1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas season
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| 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.
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. |
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| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CHI | CLE | FW | NY | PHI | ROC | TRO | WSH | ||||||||
| Boston | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1–1 | ||||||||
| Chicago | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||||||||
| Cleveland | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | ||||||||
| Fort Wayne | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||||||||
| New York | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| Rockford | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | ||||||||
| Troy | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–3–1 | ||||||||
| Washington | 1–3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–2–1 | — | ||||||||
Roster
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Mathews, BobbyBobby Mathews | 19 | 169 | 6 | 11 | 5.17 | 17 |