1876 New York Mutuals season

1876 New York Mutuals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Union Grounds (since 1868)
New York, New York (since 1857)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill Cammeyer
Manager(s)	Bill Cammeyer
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After five seasons in the National Association, the 1876 New York Mutuals finished with a record of 21–35, good for 6th place in the National League. It would prove to be their only season in the league, as they were expelled from the league as punishment for refusing to make a late-season road trip during the season.

Regular season

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 New York Mutuals
Roster
Pitchers Terry Larkin Bobby Mathews Catchers Nat Hicks Bob Valentine		Infielders Bill Craver George Fair Davy Force Jimmy Hallinan John Hatfield George Heubel John McGuinness Al Nichols George Seward Joe Start Pete Treacey Billy West		Outfielders George Bechtel Eddie Booth John Hayes Jim Holdsworth John Maloney Nealy Phelps Jim Shanley Fred Treacey		Manager Bill Cammeyer

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Hicks, NatNat Hicks	45	188	44	.234	0	15
1B	Start, JoeJoe Start	56	264	73	.277	0	21
2B	Craver, BillBill Craver	56	246	55	.224	0	22
3B	Nichols, AlAl Nichols	57	212	38	.179	0	9
SS	Hallinan, JimmyJimmy Hallinan	54	240	67	.279	2	36
OF	Treacey, FredFred Treacey	57	256	54	.211	0	18
OF	Booth, EddieEddie Booth	57	228	49	.215	0	7
OF	Holdsworth, JimJim Holdsworth	52	241	64	.266	0	19

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Hayes, JohnJohn Hayes	5	21	3	.143	0	2
Bechtel, GeorgeGeorge Bechtel	2	10	3	.300	0	0
Shanley, JimJim Shanley	2	8	1	.125	0	0
Maloney, JohnJohn Maloney	2	7	2	.286	0	2
Treacey, PetePete Treacey	2	5	0	.000	0	0
Fair, GeorgeGeorge Fair	1	4	0	.000	0	0
Hatfield, JohnJohn Hatfield	1	4	1	.250	0	0
Heubel, GeorgeGeorge Heubel	1	4	0	.000	0	0
McGuinness, JohnJohn McGuinness	1	4	0	.000	0	0
West, BillyBilly West	1	4	0	.000	0	0
Force, DavyDavy Force	1	3	0	.000	0	0
Phelps, NealyNealy Phelps	1	3	0	.000	0	0
Seward, GeorgeGeorge Seward	1	3	0	.000	0	0
Valentine, BobBob Valentine	1	3	0	.000	0	0

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
Mathews, BobbyBobby Mathews	56	516	21	34	2.86	37
Larkin, TerryTerry Larkin	1	9	0	1	3.00	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
Booth, EddieEddie Booth	1	0	0	0	10.80	0

References

• 1876 New York Mutuals team page at Baseball Reference