1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings season explained

St. Louis Brown Stockings
Season:	1877
League:	National League
City:	St. Louis, Missouri
Owner:	C. O. Bishop
Manager:	George McManus

The 1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings finished the season in fourth place in the National League. After the season, they signed Louisville Grays stars Jim Devlin and George Hall. However, both became involved in a game-fixing scandal that led to the permanent expulsion of the two players (and others) from the league. The Grays and Brown Stockings both folded in the aftermath of the scandal.

Regular season

Roster

1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings
Roster
PitchersCatchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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		60	255	81	.318	0	34
1B		32	119	22	.185	0	11
2B		57	258	65	.252	0	20
3B		57	226	45	.199	1	22
SS		58	225	59	.262	0	22
OF		60	266	82	.308	0	23
OF		58	218	47	.216	0	13
OF		33	123	32	.260	0	13

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
	54	220	51	.232	0	27
	8	29	5	.172	0	4
	4	18	5	.278	0	0
	3	12	2	.167	0	0
	3	11	2	.182	0	0
	1	5	1	.200	0	0
	1	4	1	.250	0	0
	1	3	0	.000	0	0

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
	42	350.0	18	23	2.60	80
	25	187.1	10	9	2.74	51

Relief pitchers

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

References

• 1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings season at Baseball Reference