1874 Chicago White Stockings season

The 1874 Chicago White Stockings season was the third season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the second in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players and the first at 23rd Street Grounds. The White Stockings returned to the league in 1874 after taking two years to recover from the chaos of the Great Chicago Fire. They opened their season on Wednesday May 13 hosting the Philadelphia Athletics and shut them out 4 to 0. They finished fifth in the National Association with a record of 28–31.

1874 Chicago White Stockings
LeagueNational Association of Professional Base Ball Players
Ballpark23rd Street Grounds
CityChicago
OwnersGeorge Gage
ManagersFergy Malone, Jimmy Wood
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Regular season

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Season standings

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National Association W L GB Pct.
Boston Red Stockings 52 18 .743
New York Mutuals 42 23 7.5 .646
Philadelphia Athletics 33 22 11.5 .600
Philadelphia White Stockings 29 29 17.0 .500
Chicago White Stockings 28 31 18.5 .474
Brooklyn Atlantics 22 33 22.5 .400
Hartford Dark Blues 16 37 27.5 .302
Baltimore Canaries 9 38 31.5 .191

Record vs. opponents

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Team BAL BOS BR CHI HAR NY PHA PWS
Baltimore 1–9 1–3 1–9 2–3 1–8 2–2 1–4
Boston 9–1 6–4–1 7–3 9–1 5–5 8–2 8–2
Brooklyn 3–1 4–6–1 3–4 5–3 3–7 1–6 3–6
Chicago 9–1 3–7 4–3 4–1 1–9 4–3 3–7
Hartford 3–2 1–9 3–5 1–4 2–8 2–5 4–4
New York 8–1 5–5 7–3 9–1 8–2 4–6 1–5
Philadelphia Athletics 2–2 2–8 6–1 3–4 5–2 6–4 9–1
Philadelphia White Stockings 4–1 2–8 6–3 7–3 4–4 5–1 1–9


Roster

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1874 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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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
Fergy Malone 47 223 56 .251 0 28
John Glenn 55 237 67 .283 0 32
Levi Meyerle 53 254 100 .394 1 45
John Peters 55 239 69 .289 1 25
Davy Force 59 294 92 .313 0 26
Fred Treacey 35 148 28 .189 0 12
Ned Cuthbert 58 295 79 .268 2 24
Paul Hines 59 271 80 .295 0 34
Jim Devlin 45 203 58 .286 0 26
Henry Gilroy 8 38 8 .211 0 7
Dan Collins 3 12 1 .083 0 0
Terry Connell 1 4 0 .000 0 0

Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
George Zettlein 57 515.2 27 30 2.43 26
Dan Collins 2 11.0 1 1 4.91 0

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Davy Force 1 0 0 0 15.43 0

References

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