1881 National League

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The 1881 season of the National League was the sixth season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

Bold indicates league champion
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
1 Chicago White Stockings 84 56 28 0 .667 -.- 550 (6.55) 379 (4.51) 0.295 0.325 0.380 2.43 0.916
2 Providence Grays 85 47 37 1 .553 9.0 447 (5.26) 426 (5.01) 0.253 0.287 0.335 2.40 0.896
3 Buffalo Bisons 83 45 38 0 .542 10.5 440 (5.30) 447 (5.39) 0.264 0.289 0.361 2.84 0.892
4 Detroit Wolverines 84 41 43 0 .488 15.0 439 (5.23) 429 (5.11) 0.260 0.293 0.357 2.65 0.906
5 Troy Trojans 85 39 45 1 .459 17.0 399 (4.69) 429 (5.05) 0.248 0.281 0.314 2.97 0.917
6 Boston Red Caps 83 38 45 0 .458 17.5 349 (4.20) 410 (4.94) 0.251 0.279 0.317 2.71 0.913
7 Cleveland Blues 85 36 48 1 .424 20.0 392 (4.61) 414 (4.87) 0.255 0.286 0.326 2.68 0.904
8 Worcester Ruby Legs 83 32 50 1 .386 23.0 410 (4.94) 492 (5.93) 0.253 0.281 0.316 3.54 0.903

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played 10 players tied 85
At Bats Curry Foley Buffalo Bisons 375
Runs Scored George Gore Chicago White Stockings 86
Hits Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 137
Doubles Paul Hines
King Kelly
Providence Grays
Chicago White Stockings
27
Triples Jack Rowe Buffalo Bisons 11
Home Runs Dan Brouthers Buffalo Bisons 8
Total Bases Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 175
Runs Batted In Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 82
Walks John Clapp Cleveland Blues 35
Strikeouts Pud Galvin Buffalo Bisons 70
Batting Average Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 0.399
On-Base Percentage Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 0.442
Slugging Percentage Dan Brouthers Buffalo Bisons 0.541
On-Base plus Slugging Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 0.952
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 191

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Larry Corcoran
Jim Whitney
Chicago White Stockings
Boston Red Caps
31
Losses Jim Whitney Boston Red Caps 33
Win-Loss Percentage Charley Radbourn Providence Grays 0.694
Appearances Jim Whitney Boston Red Caps 66
Games Started Jim Whitney Boston Red Caps 63
Complete Games Jim McCormick
Jim Whitney
Cleveland Blues
Boston Red Caps
57
Shutouts George Derby Detroit Wolverines 9
Games Finished John Ward Providence Grays 5
Saves Bobby Mathews Providence Grays/Boston Red Caps 2
Innings Pitched Jim Whitney Boston Red Caps 552.1
Batters Faced Jim Whitney Boston Red Caps 2301
Hits Allowed Jim Whitney Boston Red Caps 548
Home Runs Allowed Larry Corcoran Chicago White Stockings 10
Base-on-Balls Allowed Jim Whitney Boston Red Caps 90
Strikeouts George Derby Detroit Wolverines 212
Wild Pitches Jim Whitney Boston Red Caps 46
Balks Fred Goldsmith
Jack Lynch
Lee Richmond
Jim Whitney
Chicago White Stockings
Buffalo Bisons
Worcester Ruby Legs
Boston Red Caps
1
Runs Allowed Lee Richmond Worcester Ruby Legs 302
Earned Runs Allowed Lee Richmond Worcester Ruby Legs 174
Earned Run Average Stump Wiedman Detroit Wolverines 1.80
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Stump Wiedman Detroit Wolverines 1.043

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]

* Denotes a fill-in umpire