1871 Rockford Forest Citys season
Introduction The Rockford Forest Citys played their first and only season in 1871 as a charter member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished ninth in the league with a record of 4–21.They folded after the season.
Regular season Cabinet card of the 1871 Rockford Forest CitysRockford finished with 4 wins and 21 losses, 15½ games behind the champion Philadelphia Athletics club and good for last place. Player-manager Scott Hastings was found to have violated the "60 day rule" implemented by the league—if a player switched teams during the season, the team had to bench him for 60 days before he could play. Hastings had jumped from a Louisiana team to the Forest Citys in the spring and immediately begun playing for Rockford. This complaint was brought before the league, and the Forest Citys were forced to forfeit 4 of their wins.The star of the team was Cap Anson, who hit .325 for the Forest Citys and would go on to become the player-manager of the Chicago White Stockings for over 20 seasons. Anson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1939.===Season standings====== Record vs. opponents ======Roster===  1871 Rockford Forest Citys '''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'' Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C    25  118  30  .254  0  20 1B    25  122  30  .246  0  17 2B    25  118  32  .271  0  13 SS    16  63  17  .270  0  3 3B    25  120  39  .325  0  16 OF    25  106  28  .264  0  13 OF    25  113  28  .248  0  12 OF    25  110  30  .273  2  24====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   8  39  11  .282  0  5   1  4  1  .250  0  2===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   24  213.0  4  16  4.35  15====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   3  13.0  0  1  3.46  1
References * 1871 Rockford Forest Citys season at Baseball Reference