1876 Hartford Dark Blues season

1876 Hartford Dark Blues
League	National League
Ballpark	Hartford Ball Club Grounds
City	Hartford, Connecticut
Owner	Morgan Bulkeley
Manager	Bob Ferguson

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.

Regular season

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

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago	52	14	0.788	—	25–6	27–8
Hartford	47	21	0.691	6	23–9	24–12
St. Louis	45	19	0.703	6	24–6	21–13
Boston	39	31	0.557	15	19–17	20–14
Louisville	30	36	0.455	22	15–16	15–20
Mutual	21	35	0.375	26	13–20	8–15
Athletic	14	45	0.237	34½	10–24	4–21
Cincinnati	9	56	0.138	42½	6–24	3–32

Record vs. opponents

1876 National League record 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

1876 Hartford Dark Blues
Roster
Pitchers Tommy Bond Candy Cummings		Catchers Doug Allison Bill Harbridge Infielders Jack Burdock Tom Carey Bob Ferguson Everett Mills		Outfielders John Cassidy Dick Higham Jack Remsen Tom York		Manager Bob Ferguson

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	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

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

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
Tommy Bond	45	408.0	31	13	1.68	88
Candy Cummings	24	216.0	16	8	1.67	26

References

• 1876 Hartford Dark Blues season at Baseball Reference