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1879 Chicago White Stockings Roster (40-man)

Record: 46-33-4, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Cap Anson (41-21-2) and Silver Flint (5-12-2)

Ballpark: Lake Front Park I

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 104
One-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105

Pythagorean W-L: 42-37, 437 Runs, 411 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Cap Anson HOF	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	227	Apr 17, 1852	9	51		51		0	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.2
Lew Brown	21	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Feb 1, 1858	4	6		6		0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Abner Dalrymple	21	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Sep 9, 1857	2	71		71		0	0	0	0	0	0	66	1	4	71			0.2
Tom Dolan	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jan 10, 1855	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Herm Doscher	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	182	Dec 20, 1852	4	3		3		0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Silver Flint	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 3, 1855	3	79		79		0	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			3.2
George Gore	25	us US	L	R	5' 11"	195	May 3, 1854	1st	63		63		0	0	9	0	0	0	0	48	6	54			0.8	$1,900
Frank Hankinson	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	168	Apr 29, 1856	2	44		44		26	0	0	0	5	0	10	4	0	14			0.5
Bill Harbridge	24	us US	L	L		162	Mar 29, 1855	5	4		4		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	4			-0.3
Terry Larkin	23	us US	R	R			1856	4	60		60		58	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3			4.9
John Peters	29	us US	R	R	5' 7"	180	Apr 8, 1850	6	83		83		0	0	0	0	0	83	0	0	0	0			0.3
Joe Quest	26	us US	R	R	5' 6"	150	Nov 16, 1852	3	83		83		0	0	0	83	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.8
Jack Remsen	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	189	Apr, 1850	8	42		42		0	0	11	0	0	0	5	26	0	31			-0.5
Orator Shafer	27	us US	L	R	5' 9"	165	Oct 4, 1851	5	73		73		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	72	72			1.6
John Stedronsky	29	cz CZ					Jun 12, 1850	1st	4		4		0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Ed Williamson	21	us US	R	R	5' 11"	210	Oct 24, 1857	2	80		80		0	4	6	0	70	0	0	0	0	0			4.2
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary