1876 New York Mutuals season

After five seasons in the National Association, the 1876 New York Mutuals finished with a record of 21–35, good for 6th place in the National League. It would prove to be their only season in the league, as they were expelled from the league as punishment for refusing to make a late-season road trip during the season.

1876 New York Mutuals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Union Grounds (since 1868) New York, New York (since 1857)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill Cammeyer
Manager(s)	Bill Cammeyer
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago	52	14	0.788	—	25–6	27–8
Hartford	47	21	0.691	6	23–9	24–12
St. Louis	45	19	0.703	6	24–6	21–13
Boston	39	31	0.557	15	19–17	20–14
Louisville	30	36	0.455	22	15–16	15–20
Mutual	21	35	0.375	26	13–20	8–15
Athletic	14	45	0.237	34½	10–24	4–21
Cincinnati	9	56	0.138	42½	6–24	3–32

Record vs. opponents

1876 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CHI	CIN	HAR	LOU	NY	PHI	STL
Boston	—	1–9	10–0	2–8	5–5	8–2	9–1	4–6
Chicago	9–1	—	10–0	6–4	9–1	7–1	7–1	4–6
Cincinnati	0–10	0–10	—	1–9	2–8	1–7	3–5	2–7
Hartford	8–2	4–6	9–1	—	9–1–1	4–4	9–1	4–6
Louisville	5–5	1–9	8–2	1–9–1	—	5–3–1	6–2–1	4–6
New York	2–8	1–7	7–1	4–4	3–5–1	—	3–4	1–6
Philadelphia	1–9	1–7	5–3	1–9	2–6–1	4–3	—	0–8
St. Louis	6–4	6–4	7–2	6–4	6–4	6–1	8–0	—

Roster

1876 New York Mutuals
Roster
Pitchers Terry Larkin Bobby Mathews Catchers Nat Hicks Bob Valentine		Infielders Bill Craver George Fair Davy Force Jimmy Hallinan John Hatfield George Heubel John McGuinness Al Nichols George Seward Joe Start Pete Treacey Billy West		Outfielders George Bechtel Eddie Booth John Hayes Jim Holdsworth John Maloney Nealy Phelps Jim Shanley Fred Treacey		Manager Bill Cammeyer

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Nat Hicks	45	188	44	.234	0	15
1B	Joe Start	56	264	73	.277	0	21
2B	Bill Craver	56	246	55	.224	0	22
3B	Al Nichols	57	212	38	.179	0	9
SS	Jimmy Hallinan	54	240	67	.279	2	36
OF	Fred Treacey	57	256	54	.211	0	18
OF	Eddie Booth	57	228	49	.215	0	7
OF	Jim Holdsworth	52	241	64	.266	0	19

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
John Hayes	5	21	3	.143	0	2
George Bechtel	2	10	3	.300	0	0
Jim Shanley	2	8	1	.125	0	0
John Maloney	2	7	2	.286	0	2
Pete Treacey	2	5	0	.000	0	0
George Fair	1	4	0	.000	0	0
John Hatfield	1	4	1	.250	0	0
George Heubel	1	4	0	.000	0	0
John McGuinness	1	4	0	.000	0	0
Billy West	1	4	0	.000	0	0
Davy Force	1	3	0	.000	0	0
Nealy Phelps	1	3	0	.000	0	0
George Seward	1	3	0	.000	0	0
Bob Valentine	1	3	0	.000	0	0

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
Bobby Mathews	56	516	21	34	2.86	37
Terry Larkin	1	9	0	1	3.00	0

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
Eddie Booth	1	0	0	0	10.80	0

References

• 1876 New York Mutuals team page at Baseball Reference