1887 Philadelphia Athletics season explained

Philadelphia Athletics
Season:	1887
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Jefferson Street Grounds
City:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owners:	Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason
Managers:	Frank Bancroft, Charlie Mason

The 1887 Philadelphia Athletics had a 64–69 record and finished in fifth place in the American Association.

Regular season

Roster

1887 Philadelphia Athletics
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		68	264	60	.227	1	24
1B		95	377	114	.302	2	50
2B		126	530	144	.272	1	82
SS		137	536	158	.295	1	63
3B		137	570	209	.367	6	102
OF		124	497	142	.286	4	77
OF		135	585	155	.265	4	61
OF		126	497	154	.310	3	88

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
	55	229	63	.275	0	32
	31	109	21	.193	0	14
	19	80	20	.250	1	10
	21	73	16	.219	0	8
	3	11	2	.182	0	0
	2	8	1	.125	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
	55	470.2	25	25	4.13	155
	55	466.1	26	28	4.27	193
	15	124.2	6	8	5.92	34
	7	58.0	3	4	6.67	9
	3	26.0	1	2	4.50	4
	3	24.0	1	2	6.75	16
	1	9.0	1	0	3.00	0
	1	5.0	0	0	7.20	4

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	18.00	0
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
	1	0	0	0	40.50	1

References

• 1887 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference