1878 Indianapolis Blues season

February 2026 Indianapolis Blues 1878 National League South Street Park Indianapolis, Indiana 24 36 y 5th John Clapp The Indianapolis Blues were in the National League for only the 1878 season, after playing as an independent team in 1877. They finished in fifth place, one of just two teams to finish below .500. Regular season Season standings Indianapolis Blues Record vs. opponents IND Roster 1878 Indianapolis Blues Roster Pitchers Tom Healey Jim McCormick The Only Nolan Catchers Silver Flint Infielders Art Croft Candy Nelson Joe Quest Fred Warner Ned Williamson Outfielders John Clapp Jimmy Hallinan Russ McKelvy Orator Shafer Manager John Clapp 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 63 254 57 .224 0 18 1B Art Croft 60 222 35 .158 0 16 2B Joe Quest 62 278 57 .205 0 13 3B Ned Williamson 63 250 58 .232 1 19 SS Fred Warner Fred Warner (baseball) 43 165 41 .248 0 10 OF Orator Shafer 63 266 90 .338 0 30 OF Russ McKelvy 63 253 57 .225 2 36 OF John Clapp John Clapp (baseball) 63 263 80 .304 0 29 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 Candy Nelson 19 84 11 .131 0 5 Jimmy Hallinan 3 12 3 .250 0 1 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 The Only Nolan 38 347.0 13 22 2.57 125 Jim McCormick Jim McCormick (pitcher) 14 117.0 5 8 1.69 36 Tom Healey 11 89.0 6 4 2.22 18 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 Russ McKelvy 4 25.0 0 2 2.16 3 References 1878 Indianapolis Blues season at Baseball Reference Indianapolis Blues season