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1878 Chicago White Stockings

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1877 / 1879

30-30, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bob Ferguson (30-30)
Scored 371 runs, Allowed 331 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 33-27

Ballparks: Lake Front Park I ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 106, Pitching - 105 · one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 105


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1877 / 1879 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
Cap Anson HOF 26 R R 6' 0" 227 Apr 17, 1852 8 60 60 0 3 0 9 3 0 45 3 0 48 1.7
John Cassidy 23 R L 5' 8" 168 1855 4 60 60 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 60 0.3
Bob Ferguson 33 B R 5' 9" 149 Jan 31, 1845 8 61 61 0 1 0 4 0 57 0 0 0 0 3.0
Jimmy Hallinan 29 L L 5' 9" 172 May 27, 1849 5 16 16 0 0 0 5 0 0 11 0 0 11 0.0
Frank Hankinson 22 R R 5' 11" 168 Apr 29, 1856 1st 58 58 1 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 0 0 0.7
Bill Harbridge 23 L L 162 Mar 29, 1855 4 54 54 0 53 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 8 1.0
Terry Larkin 22 R R 1856 3 58 58 56 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5.3
Bill McClellan 22 B L 5' 5" 156 Mar 22, 1856 1st 48 48 0 0 0 42 0 5 0 0 1 1 -0.1
Phil Powers 23 R R 5' 7" 166 Jul 26, 1854 1st 8 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Laurie Reis 19 B R 5' 9" 160 Nov 20, 1858 2 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 -1.1
Jack Remsen 27 R R 5' 11" 189 1851 7 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 56 0.5
Al Spalding HOF 27 R R 6' 1" 170 Sep 2, 1850 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Joe Start 35 L L 5' 9" 165 Oct 14, 1842 8 61 61 0 0 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5
Bill Sullivan 24 Jul 4, 1853 1st 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -0.1
Bill Traffley 18 R R 5' 11" 185 Dec 21, 1859 1st 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

1877 / 1879 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers