1873 Washington Blue Legs season

1873 Washington Blue Legs
Ballpark	Olympics Grounds
City	Washington D.C.
Managers	Nick Young

The Washington Blue Legs played their first and only season in 1873 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished seventh in the league with a record of 8-31. It is uncertain if this team is the same franchise as either the 1872 Washington Nationals or the 1872 Washington Olympics.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1873 National Association Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Team	BC	BM	BOS	BR	EL	NY	PHA	PWS	WSH
Baltimore Canaries	—	4–0	2–7–1	7–2	3–0	6–3	3–4	3–6	6–0
Baltimore Marylands	0–4	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2
Boston	7–2–1	0–0	—	8–1	4–1	6–3	4–5	5–4	9–0
Brooklyn	2–7	0–0	1–8	—	3–1	2–7	4–5–1	2–7	3–2
Elizabeth	0–3	0–0	1–4	1–3	—	0–4	0–2	0–4	0–1
New York	3–6	0–0	3–6	7–2	4–0	—	4–5	4–4	4–1
Philadelphia Athletics	4–3	0–0	5–4	5–4–1	2–0	5–4	—	1–8	6–0
Philadelphia White Stockings	6–3	0–0	4–5	7–2	4–0	4–4	8–1	—	3–2
Washington	0–6	2–0	0–9	2–3	1–0	1–4	0–6	2–3	—

Roster

1873 Washington Blue Legs
Roster
Pitchers John Greason Bill Stearns Catchers Pop Snyder		Infielders Tommy Beals John Donnelly Joe Gerhardt John Glenn Bob Reach Howard Wall Fred Waterman Warren White		Outfielders Ed Atkinson Oscar Bielaski Paul Hines Holly Hollingshead		Managers Nick Young

Player stats

Batting

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

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

References

• 1873 Washington Blue Legs season at Baseball Reference