1888 Philadelphia Quakers season

1888 Philadelphia Phillies
1888 Philadelphia Phillies
LeagueNational League
BallparkPhiladelphia Base Ball Grounds
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Record69–61 (.531)
League place3rd
OwnersAl Reach, John Rogers
ManagerHarry Wright

The 1888 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 6th season in the history of the franchise and second season playing home games at National League Park at Broad and Huntingdon Streets.

Preseason

The Phillies held spring training in Cape May, New Jersey from March 19, 1888, to March 30, 1888.[1] The Phillies stayed at the Chalfonte Hotel and practiced and played games games at the Cape May Athletic Park behind the hotel between Sewell and Benton Streets.[2] When rain and snow barred outdoor work, Manager Harry Wright secured the use of the indoor Star Rink where the players practiced.[3]

Regular season

Season standings

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

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BSN CHI DET IND NYG PHI PIT WAS
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

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Casway, Jerrold (2020). "Baseball in Old Cape May". capemaymag.com. Cape May, New Jersey: Cape Publishing Inc. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  3. ^ "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.


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