# 1887 Philadelphia Quakers season

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

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

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Detroit Wolverines | 79 | 45 | .637 | — | 44‍–‍17 | 35‍–‍28 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 75 | 48 | .610 | 3½ | 38‍–‍23 | 37‍–‍25 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 71 | 50 | .587 | 6½ | 44‍–‍18 | 27‍–‍32 |
| New York Giants | 68 | 55 | .553 | 10½ | 36‍–‍26 | 32‍–‍29 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 61 | 60 | .504 | 16½ | 38‍–‍22 | 23‍–‍38 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 55 | 69 | .444 | 24 | 31‍–‍33 | 24‍–‍36 |
| Washington Nationals | 46 | 76 | .377 | 32 | 26‍–‍33 | 20‍–‍43 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 37 | 89 | .294 | 43 | 24‍–‍39 | 13‍–‍50 |

### Record vs. opponents

1887 National League recordvte 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 Phillies from the Boston Beaneaters.

### 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 | 66 | 246 | 69 | .280 | 1 | 47 |
| 1B | Sid Farrar | 116 | 443 | 125 | .282 | 4 | 72 |
| 2B | Barney McLaughlin | 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 | Jim Fogarty | 126 | 495 | 129 | .261 | 8 | 50 |
| OF | Ed Andrews | 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 |
| Deacon McGuire | 41 | 150 | 46 | .307 | 2 | 23 |
| Ed Daily | 26 | 106 | 30 | .283 | 1 | 17 |
| Tom Gunning | 28 | 104 | 27 | .260 | 1 | 16 |
| Tommy McCarthy | 18 | 70 | 13 | .186 | 0 | 6 |
| Al Maul | 16 | 56 | 17 | .304 | 1 | 4 |
| Andy Cusick | 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
| 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 | 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 |