1875 Philadelphia White Stockings season

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1875  Philadelphia White Stockings
League National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
Ballpark Jefferson Street Grounds
City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Managers Mike McGeary, Bob Addy
←  1874

The Philadelphia White Stockings played in 1875 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. The press of that time generally referred to them as the Philadelphia Whites, or the Philadelphia Club.

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The team finished fifth in the league in 1875, with a record of 37-31. Among their players that season was Tim Murnane, spelled "Murnan" by many newspapers (for example, "...yesterday the Whites won the toss and placed their men in position, with the Philadelphias represented by Murnan at the bat." ("Sporting News," Chicago Inter Ocean, June 23, 1875, p. 5).

The team and league folded at the conclusion of the season.

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 740–48.0.149
Washington Nationals 523–40.5.179
St. Louis Red Stockings 415–37.0.211
Philadelphia Centennials 212–36.5.143
Brooklyn Atlantics 242–51.5.045
Keokuk Westerns 112–37.0.077

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 Philadelphia Whites
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
Pop Snyder 6626364.243125
Tim Murnane 6931385.272130
Levi Meyerle 6830195.316154
Chick Fulmer 6929565.220024
Mike McGeary 6831090.290037
Fred Treacey 4317938.212015
Bob Addy 6931080.258043
John McMullin 5422257.257219
Fergy Malone 2912328.228010
Orator Shafer 197017.24306
Bill Crowley 9373.08103
Bill Parks 261.16700

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Cherokee Fisher 41358.022191.9918
George Zettlein 21181.11282.0813
Joe Borden 766.0241.509
Sam Weaver 16.0101.502

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
John McMullin 40007.940
Bill Parks 20008.440

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