Major League Baseball team season
| 1884 Chicago White Stockings | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Lakefront Park |
| City | Chicago |
| Owner | Albert Spalding |
| Manager | Cap Anson |
| ← 18831885 → | |
The 1884 Chicago White Stockings season was the 13th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the ninth in the National League and the seventh at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished fifth in the National League with a record of 62–50. White Stocking third baseman, Ned Williamson set the then major league single season home run record with 27 home runs. After hitting just 13 home runs in 1883, the White Stockings hit 142, the first time that a team had hit 100+ home runs in a season.
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Grays | 84 | 28 | .750 | — | 45–11 | 39–17 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 73 | 38 | .658 | 10½ | 40–16 | 33–22 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 64 | 47 | .577 | 19½ | 37–18 | 27–29 |
| New York Gothams | 62 | 50 | .554 | 22 | 34–22 | 28–28 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 62 | 50 | .554 | 22 | 39–17 | 23–33 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 39 | 73 | .348 | 45 | 19–37 | 20–36 |
| Cleveland Blues | 35 | 77 | .312 | 49 | 22–34 | 13–43 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 28 | 84 | .250 | 56 | 18–38 | 10–46 |
Record vs. opponents
| 1884 National League record Sources: | |||||||||||||||||
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| Team | BSN | BUF | CHI | CLV | DTN | NYG | PHI | PRV | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 9–6–2 | 10–6 | 14–2 | 12–4–1 | 8–8–1 | 13–3 | 7–9–1 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 6–9–2 | — | 10–6–1 | 14–2 | 12–4 | 5–11–1 | 11–5 | 6–10 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 6–10 | 6–10–1 | — | 8–8 | 11–5 | 12–4 | 14–2 | 5–11 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 2–14 | 2–14 | 8–8 | — | 9–7 | 5–11 | 6–10–1 | 3–13 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 4–12–1 | 4–12 | 5–11 | 7–9 | — | 2–14–1 | 5–11 | 1–15 | |||||||||
| New York | 8–8–1 | 11–5–1 | 4–12 | 11–5 | 14–2–1 | — | 11–5 | 3–13–1 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 3–13 | 5–11 | 2–14 | 10–6–1 | 11–5 | 5–11 | — | 3–13 | |||||||||
| Providence | 9–7–1 | 10–6 | 11–5 | 13–3 | 15–1 | 13–3–1 | 13–3 | — | |||||||||
Roster
| 1884 Chicago White Stockings | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Silver Flint | 73 | 279 | 57 | .204 | 9 | 45 |
| 1B | Cap Anson | 112 | 475 | 159 | .335 | 21 | 102 |
| 2B | Fred Pfeffer | 112 | 467 | 135 | .289 | 25 | 101 |
| 3B | Ned Williamson | 107 | 417 | 116 | .278 | 27 | 84 |
| SS | Tom Burns | 83 | 343 | 84 | .245 | 7 | 44 |
| OF | Abner Dalrymple | 111 | 521 | 161 | .309 | 22 | 69 |
| OF | George Gore | 103 | 422 | 134 | .318 | 5 | 34 |
| OF | King Kelly | 108 | 452 | 160 | .354 | 13 | 95 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sunday | 43 | 176 | 39 | .222 | 4 | 28 |
| Walt Kinzie | 19 | 82 | 13 | .159 | 2 | 8 |
| Joe Brown | 15 | 61 | 13 | .213 | 0 | 3 |
| Sy Sutcliffe | 4 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Corcoran | 60 | 516.2 | 35 | 23 | 2.40 | 272 |
| Fred Goldsmith | 21 | 188.0 | 9 | 11 | 4.26 | 34 |
| John Clarkson | 14 | 118.0 | 10 | 3 | 2.14 | 102 |
| Joe Brown | 7 | 50.0 | 4 | 2 | 4.68 | 27 |
| Tom Lee | 5 | 45.1 | 1 | 4 | 3.77 | 14 |
| George Crosby | 3 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.54 | 11 |
| John Hibbard | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.65 | 4 |
| Fred Andrus | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Mike Corcoran | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 |
| Thomas Lynch | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Kelly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.44 | 1 |
| Ned Williamson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
| Fred Pfeffer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Cap Anson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
References
- Jackson, Frank. "Lessons From Lakefront Park, 1884". tht.fangraphs.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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| Union Association | |
| 1884 World Series | |
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