 He finished the season with a 2–4 win–loss record, two shutouts, a 1.50 earned run average in 66 innings pitched.After the 1875 season concluded, the league, and subsequently the Philadelphia White Stockings, folded, allowing the NL to form, becoming the first "Major" league.Before the season, Borden signed a three-year contract worth $2000 a season ($ current dollar adjustment) with the Boston Red Caps of the NL.