1876 Louisville Grays season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Louisville Grays
Louisville Grays
The Louisville Grays were a 19th century U.S. baseball team and charter member of the National League, based in Louisville, Kentucky. They played two seasons, 1876 and 1877, and compiled a record of 65–61. Their home games were at the Louisville Baseball Park. The Grays were owned by...

were formed prior to the 1876 Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

season and joined the just formed National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

as a charter member. They finished in fifth place in their debut season under manager Jack Chapman

Jack Chapman

John Curtis "Jack" Chapman was an American Major League Baseball player and manager who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing in the National Association when he played for the Brooklyn Atlantics and the St. Louis Brown Stockings. In , when the National League formed, he became the...

Roster

1876 Louisville Grays
Roster
Pitchers Catchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	56	224	44	.196	1	9
1B	65	292	76	.260	2	18
2B	64	256	48	.188	0	14
3B	67	294	78	.265	1	22
SS	66	267	73	.273	1	29
OF	67	283	73	.258	0	21
OF	64	241	61	.253	1	18
OF	31	130	27	.208	0	10

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	RBI
17	67	16	.239	5
16	65	22	.338	0
14	55	10	.182	2
12	43	11	.256	5
7	28	4	.143	9
7	25	4	.160	1

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
	68	622	30	35	1.56	122
	1	9	0	1	6.00	1

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
	1	0	0	0	5.63	1
	1	0	0	0	4.50	1

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