1879 Chicago Cubs roster

14 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1879 MLB season.

1879 Cubs roster and player stats

1879 Chicago Cubs batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
John Peters833794593100.245.247.546
Joe Quest833343869000.207.227.488
Abner Dalrymple713334797000.291.300.672
Silver Flint793244692100.284.297.695
Ned Williamson803206694100.294.343.790
Orator Shaffer733165396000.304.317.662
George Gore632664370000.263.285.642
Terry Larkin602282650000.219.246.535
Cap Anson512274072000.317.323.737
Frank Hankinson441711431000.181.191.395
Jack Remsen421521433000.217.227.497
Bill Harbidge41822000.111.111.222
John Stedronsky41201000.083.083.167
Tom Dolan1400000.000.000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.