1888 Chicago White Stockings season explained

Chicago White Stockings
Season:	1888
League:	National League
Ballpark:	West Side Park
City:	Chicago
Owner:	Albert Spalding
Manager:	Cap Anson

The 1888 Chicago White Stockings season was the 17th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 13th in the National League and the fourth at the first West Side Park. The White Stockings finished second in the National League with a record of 77–58, 9 games behind the New York Giants.

Regular season

Roster

1888 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		65	219	42	.192	0	29
1B		134	515	177	.344	12	84
2B		135	517	129	.250	8	57
SS		132	452	113	.250	8	73
3B		134	483	115	.238	3	70
OF		71	298	84	.282	7	41
OF		75	314	74	.236	7	39
OF		129	549	182	.332	16	64

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
	81	318	90	.283	4	34
	64	241	56	.232	3	19
	43	169	43	.254	4	23
	22	77	14	.182	0	3
	20	75	16	.213	2	7

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
	39	339.2	25	14	2.44	161
	30	251.0	13	15	2.76	157
	30	245.2	13	13	3.52	139
	12	102.0	7	5	2.74	39
	10	67.0	4	4	3.49	26
	6	48.2	3	3	3.14	16
	5	42.0	4	1	1.07	17
	3	25.0	2	1	6.48	11
	2	16.0	1	0	5.06	6
	2	11.0	1	1	4.91	5

Other pitchers

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

References

• 1888 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference