The Indianapolis Blues were in the National League for only the 1878 season, after playing as an independent team in 1877. They finished in fifth place, one of just two teams to finish below .500.
1878 Indianapolis Blues | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | South Street Park |
City | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Manager | John Clapp |
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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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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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Pitchers
Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Silver Flint | 63 | 254 | 57 | .224 | 0 | 18 |
1B | Art Croft | 60 | 222 | 35 | .158 | 0 | 16 |
2B | Joe Quest | 62 | 278 | 57 | .205 | 0 | 13 |
3B | Ned Williamson | 63 | 250 | 58 | .232 | 1 | 19 |
SS | Fred Warner | 43 | 165 | 41 | .248 | 0 | 10 |
OF | Orator Shafer | 63 | 266 | 90 | .338 | 0 | 30 |
OF | Russ McKelvy | 63 | 253 | 57 | .225 | 2 | 36 |
OF | John Clapp | 63 | 263 | 80 | .304 | 0 | 29 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Candy Nelson | 19 | 84 | 11 | .131 | 0 | 5 |
Jimmy Hallinan | 3 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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The Only Nolan | 38 | 347.0 | 13 | 22 | 2.57 | 125 |
Jim McCormick | 14 | 117.0 | 5 | 8 | 1.69 | 36 |
Tom Healey | 11 | 89.0 | 6 | 4 | 2.22 | 18 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Russ McKelvy | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.16 | 3 |