1883 Chicago White Stockings season

1883 Chicago White Stockings
League	National League
Ballpark	Lakefront Park
City	Chicago
Owner	Albert Spalding
Manager	Cap Anson

The 1883 Chicago White Stockings season was the 12th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the eighth in the National League and the sixth at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished second in the National League with a record of 59–39.

Regular season

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Beaneaters	63	35	.643	—	41‍–‍8	22‍–‍27
Chicago White Stockings	59	39	.602	4	36‍–‍13	23‍–‍26
Providence Grays	58	40	.592	5	34‍–‍15	24‍–‍25
Cleveland Blues	55	42	.567	7½	31‍–‍18	24‍–‍24
Buffalo Bisons	49	45	.521	12	36‍–‍13	13‍–‍32
New York Gothams	46	50	.479	16	28‍–‍19	18‍–‍31
Detroit Wolverines	40	58	.408	23	23‍–‍26	17‍–‍32
Philadelphia Quakers	17	81	.173	46	9‍–‍40	8‍–‍41

Record vs. opponents

1883 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	NYG	PHI	PRV
Boston	—	7–7	7–7	10–4	10–4	7–7	14–0	8–6
Buffalo	7–7	—	5–9	7–7	9–5–1	8–5	9–5	7–7
Chicago	7–7	9–5	—	6–8	9–5	9–5	12–2	7–7
Cleveland	4–10	7–7	8–6	—	9–5–1	7–6–2	12–2	8–6
Detroit	4–10	5–9–1	5–9	5–9–1	—	8–6	11–3–1	2–12
New York	7–7	5–8	5–9	6–7–2	6–8	—	12–2	5–9
Philadelphia	0–14	5–9	2–12	2–12	3–11–1	2–12	—	3–11
Providence	6–8	7–7	7–7	6–8	12–2	9–5	11–3	—

Roster

1883 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers Larry Corcoran Fred Goldsmith Catchers Silver Flint		Infielders Cap Anson Tom Burns Fred Pfeffer Ned Williamson		Outfielders Abner Dalrymple George Gore King Kelly Billy Sunday		Manager Cap Anson

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	Silver Flint	85	332	88	.265	0	32
1B	Cap Anson	98	413	127	.308	0	68
2B	Fred Pfeffer	96	371	87	.235	1	45
3B	Ned Williamson	98	402	111	.276	2	59
SS	Tom Burns	97	405	119	.294	2	67
OF	Abner Dalrymple	80	363	108	.298	2	37
OF	George Gore	92	392	131	.334	2	52
OF	King Kelly	98	428	109	.255	3	61

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
Billy Sunday	14	54	13	.241	0	5

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
Larry Corcoran	56	473.2	34	20	2.49	216
Fred Goldsmith	46	383.1	25	19	3.15	82

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
Cap Anson	2	0	0	1	0.00	0
King Kelly	1	0	0	0	0.00	0
Ned Williamson	1	0	0	0	9.00	1

References

• 1883 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference