1876 Chicago White Stockings season

The 1876 Chicago White Stockings season was the fifth season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the first in the National League and the third at 23rd Street Grounds. The White Stockings, as one of the founding members of the new National League, won the NL's initial championship during this season with a record of 52–14.

1876 Chicago White Stockings
National League Champions
League	National League
Ballpark	23rd Street Grounds
City	Chicago
Owner	William Hulbert
Manager	Albert Spalding

Regular season

The 1876 Chicago White Stockings

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago	52	14	.788	—	25‍–‍6	27‍–‍8
Hartford	47	21	.691	6	23‍–‍9	24‍–‍12
St. Louis	45	19	.703	6	24‍–‍6	21‍–‍13
Boston	39	31	.557	15	19‍–‍17	20‍–‍14
Louisville	30	36	.455	22	15‍–‍16	15‍–‍20
Mutual	21	35	.375	26	13‍–‍20	8‍–‍15
Athletic	14	45	.237	34½	10‍–‍24	4‍–‍21
Cincinnati	9	56	.138	42½	6‍–‍24	3‍–‍32

Record vs. opponents

1876 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	CHI	CIN	HAR	LOU	NY	PHI	STL
Boston	—	1–9	10–0	2–8	5–5	8–2	9–1	4–6
Chicago	9–1	—	10–0	6–4	9–1	7–1	7–1	4–6
Cincinnati	0–10	0–10	—	1–9	2–8	1–7	3–5	2–7
Hartford	8–2	4–6	9–1	—	9–1–1	4–4	9–1	4–6
Louisville	5–5	1–9	8–2	1–9–1	—	5–3–1	6–2–1	4–6
New York	2–8	1–7	7–1	4–4	3–5–1	—	3–4	1–6
Philadelphia	1–9	1–7	5–3	1–9	2–6–1	4–3	—	0–8
St. Louis	6–4	6–4	7–2	6–4	6–4	6–1	8–0	—

Roster

1876 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers Al Spalding Catchers Deacon White		Infielders Cap Anson Ross Barnes Cal McVey John Peters		Outfielders Bob Addy Fred Andrus Oscar Bielaski John Glenn Paul Hines		Manager Albert Spalding

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	Deacon White	66	303	104	.343	1	60
1B	Cal McVey	63	308	107	.347	1	53
2B	Ross Barnes	66	322	138	.429	1	59
3B	Cap Anson	66	309	110	.356	2	59
SS	John Peters	66	316	111	.351	1	47
OF	Paul Hines	64	305	101	.331	2	59
OF	John Glenn	66	276	84	.304	0	32
OF	Bob Addy	32	142	40	.282	0	16

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
Oscar Bielaski	32	139	29	.209	0	10
Fred Andrus	8	36	11	.306	0	2

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
Albert Spalding	61	528.2	47	12	1.75	39

Other 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
Cal McVey	11	59.1	5	2	1.52	9

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
Deacon White	1	0	0	1	0.00	3
Ross Barnes	1	0	0	0	20.25	0
John Peters	1	0	0	1	0.00	0

References

• 1876 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference