1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis, Missouri |
Owner | C. O. Bishop |
Manager | George McManus |
The 1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings finished the season in fourth place in the National League. After the season, they signed Louisville Grays stars Jim Devlin and George Hall. However, both became involved in a game-fixing scandal that led to the permanent expulsion of the two players (and others) from the league. The Grays and Brown Stockings both folded in the aftermath of the scandal.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston | 42 | 18 | 0.700 | — | 27–5 | 15–13 |
Louisville | 35 | 25 | 0.583 | 7 | 20–9 | 15–16 |
Brooklyn Hartfords | 31 | 27 | 0.534 | 10 | 19–8 | 12–19 |
St. Louis | 28 | 32 | 0.467 | 14 | 20–10 | 8–22 |
Chicago | 26 | 33 | 0.441 | 15½ | 17–12 | 9–21 |
Cincinnati | 15 | 42 | 0.263 | 25½ | 12–18 | 3–24 |
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Team | BOS | BKN | CHI | CIN | LOU | STL | |||||||||||
Boston | — | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | 11–1 | 8–4 | 6–6 | |||||||||||
Brooklyn | 5–7–1 | — | 8–4 | 7–3 | 6–6–1 | 5–7 | |||||||||||
Chicago | 2–10 | 4–8 | — | 8–3–1 | 4–8 | 8–4 | |||||||||||
Cincinnati | 1–11 | 3–7 | 3–8–1 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | |||||||||||
Louisville | 4–8 | 6–6–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | 10–2 | |||||||||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 2–10 | — |
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager |
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 |
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C | John Clapp | 60 | 255 | 81 | .318 | 0 | 34 |
1B | Herman Dehlman | 32 | 119 | 22 | .185 | 0 | 11 |
2B | Mike McGeary | 57 | 258 | 65 | .252 | 0 | 20 |
3B | Joe Battin | 57 | 226 | 45 | .199 | 1 | 22 |
SS | Davy Force | 58 | 225 | 59 | .262 | 0 | 22 |
OF | Mike Dorgan | 60 | 266 | 82 | .308 | 0 | 23 |
OF | Joe Blong | 58 | 218 | 47 | .216 | 0 | 13 |
OF | Jack Remsen | 33 | 123 | 32 | .260 | 0 | 13 |
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 |
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Art Croft | 54 | 220 | 51 | .232 | 0 | 27 |
Dickey Pearce | 8 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 4 |
Leonidas Lee | 4 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Little | 3 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Loftus | 3 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
Ed McKenna | 1 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Gleason | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
T. E. Newell | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tricky Nichols | 42 | 350.0 | 18 | 23 | 2.60 | 80 |
Joe Blong | 25 | 187.1 | 10 | 9 | 2.74 | 51 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Joe Battin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 |