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1878 Milwaukee Grays season

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1878 Milwaukee Grays
LeagueNational League
BallparkEclipse Park II
CityMilwaukee, Wisconsin
ManagerJack Chapman

The Milwaukee Grays were members of the National League for only the 1878 season, having played as an independent team in 1877. They finished in sixth place, one of only two teams to finish below .500.

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Caps 41 19 .683 23‍–‍7 18‍–‍12
Cincinnati Reds 37 23 .617 4 25‍–‍8 12‍–‍15
Providence Grays 33 27 .550 8 17‍–‍13 16‍–‍14
Chicago White Stockings 30 30 .500 11 17‍–‍18 13‍–‍12
Indianapolis Blues 24 36 .400 17 10‍–‍17 14‍–‍19
Milwaukee Grays 15 45 .250 26 7‍–‍18 8‍–‍27

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Team BOS CHI CIN IND MIL PRV
Boston 8–4 6–6 10–2 11–1 6–6
Chicago 4–8 2–10 8–4 10–2 6–6–1
Cincinnati 6–6 10–2 4–8–1 8–4 9–3
Indianapolis 2–10 4–8 8–4–1 8–4–1 2–10–1
Milwaukee 1–11 2–10 4–8 4–8–1 4–8
Providence 6–6 6–6–1 3–9 10–2–1 8–4


Roster

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1878 Milwaukee Grays
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Charlie Bennett 49 184 45 .245 1 12
1B Jake Goodman 60 252 62 .246 1 27
2B John Peters 55 246 76 .309 0 22
3B Will Foley 56 229 62 .271 0 22
SS Billy Redmond 48 187 43 .230 0 21
OF Abner Dalrymple 61 271 96 .354 0 15
OF Mike Golden 55 214 44 .206 0 20
OF Bill Holbert 45 173 32 .185 0 12

Other batters

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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
George Creamer 50 193 41 .212 0 15
Pidgey Morgan 14 56 11 .196 0 5
Jake Knowdell 4 14 3 .214 0 2
Joe Ellick 3 13 2 .154 0 1
Frank Bliss 2 8 1 .125 0 0
Alamazoo Jennings 1 2 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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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
Sam Weaver 45 383.0 12 31 1.95 95
Mike Golden 22 161.0 3 13 4.14 52

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Joe Ellick 1 0 1 0 3.00 1

References

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