| 1880 Boston Red Caps | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | South End Grounds |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 40–44 (.476) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owner | Arthur Soden |
| Manager | Harry Wright |
The 1880 Boston Red Caps was the tenth season of the franchise.
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Stockings | 67 | 17 | 0.798 | — | 37–5 | 30–12 |
| Providence Grays | 52 | 32 | 0.619 | 15 | 31–12 | 21–20 |
| Cleveland Blues | 47 | 37 | 0.560 | 20 | 24–19 | 23–18 |
| Troy Trojans | 41 | 42 | 0.494 | 25½ | 20–21 | 21–21 |
| Worcester Worcesters | 40 | 43 | 0.482 | 26½ | 24–17 | 16–26 |
| Boston Red Caps | 40 | 44 | 0.476 | 27 | 25–17 | 15–27 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 24 | 58 | 0.293 | 42 | 13–28 | 11–30 |
| Cincinnati Stars | 21 | 59 | 0.263 | 44 | 14–25 | 7–34 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | PRV | TRO | WOR | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 9–3–1 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7–1 | 7–5 | 4–8 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 3–9–1 | — | 1–11 | 5–5–2 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 1–11 | 9–3 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 9–3 | 11–1 | — | 10–2–1 | 8–4 | 9–3–1 | 10–2 | 10–2 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 5–7 | 5–5–2 | 2–10–1 | — | 3–9 | 2–10 | 1–10 | 3–8 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 7–5 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 3–9 | 9–3 | 6–6–1 | |||||||||
| Providence | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | 3–9–1 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–6–1 | |||||||||
| Troy | 5–7 | 11–1 | 2–10 | 10–1 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | |||||||||
| Worcester | 8–4 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 8–3 | 6–6–1 | 6–6–1 | 7–5 | — | |||||||||
| 1880 Boston Red Caps | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers
Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | Phil Powers | 37 | 126 | 18 | .143 | 0 | 10 |
| 1B | John Morrill | 86 | 342 | 81 | .237 | 2 | 44 |
| 2B | Jack Burdock | 86 | 356 | 90 | .253 | 2 | 35 |
| 3B | Ezra Sutton | 76 | 288 | 72 | .250 | 0 | 25 |
| SS | John Richmond | 32 | 129 | 32 | .248 | 0 | 9 |
| OF | John O'Rourke | 81 | 313 | 86 | .275 | 3 | 36 |
| OF | Charley Jones | 66 | 280 | 84 | .300 | 5 | 37 |
| OF | Jim O'Rourke | 86 | 363 | 100 | .275 | 6 | 45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curry Foley | 80 | 332 | 97 | .292 | 2 | 31 |
| Sam Trott | 39 | 125 | 26 | .208 | 0 | 9 |
| Sadie Houck | 12 | 47 | 7 | .149 | 0 | 2 |
| John Bergh | 11 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dignan | 8 | 34 | 11 | .324 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan O'Leary | 3 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Sullivan | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| George Wright | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leary | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bond | 63 | 493.0 | 26 | 29 | 2.67 | 118 |
| Curry Foley | 36 | 238.0 | 14 | 14 | 3.89 | 68 |
| Jack Leary | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Morrill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 | 0 |
