1873 Washington Blue Legs season
Introduction The '''Washington Blue Legs''' played their first and only season in 1873 as a  member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. They finished seventh in the league with a record of 8-31.It is uncertain if this team is the same franchise as either the 1872 Washington Nationals or the 1872 Washington Olympics. The Blue Legs' 1873 roster featured four players who started for the Washington Nationals in 1872--Paul Hines (LF), Holly Hollingshead (CF), Warren White (3B), and Oscar Bielaski (RF)--and two players who started for the Washington Olympics in 1872--Tommy Beals (2B) and John Glenn (C). Nick Young, who managed the Blue Legs in 1873, had managed the Olympics in 1872.
Regular season ===Season standings====== Record vs. opponents ======Roster=== 1873 Washington Blue Legs '''Roster''' '''Pitchers'''**'''Catchers'''*  '''Infielders'''********  '''Outfielders'''****  '''Managers'''*
Player stats ===Batting===''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 Pop Snyder  28  107  21  .196  0  3 John Glenn  39  186  49  .263  1  22 Tommy Beals  37  169  46  .272  0  22 John Donnelly  30  137  35  .255  0  19 Warren White  39  158  43  .272  0  20 Holly Hollingshead  30  136  35  .257  0  22 Paul Hines  39  181  60  .331  1  29 Oscar Bielaski  38  143  49  .283  0  20 Fred Waterman  15  80  28  .350  0  12 Joe Gerhardt  13  57  12  .211  0  9 Ed Atkinson  2  8  0  .000  0  0 Bob Reach  1  5  1  .200  0  0 Howard Wall  1  3  1  .333  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 Bill Stearns  32  283.0  7  25  4.61  5 John Greason  7  63.0  1  6  5.86  5
References * 1873 Washington Blue Legs season at Baseball Reference