In their second season in the National Association, the 1875 Hartford Dark Blues finished in third place. They were managed by starting third baseman Bob "Death to Flying Things" Ferguson.
The Dark Blues, with future Hall of Famer Candy Cummings, had the best pitching staff in baseball. Cummings won 35 games, and the 19-year-old Tommy Bond finished second in league ERA at 1.56.
Following the season, they were one of the NA teams chosen to join the new National League.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1875 Hartford Dark Blues Roster Pitchers
CatchersInfielders 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 61 269 67 .249 0 21 1B 80 342 89 .260 1 48 2B 74 350 103 .294 0 35 3B 85 366 88 .240 0 43 SS 86 382 101 .264 0 38 OF 86 358 96 .268 0 34 OF 86 375 111 .296 0 37 OF 40 175 42 .240 1 19
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 Bill Harbridge 53 208 50 .240 0 26 Paddy Quinn 5 13 3 .231 0 1 Steve Brady 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Charley Jones 1 4 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 48 417.0 35 12 1.60 8 40 352.0 19 16 1.56 8
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 1 0 0 0 18.00 0
League leaders Tommy Bond #2 in NA in ERA (1.56)
Candy Cummings #3 in NA in wins (35) #3 in NA in ERA (1.60)
References
1875 Hartford Dark Blues season at Baseball Reference