1876 Boston Red Caps season
| 1876 Boston Red Caps | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 39–31 (.557) |
| League place | 4th |
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| Owner(s) | Nicholas T. Apollonio |
| Manager(s) | Harry Wright |
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With the dissolution of the National Association, the Boston team joined the brand new National League. The team name was changed to the Boston Red Caps to avoid confusion with the new Cincinnati Red Stockings team. Some of the players from the previous year's team defected to other ballclubs, so the team finished further down in the standings this season.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Stockings | 52 | 14 | 0.788 | — | 25–6 | 27–8 |
| Hartford Dark Blues | 47 | 21 | 0.691 | 6 | 23–9 | 24–12 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 45 | 19 | 0.703 | 6 | 24–6 | 21–13 |
| Boston Red Caps | 39 | 31 | 0.557 | 15 | 19–17 | 20–14 |
| Louisville Grays | 30 | 36 | 0.455 | 22 | 15–16 | 15–20 |
| New York Mutuals | 21 | 35 | 0.375 | 26 | 13–20 | 8–15 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | 45 | 0.237 | 34½ | 10–24 | 4–21 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 56 | 0.138 | 42½ | 6–24 | 3–32 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | HAR | LOU | NY | PHI | STL | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 1–9 | 10–0 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 9–1 | — | 10–0 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0–10 | 0–10 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 3–5 | 2–7 | |||||||||
| Hartford | 8–2 | 4–6 | 9–1 | — | 9–1–1 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 5–5 | 1–9 | 8–2 | 1–9–1 | — | 5–3–1 | 6–2–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
| New York | 2–8 | 1–7 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 3–5–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–6 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 1–9 | 1–7 | 5–3 | 1–9 | 2–6–1 | 4–3 | — | 0–8 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 6–1 | 8–0 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Brown, LewLew Brown | 45 | 195 | 41 | .210 | 2 | 21 |
| 1B | Murnane, TimTim Murnane | 69 | 308 | 87 | .282 | 2 | 34 |
| 2B | Morrill, JohnJohn Morrill | 66 | 278 | 73 | .263 | 0 | 26 |
| 3B | Schafer, HarryHarry Schafer | 70 | 286 | 72 | .252 | 0 | 35 |
| SS | Wright, GeorgeGeorge Wright | 70 | 335 | 100 | .299 | 1 | 34 |
| OF | O'Rourke, JimJim O'Rourke | 70 | 312 | 102 | .327 | 2 | 43 |
| OF | Manning, JackJack Manning | 70 | 288 | 76 | .264 | 2 | 25 |
| OF | Leonard, AndyAndy Leonard | 64 | 303 | 85 | .281 | 0 | 27 |
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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| Whitney, FrankFrank Whitney | 34 | 139 | 33 | .237 | 0 | 15 |
| McGinley, TimTim McGinley | 9 | 40 | 6 | .150 | 0 | 2 |
| Wright, SamSam Wright | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Parks, BillBill Parks | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Wright, HarryHarry Wright | 1 | 3 | 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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| Borden, JoeJoe Borden | 29 | 218.1 | 11 | 12 | 2.89 | 34 |
| Bradley, FoghornFoghorn Bradley | 22 | 173.1 | 9 | 10 | 2.49 | 16 |
| McBride, DickDick McBride | 4 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 2.73 | 2 |
| Nichols, TrickyTricky Nichols | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 |
Other 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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| Manning, JackJack Manning | 34 | 197.1 | 18 | 5 | 2.14 | 24 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Wright, GeorgeGeorge Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |