1875 Hartford Dark Blues season
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| Owner(s) | Morgan Bulkeley |
| Manager(s) | Bob Ferguson |
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In their second season in the National Association, the 1875 Hartford Dark Blues finished in third place. They were managed by starting third baseman Bob "Death to Flying Things" Ferguson.
The Dark Blues, with future Hall of Famers Candy Cummings and Tommy Bond, had the best pitching staff in baseball. Cummings won 35 games, and the 19-year-old Bond finished second in league ERA at 1.56.
Following the season, they were one of the NA teams chosen to join the new National League.
Regular season
The 1875 Hartford Dark Blues
Season standings
| National Association | W | L | T | GB | Pct. |
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| Boston Red Stockings | 71 | 8 | 3 | -- | .884 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 20 | 4 | 15.0 | .714 |
| Hartford Dark Blues | 54 | 28 | 3 | 18.5 | .659 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 39 | 29 | 2 | 26.5 | .571 |
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 37 | 31 | 2 | 28.5 | .542 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 30 | 37 | 2 | 35.0 | .449 |
| New York Mutuals | 30 | 38 | 3 | 35.5 | .443 |
| New Haven Elm Citys | 7 | 40 | - | 48.0 | .149 |
| Washington Nationals | 5 | 23 | - | 40.5 | .179 |
| St. Louis Red Stockings | 4 | 15 | - | 37.0 | .211 |
| Philadelphia Centennials | 2 | 12 | - | 36.5 | .143 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 2 | 42 | - | 51.5 | .045 |
| Keokuk Westerns | 1 | 12 | - | 37.0 | .077 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHI | HAR | KEO | NH | NY | PHA | PHC | PWS | SLB | SLR | WSH | ||||
| Boston | — | 6–0 | 8–2 | 9–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 10–0 | 8–2–2 | 4–0 | 6–0–1 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||||
| Brooklyn | 0–6 | — | 0–2 | 0–10 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–7 | 0–7 | 0–0 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Chicago | 2–8 | 2–0 | — | 4–6–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–7–1 | 0–0 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Hartford | 1–9 | 10–0 | 6–4–1 | — | 0–0 | 8–1 | 8–2–2 | 4–3–1 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 5–5 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||||
| Keokuk | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||||
| New Haven | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–8 | 0–0 | — | 1–5 | 0–7 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | ||||
| New York | 0–10 | 7–0 | 3–3 | 2–8–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | — | 3–6 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–8–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Philadelphia Athletics | 2–8–2 | 7–0 | 7–1–1 | 3–4–1 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 6–3 | — | 2–1 | 8–2 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | ||||
| Philadelphia Centennials | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 0–6–1 | 7–0 | 7–3 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–5 | 2–8 | 3–0 | — | 5–5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 2–7 | 2–0 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 8–0–1 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 5–5–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||||
| St. Louis Red Stockings | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||||
| Washington | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | ||||
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Allison, DougDoug Allison | ||||||
| 1B | Mills, EverettEverett Mills | ||||||
| 2B | Burdock, JackJack Burdock | ||||||
| 3B | Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson | 85 | 366 | 88 | .240 | 0 | 43 |
| SS | Carey, TomTom Carey | ||||||
| OF | Remsen, JackJack Remsen | ||||||
| OF | York, TomTom York | ||||||
| OF | Allison, ArtArt Allison |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Cummings, CandyCandy Cummings | 48 | 417 | 35 | 12 | 1.60 | 8 |
| Bond, TommyTommy Bond | 40 | 352 | 19 | 16 | 1.56 | 8 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
League leaders
- #2 in NA in ERA (1.56)
- #3 in NA in wins (35)
- #3 in NA in ERA (1.60)
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1875 Hartford Dark Blues season at Baseball Reference
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