1881 Chicago White Stockings season

1881 Chicago White Stockings
1881 National League Championship
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Lakefront Park (since 1878)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	William Hulbert
Manager(s)	Cap Anson
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The 1881 Chicago White Stockings season was the 10th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 6th in the National League and the 4th at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings won the National League championship with a record of 56–28.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Stockings	56	28	0.667	—	32–10	24–18
Providence Grays	47	37	0.560	9	23–20	24–17
Buffalo Bisons	45	38	0.542	10½	25–16	20–22
Detroit Wolverines	41	43	0.488	15	23–19	18–24
Troy Trojans	39	45	0.464	17	24–18	15–27
Boston Red Caps	38	45	0.458	17½	19–22	19–23
Cleveland Blues	36	48	0.429	20	20–22	16–26
Worcester Worcesters	32	50	0.390	23	19–22	13–28

Record vs. opponents

1881 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	PRV	TRO	WOR
Boston	—	4–8	2–10	8–4	4–8	5–7	7–5	8–3
Buffalo	8–4	—	5–7	7–5	9–3	7–5	3–9	6–5
Chicago	10–2	7–5	—	6–6	7–5	9–3	8–4	9–3
Cleveland	4–8	5–7	6–6	—	5–7	3–9	6–6–1	7–5
Detroit	8–4	3–9	5–7	7–5	—	4–8	7–5	7–5
Providence	7–5	5–7	3–9	9–3	8–4	—	6–6	9–3
Troy	5–7	9–3	4–8	6–6–1	5–7	6–6	—	4–8
Worcester	3–8	5–6	3–9	5–7	5–7	3–9	8–4	—

Roster

1881 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers Larry Corcoran Fred Goldsmith Catchers Silver Flint		Infielders Cap Anson Tom Burns Andy Piercy Joe Quest Ned Williamson		Outfielders Abner Dalrymple George Gore King Kelly Hugh Nicol		Manager Cap Anson

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	Flint, SilverSilver Flint	80	306	95	.310	1	34
1B	Anson, CapCap Anson	84	343	137	.399	1	82
2B	Quest, JoeJoe Quest	78	293	72	.246	1	26
3B	Williamson, NedNed Williamson	82	343	92	.268	1	48
SS	Burns, TomTom Burns	84	342	95	.278	4	42
OF	Dalrymple, AbnerAbner Dalrymple	82	362	117	.323	1	37
OF	Gore, GeorgeGeorge Gore	73	309	92	.298	1	44
OF	Kelly, KingKing Kelly	82	353	114	.323	2	55

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
Nicol, HughHugh Nicol	26	108	22	.204	0	7
Piercy, AndyAndy Piercy	2	8	2	.250	0	0

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
Corcoran, LarryLarry Corcoran	45	396.2	31	14	2.31	150
Goldsmith, FredFred Goldsmith	39	330	24	13	2.59	76

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
Williamson, NedNed Williamson	3	18	1	1	2.00	2

References

• 1881 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference