The 1879 season was the National League debut for the Cleveland Blues. They finished the season 27–55, sixth in the eight-team National League.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
1879 Cleveland 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 49 193 56 .290 1 18 1B 81 365 99 .271 0 29 2B 80 325 68 .209 0 29 3B 76 316 77 .244 0 22 SS 80 335 80 .239 0 32 OF 81 353 96 .272 3 34 OF 71 264 46 .174 0 15 OF 43 161 23 .143 0 9
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 52 205 35 .171 0 11 16 60 7 .117 0 4 2 6 0 .000 0 0 2 6 0 .000 0 0 1 4 1 .250 0 0 1 3 0 .000 0 0
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 62 546.1 20 40 2.42 197 23 194.2 7 15 3.28 90
References 1879 Cleveland Blues season at Baseball Reference