1876 Chicago White Stockings season

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1876  Chicago White Stockings
National League champions
League National League
Ballpark 23rd Street Grounds
City Chicago
Record52–14 (.788)
League place1st
Owner William Hulbert
Manager Albert Spalding
  1875
1877  

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.

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Regular season

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The 1876 Chicago White Stockings

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 5214.788256278
Hartford Dark Blues 4721.69162392412
St. Louis Brown Stockings 4519.70362462113
Boston Red Caps 3931.5571519172014
Louisville Grays 3036.4552215161520
New York Mutuals 2135.375261320815
Philadelphia Athletics 1445.23734½1024421
Cincinnati Reds 956.13842½624332

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSCHICINHARLOUNYPHISTL
Boston 1–910–02–85–58–29–14–6
Chicago 9–110–06–49–17–17–14–6
Cincinnati 0–100–101–92–81–73–52–7
Hartford 8–24–69–19–1–14–49–14–6
Louisville 5–51–98–21–9–15–3–16–2–14–6
New York 2–81–77–14–43–5–13–41–6
Philadelphia 1–91–75–31–92–6–14–30–8
St. Louis 6–46–47–26–46–46–18–0

Roster

1876 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

InfieldersOutfieldersManager

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 Deacon White 66303104.343160
1B Cal McVey 63308107.347153
2B Ross Barnes 66322138.429159
3B Cap Anson 66309110.356259
SS John Peters 66316111.351147
OF Paul Hines 64305101.331259
OF John Glenn 6627684.304032
OF Bob Addy 3214240.282016

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Oscar Bielaski 3213929.209010
Fred Andrus 83611.30602

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Albert Spalding 61528.247121.7539

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Cal McVey 1159.1521.529

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Deacon White 10010.003
Ross Barnes 100020.250
John Peters 10010.000

References