1878 Indianapolis Blues Statistics
National League (NL)
Team Record: 24-36
Finished 5th in the NL
Ballpark: South Street Park
Manager: John Clapp (24-36)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1878 Indianapolis Blues RosterTeam Record: 24-36
Finished 5th in the NL
Ballpark: South Street Park
Manager: John Clapp (24-36)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1878 Indianapolis Blues Results
The Indianapolis Blues of the National League ended the 1878 season with a record of 24 wins and 36 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.
The Blues scored 293 runs and conceded 328 runs. Russ McKelvy drove in 36 runs. Orator Shafer led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .338 clip. The Only Nolan topped the squad with 13 wins, while Jim McCormick recorded a 1.69 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
John Clapp coached the team.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Only Nolan | 13 | 22 | .371 | 2.57 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 347.0 | 357 | 208 | 99 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1469 |
| Tom Healey | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 89.0 | 98 | 50 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 376 |
| Jim McCormick | 5 | 8 | .385 | 1.69 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 117.0 | 128 | 47 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 490 |
| Russ McKelvy | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 38 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 121 |
| Totals | 24 | 36 | .400 | 2.32 | 67 | 63 | 4 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 578.0 | 621 | 328 | 149 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2456 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orator Shafer | 63 | 279 | 266 | 48 | 90 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | .338 | .369 | .455 | .824 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Clapp | 63 | 276 | 263 | 42 | 80 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .304 | .337 | .357 | .694 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Williamson | 63 | 255 | 250 | 31 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .232 | .247 | .300 | .547 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ McKelvy | 63 | 258 | 253 | 33 | 57 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | .225 | .240 | .289 | .529 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silver Flint | 63 | 256 | 254 | 23 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .224 | .230 | .252 | .482 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Quest | 62 | 290 | 278 | 45 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | .205 | .238 | .230 | .468 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Warner | 43 | 167 | 165 | 19 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .248 | .257 | .273 | .530 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Only Nolan | 38 | 154 | 152 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .243 | .253 | .296 | .549 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Croft | 60 | 227 | 222 | 22 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | .158 | .176 | .185 | .361 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Candy Nelson | 19 | 89 | 84 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .131 | .180 | .143 | .323 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Healey | 12 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .178 | .178 | .200 | .378 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McCormick | 15 | 56 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .161 | .304 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hallinan | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .417 | .667 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 567 | 2364 | 2300 | 293 | 542 | 76 | 15 | 3 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 197 | .236 | .256 | .286 | .542 | 657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Croft | 1B | 51 | 0 | 460.0 | 534 | 8 | 21 | 19 | .963 | 1.604 | 1.627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Clapp | 1B | 12 | 0 | 116.0 | 143 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .967 | 11.250 | 12.083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Quest | 2B | 62 | 0 | 563.0 | 228 | 196 | 60 | 27 | .876 | 6.778 | 6.839 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Clapp | 2B | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 6.000 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Williamson | 3B | 63 | 0 | 575.0 | 88 | 128 | 33 | 6 | .867 | 3.381 | 3.429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver Flint | C | 59 | 0 | 519.0 | 285 | 102 | 39 | 7 | .908 | 6.711 | 6.559 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Clapp | C | 9 | 0 | 56.0 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .930 | 6.429 | 4.444 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Orator Shafer | OF | 63 | 0 | 562.0 | 105 | 28 | 25 | 2 | .842 | 2.130 | 2.111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russ McKelvy | OF | 62 | 0 | 548.0 | 119 | 18 | 25 | 2 | .846 | 2.250 | 2.210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Clapp | OF | 44 | 0 | 363.0 | 60 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .890 | 1.612 | 1.477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Croft | OF | 9 | 0 | 100.0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .826 | 1.710 | 2.111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver Flint | OF | 9 | 0 | 66.0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1.500 | 1.222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Hallinan | OF | 3 | 0 | 28.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1.286 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Healey | OF | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .375 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Warner | OF | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McCormick | OF | 3 | 0 | 17.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .800 | 2.118 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Only Nolan | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Only Nolan | P | 38 | 0 | 347.0 | 19 | 80 | 11 | 5 | .900 | 2.568 | 2.605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McCormick | P | 14 | 0 | 117.0 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 2 | .950 | 2.923 | 2.714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Healey | P | 11 | 0 | 89.0 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .862 | 2.528 | 2.273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russ McKelvy | P | 4 | 0 | 25.0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 3.960 | 2.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Warner | SS | 41 | 0 | 376.0 | 41 | 124 | 17 | 9 | .907 | 3.949 | 4.024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Candy Nelson | SS | 19 | 0 | 173.0 | 19 | 50 | 13 | 1 | .841 | 3.590 | 3.632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Clapp | SS | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 586 | 0 | 5183.0 | 1725 | 830 | 290 | 87 | .898 | 4.437 | 4.360 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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