1875 St. Louis Red Stockings season
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players team season
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The St. Louis Red Stockings played their first and only season of professional baseball in 1875 as a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished tenth in the league with a record of 4â15.
Record4â15 (.211)
| 1875 St. Louis Red Stockings | |
|---|---|
| League | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players |
| Ballpark | Red Stocking Baseball Park |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record | 4â15 (.211) |
| League place | 10th |
| Manager | Charlie Sweasy |
Regular season
Season standings
| National Association | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Stockings | 71 | 8 | 3 | .884 | â |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 20 | 4 | .714 | 15 |
| Hartford Dark Blues | 54 | 28 | 3 | .653 | 18½ |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 39 | 29 | 2 | .571 | 26½ |
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 37 | 31 | 2 | .543 | 28½ |
| Chicago White Stockings | 30 | 37 | 2 | .449 | 35 |
| New York Mutuals | 30 | 38 | 3 | .444 | 35½ |
| New Haven Elm Citys | 7 | 40 | â | .149 | 48 |
| Washington Nationals | 5 | 23 | â | .179 | 40½ |
| St. Louis Red Stockings | 4 | 15 | â | .211 | 37 |
| Philadelphia Centennials | 2 | 12 | â | .143 | 36½ |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 2 | 42 | â | .045 | 51½ |
| Keokuk Westerns | 1 | 12 | â | .077 | 37 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHI | HAR | KEO | NH | NY | PHA | PHC | PWS | SLB | SLR | WSH | ||||
| Boston | â | 6â0 | 8â2 | 9â1 | 1â0 | 5â1 | 10â0 | 8â2â2 | 4â0 | 6â0â1 | 7â2 | 1â0 | 6â0 | ||||
| Brooklyn | 0â6 | â | 0â2 | 0â10 | 0â0 | 2â1 | 0â7 | 0â7 | 0â0 | 0â7 | 0â2 | 0â0 | 0â0 | ||||
| Chicago | 2â8 | 2â0 | â | 4â6â1 | 4â0 | 2â1 | 3â3 | 1â7â1 | 0â0 | 3â7 | 5â5 | 4â0 | 0â0 | ||||
| Hartford | 1â9 | 10â0 | 6â4â1 | â | 0â0 | 8â1 | 8â2â2 | 4â3â1 | 1â0 | 4â4 | 5â5 | 3â0 | 4â0 | ||||
| Keokuk | 0â1 | 0â0 | 0â4 | 0â0 | â | 0â0 | 0â1 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â4 | 1â2 | 0â0 | ||||
| New Haven | 1â5 | 1â2 | 1â2 | 1â8 | 0â0 | â | 1â5 | 0â7 | 0â1 | 0â4 | 1â2 | 0â0 | 1â4 | ||||
| New York | 0â10 | 7â0 | 3â3 | 2â8â2 | 1â0 | 5â1 | â | 3â6 | 2â0 | 5â2 | 0â8â1 | 2â0 | 0â0 | ||||
| Philadelphia Athletics | 2â8â2 | 7â0 | 7â1â1 | 3â4â1 | 0â0 | 7â0 | 6â3 | â | 2â1 | 8â2 | 6â1 | 0â0 | 5â0 | ||||
| Philadelphia Centennials | 0â4 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â1 | 0â0 | 1â0 | 0â2 | 1â2 | â | 0â3 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â0 | ||||
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 0â6â1 | 7â0 | 7â3 | 4â4 | 0â0 | 4â0 | 2â5 | 2â8 | 3â0 | â | 5â5â1 | 1â0 | 2â0 | ||||
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 2â7 | 2â0 | 5â5 | 5â5 | 4â0 | 2â1 | 8â0â1 | 1â6 | 0â0 | 5â5â1 | â | 2â0 | 3â0 | ||||
| St. Louis Red Stockings | 0â1 | 0â0 | 0â4 | 0â3 | 2â1 | 0â0 | 0â2 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â1 | 0â2 | â | 2â1 | ||||
| Washington | 0â6 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â4 | 0â0 | 4â1 | 0â0 | 0â5 | 0â0 | 0â2 | 0â3 | 1â2 | â | ||||
Roster
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| Pitchers
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Infielders |
Outfielders |
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Player stats
Batting
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Flint | 17 | 61 | 5 | .082 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Hautz | 19 | 83 | 25 | .301 | 0 | 4 |
| Charlie Sweasy | 19 | 76 | 13 | .171 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Redmond | 19 | 82 | 16 | .195 | 0 | 1 |
| Trick McSorley | 15 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Oran | 18 | 81 | 15 | .185 | 0 | 10 |
| Pidgey Morgan | 19 | 69 | 18 | .261 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Croft | 19 | 75 | 15 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Ellick | 7 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Packy Dillon | 3 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
| John Dillon | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Blong | 15 | 129.0 | 3 | 12 | 3.07 | 14 |
| Pidgey Morgan | 7 | 42.0 | 1 | 3 | 1.29 | 7 |