1887 Philadelphia Quakers season

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1887  Philadelphia Quakers
League National League
Ballpark Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
City Philadelphia
Owners Al Reach, John Rogers
Manager Harry Wright
  1886
1888  

The Philadelphia Quakers team, also known as "the Phillies," opened its 1887 season by playing a home game in its new ballpark on Saturday, April 30 against the New York Giants. Multiple civic and business leaders were in attendance.

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Preseason

The Phillies held spring training in Savannah, Georgia, leaving Philadelphia on March 15, 1887 [1] by train from Broad Street Station. The Phillies trained in Savannah through March 25. [2]

The Phillies opened their preseason City Series against the Athletics on April 4, 1887 at the Athletics' Jefferson Street Grounds. 9,183 tickets were sold to the game and an "immense crowd" turned out to see the Phillies win by a score of 10 to 2. [3]

Regular season

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Philadelphia Phillies, 1887

The Phillies moved into their new ballpark at 15th and Huntingdon Streets in April 1887. The park was to have opened on April 4, 1887 for the City Series game against the Athletics but inclement weather delayed final construction. [4]

The Phillies played their first game in the new ballpark on Saturday, April 30, 1887, the home opener against the New York Giants. 18,000 tickets were sold for the first game, with 13,000 in the stands and an additional 5,000 fans crowded onto the bicycle track which encircled the field and others in the terraces above left field. Philadelphia's Mayor Edwin Henry Fitler attended along with the city's political and business leadership, and many baseball leaders. The Phillies defeated New York 15 to 9. [5]

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Wolverines 7945.63744173528
Philadelphia Quakers 7548.61038233725
Chicago White Stockings 7150.58744182732
New York Giants 6855.55310½36263229
Boston Beaneaters 6160.50416½38222338
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 5569.4442431332436
Washington Nationals 4676.3773226332043
Indianapolis Hoosiers 3789.2944324391350

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSCHIDETINDNYGPHIPITWSH
Boston 6–9–317–11–111–77–10–19–911–710–7–1
Chicago 9–6–310–813–511–6–112–6–15–12–111–7
Detroit 11–7–18–1014–4–110–810–813–413–4–1
Indianapolis 7–115–134–14–13–151–177–1110–8
New York 10–7–16–11–18–1015–37–10–312–610–8–1
Philadelphia 9–96–12–18–1017–110–7–312–613–3–1
Pittsburgh 7–1112–5–14–1311–76–126–129–9
Washington 7–10–17–114–13–18–108–10–13–13–19–9

Notable transactions

Roster

1887 Philadelphia Quakers
Roster
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Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Jack Clements 6624669.280147
1B Sid Farrar 116443125.282472
2B Barney McLaughlin 5020545.220126
SS Arthur Irwin 10037495.254256
3B Joe Mulvey 111474136.287278
OF Jim Fogarty 126495129.261850
OF Ed Andrews 104464151.325467
OF George Wood 113491142.2891466

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Charlie Bastian 6022147.213121
Deacon McGuire 4115046.307223
Ed Daily 2610630.283117
Tom Gunning 2810427.260116
Tommy McCarthy 187013.18606
Al Maul 165617.30414
Andy Cusick 7247.29205
Harry Lyons 140.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Dan Casey 45390.128132.86119
Charlie Buffinton 40332.121173.66160
Charlie Ferguson 37297.122103.00125
Ed Daily 641.1047.197
Jim Devlin 218.0026.006

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Al Maul 750.1425.5418

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Jim Fogarty 10009.000

Notes

  1. "Base Ball News: Early Opening of the Season for the Home Clubs". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 14, 1887. p. 3.
  2. "Base Ball News: Full Arrangements for the Philadelphia's Trip to the South". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 12, 1887. p. 2.
  3. "The Phillies Win: The Athletics Beaten by a Score of Ten to Two". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 5, 1887. p. 2.
  4. "Base Ball News: Philadelphia Club Grounds - News from the South". Philadelphia Inqurier. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 24, 1887. p. 3.
  5. "The Ball Field: Opening of the Philadelphia's new grounds on Saturday". Philadelphia Inqurier. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 2, 1887. p. 3.
  6. Tom Gunning page at Baseball Reference

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