1883 Chicago White Stockings
LeagueNational League
BallparkLakefront Park
CityChicago
OwnerAlbert Spalding
ManagerCap Anson
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The 1883 Chicago White Stockings season was the 12th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the eighth in the National League and the sixth at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished second in the National League with a record of 59–39.

Regular season

Season standings

National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 63 35 0.643 — 41–8 22–27
Chicago White Stockings 59 39 0.602 4 36–13 23–26
Providence Grays 58 40 0.592 5 34–15 24–25
Cleveland Blues 55 42 0.567 7½ 31–18 24–24
Buffalo Bisons 49 45 0.521 12 36–13 13–32
New York Gothams 46 50 0.479 16 28–19 18–31
Detroit Wolverines 40 58 0.408 23 23–26 17–32
Philadelphia Quakers 17 81 0.173 46 9–40 8–41

Record vs. opponents

1883 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BUF CHI CLE DET NYG PHI PRV
Boston — 7–7 7–7 10–4 10–4 7–7 14–0 8–6
Buffalo 7–7 — 5–9 7–7 9–5–1 8–5 9–5 7–7
Chicago 7–7 9–5 — 6–8 9–5 9–5 12–2 7–7
Cleveland 4–10 7–7 8–6 — 9–5–1 7–6–2 12–2 8–6
Detroit 4–10 5–9–1 5–9 5–9–1 — 8–6 11–3–1 2–12
New York 7–7 5–8 5–9 6–7–2 6–8 — 12–2 5–9
Philadelphia 0–14 5–9 2–12 2–12 3–11–1 2–12 — 3–11
Providence 6–8 7–7 7–7 6–8 12–2 9–5 11–3 —


Roster

1883 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 85 332 88 .265 0 32
1B Cap Anson 98 413 127 .308 0 68
2B Fred Pfeffer 96 371 87 .235 1 45
3B Ned Williamson 98 402 111 .276 2 59
SS Tom Burns 97 405 119 .294 2 67
OF Abner Dalrymple 80 363 108 .298 2 37
OF George Gore 92 392 131 .334 2 52
OF King Kelly 98 428 109 .255 3 61

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
Billy Sunday 14 54 13 .241 0 5

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 56 473.2 34 20 2.49 216
Fred Goldsmith 46 383.1 25 19 3.15 82

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Cap Anson 2 0 0 1 0.00 0
King Kelly 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Ned Williamson 1 0 0 0 9.00 1

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