1876 Hartford Dark Blues season

1876 Hartford Dark Blues
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Hartford Ball Club Grounds (since 1874)
Hartford, Connecticut (since 1874)
Other information
Owner(s)	Morgan Bulkeley
Manager(s)	Bob Ferguson
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The Hartford Dark Blues joined the new National League for its first season in 1876, and team owner Morgan Bulkeley was the first National League president. They finished the season in third place.

Regular season

Back Row:Tommy Bond, Candy Cummings Middle Row: Tom Carey, Everett Mills, Bob Ferguson, Bill Harbidge, Tom York Front Row: Dick Higham, Jack Burdock, Jack Remsen, Doug Allison

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Stockings	52	14	0.788	—	25–6	27–8
Hartford Dark Blues	47	21	0.691	6	23–9	24–12
St. Louis Brown Stockings	45	19	0.703	6	24–6	21–13
Boston Red Caps	39	31	0.557	15	19–17	20–14
Louisville Grays	30	36	0.455	22	15–16	15–20
New York Mutuals	21	35	0.375	26	13–20	8–15
Philadelphia Athletics	14	45	0.237	34½	10–24	4–21
Cincinnati Reds	9	56	0.138	42½	6–24	3–32

Record vs. opponents

1876 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CHI	CIN	HAR	LOU	NY	PHI	STL
Boston	—	1–9	10–0	2–8	5–5	8–2	9–1	4–6
Chicago	9–1	—	10–0	6–4	9–1	7–1	7–1	4–6
Cincinnati	0–10	0–10	—	1–9	2–8	1–7	3–5	2–7
Hartford	8–2	4–6	9–1	—	9–1–1	4–4	9–1	4–6
Louisville	5–5	1–9	8–2	1–9–1	—	5–3–1	6–2–1	4–6
New York	2–8	1–7	7–1	4–4	3–5–1	—	3–4	1–6
Philadelphia	1–9	1–7	5–3	1–9	2–6–1	4–3	—	0–8
St. Louis	6–4	6–4	7–2	6–4	6–4	6–1	8–0	—

Roster

1876 Hartford Dark Blues
Roster
Pitchers Tommy Bond Candy Cummings		Catchers Doug Allison Bill Harbridge Infielders Jack Burdock Tom Carey Bob Ferguson Everett Mills		Outfielders John Cassidy Dick Higham Jack Remsen Tom York		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	Allison, DougDoug Allison	44	163	43	.264	0	15
1B	Mills, EverettEverett Mills	63	254	66	.260	0	23
2B	Burdock, JackJack Burdock	69	309	80	.259	0	23
3B	Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson	69	310	82	.265	0	32
SS	Carey, TomTom Carey	68	289	78	.270	0	26
OF	Remsen, JackJack Remsen	69	324	89	.275	1	30
OF	York, TomTom York	67	263	68	.259	1	39
OF	Higham, DickDick Higham	67	312	102	.327	0	35

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
Harbridge, BillBill Harbridge	30	106	23	.217	0	6
Cassidy, JohnJohn Cassidy	12	47	13	.277	0	8

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
Bond, TommyTommy Bond	45	408	31	13	1.68	88
Cummings, CandyCandy Cummings	24	216	16	8	1.67	26

References

• 1876 Hartford Dark Blues season at Baseball Reference