1887 Philadelphia Quakers season

1887 Philadelphia Quakers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds (since 1887) Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Al Reach, John Rogers
Manager(s)	Harry Wright
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Regular season

Philadelphia Quakers, 1887

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 by the Quakers from the Boston Beaneaters.[1]

Roster

1887 Philadelphia Quakers
Roster
Pitchers Charlie Buffinton Dan Casey Jim Devlin Charlie Ferguson		Catchers Jack Clements Andy Cusick Tom Gunning Deacon McGuire Infielders Charlie Bastian Sid Farrar Arthur Irwin Barney McLaughlin Joe Mulvey		Outfielders Ed Andrews Ed Daily Jim Fogarty Harry Lyons Al Maul Tommy McCarthy 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	66	246	69	.280	1	47
2B	Barney McLaughlin	50	205	45	.220	1	26
OF	Jim Fogarty	126	495	129	.261	8	50
OF	Ed Andrews	104	464	151	.325	4	67

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
Deacon McGuire	41	150	46	.307	2	23
Ed Daily	26	106	30	.283	1	17
Tom Gunning	28	104	27	.260	1	16
Al Maul	16	56	17	.304	1	4
Andy Cusick	7	24	7	.292	0	5

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 Casey	45	390.1	28	13	2.86	119
Charlie Buffinton	40	332.1	21	17	3.66	160
Charlie Ferguson	37	297.1	22	10	3.00	125
Ed Daily	6	41.1	0	4	7.19	7
Jim Devlin	2	18	0	2	6.00	6

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 Maul	7	50.1	4	2	5.54	18

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 Fogarty	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

Notes

1. Tom Gunning page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1887 Philadelphia Quakers season at Baseball Reference