1878 Boston Red Caps Statistics
National League (NL)
Team Record: 41-19
Finished 1st in the NL
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Won League Championship Series
Manager: Harry Wright (41-19)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1878 Boston Red Caps RosterTeam Record: 41-19
Finished 1st in the NL
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Won League Championship Series
Manager: Harry Wright (41-19)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1878 Boston Red Caps Results
The Boston Red Caps of the National League ended the 1878 season with a record of 41 wins and 19 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Red Caps allowed 241 runs, least in the league. Boston plated 298 runs. Jim O'Rourke led all regular hitters by hitting .278. Tommy Bond earned 40 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.06 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Harry Wright coached the team. The 1878 Boston Red Caps won the League Championship Series.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bond | 40 | 19 | .678 | 2.06 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 532.7 | 571 | 222 | 122 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2159 |
| Jack Manning | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66 |
| Totals | 41 | 19 | .683 | 2.32 | 62 | 60 | 2 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 544.0 | 595 | 241 | 140 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2225 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim O'Rourke | 60 | 260 | 255 | 44 | 71 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | .278 | .292 | .412 | .704 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Leonard | 60 | 265 | 262 | 41 | 68 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .260 | .268 | .328 | .596 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Burdock | 60 | 249 | 246 | 37 | 64 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .260 | .269 | .358 | .627 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Manning | 60 | 258 | 248 | 41 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | .254 | .283 | .302 | .585 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wright | 59 | 273 | 267 | 35 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | .225 | .242 | .251 | .493 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Morrill | 60 | 238 | 233 | 26 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .240 | .256 | .270 | .527 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezra Sutton | 60 | 241 | 239 | 31 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .226 | .232 | .301 | .534 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Bond | 59 | 236 | 236 | 22 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .212 | .212 | .237 | .449 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pop Snyder | 60 | 227 | 226 | 21 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .212 | .216 | .235 | .450 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Schafer | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 540 | 2255 | 2220 | 298 | 535 | 75 | 25 | 2 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 154 | .241 | .253 | .300 | .553 | 666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Morrill | 1B | 59 | 0 | 535.0 | 606 | 22 | 28 | 36 | .957 | 1.564 | 1.644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim O'Rourke | 1B | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Burdock | 2B | 60 | 0 | 543.0 | 245 | 212 | 41 | 34 | .918 | 7.575 | 7.617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ezra Sutton | 3B | 59 | 0 | 530.0 | 80 | 118 | 25 | 8 | .888 | 3.362 | 3.356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Morrill | 3B | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 2.571 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Snyder | C | 58 | 0 | 524.0 | 344 | 92 | 42 | 2 | .912 | 7.489 | 7.517 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim O'Rourke | C | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .824 | 6.300 | 7.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Manning | OF | 59 | 0 | 549.0 | 61 | 9 | 23 | 1 | .753 | 1.148 | 1.186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Leonard | OF | 60 | 0 | 543.0 | 65 | 8 | 21 | 1 | .777 | 1.210 | 1.217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim O'Rourke | OF | 57 | 0 | 518.0 | 102 | 15 | 19 | 4 | .860 | 2.033 | 2.053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Schafer | OF | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Morrill | OF | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Snyder | OF | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Bond | OF | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Bond | P | 59 | 0 | 533.0 | 27 | 117 | 9 | 4 | .941 | 2.432 | 2.441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Manning | P | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Wright | SS | 59 | 0 | 535.0 | 72 | 197 | 15 | 24 | .947 | 4.525 | 4.559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ezra Sutton | SS | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 546 | 0 | 4896.0 | 1630 | 801 | 228 | 116 | .914 | 4.469 | 4.452 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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