1888 Philadelphia Quakers season

1888  Philadelphia Quakers
League	National League
Ballpark	Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Owners	Al Reach, John Rogers
Manager	Harry Wright
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Preseason

The Phillies held spring training in Cape May, New Jersey from March 19, 1888, to March 30, 1888. ^[1] When rain and snow barred outdoor work, Manager Harry Wright secured the use of the indoor Star Rink where the players practiced. ^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	84	47	0.641	—	44–23	40–24
Chicago White Stockings	77	58	0.570	9	43–27	34–31
Philadelphia Quakers	69	61	0.531	14½	37–29	32–32
Boston Beaneaters	70	64	0.522	15½	36–30	34–34
Detroit Wolverines	68	63	0.519	16	40–26	28–37
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	66	68	0.493	19½	37–30	29–38
Indianapolis Hoosiers	50	85	0.370	36	31–35	19–50
Washington Nationals	48	86	0.358	37½	26–38	22–48

The 1888 Philadelphia Quakers team

Record vs. opponents

1888 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	IND	NYG	PHI	PIT	WSH
Boston	—	7–12	10–8–1	11–9	8–12	9–10	10–8–2	15–5
Chicago	12–7	—	10–10	14–6	11–8–1	8–10	9–11	13–6
Detroit	8–10–1	10–10	—	11–8	7–11–2	11–7	10–10	11–7
Indianapolis	9–11	6–14	8–11	—	5–14	4–13	6–14	12–8–1
New York	12–8	8–11–1	11–7–2	14–5	—	14–5–1	10–7–2	15–4–1
Philadelphia	10–9	10–8	7–11	13–4	5–14–1	—	14–6–1	10–9
Pittsburgh	8–10–2	11–9	10–10	14–6	7–10–2	6–14–1	—	10–9
Washington	5–15	6–13	7–11	8–12–1	4–15–1	9–10	9–10	—

Roster

1888 Philadelphia Quakers
Roster
Pitchers Charlie Buffinton Dan Casey Kid Gleason Ben Sanders Jim Tyng Catchers Jack Clements Bill Hallman Deacon McGuire Pop Schriver		Infielders Charlie Bastian Cupid Childs Ed Delahanty Sid Farrar Gid Gardner Arthur Irwin Joe Mulvey Woody Wagenhorst		Outfielders Ed Andrews Jim Fogarty John Grim George Wood		Manager Harry Wright

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Jack Clements	86	326	80	.245	1	32
1B	Sid Farrar	131	508	124	.244	1	53
2B	Charlie Bastian	80	275	53	.193	1	17
SS	Arthur Irwin	125	448	98	.219	0	28
3B	Joe Mulvey	100	398	86	.216	0	39
OF	Jim Fogarty	121	454	107	.236	1	35
OF	Ed Andrews	124	528	126	.239	3	44
OF	George Wood	106	433	99	.229	6	51

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
Ed Delahanty	74	290	66	.228	1	31
Pop Schriver	40	134	26	.194	1	23
Bill Hallman	18	63	13	.206	0	6
Deacon McGuire	12	51	17	.333	0	11
Woody Wagenhurst	2	8	1	.125	0	0
John Grim	2	7	1	.143	0	0
Cupid Childs	2	4	0	.000	0	0
Gid Gardner	1	3	2	.667	0	1

Pitching

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
Charlie Buffinton	46	400.1	28	17	1.91	199
Dan Casey	33	285.2	14	18	3.15	108
Ben Sanders	31	275.1	19	10	1.90	121
Kid Gleason	24	199.2	7	16	2.84	89

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
George Wood	2	0	0	2	4.50	0

References

• 1888 Philadelphia Quakers season at Baseball Reference

1. "Among the Sports: Gossip About the Opening of the Local Base Ball Season". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 19, 1888. p. 3.
2. "The Phillies In Training Under Roof in Cape May". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 23, 1888. p. 4.