We'll cover a team each day for the next 132 days (well, we'll see).
My WAR calculation is a combination of Baseball-reference and Clay Davenport; I believe it to be the "best" WAR number available for historical comparison. 8 WAR is an MVP quality season. The record is pythagorean adjusted for 162 games.
78-84
C Buck Ewing 6.05
1B Roger Connor 5.05
2B Dasher Troy -1.8
SS Ed Caskin -.95
3B Frank Hankinson .4
LF Pete Gillespie 3.75
CF/P Monte Ward 5.15
RF/P Mike Dorgan -.8
OF/C John Humphries -2.35
P Mickey Welch 2.65
P Tip O’Neill -.85
-Ulysses S. Grant attended the first home game.
-4 Hall of Famers 25 or under
