The 1873
Boston Red Stockings season was the 3rd season of the franchise. They won their second consecutive
National Association championship.
Managed by
Harry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 43–16 to win the pennant by 4 games. Pitcher
Al Spalding started 54 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 41 wins. Second baseman
Ross Barnes won the league batting title with a .431
batting average, and catcher
Deacon White
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topped the circuit with 77
runs batted in
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.
Harry Wright, Al Spalding, first baseman
Jim O'Rourke, and shortstop
George Wright George Wright may refer to:
Politics, law and government
* George Wright (MP) (died 1557), MP for Bedford and Wallingford
* George Wright (governor) (1779–1842), Canadian politician, lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island
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have all been elected into the
Baseball Hall of Fame
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.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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''
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''
Relief pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
References
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1873 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference
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