1888 Philadelphia Quakers
LeagueNational League
BallparkPhiladelphia Base Ball Grounds
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
OwnersAl Reach, John Rogers
ManagerHarry Wright

Preseason

The Phillies held spring training in Cape May, New Jersey from March 19, 1888, to March 30, 1888.[1] When rain and snow barred outdoor work, Manager Harry Wright secured the use of the indoor Star Rink where the players practiced.[2]

Regular season

The 1888 Philadelphia Quakers team

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 8447 0.641 — 44–23 40–24
Chicago White Stockings 7758 0.570 9 43–27 34–31
Philadelphia Quakers 6961 0.531 14½ 37–29 32–32
Boston Beaneaters 7064 0.522 15½ 36–30 34–34
Detroit Wolverines 6863 0.519 16 40–26 28–37
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 6668 0.493 19½ 37–30 29–38
Indianapolis Hoosiers 5085 0.370 36 31–35 19–50
Washington Nationals 4886 0.358 37½ 26–38 22–48

Record vs. opponents

1888 National League record

Sources:
Team BOS CHI DET IND NYG PHI PIT WSH
Boston —7–1210–8–111–98–129–1010–8–215–5
Chicago 12–7—10–1014–611–8–18–109–1113–6
Detroit 8–10–110–10—11–87–11–211–710–1011–7
Indianapolis 9–116–148–11—5–144–136–1412–8–1
New York 12–88–11–111–7–214–5—14–5–110–7–215–4–1
Philadelphia 10–910–87–1113–45–14–1—14–6–110–9
Pittsburgh 8–10–211–910–1014–67–10–26–14–1—10–9
Washington 5–156–137–118–12–14–15–19–109–10—

Roster

1888 Philadelphia Quakers
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

 Infielders Outfielders Manager

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
CJack Clements8632680.245132
1BSid Farrar131508124.244153
2BCharlie Bastian8027553.193117
SSArthur Irwin12544898.219028
3BJoe Mulvey10039886.216039
OFJim Fogarty121454107.236135
OFEd Andrews124528126.239344
OFGeorge Wood10643399.229651

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 Delahanty7429066.228131
Pop Schriver4013426.194123
Bill Hallman186313.20606
Deacon McGuire125117.333011
Woody Wagenhurst281.12500
John Grim271.14300
Cupid Childs240.00000
Gid Gardner132.66701

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 Buffinton46400.128171.91199
Dan Casey33285.214183.15108
Ben Sanders31275.119101.90121
Kid Gleason24199.27162.8489

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 Wood20024.500

References

  1. ↑ "Among the Sports: Gossip About the Opening of the Local Base Ball Season". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 19, 1888. p. 3.
  2. ↑ "The Phillies In Training Under Roof in Cape May". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 23, 1888. p. 4.


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