1876 Season

8 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1876 Major League Baseball season was played by 8 teams. George Hall led with 5 home runs, Deacon White led with 60 RBI, and Ross Barnes led with 138 hits. This page carries the 1876 standings, league leaders, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1876 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 204 plate appearances at 66 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Ross Barnes .429 2 George Hall .366 3 Cap Anson .356 4 John Peters .351 5 Cal McVey .347

OPS qualified

1 Ross Barnes 1.052 2 George Hall .929 3 Cap Anson .830 4 Lip Pike .813 5 Levi Meyerle .797

Home Runs all players

1 George Hall 5 2 Charley Jones 4 3 Cap Anson 2 4 Lew Brown 2 5 Joe Gerhardt 2

RBI all players

1 Deacon White 60 2 Cap Anson 59 3 Ross Barnes 59 4 Paul Hines 59 5 Cal McVey 53

Hits all players

1 Ross Barnes 138 2 John Peters 111 3 Cap Anson 110 4 Cal McVey 107 5 Deacon White 104

Runs all players

1 Ross Barnes 126 2 George Wright 72 3 John Peters 70 4 Jack Burdock 66 5 Deacon White 66

Stolen Bases all players

1 Bob Addy 0 2 Art Allison 0 3 Doug Allison 0 4 Fred Andrus 0 5 Cap Anson 0
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1876 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 66 innings at 66 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 George Bradley 1.23 2 Jim Devlin 1.56 3 Candy Cummings 1.67 4 Tommy Bond 1.68 5 Al Spalding 1.75

WHIP qualified

1 George Bradley 0.89 2 Tommy Bond 0.90 3 Jim Devlin 0.97 4 Candy Cummings 1.06 5 Al Spalding 1.07

Wins all pitchers

1 Al Spalding 47 2 George Bradley 45 3 Tommy Bond 31 4 Jim Devlin 30 5 Bobby Mathews 21

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Jim Devlin 122 2 George Bradley 103 3 Tommy Bond 88 4 Al Spalding 39 5 Bobby Mathews 37

Saves all pitchers

1 Jack Manning 5 2 Cal McVey 2 3 George Zettlein 2 4 Joe Borden 1 5 Foghorn Bradley 1
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📋 Standings

National League

Chicago White Stockings ★ 52-14 Hartford Dark Blues 47-21 St. Louis Brown Stockings 45-19 Boston Red Caps 39-31 Louisville Grays 30-36 New York Mutuals 21-35 Philadelphia Athletics 14-45 Cincinnati Reds 9-56

The 1876 season in brief

The best record in the 1876 standings belonged to the Chicago White Stockings, who finished 52-14. The weakest record belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-56. In the standings, the National League was not close, the Chicago White Stockings finishing 52-14 to the Hartford Dark Blues's 47-21. The data holds no postseason results for 1876. George Hall led the majors with 5 home runs, ahead of Charley Jones with 4. Ross Barnes's .429 is the best average on the qualified board, with George Hall next at .366. The board counts only hitters with 204 or more plate appearances, which is what 66 team games require. The batting tiles keep returning to Ross Barnes, first in batting average, OPS, hits, and runs. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with George Bradley at 1.23; Jim Devlin followed at 1.56. Elsewhere on the pitching side, the 1876 leaders were Al Spalding in wins (47) and Jim Devlin in strikeouts (122). For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1876 leaders page.

1876 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1876?
8 teams played in the 1876 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1876?
George Hall led with 5 home runs in 1876.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1876?
Deacon White led with 60 RBI in 1876.
Who led MLB in hits in 1876?
Ross Barnes led with 138 hits in 1876.
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