The 1871 Chicago White Stockings season was the second season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the first in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players and the first at Union Base-Ball Grounds.
With the debut of the first professional baseball league, the National Association, the Chicago franchise joined up as the "White Stockings." The team went 19–9 and finished second in the league standings. Pitcher George Zettlein started all 28 of Chicago's games and led the NA with a 2.73 earned run average.
Near the end of the season, the team lost its stadiums and equipment when the Great Chicago Fire hit the city. The team was able to finish out the season on the road, but had to drop out of the league while the city attempted to recover. The team would not resurface until 1874.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1871 Chicago White Stockings Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 Player C 28 130 36 .277 2 25 1B 26 135 37 .274 0 10 2B 28 135 51 .378 1 29 SS 26 121 28 .231 0 15 3B 24 95 25 .263 1 17 OF 18 84 22 .262 0 13 OF 25 124 42 .339 4 33 OF 27 129 28 .217 0 17
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player 20 101 21 .208 2 16 3 14 1 .071 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 28 240.2 18 9 2.73 22
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 3 10.1 1 0 3.48 0
References 1871 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference