1884 Chicago White Stockings season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Chicago White Stockings
| season = 1884
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Lakefront Park
| city = Chicago
| record = {{winpct|62|50|record=y}}
| league_place = 5th
| owner = Albert Spalding
| manager = Cap Anson
| television =
| radio =
|}}
The 1884 Chicago White Stockings season was the 13th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the ninth in the National League and the seventh at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished fifth in the National League with a record of 62–50. White Stocking third baseman, Ned Williamson set the then major league single season home run record with 27 home runs. After hitting just 13 home runs in 1883, the White Stockings hit 142, the first time that a team had hit 100+ home runs in a season.{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Frank |title=Lessons From Lakefront Park, 1884 |url=https://tht.fangraphs.com/lessons-from-lakefront-park-1884/ |website=tht.fangraphs.com |date=July 5, 2012 |access-date=21 January 2021}}
Regular season
=Season standings=
{{1884 National League standings|highlight=Chicago White Stockings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1884 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CHI}}
=Roster=
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0e3386; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1884 Chicago White Stockings | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #EE1422; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Fred Andrus}}
{{MLBplayer | John Clarkson}}
{{MLBplayer | Larry Corcoran}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike Corcoran}}
{{MLBplayer | George Crosby}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Goldsmith}}
{{MLBplayer | John Hibbard}}
{{MLBplayer | Tom Lee}}
{{MLBplayer | Thomas Lynch}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Silver Flint}}
{{MLBplayer | Sy Sutcliffe}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Cap Anson}}
{{MLBplayer | Tom Burns}}
{{MLBplayer | Walt Kinzie}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Pfeffer}}
{{MLBplayer | Ned Williamson}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Joe Brown}}
{{MLBplayer | Abner Dalrymple}}
{{MLBplayer | George Gore}}
{{MLBplayer | King Kelly}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Sunday}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Cap Anson}} |
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
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| 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|Silver|Flint}} | 73 | 279 | 57 | .204 | 9 | 45 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Cap|Anson}} | 112 | 475 | 159 | .335 | 21 | 102 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Fred|Pfeffer}} | 112 | 467 | 135 | .289 | 25 | 101 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Ned|Williamson}} | 107 | 417 | 116 | .278 | 27 | 84 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Tom|Burns|Tom Burns (baseball)}} | 83 | 343 | 84 | .245 | 7 | 44 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Abner|Dalrymple}} | 111 | 521 | 161 | .309 | 22 | 69 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|George|Gore}} | 103 | 422 | 134 | .318 | 5 | 34 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|King|Kelly}} | 108 | 452 | 160 | .354 | 13 | 95 |
==Other batters==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| 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|Billy|Sunday}} | 43 | 176 | 39 | .222 | 4 | 28 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Walt|Kinzie}} | 19 | 82 | 13 | .159 | 2 | 8 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Brown|Joe Brown (utility player)}} | 15 | 61 | 13 | .213 | 0 | 3 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Sy|Sutcliffe}} | 4 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
=Pitching=
==Starting pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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|Larry|Corcoran}} | 60 | 516.2 | 35 | 23 | 2.40 | 272 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Fred|Goldsmith|Fred Goldsmith (baseball)}} | 21 | 188.0 | 9 | 11 | 4.26 | 34 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Clarkson}} | 14 | 118.0 | 10 | 3 | 2.14 | 102 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Brown|Joe Brown (utility player)}} | 7 | 50.0 | 4 | 2 | 4.68 | 27 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Tom|Lee|Tom Lee (baseball)}} | 5 | 45.1 | 1 | 4 | 3.77 | 14 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Crosby}} | 3 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.54 | 11 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Hibbard}} | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.65 | 4 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Fred|Andrus}} | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Mike|Corcoran|Mike Corcoran (baseball)}} | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Thomas|Lynch|Thomas Lynch (pitcher)}} | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 2 |
==Relief pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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|King|Kelly}} | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.44 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ned|Williamson}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Fred|Pfeffer}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Cap|Anson}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1884.shtml 1884 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference]
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{{1884 MLB season by team}}
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