1887 Boston Beaneaters season

The 1887 Boston Beaneaters season was the seventeenth season of the franchise.

1887 Boston Beaneaters
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
South End Grounds (since 1871) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	61–60 (.504)
League place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Arthur Soden
Manager(s)	King Kelly, John Morrill
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Detroit Wolverines	79	45	0.637	—	44–17	35–28
Philadelphia Quakers	75	48	0.610	3½	38–23	37–25
Chicago White Stockings	71	50	0.587	6½	44–18	27–32
New York Giants	68	55	0.553	10½	36–26	32–29
Boston Beaneaters	61	60	0.504	16½	38–22	23–38
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	55	69	0.444	24	31–33	24–36
Washington Nationals	46	76	0.377	32	26–33	20–43
Indianapolis Hoosiers	37	89	0.294	43	24–39	13–50

Record vs. opponents

1887 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	IND	NYG	PHI	PIT	WSH
Boston	—	6–9–3	17–11–1	11–7	7–10–1	9–9	11–7	10–7–1
Chicago	9–6–3	—	10–8	13–5	11–6–1	12–6–1	5–12–1	11–7
Detroit	11–7–1	8–10	—	14–4–1	10–8	10–8	13–4	13–4–1
Indianapolis	7–11	5–13	4–14–1	—	3–15	1–17	7–11	10–8
New York	10–7–1	6–11–1	8–10	15–3	—	7–10–3	12–6	10–8–1
Philadelphia	9–9	6–12–1	8–10	17–1	10–7–3	—	12–6	13–3–1
Pittsburgh	7–11	12–5–1	4–13	11–7	6–12	6–12	—	9–9
Washington	7–10–1	7–11	4–13–1	8–10	8–10–1	3–13–1	9–9	—

Notable transactions

• April 1887: Tom Gunning was purchased from the Beaneaters by the Philadelphia Quakers.[1]

Roster

1887 Boston Beaneaters
Roster
Pitchers Dick Conway Kid Madden Old Hoss Radbourn Bill Stemmyer		Catchers Con Daily Tom O'Rourke Pop Tate Infielders Jack Burdock John Morrill Billy Nash Ezra Sutton Sam Wise		Outfielders Joe Hornung Dick Johnston King Kelly Bobby Wheelock		Manager King Kelly John Morrill

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
1B	John Morrill	127	504	141	.280	12	81
OF	King Kelly	116	484	156	.322	8	63

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
Tom O'Rourke	22	78	12	.154	0	10

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
Dick Conway	26	222.1	9	15	4.66	45

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
King Kelly	3	1	0	0	3.46	0

Notes

1. Tom Gunning page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1887 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference