1875 Hartford Dark Blues season

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1875  Hartford Dark Blues
League National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
Ballpark Hartford Ball Club Grounds
City Hartford, Connecticut
Record54–28–3 (.653)
League place3rd
Owner Morgan Bulkeley
Manager Bob Ferguson
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In their second season in the National Association, the 1875 Hartford Dark Blues finished in third place. They were managed by starting third baseman Bob "Death to Flying Things" Ferguson.

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The Dark Blues, with future Hall of Famer Candy Cummings, had the best pitching staff in baseball. Cummings won 35 games, and the 19-year-old Tommy Bond finished second in league ERA at 1.56.

Following the season, they were one of the NA teams chosen to join the new National League.

Regular season

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The 1875 Hartford Dark Blues

Season standings

National Association W L T Pct. GB
Boston Red Stockings 7183.884—
Philadelphia Athletics 53204.71415
Hartford Dark Blues 54283.65318½
St. Louis Brown Stockings 39292.57126½
Philadelphia White Stockings 37312.54328½
Chicago White Stockings 30372.44935
New York Mutuals 30383.44435½
New Haven Elm Citys 740—.14948
Washington Nationals 523—.17940½
St. Louis Red Stockings 415—.21137
Philadelphia Centennials 212—.14336½
Brooklyn Atlantics 242—.04551½
Keokuk Westerns 112—.07737

Record vs. opponents

1875 National Association Records

Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHIHARKEONHNYPHAPHCPWSSLBSLRWSH
Boston —6–08–29–11–05–110–08–2–24–06–0–17–21–06–0
Brooklyn 0–6—0–20–100–02–10–70–70–00–70–20–00–0
Chicago 2–82–0—4–6–14–02–13–31–7–10–03–75–54–00–0
Hartford 1–910–06–4–1—0–08–18–2–24–3–11–04–45–53–04–0
Keokuk 0–10–00–40–0—0–00–10–00–00–00–41–20–0
New Haven 1–51–21–21–80–0—1–50–70–10–41–20–01–4
New York 0–107–03–32–8–21–05–1—3–62–05–20–8–12–00–0
Philadelphia Athletics 2–8–27–07–1–13–4–10–07–06–3—2–18–26–10–05–0
Philadelphia Centennials 0–40–00–00–10–01–00–21–2—0–30–00–00–0
Philadelphia White Stockings 0–6–17–07–34–40–04–02–52–83–0—5–5–11–02–0
St. Louis Brown Stockings 2–72–05–55–54–02–18–0–11–60–05–5–1—2–03–0
St. Louis Red Stockings 0–10–00–40–32–10–00–20–00–00–10–2—2–1
Washington 0–60–00–00–40–04–10–00–50–00–20–31–2—

Roster

1875 Hartford Dark Blues
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Doug Allison 6126967.249021
1B Everett Mills 8034289.260148
2B Jack Burdock 74350103.294035
3B Bob Ferguson 8536688.240043
SS Tom Carey 86382101.264038
OF Jack Remsen 8635896.268034
OF Tom York 86375111.296037
OF Art Allison 4017542.240119

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Bill Harbridge 5320850.240026
Paddy Quinn 5133.23101
Steve Brady 140.00000
Charley Jones 140.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Candy Cummings 48417.035121.608
Tommy Bond 40352.019161.568

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Bob Ferguson 100018.000

League leaders

Tommy Bond

Candy Cummings

References


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