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Two teams still needed to play their first NL game, and one of them played on April 25, 1876. After Boston split their first two games in Philadelphia, they went to New York to take on the Mutuals, the only other club that has won a professional pennant.
Boston (1-1) at New York (0-0)
Opening Day lineups:
Boston
Ross Barnes, 2b
George Wright, ss
Cal McVey, c
Ed Pinkham, rf
Jim O'Rourke, lf
Frank McCarton, cf
Jim Carleton, 1b
Harry Schafer, 3b
Jim Britt, p
New York
Dave Eggler, cf (.321 in 1875)
John McMullin, rf (.311 in 1875)
Steve King, lf (.344 in 1875)
Ezra Sutton, ss (.337 in 1875)
John Clapp, c (.241 in 1875)
Bob Ferguson, 3b (.232 for Brooklyn in 1875)
John Hatfield, 2b (.313 in 1875)
Z.H. Taylor, 1b (.277 for Washington in 1875)
Bobby Mathews, p (13-11 in 1875)
New York jumped out to a big lead early, leading 8-1 through four innings. John McMullin was the big star, going 3 for 3 with three runs scored and three RBI, including two triples. The Red Stockings scored a few runs from there, with Ross Barnes adding three hits and Cal McVey getting four, but in the end those first few innings were enough to carry New York to an Opening Day win.
New York 8, Boston 4
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