1887 Chicago White Stockings season explained

Chicago White Stockings
Season:	1887
League:	National League
Ballpark:	West Side Park
City:	Chicago
Owner:	Albert Spalding
Manager:	Cap Anson

The 1887 Chicago White Stockings season was the 16th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 12th in the National League and the third at the first West Side Park. The White Stockings finished third in the National League with a record of 71–50.

Regular season

Roster

1887 Chicago White Stockings
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		74	256	53	.207	2	17
1B		122	472	164	.347	7	102
2B		123	479	133	.278	16	89
SS		127	439	117	.267	9	78
3B		115	424	112	.264	3	60
OF		115	472	134	.284	7	77
OF		126	508	145	.285	11	74
OF		50	199	58	.291	3	32

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
	49	187	50	.267	3	21
	45	172	35	.203	3	17
	38	141	45	.319	3	20
	34	138	36	.261	2	12
	20	68	11	.162	1	10
	3	12	1	.083	0	0
	1	0	0	----	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
	60	523.0	38	21	3.08	237
	40	334.0	18	17	3.40	164
	20	161.0	11	7	3.86	76
	4	26.1	1	3	4.72	5
	3	22.0	1	0	4.91	9
	1	9.0	1	0	8.00	4

Other pitchers

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

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
	1	0	0	0	7.71	1
	1	0	0	0	9.00	0
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

References

• 1887 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference