1879 Chicago White Stockings

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46-33, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Cap Anson (41-21) and Silver Flint (5-12)
Scored 437 runs, Allowed 411 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 42-37

Ballparks: Lake Front Park I ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105

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1878 / 1880 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	Salary
Cap Anson HOF	27	R	R	6' 0"	227	Apr 17, 1852	9	51		51		0	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.1	$
Lew Brown	21	R	R	5' 10"	185	Feb 1, 1858	4	6		6		0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2	$
Abner Dalrymple	21	L	R	5' 10"	175	Sep 9, 1857	2	71		71		0	0	0	0	0	0	66	1	4	71			-0.1	$
Tom Dolan	24	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jan 10, 1855	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1	$
Herm Doscher	26	R	R	5' 10"	182	Dec 20, 1852	4	3		3		0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1	$
Silver Flint	23	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 3, 1855	3	79		79		0	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			3.1	$
George Gore	25	L	R	5' 11"	195	May 3, 1854	1st	63		63		0	0	9	0	0	0	0	48	6	54			0.7	$1,900
Frank Hankinson	23	R	R	5' 11"	168	Apr 29, 1856	2	44		44		26	0	0	0	5	0	10	4	0	14			0.1	$
Bill Harbridge	24	L	L		162	Mar 29, 1855	5	4		4		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	4			-0.3	$
Terry Larkin	23	R	R			1856	4	60		60		58	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3			3.7	$
John Peters	29	R	R	5' 7"	180	Apr 8, 1850	6	83		83		0	0	0	0	0	83	0	0	0	0			0.2	$
Joe Quest	26	R	R	5' 6"	150	Nov 16, 1852	3	83		83		0	0	0	83	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.0	$
Jack Remsen	28	R	R	5' 11"	189	1851	8	42		42		0	0	11	0	0	0	5	26	0	31			-0.5	$
Orator Shafer	27	L	R	5' 9"	165	Oct, 1851	5	73		73		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	72	72			1.5	$
John Stedronsky	29					Jun 12, 1850	1st	4		4		0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2	$
Ned Williamson	21	R	R	5' 11"	210	Oct 24, 1857	2	80		80		0	4	6	0	70	0	0	0	0	0			4.3	$
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

1878 / 1880 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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