1878 Chicago White Stockings season explained

Chicago White Stockings
Season:	1878
League:	National League
City:	Chicago
Owner:	William Hulbert
Manager:	Bob Ferguson

The 1878 Chicago White Stockings season was the seventh season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the third in the National League and the first at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished fourth in the National League with a record of 30–30.

Regular season

Roster

1878 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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		54	240	71	.296	0	37
1B		61	285	100	.351	1	27
2B		48	205	46	.224	0	29
3B		58	240	64	.267	1	27
SS		61	259	91	.351	0	39
OF		60	256	68	.266	0	29
OF		56	224	52	.232	1	19
OF		60	261	89	.341	0	40

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
	16	67	19	.284	0	2
	8	31	5	.161	0	2
	2	9	1	.111	0	1
	2	6	1	.167	0	0
	1	4	2	.500	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
	56	506.0	29	26	2.24	163
	4	36.0	1	3	3.25	8
	1	9.0	0	1	6.00	4

References

• 1878 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference