Tommy Bond Bio

 

Thomas Henry Bond

Born: 4/2/1856- Granard, Ireland                            

Died: 1/24/1941- Boston, Mass.

Tommy Bond makes his 2nd appearance in the DMB World Series, this time with the Boston Red Caps. Tommy started his career with the National Association Brooklyn Atlantics, and after 1 season he signed on with the Hartford Dark Blues. There he teamed up with fellow pitcher Candy Cummings and was said to have learned how to throw the curve ball from the self-appointed inventor of the curve. Tommy Bond was supposed to have proved to the skeptics that the ball did in fact curve by curving the ball around wooden stakes that had been hammered into the ground. He started the ball on one side of the stakes and it curved and finished on the other side.

In 1877 Tommy Bond won 40 games for the Red Caps, his 1st of 3 consecutive 40 win seasons. He became the 1st pitcher to win the pitcher’s Triple Crown: leading the league in wins, K’s and ERA. During his career he finished 95% of the games he started. Not surprisingly he retired at the age of 28 due to arm troubles.

After retiring he became a successful coach with the Harvard baseball team. When he died in 1841 he was the last surviving original member of the National League.

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  ERA 
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+---------+-
 1874 18 BRA NA  22  32  55  55  55   1      0  497.0  609  440  176  16   10   11              3.19    
 1875 19 HAR NA  19  16  40  39  37   6      0  352.0  301  152   61   3   10    8              1.56    
 1876 20 HAR NL  31  13  45  45  45   6   0  0  408.0  355  164   76   2   13   88       8 1623 1.68    
 1877 21 BSN NL  40  17  58  58  58   6   0  0  521.0  530  248  122   5   36  170      18 2165 2.11    
 1878 22 BSN NL  40  19  59  59  57   9   1  0  532.7  571  222  122   5   33  182      13 2159 2.06    
 1879 23 BSN NL  43  19  64  64  59  11   1  0  555.3  543  206  121   8   24  155      13 2189 1.96    
 1880 24 BSN NL  26  29  63  57  49   3   6  0  493.0  559  298  146   1   45  118      24 2082 2.67     
 1881 25 BSN NL   0   3   3   3   2   0   0  0   25.3   40   17   12   3    2    2       3  113 4.26  
 1882 26 WOR NL   0   1   2   2   0   0   0  0   12.3   12   13    6   0    7    2       1   62 4.38     
 1884 28 TOT     13  14  28  26  24   0   2  0  232.0  247  171   90   8   18  143   2   0  206 3.49  
         BOS UA  13   9  23  21  19   0   2  0  189.0  185  120   63   3   14  128       0      3.00  
         IND AA   0   5   5   5   5   0   0  0   43.0   62   51   27   5    4   15   2   0  206 5.65  
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+
 10 Yr WL% .589 234 163 417 408 386  42  10  0 3628.7 3767 1931  932  51  198  879   2  80 10599 2.31  

1877-The Year In Review

 

The 1877 season saw the National League with only 6 teams as the New York and Philadelphia teams were expelled from the League for failure to honor their schedule commitment.

Two rule changes of note: 1) Home plate was moved into fair territory, and 2) the fair-foul rule was amended to the current rule, stating that a batted ball will be ruled fair only if it passes over or inside 1st or 3rd base before going foul.

During the season Louisville held a 4 game lead over the Red Caps in the middle of August. They proceeded to lose 7 straight under suspicious circumstances to fall out of 1st, finishing the season in 2nd. place.

After the season, William Hulbert banned 4 Grays players for conspiring with gamblers to throw ball games. Cfer George Hall, Pitcher Jim Devlin, 3rd baseman Bill Craver and infielder Al Nichols would never again play in the NL. This would be the most egregious act in baseball until the infamous 1919 White Sox.

The Red Caps, Managed by Harry Wright won the League by 7 games, thanks to the pitching of new acquisition Tommy Bond, and the hitting of Deacon White, and Jim O’Rourke.

Because the Louisville team folded at the end of the season, and obviously were not playing to win this season, for obvious reasons, I decided to place the 3rd place Hartford team in this season’s World Series.

The Dark Blues actually agreed before the season started to play their home games in Brooklyn, but retained their Hartford moniker.

 

1877 Final Standings

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Boston Red Caps                 61   42   18    1  .700     -   419  263
Louisville Grays                61   35   25    1  .583   7.0   339  288
Hartford Dark Blues             60   31   27    2  .534  10.0   341  311
St. Louis Brown Stockings       60   28   32    0  .467  14.0   284  318
Chicago White Stockings         60   26   33    1  .441  15.5   366  375
Cincinnati Reds                 58   15   42    1  .263  25.5   291  485

LEAGUE LEADERS

AVG.- DEACON WHITE(BOS.)-.387                HRS- LIP PIKE(CINC.)- 4

                      

RBI- DEACON WHITE(BOS.)- 49

 

WINS- TOMMY BOND(BOS.)- 40

           

ERA- TOMMY BOND(BOS.)- 2.11

K’S- TOMMY BOND(BOS.)- 170

 

WORLD EVENTS

BORN:

GERMANY SCHAEFER-2/4

FRANK CHANCE- 9/9

HARRY STEINFELDT-9/29

EDGAR CAYCE- 3/18

DEATHS-

BRIGHAM YOUNG- 9/29

EVENTS-

3/77- RUTHERFORD B HAYES BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

9/77-ASAPH HALL DISCOVERS PHOBOS AND DEIMOS(MOONS OF MARS)

10/77-CHIEF JOSEPH SURRENDERS, ENDING THE NEZ PERCE WAR

12/77- 1ST SOUND RECORDING MADE(THOMAS EDISON)

1876 World Series Game #6

 

Hartford Dark Blues vs. Chicago White Stockings 11/4/1876 @ 23rd Street Grounds

Back in Chicago and the fate of the White Stockings rests on the right arm of Al Goodwill Spalding. The Chicago offense needs to ignite as well. Their Game 4 outburst against Candy Cummings is the only game they managed more than 6 hits. Cap Anson takes an .045 avg. into this game, and League leading hitter Ross Barnes is hitting a paltry .100.

In the top of the 2nd the Dark Blues jumped on Al Spalding for 6 hits, all singles, and 4 runs, all earned, and this game was over. The Dark Blues would tack on another run in the 5th, and Tommy Bond would allow only 2 hits to easily wrap up this inaugural DMB World Series.

FINAL- Dark Blues  5   White Stockings  0

11/4/1876, HAR76-CHI76, 23rd Street Grounds
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1876 Dark Blues        0  4  0  0  1  0  0  0  0     5  9  3     5  0
1876 White Stockings   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  2  4     7  1

Dark Blues           AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Carey             ss  4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  .148    1  3  0  0
York              lf  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .154    4  0  0  0
Remsen            cf  4  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .192    3  0  0  0
Ferguson          3b  4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    1  3  0  0
Burdock           2b  4  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    4  5  1  0
Harbidge          c   4  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  .375    4  0  0  0
Mills             1b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .190    9  0  1  0
Higham            rf  4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .261    1  0  1  0
Bond              p   4  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .333    0  2  0  0
                     36  5  9  5  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  1         27 13  3  0

White Stockings      AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Anson             3b  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .040    0  1  0  0
Peters            ss  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .231    1  4  0  0
Barnes            2b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .083    3  6  0  0
D. White          lf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    2  0  0  0
McVey             c   4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .087    1  0  0  1
Hines             cf  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .227    2  1  0  0
Addy              rf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .100    3  0  1  0
Glenn             1b  3  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250   14  1  3  0
Spalding          p   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    1  1  0  0
                     32  0  2  0  1  0  0  2  3  0  0  0  0  0  0         27 14  4  1

Dark Blues                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Bond             W 4-1           9.0  2  0  0  2  3  88  60   34  0  0  0  0  0  0.40
                                 9.0  2  0  0  2  3  88  60   34  0  0  0  0  0

White Stockings                  INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Spalding         L 2-4           9.0  9  5  4  0  1 122  88   37  0  0  0  0  1  1.67
                                 9.0  9  5  4  0  1 122  88   37  0  0  0  0  1
GWRBI: Harbidge
Temperature: 57, Sky: clear, Wind: in from right at 4 MPH.

SUMMARY-

Pitching dominated this Series with no batter getting more than 6 hits. The big 3 on the White Stockings, Anson, McVey, and Barnes went a combined 5-72. The obvious star of this Series and easy MVP pick is Dark Blues pitcher Tommy Bond. 4-1, .040 ERA, 2 shutouts, and a .333 batting avg.

                                

                                Tommy Bond-Hartford Dark Blues

                                  1876 Chicago White Stockings
                                       League championship

S Name               P    AVG   OBP   SPC    G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS
  D. White*          c   .250  .250  .417    6   24    6   1   0   1    4    3    0    1   0   0   2   0
  Spalding           sp  .250  .238  .300    6   20    5   1   0   0    0    1    0    1   0   0   0   0
  Glenn              lf  .250  .286  .300    6   20    5   1   0   0    1    1    1    1   0   0   0   0
  Peters             ss  .231  .231  .269    6   26    6   1   0   0    2    0    0    2   0   0   0   1
  Hines              of  .227  .261  .318    6   22    5   2   0   0    2    1    1    1   0   0   0   0
  Addy*              of  .100  .182  .100    6   20    2   0   0   0    1    0    2    2   0   0   0   0
  McVey              1b  .087  .083  .087    6   23    2   0   0   0    1    3    0    2   0   0   0   0
  Barnes             2b  .083  .083  .083    6   24    2   0   0   0    1    0    0    2   0   0   1   0
  Anson              3b  .040  .077  .040    6   25    1   0   0   0    1    0    1    1   0   0   0   0
  Pitchers               .000  .000  .000    6    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Total                  .167  .185  .211    6  204   34   6   0   1   13    9    5   13   0   0   3   1

                                  1876 Hartford Dark Blues
                                    League championship

S Name               P    AVG   OBP   SPC    G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS
  Harbidge*          c   .375  .375  .375    2    8    3   0   0   0    1    2    0    0   0   0   1   0
  Bond               sp  .333  .333  .389    5   18    6   1   0   0    1    3    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Higham*            rf  .261  .292  .261    6   23    6   0   0   0    4    1    1    0   0   0   0   0
  Burdock            ss  .250  .250  .250    6   24    6   0   0   0    3    1    0    0   0   0   2   0
  Ferguson#          3b  .200  .231  .320    6   25    5   1   1   0    4    2    1    0   0   0   1   0
  Remsen             cf  .192  .192  .192    6   26    5   0   0   0    2    4    0    3   0   0   0   1
  Mills              1b  .190  .182  .333    6   21    4   1   1   0    1    3    0    2   0   0   0   0
  York*              lf  .154  .154  .269    6   26    4   1   1   0    2    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Carey              ss  .148  .143  .185    6   27    4   1   0   0    4    1    0    1   0   0   1   0
  Allison            rf  .067  .067  .067    4   15    1   0   0   0    0    0    0    1   0   0   0   0
  Pitchers               .000  .000  .000    6    5    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Total                  .202  .207  .252    6  218   44   5   3   0   22   17    2    7   0   0   5   1

                                  1876 Chicago White Stockings
                                     League championship

S Name               P     ERA   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF
  Spalding           sp   1.67   2   4   0   6   6   6   0    54.0   44   22   10    2    7   0   7   224
  Total                   1.67   2   4   0   6   6   6   0    54.0   44   22   10    2    7   0   7   224

                                  1876 Hartford Dark Blues
                                    League championship

S Name               P     ERA   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF
  Bond               sp   0.40   4   1   0   5   5   4   2    45.0   18    5    2    4   12   1   4   162
  Cummings           sp   5.40   0   1   0   2   1   1   0    10.0   16    8    6    1    1   0   1    50
  Total                   1.31   4   2   0   6   6   5   2    55.0   34   13    8    5   13   1   5   212

                                                               HARTFORD DARK BLUES

1876 World Series Game #5

 

Chicago White Stockings vs. Hartford Dark Blues 11/2/1876 @ Hartford Baseball Grounds

Once again Al Spalding will be called upon to get this series to a 7th game. He will be going against his Series nemesis, Tommy Bond. Can the White Stockings generate enough offense to beat this tough Dark Blues pitcher?

The game started with 6 shutout innings by both pitchers. In the 7th the White Stockings finally broke on top, after Deacon White singled(He always seems to be in the middle of all the White Stockings runs), stole 2nd, and continued to 3rd after an errant throw by the catcher. With the abundance of errors in this era, for obvious reasons(no gloves, inferior gloves, terrible field conditions etc) the DMB game engine seems fixated on making the majority of the catcher’s errors wild throws into center field. I’ve seen this play a thousand times,(Vinnie, if your reading this we both should never forget the majesty of a Billy Earle throw to 2nd!!!!) but it illustrates one of the difficulties of replaying games from the 18th century. A sac fly scored White to give the White Stockings one of their few leads in this Series.

White Stockings  1   Dark Blues  0 (7)

In the last of the 8th a 67 minute rain delay forced the removal of Tommy Bond. (Another problem with the DMB Engine. I should be able to over rule this decision.) This brought in Candy Cummings to pitch the 9th in a 1 run game. John Peters led of the inning with a single but moved into 2nd when the RFer misplayed the ball. A sac, and an infield groundout plated another run for the White Stockings.

White Stockings  2   Dark Blues  0 (9)

Bob Ferguson led of the last of the 9th with a triple, and later scored on a ground out. With runners on 1st and 2nd and 2 outs, Blues pitcher Candy Cummings smoked a line drive to 3rd for the final out of the game. Sending this Series back to Chicago.

FINAL- White Stockings  2   Dark Blues  1

11/2/1876, CHI76-HAR76, Hartford Baseball Grounds 76
 

                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1876 White Stockings   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1     2  6  4     4  0
1876 Dark Blues        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1     1  4  3     8  1
 

White Stockings      AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Anson             3b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .045    1  2  1  0
Peters            ss  4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .227    2  5  0  0
Barnes            2b  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  .100    2  4  1  0
D. White          lf  4  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  .300    0  0  0  0
McVey             c   3  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  .105    0  0  0  0
Hines             cf  4  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .263    6  0  0  0
Addy              rf  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .125    3  0  1  0
Glenn             1b  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .235   11  1  1  0
Spalding          p   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .294    2  0  0  0
                     31  2  6  2  1  0  0  0  3  1  0  0  0  1  1         27 12  4  0
 

Dark Blues           AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Carey             ss  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  .174    0  4  1  0
York              lf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .136    2  0  1  0
Remsen            cf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .182    0  0  0  0
Ferguson          3b  4  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .190    1  3  0  0
Burdock           2b  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  .200    2  7  0  0
Harbidge          c   4  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    3  0  1  0
Mills             1b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .235   16  0  0  0
Higham            rf  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .263    2  0  0  0
Bond              p   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .357    1  1  0  0
 Cummings         p   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  1  0  0
                     35  1  4  1  0  1  0  1  0  2  0  0  0  0  0         27 16  3  0
 

White Stockings                  INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Spalding         W 2-3           9.0  4  1  1  1  0 105  77   36  0  0  0  0  0  1.20
                                 9.0  4  1  1  1  0 105  77   36  0  0  0  0  0 
 

Dark Blues                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Bond             L 3-1           8.0  4  1  0  0  3  97  63   28  0  0  0  0  1  0.50
Cummings                         1.0  2  1  1  0  0  12   8    5  0  0  0  0  0  5.40
                                 9.0  6  2  1  0  3 109  71   33  0  0  0  0  1 
 

GWRBI: McVey
Tommy Bond was removed after a rain delay
Temperature: 48, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: left to right at 17 MPH, 
Rain Delays: 67 minutes.

1876 World Series Game #4

 

White Stockings vs Dark Blues 10/31/1876 @ Hartford Baseball Grounds

Since the Dark Blues have a seemingly insurmountable 3-0 lead in this best of 7 series, it was decided that Candy Cummings would take the hill for the Dark Blues to give Tommy Bond an extra day of rest. The White Stockings have no such luxury, they win or go home, and it would be up to Al Spalding to make sure that didn’t happen.

The Dark Blues once again struck first. After a leadoff double from shortstop Tom Carey, Al Spalding hurt his own cause by misfielding a ground ball, putting runners on the corners. A groundball out scored Carey, but Spalding was able to get out of the inning without further damage.

Dark Blues  1   White Stockings  0 (1)

The White Stockings tied the score in the 4th. Left Fielder John Glenn orbited…..an infield single to lead off the inning. Al Spalding singled to put runners on the corners, and then the Dark Blues 3rd baseman booted a ground ball that allowed the tying run to score. Candy Cummings curved his way out of further trouble.

Dark Blues  1   White Stockings  1 (4)

There was no further scoring until the 6th when the White Stocking bats finally came to life. 3 singles in the inning plated 2 runs, 2 singles in the 7th scored another run, and 3 more single in the 8th scored 2 more.

White Stockings  6   Dark Blues  1 (8)

Al Spalding was touched up for 3 unearned runs in the final 2 innings, but it wasn’t enough as the White Stockings were able to stave off elimination, and a Dark Blues sweep.

FINAL- White Stockings  7   Dark Blues  4

10/31/1876, CHI76-HAR76, Hartford Baseball Grounds 76
 

                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1876 White Stockings   0  0  1  0  0  2  1  2  1     7 14  5    11  2
1876 Dark Blues        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  1     4  8  5     9  1
 

White Stockings      AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Anson             3b  5  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .056    0  5  0  0
Peters            ss  5  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .222    4  6  0  0
Barnes            2b  5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .118    5  6  0  0
D. White          lf  5  1  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    3  0  0  0
McVey             c   5  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .063    1  0  0  3
Hines             cf  5  2  2  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    1  0  0  0
Addy              rf  5  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .154    1  0  1  0
Glenn             1b  4  1  3  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .286   12  0  2  0
Spalding          p   4  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  .357    0  2  2  0
                     43  7 14  4  2  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1         27 19  5  3
 

Dark Blues           AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Carey             ss  5  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .158    2  2  0  0
York              lf  5  1  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .167    3  0  1  0
Remsen            cf  5  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .222    8  1  0  0
Ferguson          3b  5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .176    0  2  1  0
Burdock           2b  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .188    4  5  0  0
Higham            rf  4  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .313    0  0  0  0
Mills             1b  4  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .308    9  1  1  0
Allison           c   4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .067    1  0  1  1
Cummings          p   4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  2  1  0
                     40  4  8  3  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0         27 13  5  1
 

White Stockings                  INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Spalding         W 1-3           9.0  8  4  0  0  1 124  93   40  0  0  0  0  2  1.25
                                 9.0  8  4  0  0  1 124  93   40  0  0  0  0  2 
 

Dark Blues                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Cummings         L 0-1           9.0 14  7  5  1  1 148  97   45  0  0  0  2  1  5.00
                                 9.0 14  7  5  1  1 148  97   45  0  0  0  2  1 
 

GWRBI: Hines
Temperature: 53, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from right at 3 MPH.

1876 World Series Game #3

 

Chicago White Stockings vs. Hartford Dark Blues 10/29/1876 @ Hartford Baseball Grounds

Al Spalding takes the hill once again against a very tough Tommy Bond and his 0.47 ERA after 2 games in the World Series.

 

In the 1st inning the Dark Blues scored an unearned run after an error and a 2 out single from Bob Ferguson.

Dark Blues  1   White Stockings  0 (1)

In the 2nd inning the White Stockings answered back with the long ball, when Deacon White drilled a 2-0 pitch into the right field stands for the 1st ever DMB World Series Home Run.

Dark Blues  1   White Stockings  1 (2)

In the 4th the White Stocking defense hurt Al Spalding, as Ross Barnes booted 2 ground balls at second, allowing 1 run to score, and an Ev Mills double drove in another run. That would be the last hit given up by Al Spalding, but once again the White Stocking offense could not find an answer for Dark Blues’ pitcher Tommy Bond as he won his 3rd game of this Series.

FINAL- Dark Blues  3   White Stockings  1

10/29/1876, CHI76-HAR76, Hartford Baseball Grounds 76
 

                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1876 White Stockings   0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     1  3  4     4  1
1876 Dark Blues        1  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  x     3  4  2     4  0
 

White Stockings      AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Anson             3b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    1  3  0  0
Peters            ss  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .154    2  5  0  0
Barnes            2b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .167    1  4  4  0
D. White          lf  4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .182    1  0  0  0
McVey             c   4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    1  0  0  1
Hines             cf  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .100    4  0  0  0
Addy              rf  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .125    0  0  0  0
Glenn             1b  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .100   11  3  0  0
Spalding          p   3  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .300    3  0  0  0
                     32  1  3  1  1  0  1  0  3  0  0  0  0  0  0         24 15  4  1
 

Dark Blues           AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Carey             ss  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .143    1  6  0  0
York              lf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .077    1  0  0  0
Remsen            cf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .231    4  0  0  0
Ferguson          3b  4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  .250    0  2  2  0
Burdock           2b  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    1  3  0  0
Higham            rf  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    4  0  0  0
Mills             1b  3  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .222   12  1  0  0
Allison           c   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .091    3  0  0  0
Bond              p   3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .455    1  1  0  0
                     31  3  4  2  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0         27 13  2  0
 

White Stockings                  INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Spalding         L 0-3           8.0  4  3  0  0  1  81  61   31  0  0  0  0  1  1.67
                                 8.0  4  3  0  0  1  81  61   31  0  0  0  0  1 
 

Dark Blues                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Bond             W 3-0           9.0  3  1  1  0  3 127  91   32  1  0  0  0  0  0.64
                                 9.0  3  1  1  0  3 127  91   32  1  0  0  0  0 
 

GWRBI: Mills
Temperature: 55, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 15 MPH.

1876 World Series Game #2

 

Hartford Dark Blues vs Chicago White Stockings 10/27/1876@ Chicago’s 23rd Street Grounds.

A rematch of the Game #1 starters, Tommy Bond vs. Al Spalding.

After 4 scoreless innings the Dark Blues finally broke through with a single run in the 5th. A lead off single by Dick Higman, a sacrifice, a ground out and a 2 out rbi single from starting pitcher Tommy Bond put the Blues out in front

Dark Blues 1   White Stockings  0 (5)

This run would prove to be enough for the Dark Blues. Tommy Bond would drive in another run in the 7th, and would retire the last 14 White Stockings in order. His complete game 2 hit shutout would send the Blues back to Hartford with a 2-0 Series edge.

FINAL:  Dark Blues 5   White Stockings  0

10/27/1876, HAR76-CHI76, 23rd Street Grounds
 

                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1876 Dark Blues        0  0  0  0  1  1  2  1  0     5 10  2     6  0
1876 White Stockings   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  2  5     3  1
 

Dark Blues           AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Carey             ss  5  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    2  6  1  0
York              lf  5  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .111    4  0  0  0
Remsen            cf  4  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  .333    3  0  0  0
Ferguson          3b  4  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    0  0  0  0
Burdock           2b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  .222    1  6  0  0
Higham            rf  4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .333    0  0  0  0
Mills             1b  3  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  .167   13  1  0  0
Allison           c   4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .125    3  1  0  0
Bond              p   4  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .500    1  0  1  0
                     37  5 10  4  2  2  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  1  0         27 14  2  0
 

White Stockings      AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Anson             3b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    2  0  1  0
Peters            ss  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .222    3  4  0  0
Barnes            2b  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    3  5  0  0
D. White          lf  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .143    2  0  1  0
McVey             c   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  1  0  0
Hines             cf  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .143    6  0  0  0
Addy              rf  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    1  1  1  0
Glenn             1b  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .143    9  1  1  0
Spalding          p   3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .143    1  1  1  0
                     30  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0  0  0         27 13  5  0
 

Dark Blues                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Bond             W 2-0           9.0  2  0  0  0  3  83  59   30  0  0  0  0  0  0.47
                                 9.0  2  0  0  0  3  83  59   30  0  0  0  0  0 
 

White Stockings                  INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Spalding         L 0-2           9.0 10  5  4  0  0 104  78   38  0  0  0  0  1  2.37
                                 9.0 10  5  4  0  0 104  78   38  0  0  0  0  1 
 

GWRBI: Bond
Temperature: 59, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 14 MPH.

1876 World Series-Chicago White Stockings vs. Hartford Dark Blues

 

Ross Barnes-2B, John Peters-SS, Cap Anson-3B,    Cal McVey-1B, Al Spalding-P, Paul Hines-CF, Deacon White-C, John Glenn-LF, Bob Addy-RF

Jack Remsen-CF, Dick Higman-RF, Bob Ferguson-3B, Jack Burdock-2B, Tom Carey-SS, Tom York-LF, Candy Cummings-P, Ev Mills-1B, Tommy Bond-P, Doug Allison-C, Bill Harbridge-C

 

The Chicago White Stockings would have been very confident entering this World Series. After all they had the best hitting team in the league at .337, a mere 66 points higher than the #2 Philadelphia Athletics. Every starter hit over .300 led by Ross Barnes’ .429. They also had Al Spalding and his League leading 47 wins to go along with a rather stingy 1.75 ERA.

The Hartford Dark Blues were riding a season ending 9 game winning streak, helped by the best 2 man pitching staff in the League. Tommy Bond won 31 and Candy Cummings(The self proclaimed inventor of the curve ball) won 16. The offense hit .267 as a team, led by RFer Dick Higman’s .327.(The only starter to hit over .275)

The questions would be; Can the Dark Blues pitching contain the high flying White Stockings offense? And does Al Spalding have anything left after pitching 528.2 innings?

Game #1

Tommy Bond vs. Al Spalding @ Chicago’s 23rd Street Grounds 10/25/1876

  In the 4th inning the Dark Blues would score the 1st ever DMB World Series run. A 2 out single by Jack Burdock would score Jack Remsen giving the Dark Blues a short lived 1-0 lead.

Dark Blues 1   White Stockings 0 (4)                                                                                                          

In the bottom of the 4th Ross Barnes and Deacon White would both single and pull off a double steal that resulted in a run when Dark Blues catcher Doug Allison threw the ball into left field while attempting to gun down Barnes. Deacon White would later score on an rbi groundout.

White Stockings 2   Dark Blues 1 (4)

Al Spalding took a 3-1 lead into the 9th. With 1 out and a runner on 1st, third baseman Cap Anson fielded a ground ball and threw to second to start a game ending DP. His throw was wide and putting runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 out. Dick Higman singled to load the bases. RFer Doug Addy dropped a fly ball that allowed 2 runs to score and tie the game at 3. The White Stockings would not score in their half of the 9th sending this game into extra innings.

Dark Blues 3   White Stockings 3 (9)

In the top of the 10th the Dark Blues scored with out the benefit of a hit. An error by 1st baseman John Glenn, a sacrifice, a ground ball and a passed ball put the Blues up by 1. In the last of the 10th, 3 Blues errors and a single could not score a run for the White Stockings, as a well timed double play stifled a potential rally, and gave the Dark Blues the game 1 victory

FINAL:   Dark Blues 4   White Stockings 3(10)

10/25/1876, HAR76-CHI76, 23rd Street Grounds

                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10     R  H  E   LOB DP
1876 Dark Blues        0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  1     4  9  4     8  3
1876 White Stockings   0  0  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  0     3  7  4     5  2

Dark Blues           AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Carey             ss  5  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    6  9  0  0
York              lf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  .000    1  0  0  0
Remsen            cf  5  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .200    3  0  0  0
Ferguson          3b  4  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    0  2  0  0
Burdock           2b  5  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400    7  3  2  0
Higham            rf  5  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .400    2  0  1  0
Mills             1b  3  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  .000   11  0  0  0
Allison           c   4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    0  1  1  0
Bond              p   4  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .500    0  0  0  0
                     39  4  9  2  0  0  0  1  4  0  0  0  0  1  1         30 15  4  0

White Stockings      AB  R  H BI  D  T HR BB  K SB CS IW HP SH SF   AVG   PO  A  E PB
Anson             3b  5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    0  4  1  0
Peters            ss  5  1  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  .400    1  2  0  0
Barnes            2b  4  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  .500    2  7  0  0
D. White          lf  4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  .250    1  0  0  0
McVey             c   4  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    5  1  0  1
Hines             cf  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    3  0  1  0
Addy              rf  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .000    3  0  1  0
Glenn             1b  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250   15  1  1  0
Spalding          p   4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250    0  0  0  0
                     36  3  7  2  1  0  0  2  0  2  1  0  0  0  0         30 15  4  1

Dark Blues                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Bond             W 1-0          10.0  7  3  1  2  0 116  73   38  0  0  0  0  3  0.90
                                10.0  7  3  1  2  0 116  73   38  0  0  0  0  3

White Stockings                  INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   BF HR IW HP WP DP   ERA
Spalding         L 0-1          10.0  9  4  1  1  4 142  97   42  0  0  0  0  2  0.90
                                10.0  9  4  1  1  4 142  97   42  0  0  0  0  2

Temperature: 56, Sky: clear, Wind: none.

Ross Barnes Mini Biography

Each World Series will be preceded by a small biography of a key player participating in the upcoming Championship Series.

Charles Roscoe Barnes

B-5/8/1850  Mount Morris, Illinois
D-2/5/1915  Chicago, Illinois

When the National Association was formed, Harry Wright signed Ross Barnes to play for his Boston Red  Stockings in 1871.
He began his Major League career at the age af 21 and proved to be an outstanding player. Playing primarily 2nd base Ross won batting titles in 1872 and 1873.
At the end of the 1875 season Ross signed a contract with owner William Hulbert to play for his Chicago White Stockings of the newly formed National League.
Ross proceeded to lead his 2nd Major League in hitting to help the White Stockings to win the inaugural NL season Championship.
Ross is also credited with hitting the 1st HR in the National League.
Ross specialized in the "fair Foul" hit, hitting the ball into fair territory and banging it foul before it passed either the 1st or 3rd base bags.
The rule changed in 1877 and is often cited as the reason for his sudden decline in hitting. Ross actually missed 4 months of the 1877 season with an illness that was described as ague or fever, sapping him of most of his strength.
He missed the entire 1878 season and only managed to play 2 more seasons , one each with the Cincinnati Reds, and the Boston Red Caps.
Described by Al Spalding as " an ideal of a ballplayer who could be depended upon to perform with success any play requiring skill and immediate execution to win a game"
He is often tauted as one of the greatest second basemen of the 19th Century, and has been given some consideration for the Hall of Fame. But having played only 7 full seasons makes him a long shot for that honor.
Ross died in 1915 due to heart disease at the age of 64.

 

Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-
 1871 21 BOS NA 31  157   66   63  10  9   0   34  11  6  13   1  .401  .447  .580  187   91                    
 1872 22 BOS NA 45  229   81   99  28  2   1   44  12  2   9   4  .432  .454  .585  210  134                    
 1873 23 BOS NA 60  322  125  137  29  8   2   62  13  4  18   2  .425  .456  .584  198  188                    
 1874 24 BOS NA 51  259   72   88  12  4   0   41   8  7   8   2  .340  .360  .417  142  108                    
 1875 25 BOS NA 78  393  115  143  20  4   1   58  29  6   7   3  .364  .375  .443  177  174                    
 1876 26 CHC NL 66  322  126  138  21 14   1   59         20   8  .429  .462  .590  231  190                    
 1877 27 CHC NL 22   92   16   25   1  0   0    5          7   4  .272  .323  .283   83   26                    
 1879 29 CIN NL 77  323   55   86   9  2   1   30         16  25  .266  .301  .316  108  102                    
 1881 31 BSN NL 69  295   42   80  14  1   0   17         16  16  .271  .309  .325  102   96                    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+--
 9 Seasons      499 2392  698  859 144 44   6  350  73 25 114  65  .359  .388  .464  166 1109 

1876- The Year In Review

On Feb 2, 1876 a meeting took place in the Grand Central Hotel in NY with representatives from various professional baseball clubs. William Hulbert, President of the National Association Chicago White Stockings, called the meeting with the intent of forming the National League, thus setting the groundwork for the beginning of Major League baseball.

The new League would eliminate players from position of authority in League finances, inept leadership, player drunkenness, and the influence of gamblers at the ball field. The new League would not allow the sale of alcohol, Sunday games, or cursing on the field.

The 1st National League game took place on 4/22/1876. The Boston Red Caps faced the Philadelphia Athletics at Jefferson St. Grounds in Philadelphia, with the Red Caps winning by a score of 6-5.

The White Stockings led by Al Spalding, Ross Barnes, Cal McVey, and Cap Anson took 1st place by virtue of winning 52 games.

The Dark Blues led by the strong pitching of Tommy Bond and Candy Cummings placed 2nd. Even though their winning % was less than the 3rd place St Louis Browns.(.691-.703) The rules of the day and until 1883 stated that the standings would be based on total wins, not on winning %.

The Dark Blues took 2nd place thanks to a 7 game winning streak to end the season.

1876 Final Standings

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Chicago White Stockings         66   52   14    0  .788     -   624  257
Hartford Dark Blues             69   47   21    1  .691   6.0   429  261
St. Louis Brown Stockings       64   45   19    0  .703   6.0   386  229
Boston Red Caps                 70   39   31    0  .557  15.0   471  450
Louisville Grays                69   30   36    3  .455  22.0   280  344
New York Mutuals                57   21   35    1  .375  26.0   260  412
Philadelphia Athletics          60   14   45    1  .237  34.5   378  534
Cincinnati Reds                 65    9   56    0  .138  42.5   238  579

LEAGUE LEADERS

AVG.-ROSS BARNES(CHIC.)- .429                   HRS- GEORGE HALL(PHILA.)- 5

                                                 

                                       RBI- DEACON WHITE(CHIC.)- 60

                                    

WINS- AL SPALDING(CHIC)- 47                      ERA- GEORGE BRADLEY(STL.)- 1.22

                          

                                     K’S- JIM DEVLIN(LOUISVILLE)- 122

                             

WORLD EVENTS

BORN

JACK LONDON-1/12

MATA HARI- 8/7

MORDECAI BROWN- 10/19

DEATHS

SANTA ANNA- 6/21

WILD BILL HICKOCK- 8/02

EVENTS

2/76-AL SPALDING STARTS SPORTING GOODS CO.

2/76-ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL APPLIES FOR TELEPHONE PATENT

3/76-RUTHERFORD B. HAYES IS ELECTED PRESIDENT

5/76- CUSTER’S LAST STAND AT LITTLE BIG HORN

8/1- COLORADO BECOMES THE 38TH STATE

11/23- COLUMBIA, HARVARD, AND PRINCETON FORM THE INTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION