1879 Cleveland Blues season

March 2026 March 2020 November 2013 Cleveland Blues 1879 National League Kennard Street Park Cleveland, Ohio 27 55 y 6th Jim McCormick The 1879 season was the National League debut for the Cleveland Blues. They finished the season 27–55, sixth in the eight-team National League. Regular season Season standings Cleveland Blues Record vs. opponents CLE Roster thumb|300px|1879 Cleveland Blues team photograph 1879 Cleveland Blues Roster Pitchers Jim McCormick Bobby Mitchell Catchers Barney Gilligan Sonny Hoffman John Kelly Doc Kennedy Infielders Jack Allen Tom Carey Jack Glasscock Bill Phillips Fred Warner Outfielders Charlie Eden Fred Gunkle Billy Riley Len Stockwell George Strief Manager Jim McCormick 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 Doc Kennedy 49 193 56 .290 1 18 1B Bill Phillips Bill Phillips (first baseman) 81 365 99 .271 0 29 2B Jack Glasscock 80 325 68 .209 0 29 3B Fred Warner Fred Warner (baseball) 76 316 77 .244 0 22 SS Tom Carey Tom Carey (shortstop) 80 335 80 .239 0 32 OF Charlie Eden 81 353 96 .272 3 34 OF George Strief 71 264 46 .174 0 15 OF Billy Riley Billy Riley (baseball) 43 161 23 .143 0 9 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 Barney Gilligan 52 205 35 .171 0 11 Jack Allen Jack Allen (baseball) 16 60 7 .117 0 4 Sonny Hoffman 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Len Stockwell 2 6 0 .000 0 0 John Kelly John Kelly (catcher) 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Fred Gunkle 1 3 0 .000 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 Jim McCormick Jim McCormick (pitcher) 62 546.1 20 40 2.42 197 Bobby Mitchell Bobby Mitchell (pitcher) 23 194.2 7 15 3.28 90 References 1879 Cleveland Blues season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Blues (NL) seasons Cleveland Blues season