1884 Boston Reds

58-51 • .532 Win% • 5th in UA

The 1884 Boston Reds went 58-51 (.532) finishing 5th in the UA. The club scored 636 runs, allowed 558, and played home games at Dartmouth Grounds. Team leaders included Ed Crane (12 HR, 0 RBI) and Dupee Shaw (21-15, 1.77 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

58 Wins
51 Losses
.532 Win %
5th Rank
636 R 558 RA
Diff +78

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⚡ Quick Stats

636 Runs Scored
558 Runs Allowed
+78 Run Diff
19 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1884 UA Average

Batting Avg .235 4% below the 1884 league average (.244)
OBP .259 5% below the 1884 league average (.272)
SLG .308 2% below the 1884 league average (.316)
Team ERA 2.70 11% better than the 1884 league average (3.05)
Runs Scored 636 58% above the 1884 league average (402 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDartmouth Grounds
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Home Games 57

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1884

Batting Avg

1 Tommy Bond 0.296 2 Ed Crane 0.285 3 Tom O'Brien 0.263 4 Walter Hackett 0.243 5 Dupee Shaw 0.242

Home Runs

1 Ed Crane 12 2 Tom O'Brien 4 3 Lew Brown 1 4 Walter Hackett 1 5 John Irwin 1
1884 Boston Reds — Home Runs
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tom O'Brien 103 449 80 118 31 8 4 0 12 0 0 0.263
John Irwin 105 432 81 101 22 6 1 0 15 0 0 0.234
Ed Crane 101 428 83 122 23 6 12 0 14 0 0 0.285
Walter Hackett 103 415 71 101 19 0 1 0 7 0 0 0.243
Mike Slattery 106 413 60 86 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 0.208
Lew Brown 85 325 50 75 18 3 1 0 13 0 0 0.231
Tim Murnane 76 311 55 73 5 2 0 0 22 0 0 0.235
Frank Butler 71 255 36 43 15 0 0 0 12 0 0 0.169
Tommy McCarthy 53 209 37 45 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 0.215
James Burke 47 184 21 41 8 3 0 0 6 0 0 0.223
Tommy Bond 37 162 21 48 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.296
Dupee Shaw 44 153 13 37 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.242
Jim McKeever 16 66 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.136
Joe Flynn 9 31 4 7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.226
Pat Scanlon 6 24 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.292
Fred Tenney 4 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.118
Ed Callahan 4 13 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.385
Charlie Daniels 3 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.273
Charlie Reilley 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Henry Mullin 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Art Sladen 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clarence Dow 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
John Rudderham 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Murphy 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Elias Peak 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.667

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1884

ERA

1 Dupee Shaw 1.77 2 Fred Tenney 2.31 3 James Burke 2.85 4 Tommy Bond 3.00 5 Tommy McCarthy 4.82

Wins

1 Dupee Shaw 21 2 James Burke 19 3 Tommy Bond 13 4 Fred Tenney 3

Strikeouts

1 Dupee Shaw 309 2 James Burke 255 3 Tommy Bond 128 4 Tommy McCarthy 18 5 Fred Tenney 18
1884 Boston Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
James Burke 19 15 2.85 38 36 0 322.0 326 102 31 255
Dupee Shaw 21 15 1.77 39 38 0 315.2 227 62 37 309
Tommy Bond 13 9 3.00 23 21 0 189.0 185 63 14 128
Tommy McCarthy 0 7 4.82 7 6 0 56.0 73 30 14 18
Fred Tenney 3 1 2.31 4 4 0 35.0 31 9 5 18
Ed Crane 0 2 4.00 4 2 0 18.0 17 8 6 13
Charlie Daniels 0 2 4.32 2 2 0 16.2 20 8 2 12
Lew Brown 0 0 36.00 1 0 1 1.0 6 4 1 0

👥 Roster (25)

Tommy Bond Lew Brown James Burke Frank Butler Ed Callahan Ed Crane Charlie Daniels Clarence Dow Joe Flynn Walter Hackett John Irwin Tommy McCarthy +13 more

25 players

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The 1884 Boston Reds in brief

The 1884 Boston Reds won 58 games and lost 51, ending up 5th in the UA. The run column shows 636 for and 558 against. At the plate the Boston Reds hit .235, 4% worse than the league's .244. The Boston Reds staff finished with a 2.70 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.05.

The 636 runs scored compare with a league average of 402 per club, 58% more. Home games were played at Dartmouth Grounds. The home run leader was Ed Crane, who hit 12. On the mound, Dupee Shaw won 21 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 25 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1884 Boston Reds

What was the 1884 Boston Reds record?
The 1884 Boston Reds finished 58-51 (.532 win pct).
Who led the 1884 Boston Reds in home runs?
Ed Crane led the 1884 Boston Reds with 12 home runs.
What was the 1884 Boston Reds team ERA?
The 1884 Boston Reds posted a team ERA of 2.70.
Did the 1884 Boston Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1884 Boston Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1884 Boston Reds play?
The 1884 Boston Reds played home games at Dartmouth Grounds.
Who led the 1884 Boston Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed Crane (12 HR, 0 RBI) and Dupee Shaw (21-15, 1.77 ERA).
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