1878_Boston_Red_Caps_season
1878 Boston Red Caps season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1878 Boston Red Caps season was the eighth season of the franchise. The Red Caps won their second straight National League pennant.
Quick Facts Boston Red Caps, League ...
| 1878 Boston Red Caps | |
|---|---|
| National League Champions | |
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | South End Grounds |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 41–19 (.683) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owner | Arthur Soden |
| Manager | Harry Wright |
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Season standings
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| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Caps | 41 | 19 | 0.683 | — | 23–7 | 18–12 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 23 | 0.617 | 4 | 25–8 | 12–15 |
| Providence Grays | 33 | 27 | 0.550 | 8 | 17–13 | 16–14 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 30 | 30 | 0.500 | 11 | 17–18 | 13–12 |
| Indianapolis Blues | 24 | 36 | 0.400 | 17 | 10–17 | 14–19 |
| Milwaukee Grays | 15 | 45 | 0.250 | 26 | 7–18 | 8–27 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | IND | MIL | PRV | |||||||||||
| Boston | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 11–1 | 6–6 | |||||||||||
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 2–10 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 6–6–1 | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 6–6 | 10–2 | — | 4–8–1 | 8–4 | 9–3 | |||||||||||
| Indianapolis | 2–10 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | — | 8–4–1 | 2–10–1 | |||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 1–11 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8–1 | — | 4–8 | |||||||||||
| Providence | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | 3–9 | 10–2–1 | 8–4 | — | |||||||||||
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Roster
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Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Pop Snyder | 60 | 226 | 48 | .212 | 0 | 14 |
| 1B | John Morrill | 60 | 233 | 56 | .240 | 0 | 23 |
| 2B | Jack Burdock | 60 | 246 | 64 | .260 | 0 | 25 |
| 3B | Ezra Sutton | 60 | 239 | 54 | .226 | 1 | 29 |
| SS | George Wright | 59 | 267 | 60 | .225 | 0 | 12 |
| OF | Andy Leonard | 60 | 262 | 68 | .260 | 0 | 16 |
| OF | Jack Manning | 60 | 248 | 63 | .254 | 0 | 23 |
| OF | Jim O'Rourke | 60 | 255 | 71 | .278 | 1 | 29 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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