1879 Boston Red Caps

54-30 • .643 Win% • 2nd in NL

📊 Season Record

54 Wins
30 Losses
.643 Win %
2nd Rank
562 R 348 RA
Diff +214

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562 Runs Scored
348 Runs Allowed
+214 Run Diff
20 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1879 NL Average

Batting Avg .274 7% above the 1879 league average (.255)
OBP .294 9% above the 1879 league average (.270)
SLG .367 12% above the 1879 league average (.328)
Team ERA 2.19 12% better than the 1879 league average (2.50)
Runs Scored 562 32% above the 1879 league average (426 R)

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StadiumSouth End Grounds I
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Home Games 42

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1879

Batting Avg

1 John O'Rourke 0.341 2 Ed Cogswell 0.322 3 Charley Jones 0.315 4 Curry Foley 0.315 5 John Morrill 0.282

Home Runs

1 Charley Jones 9 2 John O'Rourke 6 3 Sadie Houck 2 4 Pop Snyder 2 5 Ed Cogswell 1

RBI

1 Charley Jones 62 2 John O'Rourke 62 3 Sadie Houck 49 4 John Morrill 49 5 Jack Burdock 36
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jack Burdock 84 359 64 86 10 3 0 36 9 28 0 0.240
Sadie Houck 80 356 69 95 24 9 2 49 4 11 0 0.267
Charley Jones 83 355 85 112 22 10 9 62 29 38 0 0.315
John Morrill 84 348 56 98 18 5 0 49 14 32 0 0.282
Ezra Sutton 84 339 54 84 13 4 0 34 2 18 0 0.248
Pop Snyder 81 329 42 78 16 3 2 35 5 31 0 0.237
John O'Rourke 72 317 69 108 17 11 6 62 8 32 0 0.341
Tommy Bond 65 257 35 62 3 1 0 21 6 8 0 0.241
Ed Cogswell 49 236 51 76 8 1 1 18 8 5 0 0.322
Bill Hawes 38 155 19 31 3 3 0 9 2 13 0 0.200
Curry Foley 35 146 16 46 3 1 0 17 3 4 0 0.315
Jim Tyng 3 14 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.357
Lee Richmond 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1879

ERA

1 Tommy Bond 1.96 2 Curry Foley 2.51

Wins

1 Tommy Bond 43 2 Curry Foley 9 3 Lee Richmond 1 4 Jim Tyng 1

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Bond 155 2 Curry Foley 57 3 Lee Richmond 11 4 Jim Tyng 7
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tommy Bond 43 19 1.96 64 64 0 555.1 543 121 24 155
Curry Foley 9 9 2.51 21 16 0 161.2 175 45 15 57
Jim Tyng 1 2 5.00 3 3 0 27.0 35 15 6 7
Lee Richmond 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 4 2 1 11

👥 Roster (13)

Tommy Bond Jack Burdock Ed Cogswell Curry Foley Bill Hawes Sadie Houck Charley Jones John Morrill John O'Rourke Lee Richmond Pop Snyder Ezra Sutton +1 more

13 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1879 Boston Red Caps

What was the 1879 Boston Red Caps record?
The 1879 Boston Red Caps finished 54-30 (.643 win pct).
Who led the 1879 Boston Red Caps in home runs?
Charley Jones led the 1879 Boston Red Caps with 9 home runs.
What was the 1879 Boston Red Caps team ERA?
The 1879 Boston Red Caps posted a team ERA of 2.19.
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