1876 Chicago White Stockings season

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{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Chicago White Stockings

| season = 1876

| misc = National League Champions

| league = National League

| ballpark = 23rd Street Grounds

| city = Chicago

| record = {{winpct|52|14|record=y}}

| league_place = 1st

| owner = William Hulbert

| manager = Albert Spalding

| television =

| radio =

|}}

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.

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{1876 National League standings|highlight=Chicago White Stockings}}

= Record vs. opponents =

{{1876 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CHI}}

=Roster=

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #0e3386; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | 1876 Chicago White Stockings
colspan="10" style="background-color: #EE1422; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | Roster
valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer

Al Spalding}}

Catchers

{{MLBplayer

Deacon White}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Infielders

{{MLBplayer

Cap Anson}}

{{MLBplayer

Ross Barnes}}

{{MLBplayer

Cal McVey}}

{{MLBplayer

John Peters}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

{{MLBplayer

Bob Addy}}

{{MLBplayer

Fred Andrus}}

{{MLBplayer

Oscar Bielaski}}

{{MLBplayer

John Glenn}}

{{MLBplayer

Paul Hines}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

{{MLBplayer

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

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI

align="center"

| C

{{sortname|Deacon|White}}66303104.343160
align="center"

| 1B

{{sortname|Cal|McVey}}63308107.347153
align="center"

| 2B

{{sortname|Ross|Barnes}}66322138.429159
align="center"

| 3B

{{sortname|Cap|Anson}}66309110.356259
align="center"

| SS

{{sortname|John|Peters|John Peters (shortstop)}}66316111.351147
align="center"

| OF

{{sortname|Paul|Hines}}64305101.331259
align="center"

| OF

{{sortname|John|Glenn|John Glenn (1870s outfielder)}}6627684.304032
align="center"

| OF

{{sortname|Bob|Addy}}3214240.282016

==Other batters==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI

align="center"

| {{sortname|Oscar|Bielaski}}

3213929.209010
align="center"

| {{sortname|Fred|Andrus}}

83611.30602

=Pitching=

==Starting pitchers==

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

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align="center"

| {{sortname|Albert|Spalding}}

61528.247121.7539

==Other pitchers==

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

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align="center"

| {{sortname|Cal|McVey}}

1159.1521.529

==Relief pitchers==

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

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align="center"

| {{sortname|Deacon|White}}

10010.003
align="center"

| {{sortname|Ross|Barnes}}

100020.250
align="center"

| {{sortname|John|Peters|John Peters (shortstop)}}

10010.000

References

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1876.shtml 1876 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference]

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