1876 Hartford Dark Blues season
1876 Hartford Dark Blues | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Hartford Ball Club Grounds |
City | Hartford, Connecticut |
Owner | Morgan Bulkeley |
Manager | Bob Ferguson |
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The Hartford Dark Blues joined the new National League for its first season in 1876, and team owner Morgan Bulkeley was the first National League president. They finished the season in second place.
Regular season
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Middle row: Tom Carey, Everett Mills, Bob Ferguson, Bill Harbridge, Tom York
Front row: Dick Higham, Jack Burdock, Jack Remsen, Doug Allison
Season standings
| W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago | 52 | 14 | 0.788 | — | 25–6 | 27–8 |
Hartford | 47 | 21 | 0.691 | 6 | 23–9 | 24–12 |
St. Louis | 45 | 19 | 0.703 | 6 | 24–6 | 21–13 |
Boston | 39 | 31 | 0.557 | 15 | 19–17 | 20–14 |
Louisville | 30 | 36 | 0.455 | 22 | 15–16 | 15–20 |
Mutual | 21 | 35 | 0.375 | 26 | 13–20 | 8–15 |
Athletic | 14 | 45 | 0.237 | 34½ | 10–24 | 4–21 |
Cincinnati | 9 | 56 | 0.138 | 42½ | 6–24 | 3–32 |
Record vs. opponents
1876 National League record
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | HAR | LOU | NY | PHI | STL | |||||||||
Boston | — | 1–9 | 10–0 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
Chicago | 9–1 | — | 10–0 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
Cincinnati | 0–10 | 0–10 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 3–5 | 2–7 | |||||||||
Hartford | 8–2 | 4–6 | 9–1 | — | 9–1–1 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
Louisville | 5–5 | 1–9 | 8–2 | 1–9–1 | — | 5–3–1 | 6–2–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
New York | 2–8 | 1–7 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 3–5–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–6 | |||||||||
Philadelphia | 1–9 | 1–7 | 5–3 | 1–9 | 2–6–1 | 4–3 | — | 0–8 | |||||||||
St. Louis | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 6–1 | 8–0 | — |
Roster
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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 |
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C | Doug Allison | 44 | 163 | 43 | .264 | 0 | 15 |
1B | Everett Mills | 63 | 254 | 66 | .260 | 0 | 23 |
2B | Jack Burdock | 69 | 309 | 80 | .259 | 0 | 23 |
3B | Bob Ferguson | 69 | 310 | 82 | .265 | 0 | 32 |
SS | Tom Carey | 68 | 289 | 78 | .270 | 0 | 26 |
OF | Jack Remsen | 69 | 324 | 89 | .275 | 1 | 30 |
OF | Tom York | 67 | 263 | 68 | .259 | 1 | 39 |
OF | Dick Higham | 67 | 312 | 102 | .327 | 0 | 35 |
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 |
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Bill Harbridge | 30 | 106 | 23 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
John Cassidy | 12 | 47 | 13 | .277 | 0 | 8 |
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 |
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Tommy Bond | 45 | 408.0 | 31 | 13 | 1.68 | 88 |
Candy Cummings | 24 | 216.0 | 16 | 8 | 1.67 | 26 |
References
- 1876 Hartford Dark Blues season at Baseball Reference
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