1878 Chicago White Stockings season
The 1878 Chicago White Stockings season was the seventh season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the third in the National League and the first at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished fourth in the National League with a record of 30–30.
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 | 54 | 240 | 71 | .296 | 0 | 37 | |
| 1B | 61 | 285 | 100 | .351 | 1 | 27 | |
| 2B | 48 | 205 | 46 | .224 | 0 | 29 | |
| 3B | 58 | 240 | 64 | .267 | 1 | 27 | |
| SS | 61 | 259 | 91 | .351 | 0 | 39 | |
| OF | 60 | 256 | 68 | .266 | 0 | 29 | |
| OF | 56 | 224 | 52 | .232 | 1 | 19 | |
| OF | 60 | 261 | 89 | .341 | 0 | 40 |
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 |
| 16 | 67 | 19 | .284 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 31 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 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 |
| 56 | 506.0 | 29 | 26 | 2.24 | 163 | |
| 4 | 36.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.25 | 8 | |
| 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 4 |