1875 Keokuk Westerns season

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1875  Keokuk Westerns
League National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
Ballpark Perry Park
City Keokuk, Iowa
Manager Joe Simmons

The Keokuk Westerns played their first and only season of professional baseball in 1875 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished thirteenth in the league with a record of 1-12.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

National Association WLTGBPct.
Boston Red Stockings 7183.884
Philadelphia Athletics 5320415.0.714
Hartford Dark Blues 5428318.5.659
St. Louis Brown Stockings 3929226.5.571
Philadelphia White Stockings 3731228.5.542
Chicago White Stockings 3037235.0.449
New York Mutuals 3038335.5.443
New Haven Elm Citys 74048.0.149
Washington Nationals 52340.5.179
St. Louis Red Stockings 41537.0.211
Philadelphia Centennials 21236.5.143
Brooklyn Atlantics 24251.5.045
Keokuk Westerns 11237.0.077

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHIHARKEONHNYPHAPHCPWSSLBSLRWSH
Boston 6–08–29–11–05–110–08–2–24–06–0–17–21–06–0
Brooklyn 0–60–20–100–02–10–70–70–00–70–20–00–0
Chicago 2–82–04–6–14–02–13–31–7–10–03–75–54–00–0
Hartford 1–910–06–4–10–08–18–2–24–3–11–04–45–53–04–0
Keokuk 0–10–00–40–00–00–10–00–00–00–41–20–0
New Haven 1–51–21–21–80–01–50–70–10–41–20–01–4
New York 0–107–03–32–8–21–05–13–62–05–20–8–12–00–0
Philadelphia Athletics 2–8–27–07–1–13–4–10–07–06–32–18–26–10–05–0
Philadelphia Centennials 0–40–00–00–10–01–00–21–20–30–00–00–0
Philadelphia White Stockings 0–6–17–07–34–40–04–02–52–83–05–5–11–02–0
St. Louis Brown Stockings 2–72–05–55–54–02–18–0–11–60–05–5–12–03–0
St. Louis Red Stockings 0–10–00–40–32–10–00–20–00–00–10–22–1
Washington 0–60–00–00–40–04–10–00–50–00–20–31–2

Roster

1875 Keokuk Westerns
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Managers

Player stats

Batting

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Paddy Quinn 114314.32605
John Carbine 10363.08302
Joe Miller 13506.12000
Jimmy Hallinan 135114.27503
Wally Goldsmith 13516.11801
Joe Simmons 13539.17004
Billy Riley 8335.15201
Charley Jones 135014.280011
Billy Barnie 10364.11102

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Mike Golden 13113.01121.8320

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