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1878 Indianapolis Blues

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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24-36, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: John Clapp (24-36)
Scored 293 runs, Allowed 328 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 27-33

Ballparks: South Street Park, Grand Avenue Park & Union Park ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 87, Pitching - 89 · one-year: Batting - 87, Pitching - 89


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 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
John Clapp 26 R R 5' 7" 194 Jul 15, 1851 7 63 63 0 9 12 1 0 3 44 0 0 44 2.3
Art Croft 23 Jan 23, 1855 3 60 60 0 0 51 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 -1.1
Silver Flint 22 R R 6' 0" 180 Aug 3, 1855 2 63 63 0 59 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 9 1.2
Jimmy Hallinan 29 L L 5' 9" 172 May 27, 1849 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0.0
Tom Healey 25 R 1853 1st 12 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 -0.4
Jim McCormick 21 R R 5' 10" 215 Nov 3, 1856 1st 15 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1.7
Russ McKelvy 23 R R Sep 8, 1854 1st 63 63 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 62 -0.8
Candy Nelson 29 L R 5' 6" 145 Mar 14, 1849 5 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 -0.7
The Only Nolan 20 L R 5' 8" 171 Nov 7, 1857 1st 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -1.2
Joe Quest 25 R R 5' 6" 150 Nov 16, 1852 2 62 62 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Orator Shafer 26 L R 5' 9" 165 Oct, 1851 4 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 63 63 3.8
Fred Warner 23 5' 7" 155 1855 3 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 41 2 0 0 2 0.6
Ned Williamson 20 R R 5' 11" 210 Oct 24, 1857 1st 63 63 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0.8
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers