1871 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1871 throughout the world.
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[edit] Champions
- National Association (professional): Athletic of Philadelphia
- National Association of Amateur Base Ball Players: Star of Brooklyn, 30-13
[edit] National Association final standings
National Association | |||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB | |
Philadelphia Athletic | 21 | 7 | .750 | -- | |
Boston Red Stockings | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2.0 | |
Chicago White Stockings | 19 | 9 | .679 | 2.0 | |
New York Mutuals | 16 | 17 | .485 | 7.5 | |
Washington Olympics | 15 | 15 | .500 | 7.0 | |
Troy Haymakers | 13 | 15 | .464 | 8.0 | |
Cleveland Forest Citys | 10 | 19 | .345 | 11.5 | |
Fort Wayne Kekiongas | 7 | 12 | .368 | 9.5 | |
Rockford Forest Citys | 4 | 21 | .160 | 15.5 |
The tenth founding member, the National club of Washington, did not enter a team for the championship until 1872.
[edit] Events
- March 17 - Ten clubs establish the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (or professional Association) in New York.
- later March - Thirty-three clubs establish the National Association of Amateur Base Ball Players (or amateur Association) in New York.
- May 4 - The National Association begins play, with Forest City of Cleveland visiting Kekionga of Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne wins 2-0 behind the pitching of Bobby Mathews, the lowest scoring game of the season.
Deacon White gets the first hit.
[edit] Births
- March 16 - Bill Bernhard
- March 19 - Joe McGinnity
- May 30 - Amos Rusie
- June 6 - Bill Lange
- July 15 - Dan McGann
- August 13 - Fielder Jones
- October 24 - Louis Sockalexis
- October 25 - Martin Bergen
- October 30 - Buck Freeman
- November 26 - Fred Tenney
- December 9 - Joe Kelley
- December 23 - Sam Leever
[edit] References
- Wright, Marshall (2000). The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0779-4 (Postlude, p328-29)