1884 Chicago White Stockings

62-50 • .554 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1884 Chicago White Stockings went 62-50 (.554) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 834 runs, allowed 647, and played home games at Lake Front Park II. Team leaders included Ed Williamson (27 HR, 84 RBI) and Larry Corcoran (35-23, 2.40 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

62 Wins
50 Losses
.554 Win %
5th Rank
834 R 647 RA
Diff +187

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834 Runs Scored
647 Runs Allowed
+187 Run Diff
94K Attendance

📈 vs. 1884 NL Average

Batting Avg .281 14% above the 1884 league average (.246)
OBP .323 13% above the 1884 league average (.286)
SLG .445 31% above the 1884 league average (.339)
Team ERA 3.03 1% worse than the 1884 league average (2.99)
Runs Scored 834 33% above the 1884 league average (628 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLake Front Park II
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Home Games 57
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Total Attendance 94,100
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Avg per Game 1,650

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1884

Batting Avg

1 King Kelly 0.354 2 Cap Anson 0.335 3 George Gore 0.318 4 Abner Dalrymple 0.309 5 Fred Pfeffer 0.289

Home Runs

1 Ed Williamson 27 2 Fred Pfeffer 25 3 Abner Dalrymple 22 4 Cap Anson 21 5 King Kelly 13

RBI

1 Cap Anson 102 2 Fred Pfeffer 101 3 King Kelly 95 4 Ed Williamson 84 5 Abner Dalrymple 69
1884 Chicago White Stockings — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Abner Dalrymple 111 521 111 161 18 9 22 69 14 39 0 0.309
Cap Anson 112 475 108 159 30 3 21 102 29 13 0 0.335
Fred Pfeffer 112 467 105 135 10 10 25 101 25 47 0 0.289
King Kelly 108 452 120 160 28 5 13 95 46 24 0 0.354
George Gore 103 422 104 134 18 4 5 34 61 26 0 0.318
Ed Williamson 107 417 84 116 18 8 27 84 42 56 0 0.278
Tom Burns 83 343 54 84 14 2 7 44 13 50 0 0.245
Silver Flint 73 279 35 57 5 2 9 45 7 57 0 0.204
Larry Corcoran 64 251 43 61 3 4 1 19 10 33 0 0.243
Billy Sunday 43 176 25 39 4 1 4 28 4 36 0 0.222
John Clarkson 21 84 16 22 6 2 3 17 2 16 0 0.262
Walt Kinzie 19 82 4 13 3 0 2 8 0 13 0 0.159
Fred Goldsmith 22 81 11 11 2 0 2 6 7 26 0 0.136
Joe Brown 15 61 6 13 1 0 0 3 0 15 0 0.213
Tom Lee 6 24 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.125
Elmer Sutcliffe 4 15 4 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.200
George Crosby 3 13 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.308
John Hibbard 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Fred Andrus 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Thomas Lynch 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Corcoran 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1884

ERA

1 John Clarkson 2.14 2 Larry Corcoran 2.40 3 Tom Lee 3.77 4 Fred Goldsmith 4.26 5 Joe Brown 4.68

Wins

1 Larry Corcoran 35 2 John Clarkson 10 3 Fred Goldsmith 9 4 Joe Brown 4 5 Fred Andrus 1

Strikeouts

1 Larry Corcoran 272 2 John Clarkson 102 3 Fred Goldsmith 34 4 Joe Brown 27 5 Tom Lee 14
1884 Chicago White Stockings — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Corcoran 35 23 2.40 60 59 0 516.2 473 138 116 272
Fred Goldsmith 9 11 4.26 21 21 0 188.0 245 89 29 34
John Clarkson 10 3 2.14 14 13 0 118.0 94 28 25 102
Joe Brown 4 2 4.68 7 6 0 50.0 56 26 7 27
Tom Lee 1 4 3.77 5 5 0 45.1 55 19 15 14
George Crosby 1 2 3.54 3 3 0 28.0 27 11 12 11
John Hibbard 1 1 2.65 2 2 0 17.0 18 5 9 4
Fred Andrus 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 11 2 2 2
Mike Corcoran 0 1 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 16 4 7 2
Thomas Lynch 0 0 2.57 1 1 0 7.0 7 2 3 2
King Kelly 0 1 8.44 2 0 0 5.1 12 5 2 1
Ed Williamson 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 2.0 8 4 2 0
Cap Anson 0 1 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 1
Fred Pfeffer 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 1 0

👥 Roster (21)

Fred Andrus Cap Anson Joe Brown Tom Burns John Clarkson Larry Corcoran Mike Corcoran George Crosby Abner Dalrymple Silver Flint Fred Goldsmith George Gore +9 more

21 players

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The 1884 Chicago White Stockings in brief

The 1884 Chicago White Stockings won 62 games and lost 50, ending up 5th in the NL. The run column shows 834 for and 647 against. At the plate the Chicago White Stockings hit .281, 14% better than the league's .246. Pitchers allowed 3.03 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.99. The 834 runs scored compare with a league average of 628 per club, 33% more.

Home games were played at Lake Front Park II, where 94,100 fans came through the gates. For power, Ed Williamson led the way with 27 homers. The RBI leader was Cap Anson, with 102. Abner Dalrymple collected the most hits, 161. The pitching staff's wins leader was Larry Corcoran (35). The 1884 roster runs to 21 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1884 Chicago White Stockings

What was the 1884 Chicago White Stockings record?
The 1884 Chicago White Stockings finished 62-50 (.554 win pct).
Who led the 1884 Chicago White Stockings in home runs?
Ed Williamson led the 1884 Chicago White Stockings with 27 home runs.
What was the 1884 Chicago White Stockings team ERA?
The 1884 Chicago White Stockings posted a team ERA of 3.03.
Did the 1884 Chicago White Stockings win the World Series?
No. The 1884 Chicago White Stockings did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1884 Chicago White Stockings play?
The 1884 Chicago White Stockings played home games at Lake Front Park II.
Who led the 1884 Chicago White Stockings in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed Williamson (27 HR, 84 RBI) and Larry Corcoran (35-23, 2.40 ERA).
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