1871 Season

9 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1871 Major League Baseball season was played by 9 teams. Levi Meyerle led with 4 home runs, Rynie Wolters led with 44 RBI, and Cal McVey led with 66 hits. This page carries the 1871 standings, league leaders, postseason results and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1871 Home Run Leaders

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Batting Average

1 Levi Meyerle 0.492 2 Cal McVey 0.431 3 Ross Barnes 0.401 4 Steve King 0.396 5 Jimmy Wood 0.378

Home Runs

1 Levi Meyerle 4 2 Lip Pike 4 3 Fred Treacey 4 4 Ned Cuthbert 3 5 Ezra Sutton 3

RBI

1 Rynie Wolters 44 2 Cal McVey 43 3 Levi Meyerle 40 4 Lip Pike 39 5 Ross Barnes 34

Stolen Bases

1 Mike McGeary 20 2 Jimmy Wood 18 3 Ned Cuthbert 16 4 Dave Eggler 14 5 Andy Leonard 14

Hits

1 Cal McVey 66 2 Levi Meyerle 64 3 Ross Barnes 63 4 Joe Start 58 5 Steve King 57

Runs

1 Ross Barnes 66 2 Dave Birdsall 51 3 Ned Cuthbert 47 4 John Radcliff 47 5 Fred Waterman 46
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1871 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA

1 George Zettlein 2.73 2 Al Spalding 3.36 3 Rynie Wolters 3.43 4 Al Pratt 3.77 5 Cherokee Fisher 4.35

Wins

1 Al Spalding 19 2 Dick McBride 18 3 George Zettlein 18 4 Rynie Wolters 16 5 Asa Brainard 12

Strikeouts

1 Al Pratt 34 2 Al Spalding 23 3 Rynie Wolters 22 4 George Zettlein 22 5 Bobby Mathews 17

Saves

1 Asa Brainard 0 2 Cherokee Fisher 0 3 Bobby Mathews 0 4 Dick McBride 0 5 John McMullin 0

WHIP

1 George Zettlein 1.34 2 Rynie Wolters 1.36 3 Al Spalding 1.44 4 Dick McBride 1.46 5 Asa Brainard 1.51
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1871 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1871?
9 teams played in the 1871 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1871?
Levi Meyerle led with 4 home runs in 1871.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1871?
Rynie Wolters led with 44 RBI in 1871.
Who led MLB in hits in 1871?
Cal McVey led with 66 hits in 1871.
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