1877 Boston Red Caps season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Red Caps
| season = 1877
| misc = National League Champions
| league = National League
| ballpark = South End Grounds
| city = Boston, Massachusetts
| record = 42–18 (.700)
| league_place = 1st
| owner = Arthur Soden
| manager = Harry Wright
| television =
| radio =
|}}
The 1877 Boston Red Caps season was the seventh season of the franchise. Arthur Soden became the new owner of the franchise, who won their first National League pennant.
Regular season
=Season standings=
{{1877 National League standings|highlight=Boston Red Caps}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1877 NL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
=Roster=
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0f437c; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1877 Boston Red Caps | |||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #af0039; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Tommy Bond}}
{{MLBplayer | Will White}}
Catchers {{MLBplayer | Lew Brown}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Infielders {{MLBplayer | John Morrill}}
{{MLBplayer | Ezra Sutton}}
{{MLBplayer | Deacon White}}
{{MLBplayer | George Wright}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Andy Leonard}}
{{MLBplayer | Tim Murnane}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim O'Rourke}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Schafer}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Wright}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Harry Wright}} |
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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Lew|Brown|Lew Brown (baseball)}} | 58 | 221 | 56 | .253 | 1 | 31 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Deacon|White}} | 59 | 266 | 103 | .387 | 2 | 49 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|George|Wright|George Wright (sportsman)}} | 61 | 290 | 80 | .276 | 0 | 35 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|John|Morrill|dab=baseball}} | 61 | 242 | 73 | .302 | 0 | 28 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Ezra|Sutton}} | 58 | 253 | 74 | .292 | 0 | 39 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Jim|O'Rourke|Jim O'Rourke (baseball)}} | 61 | 265 | 96 | .362 | 0 | 23 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Andy|Leonard}} | 58 | 272 | 78 | .287 | 0 | 27 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Tim|Murnane}} | 35 | 140 | 39 | .279 | 1 | 15 |
==Other batters==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Harry|Schafer}} | 33 | 141 | 39 | .277 | 0 | 13 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Harry|Wright}} | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
=Pitching=
==Starting pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Tommy|Bond|Tommy Bond (baseball)}} | 58 | 521.0 | 40 | 17 | 2.11 | 170 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Will|White}} | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 7 |
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1877.shtml 1877 Boston Red Caps season at Baseball Reference]
{{1877 MLB season by team}}
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{{1877 Boston Red Caps}}
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