1873 National Association

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The 1873 season of the National Association was the third season of the league.

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 Boston Red Stockings 60 43 16 1 .717 -.- 739 (12.32) 460 (7.67) 0.338 0.352 0.435 2.59 0.837
2 Philadelphia Whites 53 36 17 0 .679 4.0 526 (9.92) 396 (7.47) 0.277 0.296 0.341 2.77 0.847
3 Baltimore Canaries 57 34 22 1 .596 7.5 644 (11.30) 451 (7.91) 0.316 0.327 0.407 3.01 0.855
4 New York Mutuals 53 29 24 0 .547 11.0 424 (8.00) 385 (7.26) 0.281 0.294 0.355 2.62 0.821
5 Philadelphia Athletics 52 28 23 1 .538 11.0 474 (9.12) 403 (7.75) 0.301 0.312 0.360 3.03 0.842
6 Brooklyn Atlantics 55 17 37 1 .309 23.5 366 (6.65) 549 (9.98) 0.266 0.283 0.326 3.98 0.820
7 Washington Blue Legs 39 8 31 0 .205 25.0 283 (7.26) 485 (12.44) 0.261 0.270 0.328 4.71 0.840
8 Elizabeth Resolutes 23 2 21 0 .087 23.0 98 (4.26) 299 (13.00) 0.235 0.242 0.278 3.22 0.787
9 Baltimore Marylands 6 0 6 0 .000 16.5 26 (4.33) 152 (25.33) 0.156 0.156 0.180 8.00 0.768

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Ross Barnes
Harry Schafer
Al Spalding
Deacon White
Boston Red Stockings
Boston Red Stockings
Boston Red Stockings
Boston Red Stockings
60
At Bats George Wright Boston Red Stockings 325
Runs Scored Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings 125
Hits Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings 137
Doubles Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings 29
Triples Everett Mills Baltimore Canaries 9
Home Runs Lip Pike Baltimore Canaries 4
Total Bases Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings 188
Runs Batted In Deacon White Boston Red Stockings 66
Stolen Bases Ross Barnes
Ned Cuthbert
Boston Red Stockings
Philadelphia Whites
13
Caught Stealing Andy Leonard
Mike McGeary
Boston Red Stockings
Philadelphia Athletics
6
Walks Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings 18
Strikeouts Jim Britt Brooklyn Atlantics 14
Batting Average Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings 0.425
On-Base Percentage Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings 0.456
Slugging Percentage Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings 0.584
On-Base plus Slugging Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings 1.040
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings 197

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Al Spalding Boston Red Stockings 41
Losses Jim Britt Brooklyn Atlantics 36
Win-Loss Percentage Al Spalding Boston Red Stockings 0.745
Appearances Al Spalding Boston Red Stockings 60
Games Started Al Spalding Boston Red Stockings 55
Complete Games Jim Britt Brooklyn Atlantics 51
Shutouts Dick McBride Philadelphia Athletics 3
Saves Al Spalding Boston Red Stockings 2
Innings Pitched Al Spalding Boston Red Stockings 497.2
Hits Allowed Jim Britt Brooklyn Atlantics 696
Home Runs Allowed Bill Stearns Washington Blue Legs 8
Base-on-Balls Allowed Bobby Mathews New York Mutuals 62
Strikeouts Bobby Mathews New York Mutuals 75
Balks Harry Wright Boston Red Stockings 1
Runs Allowed Jim Britt Brooklyn Atlantics 519
Earned Runs Allowed Jim Britt Brooklyn Atlantics 208
Earned Run Average Cherokee Fisher Philadelphia Athletics 1.81
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Cherokee Fisher Philadelphia Athletics 1.186

Notable events[edit]