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The 1872 Boston Red Stockings season was the second season of the franchise. They won the National Association championship. Managed by Harry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 39–8 to win the pennant by 7.5 games. Pitcher Al Spalding started all 48 of the Red Stockings' games
He split time between second base and shortstop for the Boston Red Stockings of the new National Association. Barnes led the league with 66 runs scored and 91 total bases, finishing second in batting average at .401. In 1872, he led the Association with a .432 batting average, a .585 slugging percentage, 99 base hits, 134 total bases, and 28 ...
Boston Red Stockings second baseman Ross Barnes, in 45 games played, leads the NA with 99 hits, a .430 batting average, a 1.034 OPS, and a 211 OPS+. He has 81 runs scored and 44 runs batted in. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Monday night's episode of "Antiques Roadshow" saw one of the most valuable archives ever seen on the show. A rare photographic baseball card collection of the Boston Red Stockings worth at least ...
Albert Spalding on a 1871 Boston Red Stockings baseball card.. Albert Goodwill Spalding (September 2, 1849 – September 9, 1915) was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of the Spalding sporting goods company.
The Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first team to declare their desire to become fully professional. Other teams quickly followed suit. Other teams quickly followed suit. By 1871, several clubs, wanting to separate fully from the amateur association, broke away to found the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players.
May 9, 1871, for the Boston Red Stockings: Last MLB appearance; May 7, 1872, for the Brooklyn Atlantics: MLB statistics; Batting average.216: Runs scored: 17: Runs batted in: 11: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; Boston Red Stockings ; Brooklyn Atlantics
In 1872 he moved to right field for the Boston Red Stockings in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, the first professional league now in its second season. Boston won the championship. It was Rogers' only full season with the pros, but he did play in two games for the Red Stockings in 1873. [1]