1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas season

1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas
Major league affiliations
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (Since 1871)
Location
Hamilton Field (Since 1871) Fort Wayne, Indiana (Since 1871)
1871 Information
Owner(s)
Manager(s)	Bill Lennon, Harry Deane

The Fort Wayne Kekiongas played their first and only season in 1871 as a charter member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished seventh in the league with a record of 7-12.

Contents 1 First game 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Starters by position 3.1.2 Other batters 3.2 Pitching 3.2.1 Starting pitchers 4 References

First game

The honor of playing the first game of the newly-organized National Association of Professional Baseball Players was decided by coin flip.

Bobby Mathews, 5'5", 140 lbs, and 20 years old, hurled a 2-0 shutout for the Kekiongas. Deacon White, catcher for the Cleveland Forest Citys got 3 hits in 4 at-bats; the other Cleveland players only shared 2 hits among them. Deacon White scored the first hit, the first extra-base hit (a double) and was the first to hit into a double-play.

The game was rained out in the top of the 9th inning. Attendance was 200.

Bobby Mathews, who went on to play five seasons each in the National Association, National League, and American Association, is the only player ever to pitch 100 games or to win at least 50 in three different major leagues. He is credited with inventing the spitball and the out-curve. Deacon White was another historic player, ending his 22-year career as playing owner of Buffalo's Brotherhood team.

Regular season

Season standings

National Association	W	L	GB	Pct.
Philadelphia Athletics	21	7	--	.750
Chicago White Stockings	19	9	2.0	.679
Boston Red Stockings	20	10	2.0	.667
Washington Olympics	15	15	7.0	.500
New York Mutuals	16	17	7.5	.485
Troy Haymakers	13	15	8.0	.464
Fort Wayne Kekiongas	7	12	9.5	.368
Cleveland Forest Citys	10	19	11.5	.345
Rockford Forest Citys	4	21	15.5	.160

Roster

1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas
Roster
Pitchers Bobby Mathews		Catchers Bill Barrett Bill Lennon Paddy Quinn Infielders Charles Bierman Tom Carey Harry Deane Jim Foran Wally Goldsmith Jimmy Hallinan Joe McDermott Nealy Phelps Frank Sellman		Outfielders Bob Armstrong Pete Donnelly Bill Kelly Henry Kohler Ed Mincher		Manager Harry Deane Bill Lennon

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Lennon, BillBill Lennon	12	48	11	.229	0	5
1B	Foran, JimJim Foran	19	89	31	.348	1	18
2B	Carey, TomTom Carey	19	87	20	.230	0	10
SS	Goldsmith, WallyWally Goldsmith	19	88	18	.205	0	12
3B	Sellman, FrankFrank Sellman	14	65	15	.231	1	10
OF	Donnelly, PetePete Donnelly	9	34	7	.206	0	3
OF	Armstrong, RobertRobert Armstrong	12	49	11	.224	0	5
OF	Kelly, BillBill Kelly	18	67	15	.224	0	7

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Mincher, EdEd Mincher	9	36	8	.222	0	5
Hallinan, JimmyJimmy Hallinan	5	25	5	.200	0	2
Deane, HarryHarry Deane	6	22	4	.182	0	2
Quinn, PaddyPaddy Quinn	5	17	4	.235	0	2
Kohler, HenryHenry Kohler	3	12	2	.167	0	1
McDermott, JoeJoe McDermott	2	8	2	.250	0	1
Barrett, BillBill Barrett	1	5	1	.200	0	1
Phelps, NealyNealy Phelps	1	3	0	.000	0	0
Bierman, CharlesCharles Bierman	1	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mathews, BobbyBobby Mathews	19	169	6	11	5.17	17

References

• 1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas season at Baseball Reference