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BOSTON RED STOCKINGS
1876 Finish: 2nd place, 46-24
1877 Prediction: 2nd place
The strong suspicion is that the 1872-75 champions engineered the demise of the New York Mutuals in order to make it easier to win the pennant again. They are the heavy favorites, but here at Reach Guide we think Boston will again come up short. They added pitcher Bobby Mathews but otherwise are basically the same team they've been in the past. It would be no surprise to see them back on top but we think there's an even better club. The projected starters:
c - Cal McVey (batted .362 in 1876)
1b - Al Spalding (batted .325 in 1876)
2b - Ross Barnes (batted .350 in 1876)
ss - George Wright (batted .363 in 1876)
3b - Harry Schafer (batted .231 in 1876)
lf - Jim O'Rourke (batted .326 in 1876)
cf - Frank McCarton (batted .372 in 1876)
rf - Ed Pinkham (batted .225 in 1876)
p - Bobby Mathews (21-7, 2.03 ERA with New York in 1876)
p - Cy Bentley (19-13, 2.28 ERA in 1876)
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