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1874 Hartford Dark Blues season

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1874 Hartford Dark Blues
LeagueNational Association of Professional Base Ball Players
BallparkHartford Ball Club Grounds
CityHartford, Connecticut
OwnerMorgan Bulkeley
ManagerLip Pike
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The Hartford Dark Blues were formed by Morgan Bulkeley and joined the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players for the 1874 season. They finished in seventh place in their debut.

Regular season

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Season standings

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National Association W L GB Pct.
Boston Red Stockings 52 18 .743
New York Mutuals 42 23 7.5 .646
Philadelphia Athletics 33 22 11.5 .600
Philadelphia White Stockings 29 29 17.0 .500
Chicago White Stockings 28 31 18.5 .474
Brooklyn Atlantics 22 33 22.5 .400
Hartford Dark Blues 16 37 27.5 .302
Baltimore Canaries 9 38 31.5 .191

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL BOS BR CHI HAR NY PHA PWS
Baltimore 1–9 1–3 1–9 2–3 1–8 2–2 1–4
Boston 9–1 6–4–1 7–3 9–1 5–5 8–2 8–2
Brooklyn 3–1 4–6–1 3–4 5–3 3–7 1–6 3–6
Chicago 9–1 3–7 4–3 4–1 1–9 4–3 3–7
Hartford 3–2 1–9 3–5 1–4 2–8 2–5 4–4
New York 8–1 5–5 7–3 9–1 8–2 4–6 1–5
Philadelphia Athletics 2–2 2–8 6–1 3–4 5–2 6–4 9–1
Philadelphia White Stockings 4–1 2–8 6–3 7–3 4–4 5–1 1–9


Roster

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Manager and outfielder Lip Pike
1874 Hartford Dark Blues roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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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
Scott Hastings 52 247 80 .324 0 30
Everett Mills 53 244 69 .283 0 19
Bob Addy 50 213 51 .239 0 22
Tom Barlow 32 155 46 .297 0 12
Bill Boyd 26 117 41 .350 0 19
Lip Pike 52 234 83 .355 1 50
Jim Tipper 45 197 60 .305 0 19
Billy Barnie 45 190 35 .184 0 20
Steve Brady 27 118 37 .314 0 14
Orator Shafer 9 35 8 .229 1 3
Jack Farrell 3 13 5 .385 0 0
Jack Manning 1 5 1 .200 0 0
Fancy O'Neil 1 3 0 .000 0 0

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
Cherokee Fisher 39 322.1 13 23 2.32 25
Bill Stearns 22 158.2 3 14 2.95 14

References

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  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1874 Hartford Dark Blues season at Baseball Reference