1875 Philadelphia White Stockings season explained

Philadelphia White Stockings
Season:	1875
League:	National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
City:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Managers:	Mike McGeary, Bob Addy

The Philadelphia White Stockings played in 1875 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. The press of that time generally referred to them as the Philadelphia Whites, or the Philadelphia Club.

The team finished fifth in the league in 1875, with a record of 37-31. Among their players that season was Tim Murnane, spelled "Murnan" by many newspapers (for example, "...yesterday the Whites won the toss and placed their men in position, with the Philadelphias represented by Murnan at the bat." ("Sporting News," Chicago Inter Ocean, June 23, 1875, p. 5).

The team and league folded at the conclusion of the season.

Regular season

Roster

1875 Philadelphia Whites
Roster
PitchersCatchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Managers

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
	66	263	64	.243	1	25
	69	313	85	.272	1	30
	68	301	95	.316	1	54
	69	295	65	.220	0	24
	68	310	90	.290	0	37
	43	179	38	.212	0	15
	69	310	80	.258	0	43
	54	222	57	.257	2	19
	29	123	28	.228	0	10
	19	70	17	.243	0	6
	9	37	3	.081	0	3
	2	6	1	.167	0	0

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
	41	358.0	22	19	1.99	18
	21	181.1	12	8	2.08	13
	7	66.0	2	4	1.50	9
	1	6.0	1	0	1.50	2

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
	4	0	0	0	7.94	0
	2	0	0	0	8.44	0

References

• 1875 Philadelphia Whites season at Baseball Reference