The 1873 Boston Red Stockings season was the third season of the franchise. They won their second consecutive National Association championship.
Managed by Harry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 43–16 to win the pennant by 4 games. Pitcher Al Spalding started 54 of the Red Stockings' games and led the NA with 41 wins. Second baseman Ross Barnes won the league batting title with a .431 batting average, and catcher Deacon White topped the circuit with 77 runs batted in.
Harry Wright, Al Spalding, first baseman Jim O'Rourke, and shortstop George Wright have all been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1873 Boston Red Stockings Roster Pitchers
Catchers Infielders 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 60 311 122 .392 1 77 1B 57 280 98 .350 1 49 2B 60 320 138 .431 2 60 SS 59 323 125 .387 3 43 3B 60 296 79 .267 2 42 OF 31 152 54 .355 1 32 OF 58 263 38 .259 2 36 OF 58 300 96 .320 0 60
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 31 154 41 .266 0 21 3 11 1 .091 0 0 2 11 4 .364 0 3 1 4 1 .250 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 60 496.2 41 14 2.99 50
Relief 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 14 39.1 2 2 4.12 5
References
1873 Boston Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference