1877 Louisville Grays season
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.
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| Owner(s) | Walter N. Haldeman, Charles Chase |
| Manager(s) | Jack Chapman |
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Regular season
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, swung suspiciously wide. The result was the Grays lost the pennant.
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston | 42 | 18 | 0.700 | — | 27–5 | 15–13 |
| Louisville | 35 | 25 | 0.583 | 7 | 20–9 | 15–16 |
| Brooklyn Hartfords | 31 | 27 | 0.534 | 10 | 19–8 | 12–19 |
| St. Louis | 28 | 32 | 0.467 | 14 | 20–10 | 8–22 |
| Chicago | 26 | 33 | 0.441 | 15½ | 17–12 | 9–21 |
| Cincinnati | 15 | 42 | 0.263 | 25½ | 12–18 | 3–24 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BKN | CHI | CIN | LOU | STL | |||||||||||
| Boston | — | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | 11–1 | 8–4 | 6–6 | |||||||||||
| Brooklyn | 5–7–1 | — | 8–4 | 7–3 | 6–6–1 | 5–7 | |||||||||||
| Chicago | 2–10 | 4–8 | — | 8–3–1 | 4–8 | 8–4 | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1–11 | 3–7 | 3–8–1 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | |||||||||||
| Louisville | 4–8 | 6–6–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | 10–2 | |||||||||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 2–10 | — | |||||||||||
Roster
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Pitchers
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Pop Snyder | 61 | 248 | 64 | .258 | 2 | 28 |
| 1B | Juice Latham | 59 | 278 | 81 | .291 | 0 | 22 |
| 2B | Joe Gerhardt | 59 | 250 | 76 | .304 | 1 | 35 |
| 3B | Bill Hague | 59 | 263 | 70 | .266 | 1 | 24 |
| SS | Bill Craver | 57 | 238 | 63 | .265 | 0 | 29 |
| OF | George Hall | 61 | 269 | 87 | .323 | 0 | 26 |
| OF | Orator Shafer | 61 | 260 | 74 | .285 | 3 | 34 |
| OF | Bill Crowley | 61 | 238 | 67 | .282 | 1 | 23 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Al Nichols | 6 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 0 |
| Flip Lafferty | 4 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 0 |
| John Haldeman | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Little | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Jim Devlin | 61 | 559 | 35 | 25 | 2.25 | 141 |