The Indianapolis Blues were in the National League for only the 1878 season, after playing as an independent team in 1877. They finished in fifth place, one of just two teams to finish below .500.
Regular season Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1878 Indianapolis Blues 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 63 254 57 .224 0 18 1B 60 222 35 .158 0 16 2B 62 278 57 .205 0 13 3B 63 250 58 .232 1 19 SS 43 165 41 .248 0 10 OF 63 266 90 .338 0 30 OF 63 253 57 .225 2 36 OF 63 263 80 .304 0 29
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 19 84 11 .131 0 5 3 12 3 .250 0 1
Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 38 347.0 13 22 2.57 125 14 117.0 5 8 1.69 36 11 89.0 6 4 2.22 18
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 4 25.0 0 2 2.16 3
References 1878 Indianapolis Blues season at Baseball Reference