1876 Boston Red Caps season explained

The 1876 Boston Red Caps season was the sixth season of the franchise. With the dissolution of the National Association, the Boston team joined the brand new National League. The team name was changed from the Boston Red Stockings to the Boston Red Caps to avoid confusion with the new Cincinnati Red Stockings team. Some of the players from the previous year's team defected to other ballclubs, so the team finished further down in the standings this season.

Regular season

Roster

1876 Boston Red Caps
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

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		45	195	41	.210	2	21
1B		69	308	87	.282	2	34
2B		66	278	73	.263	0	26
3B		70	286	72	.252	0	35
SS		70	335	100	.299	1	34
OF		70	312	102	.327	2	43
OF		70	288	76	.264	2	25
OF		64	303	85	.281	0	27

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
	34	139	33	.237	0	15
	9	40	6	.150	0	2
	2	8	1	.125	0	0
	1	4	0	.000	0	0
	1	3	0	.000	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
	29	218.1	11	12	2.89	34
	22	173.1	9	10	2.49	16
	4	33.0	0	4	2.73	2
	1	9.0	1	0	1.00	0

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

• 1876 Boston Red Caps season at Baseball Reference