1881 Chicago White Stockings season

1881 Chicago White Stockings
1881 National League Championship
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Chicago, Illinois (since 1871)
Other information
Owner(s) William Hulbert
Manager(s) Cap Anson
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The 1881 Chicago White Stockings season was the 9th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 6th in the National League and the 4th at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings won the National League championship with a record of 56–28.

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