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ST. LOUIS BROWN STOCKINGS
1876 Finish: 8th place, 18-46
1877 Prediction: 6th place
The Brown Stockings were the worst team in the league last season and do not seem to have improved enough to avoid the same fate this year. Their big offseason additions were infielders John Hatfield and Dickie Flowers and outfielder Dave Eggler. Each of these three will likely make the team better but they have a long way to go and none of them are of the caliber needed to compete as a winning team. Their projected starting players:
C - Silver Flint (batted .091 as a rookie in 1876)
1b - Charlie Hautz (batted .295 in 1876)
2b - John Hatfield (batted .261 for New York in 1876)
ss - Dickie Flowers (batted .240 for Boston in 1876)
3b - Alfred Metcalfe (batted .306 for Quincy in 1876)
lf - Ned Cuthbert (batted .222 in 1876)
cf - Dave Eggler (batted .288 for New York in 1876)
rf - Lip Pike (batted .310 in 1876)
p - Pud Galvin (10-26, 2.69 ERA in 1876)
p - George Bradley (7-15, 2.71 ERA in 1876)
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