1876 Chicago White Stockings season

1876 Chicago White Stockings
1876 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
23rd Street Grounds (since 1874)
Chicago, Illinois (since 1871)
Other information
Owner(s)	William Hulbert
Manager(s)	Albert Spalding
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The 1876 Chicago White Stockings season was the 4th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 1st in the National League and the 3rd at 23rd Street Grounds. The White Stockings, as one of the founding members of the new National League, won the NL's initial championship during this season with a record of 52–14.

Regular season

The 1876 Chicago White Stockings

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago White Stockings	52	14	--	.788
St. Louis Brown Stockings	45	19	6	.703
Hartford Dark Blues	47	21	6	.691
Boston Red Caps	39	31	15	.557
Louisville Grays	30	36	22	.455
New York Mutuals	21	35	26	.375
Philadelphia Athletics	14	45	34.5	.237
Cincinnati Reds	9	56	42.5	.138

Roster

1876 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers Albert Spalding Catchers Deacon White		Infielders Cap Anson Ross Barnes Cal McVey John Peters		Outfielders Bob Addy Fred Andrus Oscar Bielaski John Glenn Paul Hines		Manager Albert Spalding

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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	White, DeaconDeacon White	66	303	104	.343	1	60
1B	McVey, CalCal McVey	63	308	107	.347	1	53
2B	Barnes, RossRoss Barnes	66	322	138	.429	1	59
3B	Anson, CapCap Anson	66	309	110	.356	2	59
SS	Peters, JohnJohn Peters	66	316	111	.351	1	47
OF	Hines, PaulPaul Hines	64	305	101	.331	2	59
OF	Glenn, JohnJohn Glenn	66	276	84	.304	0	32
OF	Addy, BobBob Addy	32	142	40	.282	0	16

Other batters

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
Bielaski, OscarOscar Bielaski	32	139	29	.209	0	10
Andrus, FredFred Andrus	8	36	11	.306	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Spalding, AlbertAlbert Spalding	61	528.2	47	12	1.75	39

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
McVey, CalCal McVey	11	59.1	5	2	1.52	9

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
White, DeaconDeacon White	1	0	0	1	0.00	3
Barnes, RossRoss Barnes	1	0	0	0	20.25	0
Peters, JohnJohn Peters	1	0	0	1	0.00	0

References

• 1876 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference

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