1878 Indianapolis Blues season

1878 Indianapolis Blues
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Indianapolis, Indiana (since 1878)
Other information
Manager(s) John Clapp
     

The Indianapolis Blues were in the National League for only the 1878 season, after playing as an independent team in 1877. They finished in fifth place, one of just two teams to finish below .500.

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Boston Red Caps 41 19 -- .683
Cincinnati Reds 37 23 4 .617
Providence Grays 33 27 8 .550
Chicago White Stockings 30 30 11 .500
Indianapolis Blues 24 36 17 .400
Milwaukee Grays 15 45 26 .250

Roster

1878 Indianapolis Blues
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 63 254 57 .224 0 18
1B Croft, ArtArt Croft 60 222 35 .158 0 16
2B Quest, JoeJoe Quest 62 278 57 .205 0 13
3B Williamson, NedNed Williamson 63 250 58 .232 1 19
SS Warner, FredFred Warner 43 165 41 .248 0 10
OF Shafer, OratorOrator Shafer 63 266 90 .338 0 30
OF McKelvy, RussRuss McKelvy 63 253 57 .225 2 36
OF Clapp, JohnJohn Clapp 63 263 80 .304 0 29

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
Nelson, CandyCandy Nelson 19 84 11 .131 0 5
Hallinan, JimmyJimmy Hallinan 3 12 3 .250 0 1

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
Nolan, The OnlyThe Only Nolan 38 347 13 22 2.57 125
McCormick, JimJim McCormick 14 117 5 8 1.69 36
Healey, TomTom Healey 11 89 6 4 2.22 18

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
McKelvy, RussRuss McKelvy 4 25 0 2 2.16 3

References