Hartford Dark Blues Team History & Encyclopedia

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Played As

Hartfords of Brooklyn (31-27 W-L, 1877)
Hartford Dark Blues (47-21 W-L, 1876)
Overall (78-48 W-L, 1876 - 1877)

Also played as a National Association Franchise

Franchise History

Rk	Year	Tm	Lg	G	W	L	Ties	W-L%	Finish	Playoffs	R	RA	BatAge	PitchAge	#Bat	#Pitch	Top Player	Managers
1	1877	Hartfords of Brooklyn	NL	60	31	27	2	.534	3rd of 6		341	311	27.0	21.4	15	3	J.Start (2.5)	Bob Ferguson (31-27)
2	1876	Hartford Dark Blues	NL	69	47	21	1	.691	2nd of 8		429	261	26.3	22.4	12	2	T.Bond (10.3)	Bob Ferguson (47-21)

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