title: Indianapolis Blues all-time roster
text: # Indianapolis Blues all-time roster
  
  The Indianapolis Blues were a professional baseball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, that played in the National League for one season in 1878. The franchise used South Street Park as their home field. During their only season in existence, the team finished fifth in the NL with a record of 24-36.
  
  ## Players
  
  Key to symbols in player table :
  
  | § | Player was a player-manager |
  | - | - |
  | † | Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
  
  Players who played for the Indianapolis Blues, primary position played, and season(s) played for franchise :
  
  | Player | Position(s) | Season(s) | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John $Clapp^§$ | Left fielder | 1878 | Clapp managed the Blues and had a batting average of .304. |
  | Art Croft | First baseman | 1878 | |
  | Silver Flint | Catcher | 1878 | |
  | Jimmy Hallinan | Left fielder | 1878 | |
  | Tom Healey | Pitcher | 1878 | |
  | Jim McCormick | Pitcher | 1878 | McCormick got his major league start with the Blues, and he went on to win 265 games in his career. |
  | Russ McKelvy | Center fielder | 1878 | |
  | Candy Nelson | Shortstop | 1878 | |
  | The Only Nolan | Pitcher | 1878 | In his first major league season, Nolan led the Blues in innings pitched (347). |
  | Joe Quest | Second baseman | 1878 | |
  | Orator Shafer | Right fielder | 1878 | Shafer led the Blues in batting average (.338) and runs scored (48). |
  | Fred Warner | Shortstop | 1878 | |
  | Ned Williamson | Third baseman | 1878 | |
  