The 1876 Chicago White Stockings season was the fifth season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the first in the National League and the third at 23rd Street Grounds. The White Stockings, as one of the founding members of the new National League, won the NL's initial championship during this season with a record of 52–14.
1876 Chicago White Stockings | |
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National League Champions | |
League | National League |
Ballpark | 23rd Street Grounds |
City | Chicago |
Owner | William Hulbert |
Manager | Albert Spalding |
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago | 52 | 14 | 0.788 | — | 25–6 | 27–8 |
Hartford | 47 | 21 | 0.691 | 6 | 23–9 | 24–12 |
St. Louis | 45 | 19 | 0.703 | 6 | 24–6 | 21–13 |
Boston | 39 | 31 | 0.557 | 15 | 19–17 | 20–14 |
Louisville | 30 | 36 | 0.455 | 22 | 15–16 | 15–20 |
Mutual | 21 | 35 | 0.375 | 26 | 13–20 | 8–15 |
Athletic | 14 | 45 | 0.237 | 34½ | 10–24 | 4–21 |
Cincinnati | 9 | 56 | 0.138 | 42½ | 6–24 | 3–32 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | HAR | LOU | NY | PHI | STL | |||||||||
Boston | — | 1–9 | 10–0 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
Chicago | 9–1 | — | 10–0 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
Cincinnati | 0–10 | 0–10 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 3–5 | 2–7 | |||||||||
Hartford | 8–2 | 4–6 | 9–1 | — | 9–1–1 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
Louisville | 5–5 | 1–9 | 8–2 | 1–9–1 | — | 5–3–1 | 6–2–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
New York | 2–8 | 1–7 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 3–5–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–6 | |||||||||
Philadelphia | 1–9 | 1–7 | 5–3 | 1–9 | 2–6–1 | 4–3 | — | 0–8 | |||||||||
St. Louis | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 6–1 | 8–0 | — |
Roster edit
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Pitchers
Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 |
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C | Deacon White | 66 | 303 | 104 | .343 | 1 | 60 |
1B | Cal McVey | 63 | 308 | 107 | .347 | 1 | 53 |
2B | Ross Barnes | 66 | 322 | 138 | .429 | 1 | 59 |
3B | Cap Anson | 66 | 309 | 110 | .356 | 2 | 59 |
SS | John Peters | 66 | 316 | 111 | .351 | 1 | 47 |
OF | Paul Hines | 64 | 305 | 101 | .331 | 2 | 59 |
OF | John Glenn | 66 | 276 | 84 | .304 | 0 | 32 |
OF | Bob Addy | 32 | 142 | 40 | .282 | 0 | 16 |
Other batters edit
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 |
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Oscar Bielaski | 32 | 139 | 29 | .209 | 0 | 10 |
Fred Andrus | 8 | 36 | 11 | .306 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Albert Spalding | 61 | 528.2 | 47 | 12 | 1.75 | 39 |
Other pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Cal McVey | 11 | 59.1 | 5 | 2 | 1.52 | 9 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Deacon White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 |
Ross Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 0 |
John Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |