1877 Boston Red Caps season

1877 Boston Red Caps
1877 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record 42–18 (.700)
League place 1st
Other information
Owner(s) Arthur Soden
Manager(s) Harry Wright
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The Boston Red Caps, under new owner Arthur Soden, won their first National League pennant in 1877.

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Boston Red Caps 42 18 -- .700
Louisville Grays 35 25 7 .583
Brooklyn Hartfords 31 27 10 .534
St. Louis Brown Stockings 28 32 14 .467
Chicago White Stockings 26 33 15.5 .441
Cincinnati Reds 15 42 25.5 .263

Roster

1877 Boston Red Caps
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

 Infielders Outfielders Manager

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 Brown, LewLew Brown 58 221 56 .253 1 31
1B White, DeaconDeacon White 59 266 103 .387 2 49
2B Wright, GeorgeGeorge Wright 61 290 80 .276 0 35
3B Morrill, JohnJohn Morrill 61 242 73 .302 0 28
SS Sutton, EzraEzra Sutton 58 253 74 .292 0 39
OF O'Rourke, JimJim O'Rourke 61 265 96 .362 0 23
OF Leonard, AndyAndy Leonard 58 272 78 .287 0 27
OF Murnane, TimTim Murnane 35 140 39 .279 1 15

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
Schafer, HarryHarry Schafer 33 141 39 .277 0 13
Wright, HarryHarry Wright 1 4 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
Bond, TommyTommy Bond 58 521 40 17 2.11 170
White, WillWill White 3 27 2 1 3.00 7

References