1878 Chicago White Stockings Roster

The 1878 Chicago White Stockings team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1878 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1878 Chicago White Stockings Opening Day starters list, a 1878 Chicago White Stockings salary list, a 1878 Chicago White Stockings uniform number breakdown and a 1878 Chicago White Stockings primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1878 Chicago White Stockings

Complete Roster  
 
n/a Terry Larkin Unknown Unknown Right Right 1856-00-00
n/a Laurie Reis 5-09 160 Right Both 1858-11-20
n/a Bill Harbridge Unknown 162 Left Left 1855-03-29
n/a Phil Powers 5-07 166 Right Right 1854-07-26
n/a Bill Traffley 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1859-12-21
n/a Bob Ferguson 5-09½ 149 Right Both 1845-01-31
n/a Frank Hankinson 5-11 168 Right Right 1856-04-29
n/a Bill McClellan 5-05½ 156 Left Both 1856-03-22
n/a Al Spalding 6-01 170 Right Right 1850-09-02
n/a Joe Start 5-09 165 Left Left 1842-10-14
n/a Cap Anson 6-00 227 Right Right 1852-04-17
n/a John Cassidy 5-08 168 Left Right 0000-00-00
n/a Jimmy Hallinan 5-09 172 Left Left 1849-05-27
n/a Jack Remsen 5-11 189 Right Right 0000-00-00
n/a Bill Sullivan Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 1853-07-04


The 1878 Chicago White Stockings played 60 games during the regular season, won 30 games, lost 30 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Lake Front Park I (Park Factors: 107/105) where 58,691 fans witnessed their 1878 White Stockings finish the season with a .500 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1878 Chicago White Stockings Opening Day starters list, a 1878 Chicago White Stockings salary list, a 1878 Chicago White Stockings uniform number breakdown and a 1878 Chicago White Stockings primary starters list:

1878 Chicago White Stockings
Opening Day Starters


Cap Anson
John Cassidy
Bob Ferguson
Jimmy Hallinan
Frank Hankinson
Bill Harbridge
Terry Larkin
Jack Remsen
Joe Start

1878 Chicago White Stockings
Most Games by Position

C Bill Harbridge (53)
1B Joe Start (61)
2B Bill McClellan (42)
3B Frank Hankinson (57)
SS Bob Ferguson (57)
LF Jimmy Hallinan (11)
CF Jack Remsen (56)
RF John Cassidy (60)
  
  
CL Terry Larkin


1878 Chicago White Stockings
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1878 Chicago White Stockings
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1878 Chicago White Stockings Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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