1881 Chicago White Stockings Roster

The 1881 Chicago White Stockings team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1881 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1881 Chicago White Stockings Opening Day starters list, a 1881 Chicago White Stockings salary list, a 1881 Chicago White Stockings uniform number breakdown and a 1881 Chicago White Stockings primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"A man (Cap Anson) who once seemed destined to play the game forever." - Historian Lee Allen
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1881 Chicago White Stockings

Complete Roster  
 

n/a Larry Corcoran 5-03 127 Right Left 1859-08-10
n/a Fred Goldsmith 6-01 195 Right Right 1852-05-15
n/a Silver Flint 6-00 180 Right Right 1855-08-03
n/a Cap Anson 6-00 227 Right Right 1852-04-17
n/a Tom Burns 5-07 152 Right Right 1857-03-30
n/a Andy Piercy Unknown Unknown Right Unknown 1856-08-00
n/a Joe Quest 5-06 150 Right Right 1852-11-16
n/a Ned Williamson 5-11 210 Right Right 1857-10-24
n/a Abner Dalrymple 5-10½ 175 Right Left 1857-09-09
n/a George Gore 5-11 195 Right Left 1857-05-03
n/a King Kelly 5-10 170 Right Right 1857-12-31
n/a Hugh Nicol 5-04 145 Right Right 1858-01-01
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The 1881 Chicago White Stockings played 84 games during the regular season, won 56 games, lost 28 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Lake Front Park I (Park Factors: 105/99) where 82,000 fans witnessed their 1881 White Stockings finish the season with a .667 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1881 Chicago White Stockings Opening Day starters list, a 1881 Chicago White Stockings salary list, a 1881 Chicago White Stockings uniform number breakdown and a 1881 Chicago White Stockings primary starters list:

1881 Chicago White Stockings
Opening Day Starters


Cap Anson
Tom Burns
Larry Corcoran
Abner Dalrymple
Silver Flint
George Gore
King Kelly
Joe Quest
Ned Williamson

1881 Chicago White Stockings
Most Games by Position

C Silver Flint (80)
1B Cap Anson (84)
2B Joe Quest (77)
3B Ned Williamson (76)
SS Tom Burns (80)
LF Abner Dalrymple (82)
CF George Gore (72)
RF King Kelly (72)
  
SP Fred Goldsmith
  
CL Larry Corcoran


1881 Chicago White Stockings
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1881 Chicago White Stockings
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1881 Chicago White Stockings Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?