1876 Chicago White Stockings season
| 1876 Chicago White Stockings | |
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| 1876 National League Champions | |
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| Owner(s) | William Hulbert |
| Manager(s) | Albert Spalding |
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The 1876 Chicago White Stockings season was the 5th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 1st in the National League and the 3rd 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.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Stockings | 52 | 14 | 0.788 | — | 25–6 | 27–8 |
| Hartford Dark Blues | 47 | 21 | 0.691 | 6 | 23–9 | 24–12 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 45 | 19 | 0.703 | 6 | 24–6 | 21–13 |
| Boston Red Caps | 39 | 31 | 0.557 | 15 | 19–17 | 20–14 |
| Louisville Grays | 30 | 36 | 0.455 | 22 | 15–16 | 15–20 |
| New York Mutuals | 21 | 35 | 0.375 | 26 | 13–20 | 8–15 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | 45 | 0.237 | 34½ | 10–24 | 4–21 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 56 | 0.138 | 42½ | 6–24 | 3–32 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | HAR | LOU | NY | PHI | STL | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 1–9 | 10–0 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 9–1 | — | 10–0 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0–10 | 0–10 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 3–5 | 2–7 | |||||||||
| Hartford | 8–2 | 4–6 | 9–1 | — | 9–1–1 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 5–5 | 1–9 | 8–2 | 1–9–1 | — | 5–3–1 | 6–2–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
| New York | 2–8 | 1–7 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 3–5–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–6 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 1–9 | 1–7 | 5–3 | 1–9 | 2–6–1 | 4–3 | — | 0–8 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 6–1 | 8–0 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Deacon White | 66 | 303 | 104 | .343 | 1 | 60 |
| 1B | Cal McVey | 63 | 308 | 107 | .347 | 1 | 53 |
| 2B | Ross Barnes | 66 | 322 | 138 | .429 | 1 | 59 |
| 3B | Cap Anson | 66 | 309 | 110 | .356 | 2 | 59 |
| SS | John Peters | 66 | 316 | 111 | .351 | 1 | 47 |
| OF | Paul Hines | 64 | 305 | 101 | .331 | 2 | 59 |
| OF | John Glenn | 66 | 276 | 84 | .304 | 0 | 32 |
| OF | Bob Addy | 32 | 142 | 40 | .282 | 0 | 16 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Oscar Bielaski | 32 | 139 | 29 | .209 | 0 | 10 |
| Fred Andrus | 8 | 36 | 11 | .306 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Albert Spalding | 61 | 528.2 | 47 | 12 | 1.75 | 39 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Cal McVey | 11 | 59.1 | 5 | 2 | 1.52 | 9 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Deacon White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Ross Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 0 |
| John Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
References