1876 Hartford Dark Blues season

The Hartford Dark Blues joined the new National League for its first season in 1876, and team owner Morgan Bulkeley was the first National League president. They finished the season in second place.

1876 Hartford Dark Blues
LeagueNational League
BallparkHartford Ball Club Grounds
CityHartford, Connecticut
OwnerMorgan Bulkeley
ManagerBob Ferguson
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1877 →

Regular season

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Back row: Tommy Bond, Candy Cummings
Middle row: Tom Carey, Everett Mills, Bob Ferguson, Bill Harbridge, Tom York
Front row: Dick Higham, Jack Burdock, Jack Remsen, Doug Allison

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago 52 14 .788 25‍–‍6 27‍–‍8
Hartford 47 21 .691 6 23‍–‍9 24‍–‍12
St. Louis 45 19 .703 6 24‍–‍6 21‍–‍13
Boston 39 31 .557 15 19‍–‍17 20‍–‍14
Louisville 30 36 .455 22 15‍–‍16 15‍–‍20
Mutual 21 35 .375 26 13‍–‍20 8‍–‍15
Athletic 14 45 .237 34½ 10‍–‍24 4‍–‍21
Cincinnati 9 56 .138 42½ 6‍–‍24 3‍–‍32

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CHI CIN HAR LOU NY PHI STL
Boston 1–9 10–0 2–8 5–5 8–2 9–1 4–6
Chicago 9–1 10–0 6–4 9–1 7–1 7–1 4–6
Cincinnati 0–10 0–10 1–9 2–8 1–7 3–5 2–7
Hartford 8–2 4–6 9–1 9–1–1 4–4 9–1 4–6
Louisville 5–5 1–9 8–2 1–9–1 5–3–1 6–2–1 4–6
New York 2–8 1–7 7–1 4–4 3–5–1 3–4 1–6
Philadelphia 1–9 1–7 5–3 1–9 2–6–1 4–3 0–8
St. Louis 6–4 6–4 7–2 6–4 6–4 6–1 8–0


Roster

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1876 Hartford Dark Blues
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Doug Allison 44 163 43 .264 0 15
1B Everett Mills 63 254 66 .260 0 23
2B Jack Burdock 69 309 80 .259 0 23
3B Bob Ferguson 69 310 82 .265 0 32
SS Tom Carey 68 289 78 .270 0 26
OF Jack Remsen 69 324 89 .275 1 30
OF Tom York 67 263 68 .259 1 39
OF Dick Higham 67 312 102 .327 0 35

Other batters

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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
Bill Harbridge 30 106 23 .217 0 6
John Cassidy 12 47 13 .277 0 8

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Tommy Bond 45 408.0 31 13 1.68 88
Candy Cummings 24 216.0 16 8 1.67 26

References

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