Boston Red Caps Managers (1876 - 1882) by Baseball Almanac

Boston Red Caps Managers

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the Boston Red Caps organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager.

"He (King Kelly) played the umpire as intelligently as he did the opposing nine." - Fred Pfeffer

Boston Red Caps Managers 1876 - 1882 Managers & Finishes
Year	Uniform #	Manager(s)	Wins	Losses	WP	Finish	GB
1876	n/a	Harry Wright	39	31	.557	4^th	15
1877	n/a		42	18	.700	1^st	+7
1878	n/a		41	19	.683	1^st	+4
1879	n/a		54	30	.643	2^nd	5
1880	n/a		40	44	.476	6^th	27
1881	n/a		38	45	.458	6^th	17½
1882	n/a	John Morrill	45	39	.536	3^rd	10
Boston Red Caps Managers & Finishes

The Braves franchise began in 1876 in Boston, moved to a Milwaukee in 1953, and came to a stop in Atlanta in 1966. Over the course of a century-plus they have seen three cities and many different official names. All their stats, schedules, uniform numbers, and history can be found on the Atlanta Braves team page and posted below is a chart with links to their managerial pages:

Boston Red Caps	1876-1882
Boston Beaneaters	1883-1906
Boston Doves	1907-1910
Boston Rustlers	1911-1911
Boston Braves	1912-1935
Boston Bees	1936-1940
Boston Braves	1941-1952
Milwaukee Braves	1953-1965
Atlanta Braves	1966-Today

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The Boston Red Caps won two National League pennants (1877 & 1878) under Harry Wright — a man who played in only one game in 1876, one game in 1877, and was born in England.

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