1878 Indianapolis Blues season

Template:Infobox baseball team season The Indianapolis Blues were in the National League for only the 1878 season, after playing as an independent team in 1877. They finished in fifth place, one of just two teams to finish below .500.

Regular season

Roster

1878 Indianapolis Blues
Roster
Pitchers Tom Healey Jim McCormick The Only Nolan Catchers Silver Flint		Infielders Art Croft Candy Nelson Joe Quest Fred Warner Ned Williamson		Outfielders John Clapp Jimmy Hallinan Russ McKelvy Orator Shafer		Manager John Clapp

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		63	254	57	.224	0	18
1B		60	222	35	.158	0	16
2B		62	278	57	.205	0	13
3B		63	250	58	.232	1	19
SS		43	165	41	.248	0	10
OF		63	266	90	.338	0	30
OF		63	253	57	.225	2	36
OF		63	263	80	.304	0	29

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
	19	84	11	.131	0	5
	3	12	3	.250	0	1

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
	38	347.0	13	22	2.57	125
	14	117.0	5	8	1.69	36
	11	89.0	6	4	2.22	18

Other 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
	4	25.0	0	2	2.16	3

References

• 1878 Indianapolis Blues season at Baseball Reference