The 1884 Chicago White Stockings season was the 13th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the ninth in the National League and the seventh at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished fifth in the National League with a record of 62–50. White Stocking third baseman, Ned Williamson set the then major league single season home run record with 27 home runs. After hitting just 13 home runs in 1883, the White Stockings hit 142, the first time that a team had hit 100+ home runs in a season.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1884 Chicago White Stockings Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player C 73 279 57 .204 9 45 1B 112 475 159 .335 21 102 2B 112 467 135 .289 25 101 3B 107 417 116 .278 27 84 SS 83 343 84 .245 7 44 OF 111 521 161 .309 22 69 OF 103 422 134 .318 5 34 OF 108 452 160 .354 13 95
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player 43 176 39 .222 4 28 19 82 13 .159 2 8 15 61 13 .213 0 3 4 15 3 .200 0 2
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 60 516.2 35 23 2.40 272 21 188.0 9 11 4.26 34 14 118.0 10 3 2.14 102 7 50.0 4 2 4.68 27 5 45.1 1 4 3.77 14 3 28.0 1 2 3.54 11 2 17.0 1 1 2.65 4 1 9.0 1 0 2.00 2 1 9.0 0 1 4.00 2 1 7.0 0 0 2.57 2
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 2 0 1 0 8.44 1 2 0 0 0 18.00 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 1 0 1 0 18.00 1
References 1884 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference