1888 Philadelphia Quakers season

1888 Philadelphia Quakers
1888 Philadelphia Quakers
League	National League
Ballpark	Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Owners	Al Reach, John Rogers
Manager	Harry Wright
	← 1887 1889 →

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

Season standings

v
t
e
National 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 record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

1888 Philadelphia Quakers

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

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	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

References

1888 Philadelphia Quakers season at Baseball Reference

^ "Among the Sports: Gossip About the Opening of the Local Base Ball Season". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 19, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved September 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Phillies In Training Under Roof in Cape May". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 23, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.