1877 Louisville Grays season

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1877  Louisville Grays
League National League
Ballpark Louisville Baseball Park
City Louisville, Kentucky
OwnersWalter N. Haldeman, Charles Chase
Manager Jack Chapman
  1876

The 1877 Louisville Grays were the victim of Major League Baseball's first gambling scandal. Pitcher Jim Devlin, outfielder George Hall, utility player Al Nichols and shortstop Bill Craver were accused of throwing games at the end of the season. All four were banned from baseball for life. The team was unable to continue and folded after the season.

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Regular season

After a spectacular start that included a 27–13 record to begin the season, the Grays mysteriously lost seven games in a row. Players bobbled the ball, seemed to slow between bases, and swung suspiciously wide.[ citation needed ] The result was that the Grays lost the pennant.

Pitcher Jim Devlin Jim Devlin 1876.jpg
Pitcher Jim Devlin
Second baseman Joe Gerhardt Joe Gerhardt.jpg
Second baseman Joe Gerhardt
Right fielder Orator Shafer Orator Shafer card.jpg
Right fielder Orator Shafer
Left fielder George Hall George Hall 1874.jpg
Left fielder George Hall
Shortstop Bill Craver Bill Craver 1866.jpg
Shortstop Bill Craver

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston 42180.70027–515–13
Louisville 35250.583720–915–16
Brooklyn Hartfords 31270.5341019–812–19
St. Louis 28320.4671420–108–22
Chicago 26330.44115½17–129–21
Cincinnati 15420.26325½12–183–24

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBKNCHICINLOUSTL
Boston 7–5–110–211–18–46–6
Brooklyn 5–7–18–47–36–6–15–7
Chicago 2–104–88–3–14–88–4
Cincinnati 1–113–73–8–15–73–9
Louisville 4–86–6–18–47–510–2
St. Louis 6–67–54–89–32–10

Roster

1877 Louisville Grays
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 Pop Snyder 6124864.258228
1B Juice Latham 5927881.291022
2B Joe Gerhardt 5925076.304135
3B Bill Hague 5926370.266124
SS Bill Craver 5723863.265029
OF George Hall 6126987.323026
OF Orator Shafer 6126074.285334
OF Bill Crowley 6123867.282123

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Al Nichols 6194.21100
Flip Lafferty 4171.05900
John Haldeman 140.00000
Harry Little 130.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jim Devlin 61559.035252.25141

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