1881 Chicago White Stockings
National League Champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkLakefront Park
CityChicago
OwnerWilliam Hulbert
ManagerCap Anson
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The 1881 Chicago White Stockings season was the tenth season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the sixth in the National League and the fourth 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 Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 56 28 0.667 — 32–10 24–18
Providence Grays 47 37 0.560 9 23–20 24–17
Buffalo Bisons 45 38 0.542 10½ 25–16 20–22
Detroit Wolverines 41 43 0.488 15 23–19 18–24
Troy Trojans 39 45 0.464 17 24–18 15–27
Boston Red Caps 38 45 0.458 17½ 19–22 19–23
Cleveland Blues 36 48 0.429 20 20–22 16–26
Worcester Worcesters 32 50 0.390 23 19–22 13–28

Record vs. opponents

1881 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

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 Silver Flint 80 306 95 .310 1 34
1B Cap Anson 84 343 137 .399 1 82
2B Joe Quest 78 293 72 .246 1 26
3B Ned Williamson 82 343 92 .268 1 48
SS Tom Burns 84 342 95 .278 4 42
OF Abner Dalrymple 82 362 117 .323 1 37
OF George Gore 73 309 92 .298 1 44
OF King 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
Hugh Nicol 26 108 22 .204 0 7
Andy 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
Larry Corcoran 45 396.2 31 14 2.31 150
Fred Goldsmith 39 330.2 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
Ned Williamson 3 18.0 1 1 2.00 2

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