The 1876 Chicago White Stockings season was the fifth season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the first in the National League and the third at 23rd Street Grounds. The White Stockings, as one of the founding members of the new National League, won the NL's initial championship during this season with a record of 52–14.
Regular season

Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Stockings | 52 | 14 | .788 | — | 25–6 | 27–8 |
Hartford Dark Blues | 47 | 21 | .691 | 6 | 23–9 | 24–12 |
St. Louis Brown Stockings | 45 | 19 | .703 | 6 | 24–6 | 21–13 |
Boston Red Caps | 39 | 31 | .557 | 15 | 19–17 | 20–14 |
Louisville Grays | 30 | 36 | .455 | 22 | 15–16 | 15–20 |
New York Mutuals | 21 | 35 | .375 | 26 | 13–20 | 8–15 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | 45 | .237 | 34½ | 10–24 | 4–21 |
Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 56 | .138 | 42½ | 6–24 | 3–32 |
Record vs. opponents
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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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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 |
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C | Deacon White | 66 | 303 | 104 | .343 | 1 | 60 |
1B | Cal McVey | 63 | 308 | 107 | .347 | 1 | 53 |
2B | Ross Barnes | 66 | 322 | 138 | .429 | 1 | 59 |
3B | Cap Anson | 66 | 309 | 110 | .356 | 2 | 59 |
SS | John Peters | 66 | 316 | 111 | .351 | 1 | 47 |
OF | Paul Hines | 64 | 305 | 101 | .331 | 2 | 59 |
OF | John Glenn | 66 | 276 | 84 | .304 | 0 | 32 |
OF | Bob Addy | 32 | 142 | 40 | .282 | 0 | 16 |
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 |
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Oscar Bielaski | 32 | 139 | 29 | .209 | 0 | 10 |
Fred Andrus | 8 | 36 | 11 | .306 | 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 |
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Albert Spalding | 61 | 528.2 | 47 | 12 | 1.75 | 39 |
Other 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 |
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Cal McVey | 11 | 59.1 | 5 | 2 | 1.52 | 9 |
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 |
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Deacon White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 |
Ross Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 0 |
John Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
References