1874 Chicago White Stockings season
The 1874 Chicago White Stockings season was the 3rd season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 2nd in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players and the 1st at 23rd Street Grounds. The White Stockings returned to the league in 1874 after taking two years to recover from the chaos of the Great Chicago Fire. They opened their season on Wednesday May 13 hosting the Philadelphia Athletics and shut them out 4 to 0. They finished fifth in the National Association with a record of 28–31.
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| Owners | George Gage |
| Managers | Fergy Malone, Jimmy Wood |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National Association | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Boston Red Stockings | 52 | 18 | – | .743 |
| New York Mutuals | 42 | 23 | 7.5 | .646 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 33 | 22 | 11.5 | .600 |
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 29 | 29 | 17.0 | .500 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 28 | 31 | 18.5 | .474 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 22 | 33 | 22.5 | .400 |
| Hartford Dark Blues | 16 | 37 | 27.5 | .302 |
| Baltimore Canaries | 9 | 38 | 31.5 | .191 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | HAR | NY | PHA | PWS | |||||||||
| Baltimore | — | 1–9 | 1–3 | 1–9 | 2–3 | 1–8 | 2–2 | 1–4 | |||||||||
| Boston | 9–1 | — | 6–4–1 | 7–3 | 9–1 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 8–2 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 3–1 | 4–6–1 | — | 3–4 | 5–3 | 3–7 | 1–6 | 3–6 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 9–1 | 3–7 | 4–3 | — | 4–1 | 1–9 | 4–3 | 3–7 | |||||||||
| Hartford | 3–2 | 1–9 | 3–5 | 1–4 | — | 2–8 | 2–5 | 4–4 | |||||||||
| New York | 8–1 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 9–1 | 8–2 | — | 4–6 | 1–5 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia Athletics | 2–2 | 2–8 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 6–4 | — | 9–1 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 4–1 | 2–8 | 6–3 | 7–3 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 1–9 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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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 |
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| Fergy Malone | 47 | 223 | 56 | .251 | 0 | 28 |
| John Glenn | 55 | 237 | 67 | .283 | 0 | 32 |
| Levi Meyerle | 53 | 254 | 100 | .394 | 1 | 45 |
| John Peters | 55 | 239 | 69 | .289 | 1 | 25 |
| Davy Force | 59 | 294 | 92 | .313 | 0 | 26 |
| Fred Treacey | 35 | 148 | 28 | .189 | 0 | 12 |
| Ned Cuthbert | 58 | 295 | 79 | .268 | 2 | 24 |
| Paul Hines | 59 | 271 | 80 | .295 | 0 | 34 |
| Jim Devlin | 45 | 203 | 58 | .286 | 0 | 26 |
| Henry Gilroy | 8 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 0 | 7 |
| Dan Collins | 3 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Connell | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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| George Zettlein | 57 | 515.2 | 27 | 30 | 2.43 | 26 |
| Dan Collins | 2 | 11.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 | 0 |
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 |
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| Davy Force | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 0 |