1878 Chicago White Stockings season

The 1878 Chicago White Stockings season was the seventh season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the third in the National League and the first at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished fourth in the National League with a record of 30–30.

1878 Chicago White Stockings
LeagueNational League
BallparkLakefront Park
CityChicago
OwnerWilliam Hulbert
ManagerBob Ferguson
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1879 →

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Caps 41 19 .683 23‍–‍7 18‍–‍12
Cincinnati Reds 37 23 .617 4 25‍–‍8 12‍–‍15
Providence Grays 33 27 .550 8 17‍–‍13 16‍–‍14
Chicago White Stockings 30 30 .500 11 17‍–‍18 13‍–‍12
Indianapolis Blues 24 36 .400 17 10‍–‍17 14‍–‍19
Milwaukee Grays 15 45 .250 26 7‍–‍18 8‍–‍27

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Team BOS CHI CIN IND MIL PRV
Boston 8–4 6–6 10–2 11–1 6–6
Chicago 4–8 2–10 8–4 10–2 6–6–1
Cincinnati 6–6 10–2 4–8–1 8–4 9–3
Indianapolis 2–10 4–8 8–4–1 8–4–1 2–10–1
Milwaukee 1–11 2–10 4–8 4–8–1 4–8
Providence 6–6 6–6–1 3–9 10–2–1 8–4


Roster

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1878 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

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 Bill Harbridge 54 240 71 .296 0 37
1B Joe Start 61 285 100 .351 1 27
2B Bill McClellan 48 205 46 .224 0 29
3B Frank Hankinson 58 240 64 .267 1 27
SS Bob Ferguson 61 259 91 .351 0 39
OF John Cassidy 60 256 68 .266 0 29
OF Jack Remsen 56 224 52 .232 1 19
OF Cap Anson 60 261 89 .341 0 40

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
Jimmy Hallinan 16 67 19 .284 0 2
Phil Powers 8 31 5 .161 0 2
Bill Traffley 2 9 1 .111 0 1
Bill Sullivan 2 6 1 .167 0 0
Albert Spalding 1 4 2 .500 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
Terry Larkin 56 506.0 29 26 2.24 163
Laurie Reis 4 36.0 1 3 3.25 8
Frank Hankinson 1 9.0 0 1 6.00 4

References

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