1876 New York Mutuals season

Major League Baseball team season

1876 New York Mutuals

League| National League
Ballpark| Union Grounds
City| New York, New York
Record| 21–35 (.375)
League place| 6th
Owner| Bill Cammeyer
Manager| Bill Cammeyer

<- 1875

After five seasons in the National Association, the 1876 New York Mutuals finished with a record of 21–35, good for 6th place in the National League. It would prove to be their only season in the league, as they were expelled from the league as punishment for refusing to make a late-season road trip during the season.

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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National League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Chicago White Stockings | 52 | 14  | .788  | —  | 25‍–‍6  | 27‍–‍8
Hartford Dark Blues | 47 | 21  | .691  | 6  | 23‍–‍9  | 24‍–‍12
St. Louis Brown Stockings | 45 | 19  | .703  | 6  | 24‍–‍6  | 21‍–‍13
Boston Red Caps | 39 | 31  | .557  | 15  | 19‍–‍17  | 20‍–‍14
Louisville Grays | 30 | 36  | .455  | 22  | 15‍–‍16  | 15‍–‍20
New York Mutuals | 21 | 35  | .375  | 26  | 13‍–‍20  | 8‍–‍15
Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | 45  | .237  | 34½  | 10‍–‍24  | 4‍–‍21
Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 56  | .138  | 42½  | 6‍–‍24  | 3‍–‍32

### Record vs. opponents

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1876 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Team  | BOS  | CHI  | CIN  | HAR  | LOU  | NY  | PHI  | STL
Boston | — | 1–9 | 10–0 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 9–1 | 4–6
Chicago | 9–1 | — | 10–0 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 4–6
Cincinnati | 0–10 | 0–10 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 3–5 | 2–7
Hartford | 8–2 | 4–6 | 9–1 | — | 9–1–1 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 4–6
Louisville | 5–5 | 1–9 | 8–2 | 1–9–1 | — | 5–3–1 | 6–2–1 | 4–6
New York | 2–8 | 1–7 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 3–5–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–6
Philadelphia | 1–9 | 1–7 | 5–3 | 1–9 | 2–6–1 | 4–3 | — | 0–8
St. Louis | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 6–1 | 8–0 | —

### Roster

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1876 New York Mutuals

Roster
Pitchers

* Terry Larkin
* Bobby Mathews

Catchers

* Nat Hicks
* Bob Valentine

|  | Infielders

* Bill Craver
* George Fair
* Davy Force
* Jimmy Hallinan
* John Hatfield
* George Heubel
* John McGuinness
* Al Nichols
* George Seward
* Joe Start
* Pete Treacey
* Billy West

|  | Outfielders

* George Bechtel
* Eddie Booth
* John Hayes
* Jim Holdsworth
* John Maloney
* Nealy Phelps
* Jim Shanley
* Fred Treacey

|  | Manager

* Bill Cammeyer

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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 | Nat Hicks | 45 | 188 | 44 | .234 | 0 | 15
1B | Joe Start | 56 | 264 | 73 | .277 | 0 | 21
2B | Bill Craver | 56 | 246 | 55 | .224 | 0 | 22
3B | Al Nichols | 57 | 212 | 38 | .179 | 0 | 9
SS | Jimmy Hallinan | 54 | 240 | 67 | .279 | 2 | 36
OF | Fred Treacey | 57 | 256 | 54 | .211 | 0 | 18
OF | Eddie Booth | 57 | 228 | 49 | .215 | 0 | 7
OF | Jim Holdsworth | 52 | 241 | 64 | .266 | 0 | 19

#### Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; Runs batted in

Player  | G  | AB  | H  | Avg.  | HR  | RBI

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John Hayes | 5 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 2
George Bechtel | 2 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0
Jim Shanley | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0
John Maloney | 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 2
Pete Treacey | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
George Fair | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
John Hatfield | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0
George Heubel | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
John McGuinness | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Billy West | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Davy Force | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Nealy Phelps | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
George Seward | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Bob Valentine | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Bobby Mathews | 56 | 516.0 | 21 | 34 | 2.86 | 37
Terry Larkin | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0

#### Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Eddie Booth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0

## References

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* 1876 New York Mutuals team page at Baseball Reference

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