# 1888 Philadelphia Quakers season
## Preseason

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

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Giants | 84 | 47 | .641 | — | 44‍–‍23 | 40‍–‍24 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 77 | 58 | .570 | 9 | 43‍–‍27 | 34‍–‍31 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 69 | 61 | .531 | 14½ | 37‍–‍29 | 32‍–‍32 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 70 | 64 | .522 | 15½ | 36‍–‍30 | 34‍–‍34 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 68 | 63 | .519 | 16 | 40‍–‍26 | 28‍–‍37 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 66 | 68 | .493 | 19½ | 37‍–‍30 | 29‍–‍38 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 50 | 85 | .370 | 36 | 31‍–‍35 | 19‍–‍50 |
| Washington Nationals | 48 | 86 | .358 | 37½ | 26‍–‍38 | 22‍–‍48 |

### Record vs. opponents

1888 National League recordvte 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
## 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 |