1871 Troy Haymakers season

1871 Troy Haymakers
Major League affiliations
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (since 1871)
Location
Haymakers' Grounds (since 1871)
Troy, New York (since 1871)
Other information
Manager(s)	Lip Pike, Bill Craver
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The Troy Haymakers played their first season in 1871 as a charter member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished sixth in the league with a record of 13–15.

Regular season

Picture of the 1871 Troy Haymakers

Season standings

National Association	W	L	GB	Pct.
Philadelphia Athletics	21	7	--	.750
Chicago White Stockings	19	9	2.0	.679
Boston Red Stockings	20	10	2.0	.667
Washington Olympics	15	15	7.0	.500
New York Mutuals	16	17	7.5	.485
Troy Haymakers	13	15	8.0	.464
Fort Wayne Kekiongas	7	12	9.5	.368
Cleveland Forest Citys	10	19	11.5	.345
Rockford Forest Citys	4	21	15.5	.160

Record vs. opponents

1871 National Association Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CHI	CLE	FW	NY	PHI	ROC	TRO	WSH
Boston	—	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	3–0	3–2	3–1–1
Chicago	3–1	—	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–3	3–0	1–1	3–2
Cleveland	1–3	1–2	—	0–3	3–2	0–3	3–1	2–2	0–3
Fort Wayne	0–2	0–2	3–0	—	1–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–2
New York	2–2	1–3	2–3	2–1	—	2–3	3–1	1–3	3–1
Philadelphia	1–3	3–2	3–0	2–0	3–2	—	3–0	3–0	3–0
Rockford	0–3	0–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–3	—	1–2	0–3
Troy	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	0–3	2–1	—	2–3–1
Washington	1–3–1	2–3	3–0	2–1	1–3	0–3	3–0	3–2–1	—

Roster

Manager Lip Pike

1871 Troy Haymakers
Roster
Pitchers John McMullin		Catchers Mike McGeary Infielders Frank Abercrombie Edward Beavens Steve Bellán Ned Connor Bill Craver Dickie Flowers Clipper Flynn		Outfielders Steve King Lip Pike Tom York		Manager Bill Craver Lip Pike

Player stats

Batting

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	McGeary, MikeMike McGeary	29	148	39	.264	0	12
1B	Flynn, ClipperClipper Flynn	29	142	48	.338	0	27
2B	Craver, BillBill Craver	27	118	38	.322	0	26
SS	Flowers, DickieDickie Flowers	21	105	33	.314	0	18
3B	Bellan, SteveSteve Bellan	29	128	32	.250	0	23
OF	York, TomTom York	29	145	37	.255	2	23
OF	Pike, LipLip Pike	28	130	49	.377	4	39
OF	King, SteveSteve King	29	144	57	.396	0	34

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
Connor, NedNed Connor	7	33	7	.212	0	2
Beavens, EdwardEdward Beavens	3	15	6	.400	0	5
Abercrombie, FrankFrank Abercrombie	1	4	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

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
McMullin, JohnJohn McMullin	29	249	12	15	5.53	12

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
Flowers, DickieDickie Flowers	1	1	0	0	0.00	0

References

• 1871 Troy Haymakers season at Baseball Reference