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1872 Boston Red Stockings

Pitching Statistics

39-8, Finished 1st in National Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Harry Wright (39-8)
Scored 521 runs, Allowed 236 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 38-9

Ballparks: South End Grounds I ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 98

National Association Champs

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1871 / 1873 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	SP	Al Spalding	21	38	8	.826	1.85	48	48	1	41	3	0	404.2	417	224	83	0	27		28		1	39	1738	194	1.097	9.3	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.04
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2	CL	Harry Wright	37	1	0	1.000	2.10	7	0	6	0	0	4	25.2	26	12	6	0	0		1		0	0	109	173	1.013	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.4
		Team Totals	22.0	39	8	.830	1.86	48	48	7	41	3	4	430.1	443	236	89	0	27		29		1	39	1847	193	1.092	9.3	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.07
		Rank in 11 NA teams		1	10		1				4	1	1	3	6	4	4	1	8		4
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB

* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact
Al Spalding	21	250	9	.965	0.77	2337.0	1429	221	199	0	93	162	0	0.651	5.5	0.4	0.6	1.74	0.0	48	48
Harry Wright	37	18	1	.947	0.76	178.0	0	17	15	0	0	7	0	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.4		0.0	7	7
	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
Al Spalding	21	2	57	18	.760	2.43	79	79	4	63	4	0	662.0	750	496	179	2	65		51		1	50	3017	158	1.231	10.2	0.0	0.9	0.7	0.78	158
Harry Wright	37	2	2	0	1.000	3.86	16	0	12	0	0	7	44.1	60	43	19	0	4		1		0	3	214	102	1.444	12.2	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.25	102
	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+

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