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	GB	Pct.
Chicago White Stockings	56	28	--	.667
Providence Grays	47	37	9	.560
Buffalo Bisons	45	38	10.5	.542
Detroit Wolverines	41	43	15	.488
Troy Trojans	39	45	17	.464
Boston Red Caps	38	45	17.5	.458
Cleveland Blues	36	48	20	.429
Worcester Worcesters	32	50	23	.390

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