1874 Hartford Dark Blues season
The Hartford Dark Blues were formed by Morgan Bulkeley and joined the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players for the 1874 season. They finished in seventh place in their debut.
Player stats
Batting
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 |
| Scott Hastings | 52 | 247 | 80 | .324 | 0 | 30 |
| Everett Mills | 53 | 244 | 69 | .283 | 0 | 19 |
| Bob Addy | 50 | 213 | 51 | .239 | 0 | 22 |
| Tom Barlow | 32 | 155 | 46 | .297 | 0 | 12 |
| Bill Boyd | 26 | 117 | 41 | .350 | 0 | 19 |
| Lip Pike | 52 | 234 | 83 | .355 | 1 | 50 |
| Jim Tipper | 45 | 197 | 60 | .305 | 0 | 19 |
| Billy Barnie | 45 | 190 | 35 | .184 | 0 | 20 |
| Steve Brady | 27 | 118 | 37 | .314 | 0 | 14 |
| Orator Shafer | 9 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack Farrell | 3 | 13 | 5 | .385 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Manning | 1 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Fancy O'Neil | 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 |
| Cherokee Fisher | 39 | 322.1 | 13 | 23 | 2.32 | 25 |
| Bill Stearns | 22 | 158.2 | 3 | 14 | 2.95 | 14 |