1878 Boston Red Caps season

1878 Boston Red Caps
National League Champions
League	National League
Ballpark	South End Grounds
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	41–19 (.683)
League place	1st
Owner	Arthur Soden
Manager	Harry Wright

The 1878 Boston Red Caps season was the eighth season of the franchise. The Red Caps won their second straight National League pennant.

Regular season

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Caps	41	19	.683	—	23‍–‍7	18‍–‍12
Cincinnati Reds	37	23	.617	4	25‍–‍8	12‍–‍15
Providence Grays	33	27	.550	8	17‍–‍13	16‍–‍14
Chicago White Stockings	30	30	.500	11	17‍–‍18	13‍–‍12
Indianapolis Blues	24	36	.400	17	10‍–‍17	14‍–‍19
Milwaukee Grays	15	45	.250	26	7‍–‍18	8‍–‍27

Record vs. opponents

1878 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Team	BOS	CHI	CIN	IND	MIL	PRV
Boston	—	8–4	6–6	10–2	11–1	6–6
Chicago	4–8	—	2–10	8–4	10–2	6–6–1
Cincinnati	6–6	10–2	—	4–8–1	8–4	9–3
Indianapolis	2–10	4–8	8–4–1	—	8–4–1	2–10–1
Milwaukee	1–11	2–10	4–8	4–8–1	—	4–8
Providence	6–6	6–6–1	3–9	10–2–1	8–4	—

Roster

1878 Boston Red Caps
Roster
Pitchers Tommy Bond Catchers Pop Snyder		Infielders Jack Burdock John Morrill Ezra Sutton George Wright		Outfielders Andy Leonard Jack Manning Jim O'Rourke Harry Schafer		Manager 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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Pop Snyder	60	226	48	.212	0	14
1B	John Morrill	60	233	56	.240	0	23
2B	Jack Burdock	60	246	64	.260	0	25
3B	Ezra Sutton	60	239	54	.226	1	29
SS	George Wright	59	267	60	.225	0	12
OF	Andy Leonard	60	262	68	.260	0	16
OF	Jack Manning	60	248	63	.254	0	23
OF	Jim O'Rourke	60	255	71	.278	1	29

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
Harry Schafer	2	8	1	.125	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
Tommy Bond	59	532.2	40	19	2.06	182

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
Jack Manning	3	11.1	1	0	14.29	2

References

• 1878 Boston Red Caps season at Baseball Reference