1887 Boston Beaneaters season explained

Boston Beaneaters
Season:	1887
League:	National League
Ballpark:	South End Grounds
City:	Boston, Massachusetts
League Place:	5th
Owner:	Arthur Soden
Managers:	King Kelly, John Morrill

The 1887 Boston Beaneaters season was the 17th season of the franchise.

Regular season

Notable transactions

• April 1887: Tom Gunning was purchased from the Beaneaters by the Philadelphia Quakers.^[1]

Roster

1887 Boston Beaneaters
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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
C		60	231	60	.260	0	27
1B		127	504	141	.280	12	81
2B		65	237	61	.257	0	29
SS		113	467	156	.334	9	92
3B		121	475	140	.295	6	94
OF		116	484	156	.322	8	63
OF		98	437	118	.270	5	49
OF		127	507	131	.258	5	77

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
	77	326	99	.304	3	46
	48	166	42	.253	2	15
	36	120	19	.158	0	13
	22	78	12	.154	0	10

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
	50	425.0	24	23	4.55	87
	37	321.0	21	14	3.79	81
	26	222.1	9	15	4.66	45
	15	119.1	6	8	5.20	41

Relief pitchers

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

References

• 1887 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gunnito01.shtml Tom Gunning page at Baseball Reference