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
League	National League
Ballpark	Union Grounds
City	New York, New York
Record	21–35 (.375)
League place	6th
Owner	Bill Cammeyer
Manager	Bill Cammeyer
← 1875

Regular season

Season standings

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Stockings	52	14	.788	—	25‍–‍6	27‍–‍8
Hartford Dark Blues	47	21	.691	6	23‍–‍9	24‍–‍12
St. Louis Brown Stockings	45	19	.703	6	24‍–‍6	21‍–‍13
Boston Red Caps	39	31	.557	15	19‍–‍17	20‍–‍14
Louisville Grays	30	36	.455	22	15‍–‍16	15‍–‍20
New York Mutuals	21	35	.375	26	13‍–‍20	8‍–‍15
Philadelphia Athletics	14	45	.237	34½	10‍–‍24	4‍–‍21
Cincinnati Reds	9	56	.138	42½	6‍–‍24	3‍–‍32

Record vs. opponents

1876 National League record v t e 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

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	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; Runs batted in

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

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
Bobby Mathews	56	516.0	21	34	2.86	37
Terry Larkin	1	9.0	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