1878 Chicago White Stockings

30-30 • .500 Win% • 4th in NL

📊 Season Record

30 Wins
30 Losses
.500 Win %
4th Rank
371 R 331 RA
Diff +40

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371 Runs Scored
331 Runs Allowed
+40 Run Diff
30K Attendance

📈 vs. 1878 NL Average

Batting Avg .290 12% above the 1878 league average (.259)
OBP .315 13% above the 1878 league average (.278)
SLG .350 10% above the 1878 league average (.319)
Team ERA 2.37 3% worse than the 1878 league average (2.31)
Runs Scored 371 17% above the 1878 league average (317 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLake Front Park I
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Home Games 35
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Total Attendance 30,400
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Avg per Game 868

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1878

Batting Avg

1 Bob Ferguson 0.351 2 Joe Start 0.351 3 Cap Anson 0.341 4 Bill Harbridge 0.296 5 Terry Larkin 0.288

Home Runs

1 Frank Hankinson 1 2 Jack Remsen 1 3 Joe Start 1

RBI

1 Cap Anson 40 2 Bob Ferguson 39 3 Bill Harbridge 37 4 Terry Larkin 32 5 John Cassidy 29
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Start 61 285 58 100 12 5 1 27 2 3 0 0.351
Cap Anson 60 261 55 89 12 2 0 40 13 1 0 0.341
Bob Ferguson 61 259 44 91 10 2 0 39 10 12 0 0.351
John Cassidy 60 256 33 68 7 1 0 29 9 11 0 0.266
Frank Hankinson 58 240 38 64 8 3 1 27 5 36 0 0.267
Bill Harbridge 54 240 32 71 12 0 0 37 6 13 0 0.296
Terry Larkin 58 226 33 65 9 4 0 32 17 17 0 0.288
Jack Remsen 56 224 32 52 11 1 1 19 17 33 0 0.232
Bill McClellan 48 205 26 46 6 1 0 29 2 13 0 0.224
Jimmy Hallinan 16 67 14 19 3 0 0 2 5 6 0 0.284
Phil Powers 8 31 2 5 1 1 0 2 1 5 0 0.161
Laurie Reis 5 20 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.150
Bill Traffley 2 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.111
Bill Sullivan 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Al Spalding 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1878

ERA

1 Terry Larkin 2.24 2 Laurie Reis 3.25

Wins

1 Terry Larkin 29 2 Laurie Reis 1

Strikeouts

1 Terry Larkin 163 2 Laurie Reis 8 3 Frank Hankinson 4
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Terry Larkin 29 26 2.24 56 56 0 506.0 511 126 31 163
Laurie Reis 1 3 3.25 4 4 0 36.0 55 13 4 8
Frank Hankinson 0 1 6.00 1 1 0 9.0 11 6 0 4

👥 Roster (15)

Cap Anson John Cassidy Bob Ferguson Jimmy Hallinan Frank Hankinson Bill Harbridge Terry Larkin Bill McClellan Phil Powers Laurie Reis Jack Remsen Al Spalding +3 more

15 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1878 Chicago White Stockings

What was the 1878 Chicago White Stockings record?
The 1878 Chicago White Stockings finished 30-30 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1878 Chicago White Stockings in home runs?
Frank Hankinson led the 1878 Chicago White Stockings with 1 home runs.
What was the 1878 Chicago White Stockings team ERA?
The 1878 Chicago White Stockings posted a team ERA of 2.37.
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