it feels to be champion, catcher Deacon White was to the point.

"It feels great, like a million bucks. I'm so happy right now, not just for me but for all the guys," he said. "We put a lot of work into this and deserve to be champions."

The team is planning a victory parade and fan appreciation day later in the week. Boston finished the regular season 41-19 and claimed first place in the National Association.

BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Craver SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .156 0 0
D. Force 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .387 0 2
C. McVey C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .207 0 1
L. Pike LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .400 0 4
E. Mills 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .321 0 5
G. Hall CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .320 0 4
T. Carey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .370 0 5
T. York RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .296 0 4
A. Brainard P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
C. Cummings P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 35 0 7 0 0 0 17
BATTING
Total Bases: D. Force , C. McVey , L. Pike 2 , G. Hall , T. York 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Force , C. McVey , E. Mills 2 , A. Brainard
Sac Bunt: A. Brainard
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Craver , D. Force , L. Pike , E. Mills , G. Hall , T. Carey
OF assists: 1 (Hall(Wright at 3rd base))

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Leonard LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .452 0 6
J. O'Rourke RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .290 0 4
R. Barnes 2B 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .333 0 10
G. Wright SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .387 0 6
D. White C 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .469 0 9
B. Addy 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .276 0 1
H. Wright CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .375 0 5
H. Schafer 3B 5 2 0 0 0 0 6 .286 0 3
A. Spalding P 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .316 0 5
Totals 43 11 17 10 0 0 24
BATTING
Doubles: A. Leonard (1, 3rd Inning off A. Brainard, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Spalding (1, 4th Inning off A. Brainard, 3 on, 1 out) , G. Wright (3, 5th Inning off A. Brainard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Leonard 4 , J. O'Rourke , R. Barnes , G. Wright 4 , D. White 3 , B. Addy 3 , H. Wright 2 , A. Spalding 2
2-out RBI: A. Leonard , J. O'Rourke , R. Barnes , G. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. O'Rourke 2 , G. Wright , D. White , H. Wright , H. Schafer
Hit by Pitch: J. O'Rourke
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. White (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Barnes , G. Wright
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
A. Brainard L (1-3) 6.2 14 9 5 0 0 0 126 6.11
C. Cummings 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 24 4.08
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Brainard 18
Batters Faced: A. Brainard 37, C. Cummings 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Brainard 9-9, C. Cummings 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Brainard 126-84, C. Cummings 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cummings 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Brainard

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
A. Spalding W (3-1) 9.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 107 2.14
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Spalding 73
Batters Faced: A. Spalding 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Spalding 11-16
Pitches - Strikes: A. Spalding 107-70
WP: A. Spalding
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Spalding
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 2906

BaseballMan · 04-08-2023, 06:33 PM

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1874 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BASEBALL 

LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team 	                          W 	L 	WPct 	GB 	R 	RA
Boston Red Stockings 	          55 	16 	.775 	- 	656 	426
Philadelphia White Stockings 	  36 	22 	.621 	12½ 	392 	317
Philadelphia Athletics 	          31 	24 	.564 	16 	419 	369
Chicago White Stockings 	  31 	28 	.525 	18 	383 	337
Brooklyn Atlantics 	          24 	32 	.429 	23½ 	313 	357
Hartford Dark Blues 	          22 	31 	.415 	24 	409 	515
New York Mutuals 	          21 	44 	.323 	31 	438 	580
Baltimore Canaries 	          12 	35 	.255 	31 	252 	361
	
LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team 	                         R/G 	R 	G 	AB 	H 	2B 	3B 	HR 	BB 	SO 	SB 	AVG 	OBP 	SLG 	OPS
Boston Red Stockings 	         9.2 	656 	71 	3149 	1018 	122 	57 	19 	52 	41 	36 	.323 	.337 	.416 	.754
New York Mutuals 	         6.7 	438 	65 	2685 	752 	73 	34 	2 	41 	59 	29 	.280 	.297 	.335 	.632
Philadelphia Athletics 	         7.6 	419 	55 	2277 	620 	87 	23 	7 	35 	54 	55 	.272 	.293 	.340 	.633
Hartford Dark Blues 	         7.7 	409 	53 	2221 	624 	70 	32 	2 	56 	54 	42 	.281 	.304 	.344 	.648
Philadelphia White Stockings 	 6.8 	392 	58 	2367 	629 	68 	38 	4 	38 	54 	24 	.266 	.285 	.332 	.617
Chicago White Stockings 	 6.5 	383 	59 	2417 	676 	76 	12 	2 	34 	56 	28 	.280 	.295 	.324 	.619
Brooklyn Atlantics 	         5.6 	313 	56 	2216 	504 	49 	13 	3 	42 	45 	25 	.227 	.246 	.265 	.511
Baltimore Canaries 	         5.4 	252 	47 	1910 	432 	48 	16 	7 	22 	35 	12 	.226 	.241 	.279 	.520
TOTALS 	                         7.0 	3262 	464 	19242 	5255 	593 	225 	46 	320 	398 	251 	.273 	.291 	.334 	.625
	  	  	  	 
LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Team 	                        R/G 	R 	G 	CG 	SHO 	SV 	ERA 	IP 	HA 	HRA 	BB 	K 	WHIP 	OAVG 	BABIP
Philadelphia White Stockings 	5.5 	317 	58 	46 	2 	0 	2.24 	519.0 	585 	5 	29 	50 	1.18 	.254 	.257
Chicago White Stockings 	5.7 	337 	59 	51 	1 	0 	2.38 	521.0 	622 	4 	21 	56 	1.23 	.261 	.266
Brooklyn Atlantics 	        6.4 	357 	56 	34 	2 	0 	2.82 	501.1 	605 	5 	36 	34 	1.28 	.269 	.270
Baltimore Canaries 	        7.7 	361 	47 	27 	0 	0 	3.89 	412.0 	589 	5 	32 	53 	1.51 	.300 	.306
Philadelphia Athletics 	        6.7 	369 	55 	42 	0 	1 	2.79 	493.0 	635 	5 	36 	46 	1.36 	.278 	.282
Boston Red Stockings 	        6.0 	426 	71 	55 	2 	6 	2.03 	651.1 	713 	3 	51 	59 	1.17 	.246 	.249
Hartford Dark Blues 	        9.7 	515 	53 	23 	0 	2 	3.72 	469.0 	686 	8 	30 	48 	1.53 	.288 	.289
New York Mutuals 	        8.9 	580 	65 	38 	1 	0 	4.15 	570.2 	820 	11 	85 	52 	1.59 	.294 	.295
TOTALS 	                        7.0 	3262 	464 	316 	8 	9 	2.96 	4137.1 	5255 	46 	320 	398 	1.35 	.273 	.276

Babe Ruth MVP Award 
George Wright 	BS1 	.330/.342/.500, 376 AB, 3 HR, 6 SB, 145 wRC+, 4.6 WAR 
	 
Cy Young Award
 Al Spalding 	BS1 	51-14, 1.91 ERA, 599.2 IP, 1.14 WHIP, 0.8 K/9, 10.1 WAR 
	 
Jackie Robinson Award
 John Peters 	CH2 	.292/.311/.346, 295 AB, 7 SB, 110 wRC+, 1.6 WAR 
	 
Gold Glove Award 
Pitcher Bill Stearns 	 HR1 	.923 PCT., 8 PO, 28 A, 1.98 RANGE 	 
Catcher Deacon White 	 BS1 	.951 PCT., 93 PO, 42 A, 34.4 CS % 	 
First Base Bob Addy 	 HR1 	.944 PCT., 397 PO, 25 A, 9.13 RANGE 	 
Second Base Bill Craver  PH2 	.864 PCT., 133 PO, 158 A, 5.17 RANGE 	 
Third Base Harry Schafer BS1 	.816 PCT., 42 PO, 193 A, 3.25 RANGE 	 
Shortstop Dickey Pearce  BR2 	.838 PCT., 77 PO, 222 A, 5.58 RANGE 	 
Left Field Andy Leonard  BS1 	.888 PCT., 139 PO, 4 A, 2.68 RANGE 	 
Center Field Dave Eggler PH2 	.935 PCT., 302 PO, 15 A, 5.50 RANGE 	 
Right Field Cal McVey 	 BS1 	.880 PCT., 236 PO, 7 A, 3.68 RANGE
 	 
Silver Slugger Award
 Pitcher Al Spalding 	BS1 	.346/.348/.386, 0 HR, 46 RBI, 1.8 WAR 	 
Catcher Dick Higham 	NY2 	.357/.371/.443, 0 HR, 42 RBI, 1.9 WAR 	 
First Base Jim O'Rourke BS1 	.302/.331/.405, 3 HR, 50 RBI, 0.7 WAR 	 
Second Base Ross Barnes BS1 	.377/.405/.461, 1 HR, 69 RBI, 4.5 WAR 	 
Third Base Bill Boyd 	HR1 	.356/.371/.428, 0 HR, 45 RBI, 1.5 WAR 	 
Shortstop George Wright BS1 	.330/.342/.500, 3 HR, 69 RBI, 4.6 WAR 	 
Left Field Andy Leonard BS1 	.321/.336/.393, 0 HR, 29 RBI, 1.8 WAR 	 
Center Field Lip Pike 	HR1 	.323/.349/.476, 1 HR, 26 RBI, 2.1 WAR 	 
Right Field Cal McVey 	BS1 	.344/.355/.458, 5 HR, 76 RBI, 2.8 WAR 	 

League Batting Leaderboards
Batting AVG
R. Barnes 	BS1 	.377
D. Higham 	NY2 	.357
A. Spalding 	BS1 	.346
C. McVey 	BS1 	.344
G. Wright 	BS1 	.330
	
On-Base PCT
R. Barnes 	BS1 	.405
D. Higham 	NY2 	.371
C. McVey 	BS1 	.355
A. Spalding 	BS1 	.348
G. Wright 	BS1 	.342
	
Slugging PCT
G. Wright 	BS1 	.500
R. Barnes 	BS1 	.461
C. McVey 	BS1 	.458
D. Higham 	NY2 	.443
J. O'Rourke 	BS1 	.405
	
On-Base + Slugging
R. Barnes 	BS1 	.866
G. Wright 	BS1 	.842
D. Higham 	NY2 	.815
C. McVey 	BS1 	.813
D. White 	BS1 	.738
wRC+
R. Barnes 	BS1 	159
G. Wright 	BS1 	145
C. McVey 	BS1 	143
D. Higham 	NY2 	142
A. Spalding 	BS1 	127
	
WAR
G. Wright 	BS1 	4.6
R. Barnes 	BS1 	4.5
D. White 	BS1 	2.9
C. McVey 	BS1 	2.8
D. Pearce 	BR2 	2.7
	
Runs Created / 27 outs
R. Barnes 	BS1 	8.1
D. Higham 	NY2 	6.6
G. Wright 	BS1 	6.6
C. McVey 	BS1 	6.5
A. Spalding 	BS1 	5.5
	
Isolated Power
G. Wright 	BS1 	.170
C. McVey 	BS1 	.114
J. O'Rourke 	BS1 	.104
D. Higham 	NY2 	.086
R. Barnes 	BS1 	.084
Games
R. Barnes 	BS1 	71
H. Schafer 	BS1 	71
A. Spalding 	BS1 	71
D. White 	BS1 	71
G. Wright 	BS1 	71
	
At-Bats
G. Wright 	BS1 	376
R. Barnes 	BS1 	358
D. White 	BS1 	354
J. O'Rourke 	BS1 	338
C. McVey 	BS1 	334
	
Runs
G. Wright 	BS1 	98
R. Barnes 	BS1 	84
J. O'Rourke 	BS1 	75
C. McVey 	BS1 	74
T. Carey 	NY2 	71
	
Hits
R. Barnes 	BS1 	135
G. Wright 	BS1 	124
C. McVey 	BS1 	115
D. White 	BS1 	115
A. Spalding 	BS1 	106
Total Bases
G. Wright 	BS1 	188
R. Barnes 	BS1 	165
C. McVey 	BS1 	153
D. White 	BS1 	143
J. O'Rourke 	BS1 	137
	
Singles
R. Barnes 	BS1 	113
A. Spalding 	BS1 	96
D. White 	BS1 	96
C. McVey 	BS1 	88
G. Wright 	BS1 	88
	
Doubles
C. McVey 	BS1 	21
L. Pike 	HR1 	17
J. O'Rourke 	BS1 	16
R. Barnes 	BS1 	15
T. Carey 	NY2 	15
	
Triples
G. Wright 	BS1 	22
D. Eggler 	PH2 	9
L. Pike 	HR1 	9
J. Clapp 	PH1 	8
D. Higham 	NY2 	7
Home Runs
C. McVey 	BS1 	5
J. O'Rourke 	BS1 	3
G. Wright 	BS1 	3
H. Wright 	BS1 	3
A. Brainard 	BL1 	2
	
Runs Batted In
C. McVey 	BS1 	76
D. White 	BS1 	73
R. Barnes 	BS1 	69
G. Wright 	BS1 	69
J. Hatfield 	NY2 	56
	
Stolen Bases
H. Dehlman 	BR2 	17
M. McGeary 	PH1 	14
E. Sutton 	PH1 	11
S. Hastings 	HR1 	10
L. Pike 	HR1 	10
	
Bases On Balls
J. O'Rourke 	BS1 	13
R. Barnes 	BS1 	11
J. McMullin 	PH1 	11
N. Hicks 	PH2 	10
C. Nelson 	NY2 	10
Intentional Walks
N. Hicks 	PH2 	6
J. Holdsworth 	PH2 	5
J. O'Rourke 	BS1 	5
J. Remsen 	NY2 	4
J. Start 	NY2 	4
	
Hit-By-Pitch
R. Barnes 	BS1 	7
H. Dehlman 	BR2 	6
C. Fulmer 	PH2 	6
P. Hines 	CH2 	6
J. Peters 	CH2 	6
	
Strikeouts
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	29
D. McBride 	PH1 	27
C. Cummings 	PH2 	26
T. Bond 	BR2 	15
C. Fisher 	HR1 	15
	
Sacrifice Hits
C. Cummings 	PH2 	26
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	25
B. Mathews 	NY2 	23
T. Bond 	BR2 	18
D. McBride 	PH1 	17
Sacrifice Flies
H. Kessler 	BR2 	5
H. Schafer 	BS1 	5
J. Chapman 	BR2 	4
D. Force 	CH2 	4
A. Spalding 	BS1 	4
			
League Pitching Leaderboards
ERA
A. Spalding 	BS1 	1.91
C. Cummings 	PH2 	2.15
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	2.46
D. McBride 	PH1 	2.69
T. Bond 	BR2 	2.87
	
Wins
A. Spalding 	BS1 	51
C. Cummings 	PH2 	33
D. McBride 	PH1 	31
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	29
T. Bond 	BR2 	22
	
Losses
B. Mathews 	NY2 	38
T. Bond 	BR2 	29
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	24
D. McBride 	PH1 	23
C. Fisher 	HR1 	20
	
Winning PCT
A. Spalding 	BS1 	.785
C. Cummings 	PH2 	.660
D. McBride 	PH1 	.574
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	.547
T. Bond 	BR2 	.431
Saves
T. Beals 	BS1 	3
G. Hall 	BS1 	3
C. Fisher 	HR1 	1
T. Miller 	PH1 	1
B. Stearns 	HR1 	1
	
Games Pitched
A. Spalding 	BS1 	69
B. Mathews 	NY2 	62
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	57
T. Bond 	BR2 	55
D. McBride 	PH1 	55
	
Games Started
A. Spalding 	BS1 	69
B. Mathews 	NY2 	62
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	56
T. Bond 	BR2 	55
D. McBride 	PH1 	55
	
Complete Games
A. Spalding 	BS1 	54
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	49
C. Cummings 	PH2 	42
D. McBride 	PH1 	42
B. Mathews 	NY2 	38
Shutouts
T. Bond 	BR2 	2
C. Cummings 	PH2 	2
A. Spalding 	BS1 	2
B. Mathews 	NY2 	1
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	1
	
Innings Pitched
A. Spalding 	BS1 	599.2
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	480.0
D. McBride 	PH1 	471.0
C. Cummings 	PH2 	460.2
B. Mathews 	NY2 	460.0
	
Hits Allowed
A. Spalding 	BS1 	647
B. Mathews 	NY2 	645
D. McBride 	PH1 	607
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	566
T. Bond 	BR2 	526
	
Home Runs Allowed
B. Mathews 	NY2 	9
T. Bond 	BR2 	5
D. McBride 	PH1 	5
C. Cummings 	PH2 	4
C. Fisher 	HR1 	4
Walks Allowed
A. Spalding 	BS1 	34
B. Mathews 	NY2 	33
T. Bond 	BR2 	30
C. Cummings 	PH2 	24
B. Geer 	NY2 	22
	
Walks per 9 IP
B. Stearns 	HR1 	0.2
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	0.3
J. Manning 	BL1 	0.4
D. McBride 	PH1 	0.4
C. Cummings 	PH2 	0.5
	
Strikeouts
A. Spalding 	BS1 	54
C. Cummings 	PH2 	47
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	47
D. McBride 	PH1 	45
B. Mathews 	NY2 	41
	
Strikeouts per 9 IP
A. Brainard 	BL1 	1.3
J. Manning 	BL1 	1.0
C. Fisher 	HR1 	1.0
C. Cummings 	PH2 	0.9
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	0.9
K/BB
B. Stearns 	HR1 	3.2
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	2.8
J. Manning 	BL1 	2.7
D. McBride 	PH1 	2.0
A. Brainard 	BL1 	2.0
	
WHIP
A. Spalding 	BS1 	1.14
C. Cummings 	PH2 	1.17
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	1.21
T. Bond 	BR2 	1.26
D. McBride 	PH1 	1.34
	
Hits per 9 IP
A. Spalding 	BS1 	9.7
C. Cummings 	PH2 	10.0
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	10.6
T. Bond 	BR2 	10.7
D. McBride 	PH1 	11.6
	
Opponents AVG
A. Spalding 	BS1 	.243
C. Cummings 	PH2 	.252
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	.260
T. Bond 	BR2 	.267
A. Brainard 	BL1 	.277
Opponents OBP
A. Spalding 	BS1 	.258
C. Cummings 	PH2 	.267
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	.273
T. Bond 	BR2 	.283
A. Brainard 	BL1 	.293
	
Opponents SLG
A. Spalding 	BS1 	.301
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	.302
C. Cummings 	PH2 	.306
T. Bond 	BR2 	.327
D. McBride 	PH1 	.337
	
Opponents OPS
A. Spalding 	BS1 	.559
C. Cummings 	PH2 	.573
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	.575
T. Bond 	BR2 	.610
D. McBride 	PH1 	.631
	
BABIP
A. Spalding 	BS1 	.246
C. Cummings 	PH2 	.255
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	.264
T. Bond 	BR2 	.267
D. McBride 	PH1 	.282
WAR
A. Spalding 	BS1 	10.1
G. Zettlein 	CH2 	8.6
D. McBride 	PH1 	7.7
C. Cummings 	PH2 	7.5
B. Mathews 	NY2 	5.3

BaseballMan · 04-08-2023, 07:09 PM

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA WHITE STOCKINGS AT BOSTON RED STOCKINGS
GAME 1 - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND , 1874 - GAME LOG
  	                        1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	R 	H 	E
Philadelphia White Stockings 	1 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	7 	11 	2
Boston Red Stockings 	        0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	4 	6 	17 	6	
	
Radcliff Blasts Red Stockings, White Stockings Take Game 1, 7-6
The Philadelphia White Stockings started the World Championship Series in style today, winning on the road against the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I by a score of 7-6 to take an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. White Stockings first baseman John Radcliff excelled. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

The White Stockings took a 3-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Facing Boston hurler Harry Wright with one out, Radcliff hit a 2-run home run.

"It was a nice win for our side today," said White Stockings manager Nat Hicks. "Not perfect, but we'll take it."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at South End Grounds I in Boston.
		
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE 		BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	AVG 	HR 	RBI
C. Fulmer SS 	5 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		1		.200 	0 	0
C. Pabor LF 	5 	1 	1 	1 	0 	0		3		.200 	0 	1
B. Craver 2B 	4 	0 	2 	2 	0 	0		1		.500 	0 	2
D. Eggler CF 	5 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0		4		.200 	0 	0
T. York RF 	5 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0		1		.200 	0 	0
J. Holdsworth 3B 	4 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		2		.250 	0 	0
J. Radcliff 1B 	4 	1 	3 	3 	0 	0		2		.750 	1 	3
N. Hicks C 	3 	1 	1 	1 	0 	0		3		.333 	0 	1
C. Cummings P 	3 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0		1		.000 	0 	0
Totals 	38 	7 	11 	7 	0 	0 	18 	  	  	 
BATTING
Triples: C. Pabor (1, 1st Inning off H. Wright, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Radcliff (1, 2nd Inning off H. Wright, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Fulmer , C. Pabor 3 , B. Craver 2 , D. Eggler , T. York , J. Holdsworth , J. Radcliff 6 , N. Hicks
2-out RBI: B. Craver , J. Radcliff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Craver , D. Eggler , N. Hicks 2 , C. Cummings
Sac Bunt: C. Cummings
Sac Fly: B. Craver , N. Hicks
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Eggler (1)
CS: B. Craver (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Pabor , J. Holdsworth
PB: N. Hicks 2
		
Player 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	AVG 	HR 	RBI
A. Leonard LF 	6 	0 	2 	0 	0 	1		2		.333 	0 	0
G. Wright SS 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		4		.000 	0 	0
R. Barnes 2B 	5 	1 	3 	0 	0 	0		3		.600 	0 	0
C. McVey RF 	5 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0		4		.400 	0 	0
J. O'Rourke 1B 	5 	2 	2 	1 	0 	0		7		.400 	0 	1
D. White C 	5 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0		3		.200 	0 	0
H. Schafer 3B 	5 	1 	1 	1 	0 	0		2		.200 	0 	1
H. Wright P 	5 	1 	3 	1 	0 	0		1		.600 	0 	1
T. Beals CF 	5 	0 	3 	2 	0 	0		2		.600 	0 	2
Totals 	46 	6 	17 	5 	0 	1 	28 	  	  	 
BATTING
Doubles: C. McVey (1, 7th Inning off C. Cummings, 1 on, 1 out) , J. O'Rourke (1, 9th Inning off C. Cummings, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Wright (1, 9th Inning off C. Cummings, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Leonard 2 , R. Barnes 3 , C. McVey 3 , J. O'Rourke 3 , D. White , H. Schafer , H. Wright 4 , T. Beals 3
2-out RBI: H. Schafer , H. Wright , T. Beals
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Leonard , G. Wright , J. O'Rourke 2 , D. White , H. Wright
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. O'Rourke (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Leonard , G. Wright , R. Barnes , C. McVey , D. White , H. Wright
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE 		BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player 	                IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	PI 	ERA   
C. Cummings W (1-0) 	9.0 	17 	6 	5 	0 	1 	0 	152 	5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cummings 32
Batters Faced: C. Cummings 46
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cummings 8-18
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cummings 152-105
		
Player 	IP 	        H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	PI 	ERA   
H. Wright L (0-1) 	9.0 	11 	7 	3 	0 	0 	1 	142 	3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Wright 45
Batters Faced: H. Wright 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Wright 8-19
Pitches - Strikes: H. Wright 142-97
Balk: H. Wright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Radcliff
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Weather: Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 2971 

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PHILADELPHIA WHITE STOCKINGS AT BOSTON RED STOCKINGS
GAME 2 - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD , 1874 - GAME LOG
  	                        1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	R 	H 	E
Philadelphia White Stockings 	0 	1 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4 	7 	8
Boston Red Stockings 	        0 	1 	1 	1 	0 	2 	1 	2 	X 	8 	10 	4	
	
Raucous South End Grounds I Crowd Propels Red Stockings to 8-4 Victory; Series Tied at 1
The Boston Red Stockings defeated the Philadelphia White Stockings, 8-4 in Game 2 of the World Championship Series today. Making an impact was pitcher Harry Wright, who threw 9.0 innings of 7-hit ball. The win moves Boston into a 1-1 tie with Philadelphia in the series.

George Wright, who won the Babe Ruth MVP Award in 1872, aided the Boston cause with a run-scoring triple in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the shortstop went 1-5 with a triple. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We're happy," Wright told reporters after the win. "When you're in the playoffs, you've got to treat every game like it could be your last."

Game 3 is scheduled for Thursday at Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia.
		
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE 		BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	AVG 	HR 	RBI
C. Fulmer SS 	4 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0		1		.222 	0 	0
C. Pabor LF 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		1		.111 	0 	1
B. Craver 2B 	4 	0 	2 	1 	0 	0		0		.500 	0 	3
D. Eggler CF 	4 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		2		.222 	0 	0
T. York RF 	4 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0		0		.333 	0 	0
J. Holdsworth 3B 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0		5		.125 	0 	0
J. Radcliff 1B 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0		2		.500 	1 	4
N. Hicks C 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		2		.143 	0 	1
G. Bechtel P 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		2		.000 	0 	0
Totals 	36 	4 	7 	2 	0 	0 	15 	  	  	 
BATTING
Doubles: C. Fulmer (1, 3rd Inning off H. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Fulmer 2 , B. Craver 2 , D. Eggler , T. York 2 , J. Radcliff
2-out RBI: J. Radcliff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Fulmer , J. Holdsworth , G. Bechtel 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Craver (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Fulmer 3 , B. Craver , T. York , J. Holdsworth 2 , J. Radcliff
OF assists: 1 (Eggler(McVey at home))
		
Player 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	AVG 	HR 	RBI
A. Leonard LF 	5 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1		5		.182 	0 	0
G. Wright SS 	5 	1 	1 	2 	0 	0		6		.100 	0 	2
R. Barnes 2B 	4 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0		3		.444 	0 	0
C. McVey RF 	5 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		5		.300 	0 	0
J. O'Rourke 1B 	5 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0		3		.200 	0 	1
D. White C 	5 	1 	2 	1 	0 	0		1		.300 	0 	1
G. Hall CF 	5 	2 	2 	2 	0 	0		3		.400 	0 	2
H. Schafer 3B 	4 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0		3		.222 	0 	1
H. Wright P 	3 	0 	2 	1 	1 	0		0		.625 	0 	2
Totals 	41 	8 	10 	6 	1 	1 	29 	  	  	 
BATTING
Doubles: H. Wright (2, 7th Inning off G. Bechtel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Wright (1, 6th Inning off G. Bechtel, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Wright 3 , R. Barnes , C. McVey , D. White 2 , G. Hall 2 , H. Schafer , H. Wright 3
2-out RBI: D. White , G. Hall , H. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Leonard 2 , G. Wright 2 , C. McVey
Hit by Pitch: R. Barnes , H. Schafer
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Barnes (1) , H. Schafer (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Wright , R. Barnes , G. Hall , H. Schafer
Double Plays: 1 (McVey-White)
OF assists: 1 (McVey(Eggler at home))
PB: D. White
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE 		BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player 	                IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	PI 	ERA   
G. Bechtel L (0-1) 	8.0 	10 	8 	3 	1 	1 	0 	137 	3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Bechtel 40
Batters Faced: G. Bechtel 44
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Bechtel 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: G. Bechtel 137-87
WP: G. Bechtel
Hit Batsmen: G. Bechtel 2
		
Player 	                IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	PI 	ERA   
H. Wright W (1-1) 	9.0 	7 	4 	2 	0 	0 	0 	134 	2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Wright 61
Batters Faced: H. Wright 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Wright 8-17
Pitches - Strikes: H. Wright 134-86
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harry Wright
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Weather: Rain (49 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 2926 

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BOSTON RED STOCKINGS AT PHILADELPHIA WHITE STOCKINGS
GAME 3 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH , 1874 - GAME LOG
  	                        1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	R 	H 	E
Boston Red Stockings 	        2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	6 	11 	6
Philadelphia White Stockings 	0 	1 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	5 	8 	4	
	
Red Stockings Clip White Stockings 6-5 in WCS Contest
With starter Al Spalding leading the charge, the Boston Red Stockings defeated the Philadelphia White Stockings, 6-5, in Game 3 of the World Championship Series today. The right-hander threw 9.0 innings of 8-hit ball at Jefferson Street Grounds to help Boston take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series.

With two out in the top of the eighth, Harry Schafer had a game-changing hit. The Red Stockings third baseman slammed a 2-run single off Candy Cummings, making the score 6-3, Boston.

"I found a nice groove out there," said Spalding.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia.
		
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE 		PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	AVG 	HR 	RBI
A. Leonard LF 	5 	2 	3 	0 	0 	0		1		.312 	0 	0
G. Wright SS 	5 	0 	2 	1 	0 	0		2		.200 	0 	3
R. Barnes 2B 	5 	1 	1 	1 	0 	0		2		.357 	0 	1
C. McVey RF 	5 	1 	3 	0 	0 	0		1		.400 	0 	0
J. O'Rourke 1B 	2 	2 	0 	1 	0 	0		1		.167 	0 	2
D. White C 	3 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0		5		.231 	0 	1
G. Hall CF 	3 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0		5		.250 	0 	3
H. Schafer 3B 	4 	0 	1 	2 	0 	0		0		.231 	0 	3
A. Spalding P 	4 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		2		.250 	0 	0
Totals 	36 	6 	11 	6 	1 	0 	19 	  	  	 
BATTING
Doubles: A. Leonard (1, 1st Inning off C. Cummings, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Leonard 4 , G. Wright 2 , R. Barnes , C. McVey 3 , H. Schafer , A. Spalding
2-out RBI: H. Schafer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Wright , C. McVey , D. White , G. Hall , A. Spalding
Sac Fly: J. O'Rourke , G. Hall
Hit by Pitch: J. O'Rourke
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Leonard (1)
CS: G. Wright (1) , C. McVey (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Wright 4 , H. Schafer , A. Spalding
		
Player 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	AVG 	HR 	RBI
C. Fulmer SS 	5 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0		3		.143 	0 	1
C. Pabor LF 	5 	0 	1 	0 	0 	1		2		.143 	0 	1
B. Craver 2B 	5 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		4		.385 	0 	3
D. Eggler CF 	5 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		3		.214 	0 	0
T. York RF 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		6		.214 	0 	0
J. Holdsworth 3B 	5 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0		1		.154 	0 	0
J. Radcliff 1B 	4 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0		0		.500 	1 	4
N. Hicks C 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0		4		.091 	0 	1
C. Cummings P 	3 	1 	2 	2 	0 	0		0		.333 	0 	2
Totals 	41 	5 	8 	3 	0 	1 	23 	  	  	 
BATTING
Doubles: C. Cummings (1, 2nd Inning off A. Spalding, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Eggler (1, 3rd Inning off A. Spalding, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Cummings (1, 8th Inning off A. Spalding, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Pabor , B. Craver , D. Eggler 2 , J. Holdsworth , J. Radcliff 2 , C. Cummings 5
2-out RBI: , C. Cummings 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Fulmer 2 , C. Pabor 2 , B. Craver , T. York 3
Hit by Pitch: C. Cummings
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: C. Pabor 2 , B. Craver , T. York
PB: N. Hicks
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE 		PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player 	                IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	PI 	ERA   
A. Spalding W (1-0) 	9.0 	8 	5 	2 	0 	1 	0 	145 	2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Spalding 58
Batters Faced: A. Spalding 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Spalding 12-14
Pitches - Strikes: A. Spalding 145-99
WP: A. Spalding
Hit Batsmen: A. Spalding
		
Player 	                IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	PI 	ERA   
C. Cummings L (1-1) 	9.0 	11 	6 	2 	1 	0 	0 	142 	3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cummings 48
Batters Faced: C. Cummings 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cummings 12-13
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cummings 142-91
Hit Batsmen: C. Cummings
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Spalding
Ballpark: Jefferson Street Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 2912 

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BOSTON RED STOCKINGS AT PHILADELPHIA WHITE STOCKINGS
GAME 4 - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH , 1874 - GAME LOG
  	                        1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	R 	H 	E
Boston Red Stockings 	        5 	0 	2 	0 	3 	4 	0 	0 	1 	15 	20 	5
Philadelphia White Stockings 	1 	0 	3 	0 	1 	0 	0 	1 	2 	8 	9 	12	
	
Almost There: Boston On Cusp of World Championship Series Triumph After 15-8 Win
Riding the 3-hit performance of catcher Deacon White, the Boston Red Stockings got a road win against the Philadelphia White Stockings, 15-8, in Game 4 of the World Championship Series today. White was 3 for 6 with 3 singles. He scored 4 times for the Red Stockings, who now lead the best-of-7 series, 3 games to 1.

Cal McVey, the 25-year old catcher , had a direct impact on the outcome. McVey contributed a run-scoring double in the top of the first inning to put Boston up, 2-0.

"We got the victory," said McVey. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia.
		
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE 		PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	AVG 	HR 	RBI
A. Leonard LF 	6 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1		6		.227 	0 	0
G. Wright SS 	5 	0 	3 	2 	1 	0		3		.300 	0 	5
R. Barnes 2B 	6 	1 	2 	1 	0 	0		4		.350 	0 	2
C. McVey RF 	6 	1 	2 	1 	0 	0		7		.381 	0 	1
J. O'Rourke 1B 	6 	3 	3 	1 	0 	0		2		.278 	0 	3
D. White C 	6 	4 	3 	1 	0 	0		1		.316 	0 	2
H. Wright CF 	5 	1 	1 	1 	1 	0		4		.462 	0 	3
H. Schafer 3B 	6 	1 	3 	3 	0 	0		4		.316 	0 	6
A. Spalding P 	6 	2 	3 	2 	0 	0		4		.400 	0 	2
Totals 	52 	15 	20 	12 	2 	1 	35 	  	  	 
BATTING
Doubles: J. O'Rourke (2, 1st Inning off G. Bechtel, 1 on, 1 out) , C. McVey 2 (3, 1st Inning off G. Bechtel, 1 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off G. Bechtel, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Barnes (1, 4th Inning off G. Bechtel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Wright (1, 3rd Inning off G. Bechtel, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. O'Rourke (1, 9th Inning off D. Mack, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Wright 3 , R. Barnes 3 , C. McVey 4 , J. O'Rourke 6 , D. White 3 , H. Wright 3 , H. Schafer 3 , A. Spalding 3
2-out RBI: G. Wright , R. Barnes , H. Schafer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Leonard 2 , G. Wright , R. Barnes , C. McVey 3 , J. O'Rourke , A. Spalding
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Leonard (2) , D. White (1) , H. Schafer 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Wright , R. Barnes 2 , C. McVey 2
PB: D. White
		
Player 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	AVG 	HR 	RBI
C. Fulmer SS 	5 	3 	2 	0 	0 	0		1		.211 	0 	1
C. Pabor LF 	5 	2 	2 	1 	0 	0		2		.211 	0 	2
B. Craver 2B 	4 	2 	2 	3 	0 	0		1		.412 	0 	6
D. Eggler CF 	5 	0 	1 	2 	0 	0		1		.211 	0 	2
T. York RF 	5 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0		3		.211 	0 	0
J. Holdsworth 3B 	4 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0		3		.118 	0 	1
J. Radcliff 1B 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		2		.375 	1 	4
N. Hicks C 	4 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		1		.133 	0 	1
G. Bechtel P 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		2		.000 	0 	0
   C. Cummings P 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		0		.286 	0 	2
   D. Mack P 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		1		.000 	0 	0
Totals 	39 	8 	9 	7 	0 	0 	17 	  	  	 
BATTING
Doubles: C. Pabor (1, 3rd Inning off A. Spalding, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Craver (1, 3rd Inning off A. Spalding, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Craver (1, 5th Inning off A. Spalding, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Pabor (2, 9th Inning off A. Spalding, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Fulmer 2 , C. Pabor 5 , B. Craver 5 , D. Eggler , T. York , N. Hicks
2-out RBI: D. Eggler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Pabor , J. Radcliff 2 , D. Mack
Sac Bunt: G. Bechtel
Sac Fly: B. Craver
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. York (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Fulmer 4 , C. Pabor 2 , B. Craver , D. Eggler , T. York 2 , J. Holdsworth 2
Double Plays: 1 (Pabor-Holdsworth)
OF assists: 1 (Pabor(Barnes at 3rd base))
PB: N. Hicks
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE 		PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player 	                IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	PI 	ERA   
A. Spalding W (2-0) 	9.0 	9 	8 	5 	0 	0 	0 	143 	3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Spalding 43
Batters Faced: A. Spalding 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Spalding 14-13
Pitches - Strikes: A. Spalding 143-93
		
Player 	                IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	PI 	ERA   
G. Bechtel L (0-2) 	4.1 	13 	10 	2 	0 	1 	0 	104 	3.65   
C. Cummings 	        3.0 	6 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0 	67 	3.43   
D. Mack 	        1.2 	1 	1 	0 	2 	0 	0 	30 	0.00   
PITCHING 
Game Score: G. Bechtel 14
Batters Faced: G. Bechtel 27, C. Cummings 19, D. Mack 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Bechtel 5-5, C. Cummings 3-6, D. Mack 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Bechtel 104-69, C. Cummings 67-43, D. Mack 30-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cummings 1-1 , D. Mack 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Deacon White
Ballpark: Jefferson Street Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 2913
Special Notes: Deacon White ties the NL playoff game record for runs with 4. 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED STOCKINGS AT PHILADELPHIA WHITE STOCKINGS
GAME 5 - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH , 1874 - GAME LOG
  	                        1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	R 	H 	E
Boston Red Stockings 	        2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	3 	6 	3
Philadelphia White Stockings 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	1 	1 	0 	1 	4 	9 	6	
	
Philadelphia Wins at Home to Narrow Series Deficit to 3-2
Candy Cummings was not about to watch an opponent celebrate a championship on his home field.

The right-hander pitched the Philadelphia White Stockings to victory at Jefferson Street Grounds today, staving off the Boston Red Stockings, who remain one game away from a title. Cummings threw 9.0 innings of 6-hit ball. The win cuts the series deficit for the White Stockings to 3-2 in the best-of-7 series.

Charlie Pabor was the walk-off hero for Philadelphia. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the White Stockings left fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"It was a solid team effort," said Pabor after the game.

Game 6 is scheduled for Monday at South End Grounds I in Boston.
		
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE 		PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	AVG 	HR 	RBI
A. Leonard LF 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0		2		.192 	0 	0
   a-G. Hall PH, LF 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		1		.222 	0 	3
G. Wright SS 	4 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0		3		.250 	0 	6
R. Barnes 2B 	4 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0		1		.375 	0 	2
C. McVey RF 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0		3		.320 	0 	1
J. O'Rourke 1B 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0		2		.273 	0 	4
D. White C 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0		3		.304 	0 	3
H. Wright CF 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		5		.353 	0 	3
H. Schafer 3B 	4 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		3		.304 	0 	6
A. Spalding P 	4 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0		1		.357 	0 	2
Totals 	37 	3 	6 	3 	0 	0 	24 	  	  	 
a - G. Hall pinch hit for A. Leonard in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Barnes 2 , J. O'Rourke , D. White , H. Schafer , A. Spalding
2-out RBI: J. O'Rourke , D. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Wright , C. McVey , H. Wright , H. Schafer
Sac Fly: G. Wright
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Leonard , C. McVey , J. O'Rourke
Double Plays: 1 (Schafer-Barnes-O'Rourke)
		
Player 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	AVG 	HR 	RBI
C. Fulmer SS 	5 	2 	3 	0 	0 	0		0		.292 	0 	1
C. Pabor LF 	5 	1 	2 	1 	0 	0		2		.250 	0 	3
B. Craver 2B 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0		1		.400 	0 	7
D. Eggler CF 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0		1		.217 	0 	3
T. York RF 	3 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0		3		.227 	0 	0
J. Holdsworth 3B 	3 	0 	1 	0 	1 	0		1		.150 	0 	1
J. Radcliff 1B 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		4		.300 	1 	4
N. Hicks C 	3 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0		2		.111 	0 	1
C. Cummings P 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		6		.182 	0 	2
Totals 	34 	4 	9 	3 	2 	0 	20 	  	  	 
BATTING
Doubles: B. Craver (2, 3rd Inning off A. Spalding, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. York (1, 2nd Inning off A. Spalding, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Holdsworth (1, 8th Inning off A. Spalding, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Fulmer 3 , C. Pabor 2 , B. Craver 2 , D. Eggler , T. York 3 , J. Holdsworth 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. York , J. Radcliff , N. Hicks , C. Cummings 3
GIDP: T. York
Hit by Pitch: B. Craver , T. York
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Fulmer (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Fulmer 3 , C. Pabor , B. Craver , J. Holdsworth
PB: N. Hicks
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE 		PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player 	                IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	PI 	ERA   
A. Spalding L (2-1) 	8.0 	9 	4 	2 	2 	0 	0 	155 	3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Spalding 50
Batters Faced: A. Spalding 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Spalding 11-11
Pitches - Strikes: A. Spalding 155-95
Hit Batsmen: A. Spalding 2
		
Player             	IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	PI 	ERA   
C. Cumming W (2-1)      9.0 	6 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	141 	2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cummings 69
Batters Faced: C. Cummings 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cummings 11-16
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cummings 141-93
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Candy Cummings
Ballpark: Jefferson Street Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 2895
Special Notes: SS Chick Fulmer was injured while running the bases. 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA WHITE STOCKINGS AT BOSTON RED STOCKINGS
GAME 6 - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH , 1874 - GAME LOG
  	                        1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	R 	H 	E
Philadelphia White Stockings 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	2 	11 	6
Boston Red Stockings     	0 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2 	X 	5 	13 	8	
	
Red Stockings Top White Stockings in World Championship Series
With a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia White Stockings tonight at South End Grounds I, the Boston Red Stockings wrapped up their 2nd title in team history.

Boston left little doubt who was the better club. "Team" was the word of the day as the Red Stockings celebrated the culmination of their banner year in the victors clubhouse following the game.

"Hitting, pitching, fielding; those are all things you need to win, but most importantly you need a team, a team that works together toward the same collective goal," said Boston manager Harry Wright. "Our players felt that way all year and they played that way. When one guy had an off day, 24 others stepped up their game and filled the void."

A jovial mood filled the air as Boston celebrated into the night. The city's mayor said parade plans were underway and a "huge celebration" in the works.

"We're going to celebrate our team, our championship Boston Red Stockings," the mayor said.

The champions completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the National Association and a 55-16 record.
		
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE 		BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	AVG 	HR 	RBI
B. Craver 2B 	6 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		5		.346 	0 	7
C. Pabor LF 	5 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0		2		.276 	0 	3
J. Holdsworth 3B 	5 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0		1		.160 	0 	1
D. Eggler CF 	5 	0 	3 	1 	0 	0		2		.286 	0 	4
T. York RF 	5 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		6		.222 	0 	0
J. Radcliff 1B 	5 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0		5		.240 	1 	5
N. Hicks C 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		2		.087 	0 	1
P. Donnelly SS 	3 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		1		.333 	0 	0
   a-G. Bechtel PH 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		3		.000 	0 	0
   b-U. Quinlan SS 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		0		.000 	0 	0
   c-D. Mack PH 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0		0		.500 	0 	0
C. Cummings P 	5 	0 	1 	0 	0 	2		5		.188 	0 	2
Totals 	46 	2 	11 	2 	0 	2 	32 	  	  	 
a - G. Bechtel pinch hit for P. Donnelly in the 7th
b - U. Quinlan substituted for G. Bechtel in the 7th
c - D. Mack pinch hit for U. Quinlan in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Craver , C. Pabor 2 , J. Holdsworth , D. Eggler 3 , T. York , P. Donnelly , D. Mack , C. Cummings
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Craver 2 , C. Pabor , T. York , J. Radcliff 2 , C. Cummings 2
Team LOB: 17

FIELDING
Errors: B. Craver , D. Eggler , T. York , J. Radcliff , P. Donnelly 2
Double Plays: 2 (Holdsworth-Craver-Radcliff, Donnelly-Craver-Radcliff)
PB: N. Hicks
		
Player 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	AVG 	HR 	RBI
A. Leonard LF 	5 	0 	2 	1 	0 	0		1		.226 	0 	1
G. Wright SS 	5 	1 	2 	1 	0 	0		4		.276 	0 	7
R. Barnes 2B 	5 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0		2		.379 	0 	2
C. McVey RF 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0		4		.276 	0 	1
J. O'Rourke 1B 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0		3		.231 	0 	4
D. White C 	4 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0		3		.333 	0 	3
G. Hall CF 	4 	0 	2 	1 	0 	0		1		.308 	0 	4
H. Schafer 3B 	4 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0		3		.296 	0 	6
H. Wright P 	4 	2 	2 	1 	0 	0		0		.381 	0 	4
Totals 	39 	5 	13 	4 	0 	0 	21 	  	  	 
BATTING
Doubles: H. Schafer (1, 2nd Inning off C. Cummings, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Leonard (2, 2nd Inning off C. Cummings, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Wright (1, 8th Inning off C. Cummings, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Leonard 3 , G. Wright 3 , R. Barnes 2 , D. White 2 , G. Hall 2 , H. Schafer 2 , H. Wright 2
2-out RBI: G. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Barnes 2 , C. McVey , D. White
GIDP: G. Wright , H. Schafer
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. O'Rourke (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Wright , R. Barnes 3 , J. O'Rourke , H. Schafer 3
PB: D. White
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE 		BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player           	IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	PI 	ERA   
C. Cummings L (2-2) 	8.0 	13 	5 	3 	0 	0 	0 	151 	2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cummings 40
Batters Faced: C. Cummings 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cummings 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cummings 151-94
		
Player 	                IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	PI 	ERA   
H. Wright W (2-1) 	9.0 	11 	2 	1 	0 	2 	0 	170 	2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Wright 61
Batters Faced: H. Wright 46
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Wright 12-13
Pitches - Strikes: H. Wright 170-108
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harry Wright
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Weather: Rain (46 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 2848
Special Notes: Rain delay of 63 minutes in the 5th inning.

BaseballMan · 04-08-2023, 10:59 PM

1874 season recap

The Wright Decision

The Boston Red Stockings dominated the National Association Baseball league in 1874, finishing the season with a remarkable record of 55 wins and 16 losses, winning the pennant by 7 games. The team led the league in runs scored (656) and allowed (426). Player-manager Harry Wright, who played center field and batted .256 with 3 home runs and 50 RBIs, was the leader of the team. The lineup included standout players such as Ross Barnes, with an average of .377 and 69 RBIs, George Wright with an average of .330 and 69 RBIs, and Deacon White, batting .325 with 73 RBIs. The team's pitching was anchored by ace Al Spalding, who also played first base and batted .346, finishing the season with a record of 46-12 and a 1.75 ERA.
The Philadelphia White Stockings finished in second place with a record of 36 wins and 22 losses, followed by the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Stockings. The Philadelphia White Stockings had the best pitching in the league, allowing an average of 5.5 runs per game, with a team ERA of 2.24. The team scored 392 runs and allowed 317 runs during the 1874 season. Bill Craver was the standout player for the team that year, playing in 58 games and batting .281 with 9 doubles, 6 triples, and 31 RBIs. Dave Eggler was another strong contributor for the team, batting .317 with 8 doubles, 9 triples, and 50 RBIs in 58 games.
In the 1874 season, the league played a total of 464 games, with a total of 3,262 runs scored and 320 home runs hit. The league batting average was .273, and the league ERA was 3.07.
At the start of the World Championship Series, Harry Wright made a controversial decision to sit the best pitcher in the game and take the mound himself. The decision appeared to backfire as the Red Stockings lost 7-6. In game 2, Wright started again and was able to pull out a win. Fans were beginning to worry if Al Spalding had suffered a major injury, as injuries were not reported to the league at the time. Boston fans were relieved when Spalding took the mound for games 3 and 4. Wanting to give his workhorse some more rest to save him for a game 7, Harry took the mound again in game 6. The Red Stockings won game 6 by a score of 5-2 to claim their 2nd championship.
Harry Wright proved that his decision to start himself 3 time s in the series was right decision by going 2-1 with an ERA of 2.00 and batting .381, earning him the MVP for the series. Ross Barnes and Deacon White also contributed significantly to Boston's 2nd World Championship, batting .379 and .333, respectively.
The League seemed to have found a more stable foundation, as only the Baltimore Canaries folded up shop. However, the League needed to keep the same teams for a few years and build up a stable fan base to ensure profitable expansion in the future. Unfortunately, as the offseason came, six new teams formed and paid the team entry fee of $100, much to the disgust of William Hulbert.

BaseballMan · 04-09-2023, 01:29 PM

1875 season recap

SLOW CHANGE COMING

The 1875 National Association Baseball League expanded by six teams in 1875.
The expansion was not well planned. It was more of a result of inexperienced team owners. Most of the NA clubs were run by owners who had little experience in running a team. Many of them had backgrounds in a family owned business or as a saloon owner.
The majority of the owners did not see the problem of supporting 3 teams in Philadelphia and putting a team in Keokuk.
Few people had even heard of Keokuk.
But one man had heard of Keokuk.
Hulbert was astonished that the League had even taken the matter under consideration.
He argued fruitlessly that a town of 12,700 could not support a Major League team.
His argument fell on deaf ears.
By mid June, Hulbert's predictions came true and the Keokuk Westerns became a footnote in the history of baseball.

Early season predictions that the established teams would feast on the expansion teams soon came true. The Red Stockings dominated the competition once again with their best record ever at 62-20. Along with Boston at the top were the Philadelphia White Stockings, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis and Hartford ballclubs. Hulbert was furious watching the top clubs snatch up the best talent and dominate the expansion clubs.
The Boston Red Stockings season was one for the record books, finishing with a dominant 62-20 record and a .756 winning percentage. They were followed in the standings by the Philadelphia White Stockings, who finished 12 games back with a 44-26 record.
The St. Louis Brown Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics rounded out the top four, with records of 42-28 and 44-33, respectively.
Looking at the league batting stats, Boston was once again the cream of the crop, scoring an average of 8.5 runs per game and hitting .310 as a team. They were followed by the Hartford Dark Blues, who averaged 6.7 runs per game and hit .265. The Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia White Stockings, and St. Louis Brown Stockings rounded out the top five in team batting average.
Overall, it was a season dominated by the Boston Red Stockings, who showed themselves to be a force to be reckoned with in the world of professional baseball.
In the postseason, the World Championship Series was contested between the Boston Red Stockings and the Philadelphia White Stockings, with Boston ultimately coming out on top by a score of 4-2. The series was hard-fought and closely contested, with both teams putting up a strong fight.
In terms of individual performances, there were a number of standout players throughout the league. The Boston Red Stockings boasted the highest run total in the league, with an impressive 701 runs over the course of the season. Meanwhile, the Hartford Dark Blues had the highest number of stolen bases, with 86 in total.
The league's batting statistics were also impressive, with the Boston Red Stockings finishing the season with a team batting average of .310, an on-base percentage of .323, and a slugging percentage of .401. These impressive numbers helped them secure their spot as the top team in the league.
Overall, the 1875 baseball season was an exciting and memorable one, with plenty of great performances and exciting moments throughout including a record breaking 48 game hit streak for Cal McVey of the Red Stockings. Still the clouds of a uncertain future remained.
What was certain was that the League could not survive another year of rapid expansion.
Like it or not a train of change was coming.

BaseballMan · 04-09-2023, 01:30 PM

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LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team 	                        W 	L 	WPct 	GB 	R 	RA
Boston Red Stockings 	        62 	20 	.756 	- 	701 	418
Philadelphia White Stockings 	44 	26 	.629 	12 	471 	388
St. Louis Brown Stockings 	42 	28 	.600 	14 	452 	347
Philadelphia Athletics 	        44 	33 	.571 	15½ 	523 	430
Hartford Dark Blues 	        48 	38 	.558 	16 	572 	495
Washington Nationals 	        12 	16 	.429 	23 	157 	190
St. Louis Red Stockings 	8 	11 	.421 	22½ 	89 	115
Chicago White Stockings 	29 	40 	.420 	26½ 	409 	468
Brooklyn Atlantics 	        16 	28 	.364 	27 	181 	266
New York Mutuals 	        24 	47 	.338 	32½ 	389 	540
Philadelphia Centennials 	4 	10 	.286 	24 	77 	114
New Haven Elm Citys 	        11 	36 	.234 	33½ 	199 	371
Keokuk Westerns 	        1 	12 	.077 	26½ 	28 	106
 
LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team 	                        R/G 	R 	G 	AB 	H 	2B 	3B 	HR 	BB 	SO 	SB 	AVG 	OBP 	SLG 	OPS
Boston Red Stockings 	        8.5 	701 	82 	3439 	1066 	161 	61 	10 	33 	70 	82 	.310 	.323 	.401 	.724
Hartford Dark Blues 	        6.7 	572 	86 	3451 	916 	104 	46 	1 	26 	74 	71 	.265 	.277 	.323 	.600
Philadelphia Athletics 	        6.8 	523 	77 	3085 	842 	114 	59 	8 	24 	55 	79 	.273 	.282 	.356 	.638
Philadelphia White Stockings 	6.7 	471 	70 	2781 	753 	71 	35 	4 	26 	73 	85 	.271 	.282 	.326 	.607
St. Louis Brown Stockings 	6.5 	452 	70 	2767 	727 	98 	36 	3 	22 	68 	80 	.263 	.273 	.327 	.600
Chicago White Stockings 	5.9 	409 	69 	2752 	685 	88 	19 	2 	16 	83 	81 	.249 	.260 	.297 	.557
New York Mutuals 	        5.5 	389 	71 	2757 	680 	91 	16 	2 	21 	80 	41 	.247 	.257 	.293 	.550
New Haven Elm Citys 	        4.2 	199 	47 	1770 	386 	46 	6 	3 	12 	52 	20 	.218 	.227 	.256 	.483
Brooklyn Atlantics 	        4.1 	181 	44 	1681 	349 	44 	8 	1 	20 	45 	14 	.208 	.220 	.245 	.465
Washington Nationals 	        5.6 	157 	28 	1095 	224 	21 	14 	1 	2 	31 	23 	.205 	.214 	.252 	.466
St. Louis Red Stockings 	4.7 	89 	19 	716 	143 	17 	4 	2 	2 	28 	18 	.200 	.210 	.243 	.453
Philadelphia Centennials 	5.5 	77 	14 	532 	114 	18 	4 	2 	2 	14 	6 	.214 	.225 	.274 	.499
Keokuk Westerns 	        2.2 	28 	13 	457 	80 	13 	4 	1 	1 	16 	5 	.175 	.185 	.228 	.413

LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Team 	                        R/G 	R 	G 	CG 	SHO 	SV 	ERA 	IP 	HA 	HRA 	BB 	K 	WHIP 	OAVG 	BABIP
Keokuk Westerns 	        8.2 	106 	13 	9 	0 	0 	2.31 	113.0 	158 	1 	2 	18 	1.42 	.285 	.290
Philadelphia Centennials 	8.1 	114 	14 	7 	0 	0 	3.09 	122.1 	147 	2 	4 	10 	1.23 	.262 	.262
St. Louis Red Stockings 	6.1 	115 	19 	15 	2 	0 	1.69 	170.0 	174 	0 	8 	19 	1.07 	.234 	.238
Washington Nationals 	        6.8 	190 	28 	18 	0 	1 	2.69 	244.1 	307 	0 	10 	22 	1.30 	.274 	.278
Brooklyn Atlantics 	        6.0 	266 	44 	25 	0 	2 	2.73 	395.1 	461 	1 	12 	31 	1.20 	.264 	.266
St. Louis Brown Stockings 	5.0 	347 	70 	54 	4 	0 	1.85 	624.0 	605 	3 	9 	81 	0.98 	.228 	.233
New Haven Elm Citys 	        7.9 	371 	47 	22 	1 	3 	3.36 	410.1 	512 	2 	14 	55 	1.28 	.273 	.277
Philadelphia White Stockings 	5.5 	388 	70 	43 	1 	5 	2.37 	626.0 	672 	6 	16 	83 	1.10 	.244 	.249
Boston Red Stockings 	        5.1 	418 	82 	64 	2 	4 	1.88 	731.1 	726 	3 	24 	88 	1.03 	.231 	.236
Philadelphia Athletics 	        5.6 	430 	77 	52 	0 	3 	2.25 	692.2 	730 	3 	22 	59 	1.09 	.238 	.241
Chicago White Stockings 	6.8 	468 	69 	48 	1 	0 	3.28 	614.1 	756 	8 	27 	76 	1.27 	.273 	.276
Hartford Dark Blues 	        5.8 	495 	86 	68 	8 	1 	2.57 	763.0 	880 	5 	31 	77 	1.19 	.261 	.265
New York Mutuals 	        7.6 	540 	71 	46 	2 	0 	3.72 	621.2 	837 	6 	28 	70 	1.39 	.288 	.292

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04-08-2023, 11:41 AM	#32
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,271	Future on the Horizon By the 1870s, Harry Wright had been recognized as the best manager in the game. Wright was able to help Boston acquire some of the best talent in the game. Yet for a team that had Al Spalding, Ross Barnes, Jim O'Rourke, Deacon White and Harry's younger brother George a championship trophy eluded Harry and the Red Stockings. The 1873 Red Stockings were not the best team Harry had managed but they were still expected to finish first. In terms of individual statistics and leaders, the Boston Red Stockings had the highest runs-per-game average, at 10.9. Their batting was led by a strong team effort, with many players contributing to their success. The team finished with a batting average of .333, an on-base percentage of .351, and a slugging percentage of .433. The team had several notable players in 1873, including Ross Barnes, who played second base and had a batting average of .388, and George Wright, who played shortstop and had a batting average of .349. Harry Wright played center field and had a batting average of .299. Other notable players on the Red Stockings roster in 1873 included Deacon White, who batted .348 and Jim O'Rourke, who batted .336 and broke the record for consecutive game hitting streak with 46.Al Spalding once again led the Red Stockings and the league in wins with 41. His record would give him his 3rd straight Cy Young Award. In fact, the award for the best pitcher was originally known as the Al Spalding pitching Award. However the final official name for awards was used in these chronicles. This is why Spalding won the 1873 Cy Young award even though it would not be named that for many years after Spalding's death. The Baltimore Canaries had a strong season in 1873, finishing with a record of 38-19 and a .667 winning percentage, which was good enough for second place. The team scored 567 runs and allowed 451. Lip Pike was the team's best hitter, posting a .368 batting average. During the summer Pike also managed to beat "Chance" a horse in 100 yd dash. Other Canaries contributors were Tom J. Carey who hit .319, Davy Force hit .346, Everett Mills hit .364 and Scott Hastings hit .379 The team's pitching was led by Asa Brainard, who went 11-2 with a 2.54 ERA in 157.1 innings pitched. Candy Cummings went 10-6 with a 2.95 ERA in 124.2 innings pitched, while George Bradley went 8-8 with a 2.87 ERA in 139 innings pitched. On the weak side of the league, the Baltimore Marylands had a difficult season, with a high runs-per-game average of 9.2. However, they did manage to record 2 complete games and 1 shutout. The team finished with an ERA of 4.76 and a WHIP of 1.75. Elizabeth Resolutes finished the season with a record of 6-17 and a .261 winning percentage, which placed them 9th in the league. The team scored 138 runs and allowed 192 runs. Neither team were able to overcome the lack of success on the field and called it quits before the season ended. The National Association of 1873 had an exciting season, but questions still remained on the future of the league. The commissioner Henry Chadwick was well respected as an expert on the game. However, he was not a strong leader and would often allow players to leave and join teams at their leisure. This did nothing for fans of bad teams. But changes were already on the horizon. A future of baseball with or without the National Association was beginning to form in the mind of William Hulbert. In the shadows of 1873 Hulbert had watched the game and began to plan the future. Hulbert had backed the the 1871 Chicago team that had been lost due to the great Chicago fire. Hulbert was eager to bring baseball back to Chicago but was displeased with the league’s lack of effort to field good teams in the west. Most west teams were hardly better than minor league teams for the powerhouse teams of the East. Hulbert wanted a restart in Chicago. Hulbert also wanted a better organized league and control placed in the owner’s hands. Last edited by BaseballMan; 04-08-2023 at 12:24 PM.

04-08-2023, 06:33 PM	#34
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,271	1874 news Attached Images

04-08-2023, 06:34 PM	#35
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,271	more 1874 news Attached Images

04-03-2023, 10:53 PM	#22
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,271	Completed 1875 season. Still trying to get organized. Wrote a rough draft for 1872 recap. Used gpt and it basically wrote the same thing. I'm no writer so i'm trying to take some notes, write some ideas and give it to gpt along with some stats. Anyway this is what we came up with. National Association 1872 season recap "First Place forfeit" The 1872 National Association baseball season welcomed four new teams to the league, which replaced the defunct Fort Wayne, Rockford, and Chicago franchises. The Chicago franchise had been lost to the great Chicago fire of 1871, while the other two franchises failed to cover league fees and player salaries. Baltimore, Middletown, and two teams in Brooklyn took the field for the first time. Despite this, several teams would not finish and fold during the year. Most surprising was the Washington Olympics calling it quits after 9 games and in first place, finishing the year with the best winning percentage in the league but being disqualified from the World Championship Series due to failure to follow their schedule. The league was accused of being hypocritical as it turned a blind eye to top teams like the Boston Red Stockings, who played exhibition teams against local players from nearby towns. Despite this, the league stuck with the league standings by winning percentage. At the end of the year, the Red Stockings took the runner-up playoff spot with a .604 percentage over the Baltimore Canaries' .517, even though they played ten fewer games. The league ruled that no regular season games could be scheduled after the scheduled season end date and ruled in favor of Harry Wright's Red Stockings. The Red Stockings were led by Al Spalding, George Wright and Ross Basrnes. Despite the talent on Boston's roster the Phildelphia Athletics out did them. Philadelphia had one of the best young hitters in the game in Cap Anson. Anson was snatched up in the offseason by the Athletics after Rockford folded during the 1871 season. Philadelphia also had good seasons from Ned Cuthbert, Dickie Flowers and Dick McBride. Despite the talent on Boston's roster, the Philadelphia Athletics outdid them, led by one of the best young hitters in the game in Cap Anson, who was snatched up in the offseason by the Athletics after Rockford folded during the 1871 season. Philadelphia also had good seasons from Ned Cuthbert, Dickie Flowers, and Dick McBride. The league batting stats showed the Baltimore Canaries, the Boston Red Stockings, and the Philadelphia Athletics to be the top three teams in the league. In the post-season the Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Boston Red Stockings, 4-1, in the World Championship Series.

04-04-2023, 04:40 AM	#23
italyprof All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 991	Where are Middletown (New York State?) and Rockford anyway? Don't you all love the towns that qualified for major leagues back then?

04-04-2023, 04:15 PM	#26
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,271	Looking at another fly by night team in the Keokuk Westerns, i noticed that Mike Golden's record with the team was the exact same record of 1-12 that he had in the real league. He even had a better era at 2.58. But what can a pitcher do when he bats .216 and has the 2nd best batting average on a team that bats .175.

04-04-2023, 08:47 PM	#27
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,271	Not sure if this will work. The link is to my dropbox with my 1871-1885 almanacs. Thinking about maybe a solo league website. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/xrols...fhr09d2182onyu

04-08-2023, 10:59 PM	#38
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,271	1874 season recap The Wright Decision The Boston Red Stockings dominated the National Association Baseball league in 1874, finishing the season with a remarkable record of 55 wins and 16 losses, winning the pennant by 7 games. The team led the league in runs scored (656) and allowed (426). Player-manager Harry Wright, who played center field and batted .256 with 3 home runs and 50 RBIs, was the leader of the team. The lineup included standout players such as Ross Barnes, with an average of .377 and 69 RBIs, George Wright with an average of .330 and 69 RBIs, and Deacon White, batting .325 with 73 RBIs. The team's pitching was anchored by ace Al Spalding, who also played first base and batted .346, finishing the season with a record of 46-12 and a 1.75 ERA. The Philadelphia White Stockings finished in second place with a record of 36 wins and 22 losses, followed by the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Stockings. The Philadelphia White Stockings had the best pitching in the league, allowing an average of 5.5 runs per game, with a team ERA of 2.24. The team scored 392 runs and allowed 317 runs during the 1874 season. Bill Craver was the standout player for the team that year, playing in 58 games and batting .281 with 9 doubles, 6 triples, and 31 RBIs. Dave Eggler was another strong contributor for the team, batting .317 with 8 doubles, 9 triples, and 50 RBIs in 58 games. In the 1874 season, the league played a total of 464 games, with a total of 3,262 runs scored and 320 home runs hit. The league batting average was .273, and the league ERA was 3.07. At the start of the World Championship Series, Harry Wright made a controversial decision to sit the best pitcher in the game and take the mound himself. The decision appeared to backfire as the Red Stockings lost 7-6. In game 2, Wright started again and was able to pull out a win. Fans were beginning to worry if Al Spalding had suffered a major injury, as injuries were not reported to the league at the time. Boston fans were relieved when Spalding took the mound for games 3 and 4. Wanting to give his workhorse some more rest to save him for a game 7, Harry took the mound again in game 6. The Red Stockings won game 6 by a score of 5-2 to claim their 2nd championship. Harry Wright proved that his decision to start himself 3 time s in the series was right decision by going 2-1 with an ERA of 2.00 and batting .381, earning him the MVP for the series. Ross Barnes and Deacon White also contributed significantly to Boston's 2nd World Championship, batting .379 and .333, respectively. The League seemed to have found a more stable foundation, as only the Baltimore Canaries folded up shop. However, the League needed to keep the same teams for a few years and build up a stable fan base to ensure profitable expansion in the future. Unfortunately, as the offseason came, six new teams formed and paid the team entry fee of $100, much to the disgust of William Hulbert. Last edited by BaseballMan; 04-08-2023 at 11:01 PM.

04-09-2023, 01:29 PM	#39
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,271	1875 season recap SLOW CHANGE COMING The 1875 National Association Baseball League expanded by six teams in 1875. The expansion was not well planned. It was more of a result of inexperienced team owners. Most of the NA clubs were run by owners who had little experience in running a team. Many of them had backgrounds in a family owned business or as a saloon owner. The majority of the owners did not see the problem of supporting 3 teams in Philadelphia and putting a team in Keokuk. Few people had even heard of Keokuk. But one man had heard of Keokuk. Hulbert was astonished that the League had even taken the matter under consideration. He argued fruitlessly that a town of 12,700 could not support a Major League team. His argument fell on deaf ears. By mid June, Hulbert's predictions came true and the Keokuk Westerns became a footnote in the history of baseball. Early season predictions that the established teams would feast on the expansion teams soon came true. The Red Stockings dominated the competition once again with their best record ever at 62-20. Along with Boston at the top were the Philadelphia White Stockings, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis and Hartford ballclubs. Hulbert was furious watching the top clubs snatch up the best talent and dominate the expansion clubs. The Boston Red Stockings season was one for the record books, finishing with a dominant 62-20 record and a .756 winning percentage. They were followed in the standings by the Philadelphia White Stockings, who finished 12 games back with a 44-26 record. The St. Louis Brown Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics rounded out the top four, with records of 42-28 and 44-33, respectively. Looking at the league batting stats, Boston was once again the cream of the crop, scoring an average of 8.5 runs per game and hitting .310 as a team. They were followed by the Hartford Dark Blues, who averaged 6.7 runs per game and hit .265. The Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia White Stockings, and St. Louis Brown Stockings rounded out the top five in team batting average. Overall, it was a season dominated by the Boston Red Stockings, who showed themselves to be a force to be reckoned with in the world of professional baseball. In the postseason, the World Championship Series was contested between the Boston Red Stockings and the Philadelphia White Stockings, with Boston ultimately coming out on top by a score of 4-2. The series was hard-fought and closely contested, with both teams putting up a strong fight. In terms of individual performances, there were a number of standout players throughout the league. The Boston Red Stockings boasted the highest run total in the league, with an impressive 701 runs over the course of the season. Meanwhile, the Hartford Dark Blues had the highest number of stolen bases, with 86 in total. The league's batting statistics were also impressive, with the Boston Red Stockings finishing the season with a team batting average of .310, an on-base percentage of .323, and a slugging percentage of .401. These impressive numbers helped them secure their spot as the top team in the league. Overall, the 1875 baseball season was an exciting and memorable one, with plenty of great performances and exciting moments throughout including a record breaking 48 game hit streak for Cal McVey of the Red Stockings. Still the clouds of a uncertain future remained. What was certain was that the League could not survive another year of rapid expansion. Like it or not a train of change was coming. Last edited by BaseballMan; 04-13-2023 at 11:08 PM.