1879 Boston Red Caps Statistics

National League (NL)
Team Record: 54-30
Finished 2nd in the NL
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Manager: Harry Wright (54-30)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1879 Boston Red Caps Roster
1879 Boston Red Caps Results

The Boston Red Caps of the National League ended the 1879 season with a record of 54 wins and 30 losses, finishing second in the NL.

The Red Caps paced the circuit with just 348 runs allowed. Boston scored 562 runs. Charley Jones and John O'Rourke each drove in 62 runs. John O'Rourke led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .341. Tommy Bond earned 43 wins for the squad and a team-best 1.96 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Harry Wright coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Tommy Bond4319.6941.966464159110555.3543206121824015500132189
Curry Foley99.5002.51211641610161.717511145115057009709
Lee Richmond101.0002.001101009.04620101100136
Jim Tyng12.3335.0033030027.03525150607001126
Totals5430.6432.198984579120753.0757348183946023000243060

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Charley Jones83384355851122210962002938.315.367.510.87718100000
John O'Rourke7232531769108171166200832.341.357.521.87716500000
John Morrill843623485698185049001432.282.309.362.67112600000
Sadie Houck80360356699524924900411.267.275.402.67714300000
Jack Burdock84368359648610303600928.240.258.284.54210200000
Ezra Sutton84341339548413403400218.248.252.310.56210500000
Pop Snyder81334329427816323500531.237.249.322.57110600000
Ed Cogswell492442365176811180085.322.344.377.7218900000
Tommy Bond652632573562310210068.241.259.261.5196700000
Curry Foley351491461646310170034.315.329.349.6785100000
Bill Hawes381571551931330900213.200.210.258.4684000000
Jim Tyng314142510000001.357.357.429.786600000
Lee Richmond1660200010001.333.333.333.667200000
Totals7593307321756288313851203930090222.274.294.368.662118300000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Ed Cogswell1B490450.0539101924.9671.98011.2040000
John Morrill1B330285.0313161123.9681.3899.9700000
Curry Foley1B2017.016110.9449.0008.5000000
Tommy Bond1B102.010001.0004.5001.0000000
Jack Burdock2B840752.03033005943.9117.2177.1790000
John Morrill3B510477.07096232.8783.1323.2550000
Ezra Sutton3B330275.03643183.8142.5852.3940000
Pop SnyderC800714.03981424410.9256.8076.75071000
Bill HawesC5038.022540.8716.3955.40013000
Charley JonesOF830738.016220131.9332.2202.1930000
John O'RourkeOF710649.014710212.8822.1772.2110000
Sadie HouckOF470474.06217182.8141.5001.6810000
Bill HawesOF340285.03810102.8281.5161.4120000
Curry FoleyOF17097.09270.6111.021.6470000
Tommy BondOF5014.02010.6671.286.4000000
Pop SnyderOF202.00000.000.0000000
Tommy BondP640555.03314487.9572.8702.7660000
Curry FoleyP210162.042650.8571.6671.4290000
Jim TyngP3027.026001.0002.6672.6670000
Lee RichmondP109.002001.0002.0002.0000000
Ezra SuttonSS510457.0531672915.8844.3334.3140000
Sadie HouckSS330296.04786289.8264.0444.0300000
Totals77006775.022571103319143.9134.4634.36484000




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