1887 Philadelphia Quakers
LeagueNational League
BallparkPhiladelphia Base Ball Grounds
CityPhiladelphia
OwnersAl Reach, John Rogers
ManagerHarry Wright

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.

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

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 W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Wolverines 7945 0.637 — 44–17 35–28
Philadelphia Quakers 7548 0.610 3½ 38–23 37–25
Chicago White Stockings 7150 0.587 6½ 44–18 27–32
New York Giants 6855 0.553 10½ 36–26 32–29
Boston Beaneaters 6160 0.504 16½ 38–22 23–38
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 5569 0.444 24 31–33 24–36
Washington Nationals 4676 0.377 32 26–33 20–43
Indianapolis Hoosiers 3789 0.294 43 24–39 13–50

Record vs. opponents

1887 National League record

Sources:
Team BOS CHI DET IND NYG PHI PIT WSH
Boston —6–9–317–11–111–77–10–19–911–710–7–1
Chicago 9–6–3—10–813–511–6–112–6–15–12–111–7
Detroit 11–7–18–10—14–4–110–810–813–413–4–1
Indianapolis 7–115–134–14–1—3–151–177–1110–8
New York 10–7–16–11–18–1015–3—7–10–312–610–8–1
Philadelphia 9–96–12–18–1017–110–7–3—12–613–3–1
Pittsburgh 7–1112–5–14–1311–76–126–12—9–9
Washington 7–10–17–114–13–18–108–10–13–13–19–9—

Notable transactions

Roster

1887 Philadelphia Quakers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

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
CJack Clements6624669.280147
1BSid Farrar116443125.282472
2BBarney McLaughlin5020545.220126
SSArthur Irwin10037495.254256
3BJoe Mulvey111474136.287278
OFJim Fogarty126495129.261850
OFEd Andrews104464151.325467
OFGeorge Wood113491142.2891466

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
Charlie Bastian6022147.213121
Deacon McGuire4115046.307223
Ed Daily2610630.283117
Tom Gunning2810427.260116
Tommy McCarthy187013.18606
Al Maul165617.30414
Andy Cusick7247.29205
Harry Lyons140.00000

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
Dan Casey45390.128132.86119
Charlie Buffinton40332.121173.66160
Charlie Ferguson37297.122103.00125
Ed Daily641.1047.197
Jim Devlin218.0026.006

Other 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
Al Maul750.1425.5418

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
Jim Fogarty10009.000

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

References

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