1878 Chicago White Stockings Statistics
National League (NL)
Team Record: 30-30
Finished 4th in the NL
Ballpark: Lake Front Park I
Manager: Bob Ferguson (30-30)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1878 Chicago White Stockings RosterTeam Record: 30-30
Finished 4th in the NL
Ballpark: Lake Front Park I
Manager: Bob Ferguson (30-30)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1878 Chicago White Stockings Results
The Chicago White Stockings of the National League ended the 1878 season with a record of 30 wins and 30 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The White Stockings led the league with 371 runs. Chicago allowed 331 runs. Cap Anson recorded 40 runs batted in. Bob Ferguson and Joe Start paced all regular batters with a .351 average. Terry Larkin earned 29 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 2.24 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Bob Ferguson coached the team.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Larkin | 29 | 26 | .527 | 2.24 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 506.0 | 511 | 288 | 126 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2105 |
| Laurie Reis | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 55 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| Frank Hankinson | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| Totals | 30 | 30 | .500 | 2.37 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 551.0 | 577 | 331 | 145 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2312 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Start | 61 | 287 | 285 | 58 | 100 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .351 | .355 | .439 | .794 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Ferguson | 61 | 269 | 259 | 44 | 91 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .351 | .375 | .405 | .781 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cap Anson | 60 | 274 | 261 | 55 | 89 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .341 | .372 | .402 | .775 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Harbridge | 54 | 246 | 240 | 32 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .296 | .313 | .346 | .659 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cassidy | 60 | 265 | 256 | 33 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | .266 | .291 | .301 | .591 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Larkin | 58 | 243 | 226 | 33 | 65 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | .288 | .337 | .363 | .700 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Hankinson | 58 | 245 | 240 | 38 | 64 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | .267 | .282 | .338 | .619 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Remsen | 56 | 241 | 224 | 32 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 33 | .232 | .286 | .304 | .590 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill McClellan | 48 | 207 | 205 | 26 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .224 | .232 | .263 | .495 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hallinan | 16 | 72 | 67 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .284 | .333 | .328 | .662 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Powers | 8 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .161 | .188 | .258 | .446 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurie Reis | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .150 | .190 | .150 | .340 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Spalding | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sullivan | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Traffley | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 550 | 2421 | 2333 | 371 | 677 | 91 | 20 | 3 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 157 | .290 | .316 | .350 | .666 | 817 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Start | 1B | 61 | 0 | 551.0 | 719 | 13 | 33 | 28 | .957 | 11.956 | 12.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill McClellan | 2B | 42 | 0 | 378.0 | 87 | 139 | 35 | 15 | .866 | 5.381 | 5.381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 2B | 9 | 0 | 80.0 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 4 | .873 | 5.400 | 5.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Hallinan | 2B | 5 | 0 | 46.0 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | .750 | 4.696 | 4.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Ferguson | 2B | 4 | 0 | 39.0 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .852 | 5.308 | 5.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Spalding | 2B | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Hankinson | 3B | 57 | 0 | 523.0 | 94 | 138 | 33 | 9 | .875 | 3.992 | 4.070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 3B | 3 | 0 | 17.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 2.647 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Larkin | 3B | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 3.462 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Harbridge | C | 53 | 0 | 428.0 | 257 | 66 | 45 | 1 | .878 | 6.792 | 6.094 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Powers | C | 8 | 0 | 72.0 | 47 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .930 | 8.250 | 8.250 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | C | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .947 | 7.364 | 6.000 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Traffley | C | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 5.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Ferguson | C | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 6.231 | 9.000 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Cassidy | C | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 3.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Cassidy | OF | 60 | 0 | 546.0 | 89 | 30 | 28 | 6 | .810 | 1.962 | 1.983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Remsen | OF | 56 | 0 | 509.0 | 103 | 14 | 7 | 5 | .944 | 2.069 | 2.089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | OF | 48 | 0 | 430.0 | 60 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .825 | 1.381 | 1.375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Hallinan | OF | 11 | 0 | 103.0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .789 | 1.311 | 1.364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Harbridge | OF | 8 | 0 | 45.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.600 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Sullivan | OF | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Laurie Reis | OF | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Larkin | OF | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill McClellan | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Larkin | P | 56 | 0 | 506.0 | 19 | 90 | 18 | 0 | .858 | 1.939 | 1.946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Laurie Reis | P | 4 | 0 | 36.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Hankinson | P | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Ferguson | SS | 57 | 0 | 510.0 | 71 | 226 | 40 | 17 | .881 | 5.241 | 5.211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill McClellan | SS | 5 | 0 | 42.0 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 0 | .815 | 4.714 | 4.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 562 | 0 | 4969.0 | 1652 | 836 | 304 | 89 | .891 | 4.506 | 4.427 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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