1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings season
The 1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings finished the season in fourth place in the National League. After the season, they signed Louisville Grays stars Jim Devlin and George Hall. However, both became involved in a game-fixing scandal that led to the permanent expulsion of the two players (and others) from the league. The Grays and Brown Stockings both folded in the aftermath of the scandal.
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| Owner(s) | C. O. Bishop |
| Manager(s) | George McManus |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston | 42 | 18 | 0.700 | — | 27–5 | 15–13 |
| Louisville | 35 | 25 | 0.583 | 7 | 20–9 | 15–16 |
| Brooklyn Hartfords | 31 | 27 | 0.534 | 10 | 19–8 | 12–19 |
| St. Louis | 28 | 32 | 0.467 | 14 | 20–10 | 8–22 |
| Chicago | 26 | 33 | 0.441 | 15½ | 17–12 | 9–21 |
| Cincinnati | 15 | 42 | 0.263 | 25½ | 12–18 | 3–24 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BKN | CHI | CIN | LOU | STL | |||||||||||
| Boston | — | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | 11–1 | 8–4 | 6–6 | |||||||||||
| Brooklyn | 5–7–1 | — | 8–4 | 7–3 | 6–6–1 | 5–7 | |||||||||||
| Chicago | 2–10 | 4–8 | — | 8–3–1 | 4–8 | 8–4 | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1–11 | 3–7 | 3–8–1 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | |||||||||||
| Louisville | 4–8 | 6–6–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | 10–2 | |||||||||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 2–10 | — | |||||||||||
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 | John Clapp | 60 | 255 | 81 | .318 | 0 | 34 |
| 1B | Herman Dehlman | 32 | 119 | 22 | .185 | 0 | 11 |
| 2B | Mike McGeary | 57 | 258 | 65 | .252 | 0 | 20 |
| 3B | Joe Battin | 57 | 226 | 45 | .199 | 1 | 22 |
| SS | Davy Force | 58 | 225 | 59 | .262 | 0 | 22 |
| OF | Mike Dorgan | 60 | 266 | 82 | .308 | 0 | 23 |
| OF | Joe Blong | 58 | 218 | 47 | .216 | 0 | 13 |
| OF | Jack Remsen | 33 | 123 | 32 | .260 | 0 | 13 |
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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| Art Croft | 54 | 220 | 51 | .232 | 0 | 27 |
| Dickey Pearce | 8 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 4 |
| Leonidas Lee | 4 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Little | 3 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Loftus | 3 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McKenna | 1 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Gleason | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| T. E. Newell | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Tricky Nichols | 42 | 350 | 18 | 23 | 2.60 | 80 |
| Joe Blong | 25 | 187.1 | 10 | 9 | 2.74 | 51 |
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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| Joe Battin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 |