1881 Boston Red Caps Statistics
National League (NL)
Team Record: 38-45
Finished 6th in the NL
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Manager: Harry Wright (38-45)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1881 Boston Red Caps RosterTeam Record: 38-45
Finished 6th in the NL
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Manager: Harry Wright (38-45)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1881 Boston Red Caps Results
The Boston Red Caps of the National League ended the 1881 season with a record of 38 wins and 45 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
The Red Caps plated 347 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 410 runs. John Morrill drove in 39 runs. Ezra Sutton led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .291. Jim Whitney earned 31 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 2.48 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Harry Wright coached the team.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Whitney | 31 | 33 | .484 | 2.48 | 66 | 63 | 3 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 552.3 | 548 | 284 | 152 | 6 | 90 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 2301 |
| John Fox | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.33 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 124.3 | 144 | 90 | 46 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 556 |
| Bobby Mathews | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.35 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23.0 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 103 |
| John Morrill | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Tommy Bond | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 113 |
| Totals | 38 | 45 | .458 | 2.71 | 94 | 83 | 11 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 730.7 | 763 | 410 | 220 | 9 | 143 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 3101 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra Sutton | 83 | 346 | 333 | 42 | 97 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | .291 | .318 | .351 | .669 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Morrill | 81 | 323 | 311 | 47 | 90 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30 | .289 | .316 | .379 | .695 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Barnes | 69 | 311 | 295 | 42 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | .271 | .309 | .325 | .634 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hornung | 83 | 329 | 324 | 39 | 78 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | .241 | .252 | .346 | .598 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Whitney | 75 | 301 | 282 | 37 | 72 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | .255 | .302 | .337 | .639 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Crowley | 72 | 293 | 279 | 33 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | .254 | .290 | .297 | .588 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Burdock | 73 | 289 | 282 | 36 | 67 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | .238 | .256 | .319 | .575 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pop Snyder | 62 | 222 | 219 | 14 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .228 | .239 | .265 | .504 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Deasley | 43 | 152 | 147 | 13 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .238 | .263 | .299 | .562 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Richmond | 27 | 104 | 98 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .276 | .317 | .367 | .685 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lewis | 27 | 121 | 114 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .219 | .264 | .272 | .536 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fox | 30 | 118 | 118 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .178 | .178 | .178 | .356 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Mathews | 19 | 71 | 71 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .169 | .169 | .197 | .366 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wright | 7 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .200 | .286 | .200 | .486 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Bond | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Wright | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Quinn | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 756 | 3026 | 2916 | 347 | 733 | 121 | 27 | 5 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 193 | .251 | .279 | .317 | .595 | 923 | 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 | 74 | 0 | 657.0 | 743 | 37 | 25 | 32 | .969 | 1.685 | 1.541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Fox | 1B | 6 | 0 | 39.0 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .958 | 1.615 | 7.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Whitney | 1B | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 9.000 | 7.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Deasley | 1B | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 9.000 | 5.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joseph Quinn | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.000 | 11.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Burdock | 2B | 72 | 0 | 625.0 | 202 | 207 | 40 | 35 | .911 | 5.890 | 5.681 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ross Barnes | 2B | 7 | 0 | 63.0 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 3 | .851 | 5.714 | 5.714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Morrill | 2B | 4 | 0 | 41.0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 6.366 | 7.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Snyder | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 3.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ezra Sutton | 3B | 81 | 0 | 705.0 | 114 | 157 | 38 | 10 | .877 | 3.460 | 3.346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Morrill | 3B | 2 | 0 | 27.0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.333 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Snyder | C | 60 | 0 | 505.0 | 261 | 105 | 42 | 0 | .897 | 6.523 | 6.100 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Deasley | C | 28 | 0 | 226.0 | 133 | 27 | 15 | 2 | .914 | 6.372 | 5.714 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Hornung | OF | 83 | 0 | 738.0 | 198 | 19 | 12 | 5 | .948 | 2.646 | 2.614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Crowley | OF | 72 | 0 | 644.0 | 130 | 17 | 20 | 5 | .880 | 2.054 | 2.042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Lewis | OF | 27 | 0 | 243.0 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 1 | .837 | 1.519 | 1.519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Richmond | OF | 25 | 0 | 219.0 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .969 | 2.589 | 2.520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Mathews | OF | 18 | 0 | 135.0 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .818 | 1.800 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Fox | OF | 12 | 0 | 107.0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .783 | 1.514 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Deasley | OF | 7 | 0 | 57.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 2.053 | 1.857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Whitney | OF | 15 | 0 | 50.0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 1.260 | .467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Snyder | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Whitney | P | 66 | 0 | 552.0 | 19 | 99 | 28 | 3 | .808 | 1.924 | 1.788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Fox | P | 17 | 0 | 124.0 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 2 | .917 | 2.395 | 1.941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Bond | P | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.240 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Mathews | P | 5 | 0 | 23.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.565 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Morrill | P | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ross Barnes | SS | 63 | 0 | 574.0 | 91 | 214 | 52 | 17 | .854 | 4.782 | 4.841 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Wright | SS | 7 | 0 | 58.0 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .963 | 4.034 | 3.714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Deasley | SS | 7 | 0 | 49.0 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | .852 | 4.224 | 3.286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Richmond | SS | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 4.050 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Wright | SS | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 3.600 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ezra Sutton | SS | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Snyder | SS | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Burdock | SS | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 778 | 0 | 6583.0 | 2190 | 1038 | 325 | 126 | .909 | 4.413 | 4.149 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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