1877 Louisville Grays season

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The 1877 Louisville Grays were the victim of Major League Baseball's first gambling scandal. Pitcher Jim Devlin, outfielder George Hall, utility player Al Nichols and shortstop Bill Craver were accused of throwing games at the end of the season. All four were banned from baseball for life. The team was unable to continue and folded after the season.

Quick Facts Louisville Grays, League ...
1877 Louisville Grays
LeagueNational League
BallparkLouisville Baseball Park
CityLouisville, Kentucky
OwnersWalter N. Haldeman, Charles Chase
ManagerJack Chapman
 1876
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Regular season

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After a spectacular start that included a 27–13 record to begin the season, the Grays mysteriously lost seven games in a row. Players bobbled the ball, seemed to slow between bases, and swung suspiciously wide.[citation needed] The result was that the Grays lost the pennant.

Pitcher Jim Devlin
Second baseman Joe Gerhardt
Right fielder Orator Shafer
Left fielder George Hall
Shortstop Bill Craver

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Caps 4218 .700 275 1513
Louisville Grays 3525 .583 7 209 1516
Brooklyn Hartfords 3127 .534 10 198 1219
St. Louis Brown Stockings 2832 .467 14 2010 822
Chicago White Stockings 2633 .441 15½ 1712 921
Cincinnati Reds 1542 .263 25½ 1218 324
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Record vs. opponents

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Team BOS BKN CHI CIN LOU STL
Boston 7–5–110–211–18–46–6
Brooklyn 5–7–18–47–36–6–15–7
Chicago 2–104–88–3–14–88–4
Cincinnati 1–113–73–8–15–73–9
Louisville 4–86–6–18–47–510–2
St. Louis 6–67–54–89–32–10
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Roster

1877 Louisville Grays
Roster
Pitchers
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Infielders 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

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Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CPop Snyder6124864.258228
1BJuice Latham5927881.291022
2BJoe Gerhardt5925076.304135
3BBill Hague5926370.266124
SSBill Craver5723863.265029
OFGeorge Hall6126987.323026
OFOrator Shafer6126074.285334
OFBill Crowley6123867.282123
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Other batters

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

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Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Al Nichols6194.21100
Flip Lafferty4171.05900
John Haldeman140.00000
Harry Little130.00000
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Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jim Devlin61559.035252.25141
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