1881 Chicago White Stockings season

1881 Chicago White Stockings
1881 National League Championship
Major league affiliations
Location
1881 Information
Owner(s) William Hulbert
Manager(s) Cap Anson
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Contents

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Chicago White Stockings 56 28 -- .667
Providence Grays 47 37 9 .560
Buffalo Bisons 45 38 10.5 .542
Detroit Wolverines 41 43 15 .488
Troy Trojans 39 45 17 .464
Boston Red Caps 38 45 17.5 .458
Cleveland Blues 36 48 20 .429
Worcester Worcesters 32 50 23 .390

Roster

1881 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

 Infielders 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 Flint, SilverSilver Flint 80 306 95 .310 1 34
1B Anson, CapCap Anson 84 343 137 .399 1 82
2B Quest, JoeJoe Quest 78 293 72 .246 1 26
3B Williamson, NedNed Williamson 82 343 92 .268 1 48
SS Burns, TomTom Burns 84 342 95 .278 4 42
OF Dalrymple, AbnerAbner Dalrymple 82 362 117 .323 1 37
OF Gore, GeorgeGeorge Gore 73 309 92 .298 1 44
OF Kelly, KingKing Kelly 82 353 114 .323 2 55

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
Nicol, HughHugh Nicol 26 108 22 .204 0 7
Piercy, AndyAndy Piercy 2 8 2 .250 0 0

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
Corcoran, LarryLarry Corcoran 45 396.2 31 14 2.31 150
Goldsmith, FredFred Goldsmith 39 330 24 13 2.59 76

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
Williamson, NedNed Williamson 3 18 1 1 2.00 2

References

National League
Boston • Buffalo • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Providence • Troy • Worcester
Preceded by
Chicago White Stockings
1880		 National League Championship Season
1881		 Succeeded by
Chicago White Stockings
1882
Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois
Franchise
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Lore
Culture
Steve Bartman • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • This Old Cub • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Cubby Bear • Wrigleyville • Wayne Messmer • Yosh Kawano • Mike Royko • Holy Cow! • Wrigley Company • Old Style Beer • Hey Hey Holy Mackerel • Bill Holden • Bleacher Bums • The Heckler • Arne Harris • Voice of Chicago • Billy Sianis • "Go, Cubs, Go" • The Natural • Pat and Ron Show • "All the Way" • Cubs Win Flag • Brant Brown • JDRF • Addison Red Line Station • Sheridan Red Line Station • Taking Care of Business • Billy Goat Tavern • Heel Click • Winter Classic • Clark Street • Addison Street • Radio Network • "Let's Play Two!" • Mr. Cub • A League of Their Own • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • I.O. • The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness • Pat Pieper • The Cubby Bear • Great Chicago Fire • Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse • Bohemian National Cemetery Columbarium
Rivalries
Retired numbers
10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42 • Hey Hey!
Key personnel
Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • President of Baseball Operations: Theo Epstein • General Manager: Jed Hoyer • Manager: Dale Sveum
World Series
Championships (4)
1882 • 1885 • 1907 • 1908
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