1875 Hartford Dark Blues season

In their second season in the National Association, the 1875 Hartford Dark Blues finished in third place. They were managed by starting third baseman Bob "Death to Flying Things" Ferguson.

1875 Hartford Dark Blues
LeagueNational Association of Professional Base Ball Players
BallparkHartford Ball Club Grounds
CityHartford, Connecticut
OwnerMorgan Bulkeley
ManagerBob Ferguson
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The Dark Blues, with future Hall of Famer Candy Cummings, had the best pitching staff in baseball. Cummings won 35 games, and the 19-year-old Tommy Bond finished second in league ERA at 1.56.

Following the season, they were one of the NA teams chosen to join the new National League.

Regular season

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The 1875 Hartford Dark Blues

Season standings

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National Association W L T GB Pct.
Boston Red Stockings 71 8 3 .884
Philadelphia Athletics 53 20 4 15.0 .714
Hartford Dark Blues 54 28 3 18.5 .659
St. Louis Brown Stockings 39 29 2 26.5 .571
Philadelphia White Stockings 37 31 2 28.5 .542
Chicago White Stockings 30 37 2 35.0 .449
New York Mutuals 30 38 3 35.5 .443
New Haven Elm Citys 7 40 48.0 .149
Washington Nationals 5 23 40.5 .179
St. Louis Red Stockings 4 15 37.0 .211
Philadelphia Centennials 2 12 36.5 .143
Brooklyn Atlantics 2 42 51.5 .045
Keokuk Westerns 1 12 37.0 .077

Record vs. opponents

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Team BOS BR CHI HAR KEO NH NY PHA PHC PWS SLB SLR WSH
Boston 6–0 8–2 9–1 1–0 5–1 10–0 8–2–2 4–0 6–0–1 7–2 1–0 6–0
Brooklyn 0–6 0–2 0–10 0–0 2–1 0–7 0–7 0–0 0–7 0–2 0–0 0–0
Chicago 2–8 2–0 4–6–1 4–0 2–1 3–3 1–7–1 0–0 3–7 5–5 4–0 0–0
Hartford 1–9 10–0 6–4–1 0–0 8–1 8–2–2 4–3–1 1–0 4–4 5–5 3–0 4–0
Keokuk 0–1 0–0 0–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–4 1–2 0–0
New Haven 1–5 1–2 1–2 1–8 0–0 1–5 0–7 0–1 0–4 1–2 0–0 1–4
New York 0–10 7–0 3–3 2–8–2 1–0 5–1 3–6 2–0 5–2 0–8–1 2–0 0–0
Philadelphia Athletics 2–8–2 7–0 7–1–1 3–4–1 0–0 7–0 6–3 2–1 8–2 6–1 0–0 5–0
Philadelphia Centennials 0–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0
Philadelphia White Stockings 0–6–1 7–0 7–3 4–4 0–0 4–0 2–5 2–8 3–0 5–5–1 1–0 2–0
St. Louis Brown Stockings 2–7 2–0 5–5 5–5 4–0 2–1 8–0–1 1–6 0–0 5–5–1 2–0 3–0
St. Louis Red Stockings 0–1 0–0 0–4 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–1
Washington 0–6 0–0 0–0 0–4 0–0 4–1 0–0 0–5 0–0 0–2 0–3 1–2


Roster

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1875 Hartford Dark Blues
Roster
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Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
C Doug Allison 61 269 67 .249 0 21
1B Everett Mills 80 342 89 .260 1 48
2B Jack Burdock 74 350 103 .294 0 35
3B Bob Ferguson 85 366 88 .240 0 43
SS Tom Carey 86 382 101 .264 0 38
OF Jack Remsen 86 358 96 .268 0 34
OF Tom York 86 375 111 .296 0 37
OF Art Allison 40 175 42 .240 1 19

Other batters

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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
Bill Harbridge 53 208 50 .240 0 26
Paddy Quinn 5 13 3 .231 0 1
Steve Brady 1 4 0 .000 0 0
Charley Jones 1 4 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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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
Candy Cummings 48 417.0 35 12 1.60 8
Tommy Bond 40 352.0 19 16 1.56 8

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
Bob Ferguson 1 0 0 0 18.00 0

League leaders

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Tommy Bond

  • #2 in NA in ERA (1.56)

Candy Cummings

  • #3 in NA in wins (35)
  • #3 in NA in ERA (1.60)

References

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  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1875 Hartford Dark Blues season at Baseball Reference