1878 Chicago White Stockings season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Stockings 1878 National League Lakefront Park Chicago 30 30 y 4th William Hulbert Bob Ferguson thumb | right | Manager Bob Ferguson circa 1878 The 1878 Chicago White Stockings season was the seventh season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the third in the National League and the first at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished fourth in the National League with a record of 30–30. Regular season Season standings Chicago White Stockings Record vs. opponents CHI Roster 1878 Chicago White Stockings Roster Pitchers Terry Larkin Laurie Reis Catchers Bill Harbridge Phil Powers Bill Traffley Infielders Bob Ferguson Frank Hankinson Bill McClellan Albert Spalding Joe Start Outfielders Cap Anson John Cassidy Jimmy Hallinan Jack Remsen Bill Sullivan Manager Bob Ferguson 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 Bill Harbridge 54 240 71 .296 0 37 1B Joe Start 61 285 100 .351 1 27 2B Bill McClellan 48 205 46 .224 0 29 3B Frank Hankinson 58 240 64 .267 1 27 SS Bob Ferguson Bob Ferguson (infielder) 61 259 91 .351 0 39 OF John Cassidy John Cassidy (baseball) 60 256 68 .266 0 29 OF Jack Remsen 56 224 52 .232 1 19 OF Cap Anson 60 261 89 .341 0 40 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 Jimmy Hallinan 16 67 19 .284 0 2 Phil Powers Phil Powers (baseball) 8 31 5 .161 0 2 Bill Traffley 2 9 1 .111 0 1 Bill Sullivan Bill Sullivan (outfielder) 2 6 1 .167 0 0 Albert Spalding 1 4 2 .500 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 Terry Larkin 56 506.0 29 26 2.24 163 Laurie Reis 4 36.0 1 3 3.25 8 Frank Hankinson 1 9.0 0 1 6.00 4 References 1878 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago White Stockings season Chicago Cubs