1871 New York Mutuals season
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The New York Mutuals
baseball team joined the National Association
for the league's debut season in 1871. The Mutuals went 16-17 and finished in fifth place. Pitcher Rynie Wolters
led the NA in runs batted in
, with 44.
New York Mutuals
The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter...
baseball team joined the National Association
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , or simply the National Association , was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season...
for the league's debut season in 1871. The Mutuals went 16-17 and finished in fifth place. Pitcher Rynie Wolters
Rynie Wolters
Reinder Albertus Wolters was a Major League Baseball player from Nieuweschans, Netherlands, in the late 19th century. His first and best year was in 1871 with the New York Mutuals, when he pitched 283 innings and had a 3.43 earned run average. His second year was with the Cleveland Forest Citys,...
led the NA in runs batted in
Run batted in
Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...
, with 44.
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Starters by position
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 | 32 | 146 | 36 | .247 | 0 | 22 | |
| 1B | 33 | 161 | 58 | .360 | 1 | 34 | |
| 2B | 21 | 94 | 34 | .362 | 0 | 9 | |
| SS | 33 | 163 | 44 | .270 | 0 | 20 | |
| 3B | 33 | 158 | 38 | .241 | 0 | 25 | |
| OF | 32 | 151 | 31 | .205 | 0 | 13 | |
| OF | 33 | 147 | 47 | .320 | 0 | 18 | |
| OF | 33 | 168 | 43 | .256 | 0 | 22 |
Other batters
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 72 | 19 | .264 | 0 | 5 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 283 | 16 | 16 | 3.43 | 22 | |
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |