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1887 Philadelphia Quakers season

National League season

Field	Value
name	Philadelphia Quakers
season	1887
league	National League
ballpark	Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
city	Philadelphia
record
league_place	2nd
owners	Al Reach, John Rogers
manager	Harry Wright

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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 by train from Broad Street Station. The Phillies trained in Savannah through March 25.

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.

Regular season

300px|thumb|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.

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.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

April 1887: Tom Gunning was purchased by the Phillies from the Boston Beaneaters.

Roster

1887 Philadelphia Quakers
Roster
Pitchers

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		66	246	69	.280	1	47
1B	Sid Farrar	116	443	125	.282	4	72
2B		50	205	45	.220	1	26
SS	Arthur Irwin	100	374	95	.254	2	56
3B	Joe Mulvey	111	474	136	.287	2	78
OF		126	495	129	.261	8	50
OF		104	464	151	.325	4	67
OF	George Wood	113	491	142	.289	14	66

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 Bastian	60	221	47	.213	1	21
	41	150	46	.307	2	23
	26	106	30	.283	1	17
	28	104	27	.260	1	16
Tommy McCarthy	18	70	13	.186	0	6
	16	56	17	.304	1	4
	7	24	7	.292	0	5
Harry Lyons	1	4	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
45	390.1	28	13	2.86	119
40	332.1	21	17	3.66	160
37	297.1	22	10	3.00	125
6	41.1	0	4	7.19	7
2	18.0	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
	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
	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

Notes

References

1887 Philadelphia Quakers season at Baseball Reference

References

(March 14, 1887). "Base Ball News: Early Opening of the Season for the Home Clubs". Philadelphia Inquirer.
(March 12, 1887). "Base Ball News: Full Arrangements for the Philadelphia's Trip to the South". Philadelphia Inquirer.
(April 5, 1887). "The Phillies Win: The Athletics Beaten by a Score of Ten to Two". Philadelphia Inquirer.
(March 24, 1887). "Base Ball News: Philadelphia Club Grounds - News from the South". Philadelphia Inqurier.
(May 2, 1887). "The Ball Field: Opening of the Philadelphia's new grounds on Saturday". Philadelphia Inqurier.
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gunnito01.shtml Tom Gunning page at Baseball Reference]

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