1889 Chicago White Stockings season explained

Chicago White Stockings
Season:	1889
League:	National League
Ballpark:	West Side Park
City:	Chicago
Owner:	Albert Spalding
Manager:	Cap Anson
Next Season:	1890 Chicago Colts season

The 1889 Chicago White Stockings season was the 18th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 14th in the National League, and the fifth at the first West Side Park. The White Stockings finished third in the National League with a record of 67–65.

Regular season

Roster

1889 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		101	407	107	.263	11	75
1B		134	518	161	.311	7	117
2B		134	531	128	.241	7	77
SS		47	173	41	.237	1	30
3B		136	525	135	.257	4	66
OF		136	584	182	.312	12	89
OF		134	543	175	.322	9	81
OF		135	576	187	.325	17	72

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
	46	155	21	.135	0	10
	36	120	23	.192	0	7
	15	56	13	.232	1	9
	12	45	10	.222	0	8

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
	37	318.0	16	17	3.54	136
	35	287.0	15	15	3.64	105
	32	276.0	16	13	3.59	63
	31	246.1	16	13	3.62	91
	7	60.2	3	3	4.90	16
	5	46.0	1	4	4.50	22

Relief pitchers

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

References

• 1889 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference