1873 Washington Blue Legs season

November 2013 Washington Blue Legs 1873 National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Olympics Grounds Washington D.C. 8 31 y 7th Nick Young The Washington Blue Legs played their first and only season in 1873 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished seventh in the league with a record of 8–31. It is uncertain if this team is the same franchise as either the 1872 Washington Nationals or the 1872 Washington Olympics. The Blue Legs' 1873 roster featured four players who started for the Washington Nationals in 1872--Paul Hines (LF), Holly Hollingshead (CF), Warren White (3B), and Oscar Bielaski (RF)--and two players who started for the Washington Olympics in 1872--Tommy Beals (2B) and John Glenn (C). Nick Young, who managed the Blue Legs in 1873, had managed the Olympics in 1872. Regular season Season standings National Association standings Record vs. opponents WSH Roster 1873 Washington Blue Legs Roster Pitchers John Greason Bill Stearns Catchers Pop Snyder Infielders Tommy Beals John Donnelly Joe Gerhardt John Glenn Bob Reach Howard Wall Fred Waterman Warren White Outfielders Ed Atkinson Oscar Bielaski Paul Hines Holly Hollingshead Managers Nick Young Player stats Batting 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 Pop Snyder 28 107 21 .196 0 3 John Glenn 39 186 49 .263 1 22 Tommy Beals 37 169 46 .272 0 22 John Donnelly 30 137 35 .255 0 19 Warren White 39 158 43 .272 0 20 Holly Hollingshead 30 136 35 .257 0 22 Paul Hines 39 181 60 .331 1 29 Oscar Bielaski 38 143 49 .283 0 20 Fred Waterman 15 80 28 .350 0 12 Joe Gerhardt 13 57 12 .211 0 9 Ed Atkinson 2 8 0 .000 0 0 Bob Reach 1 5 1 .200 0 0 Howard Wall 1 3 1 .333 0 0 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 Bill Stearns 32 283.0 7 25 4.61 5 John Greason 7 63.0 1 6 5.86 5 References 1873 Washington Blue Legs season at Baseball Reference Washington Blue Legs Washington Blue Legs