Major League Baseball team season
| 1887 Chicago White Stockings | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | West Side Park |
| City | Chicago |
| Owner | Albert Spalding |
| Manager | Cap Anson |
| ← 18861888 → | |
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
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Wolverines | 79 | 45 | .637 | — | 44–17 | 35–28 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 75 | 48 | .610 | 3½ | 38–23 | 37–25 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 71 | 50 | .587 | 6½ | 44–18 | 27–32 |
| New York Giants | 68 | 55 | .553 | 10½ | 36–26 | 32–29 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 61 | 60 | .504 | 16½ | 38–22 | 23–38 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 55 | 69 | .444 | 24 | 31–33 | 24–36 |
| Washington Nationals | 46 | 76 | .377 | 32 | 26–33 | 20–43 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 37 | 89 | .294 | 43 | 24–39 | 13–50 |
Record vs. opponents
| 1887 National League record Sources: | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | IND | NYG | PHI | PIT | WSH | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 6–9–3 | 17–11–1 | 11–7 | 7–10–1 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 10–7–1 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 9–6–3 | — | 10–8 | 13–5 | 11–6–1 | 12–6–1 | 5–12–1 | 11–7 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 11–7–1 | 8–10 | — | 14–4–1 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 13–4 | 13–4–1 | |||||||||
| Indianapolis | 7–11 | 5–13 | 4–14–1 | — | 3–15 | 1–17 | 7–11 | 10–8 | |||||||||
| New York | 10–7–1 | 6–11–1 | 8–10 | 15–3 | — | 7–10–3 | 12–6 | 10–8–1 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 9–9 | 6–12–1 | 8–10 | 17–1 | 10–7–3 | — | 12–6 | 13–3–1 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 7–11 | 12–5–1 | 4–13 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 6–12 | — | 9–9 | |||||||||
| Washington | 7–10–1 | 7–11 | 4–13–1 | 8–10 | 8–10–1 | 3–13–1 | 9–9 | — | |||||||||
Roster
| 1887 Chicago White Stockings | |||||||||
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| 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 | Tom Daly | 74 | 256 | 53 | .207 | 2 | 17 |
| 1B | Cap Anson | 122 | 472 | 164 | .347 | 7 | 102 |
| 2B | Fred Pfeffer | 123 | 479 | 133 | .278 | 16 | 89 |
| SS | Ned Williamson | 127 | 439 | 117 | .267 | 9 | 78 |
| 3B | Tom Burns | 115 | 424 | 112 | .264 | 3 | 60 |
| OF | Marty Sullivan | 115 | 472 | 134 | .284 | 7 | 77 |
| OF | Jimmy Ryan | 126 | 508 | 145 | .285 | 11 | 74 |
| OF | Billy Sunday | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Flint | 49 | 187 | 50 | .267 | 3 | 21 |
| George Van Haltren | 45 | 172 | 35 | .203 | 3 | 17 |
| Dell Darling | 38 | 141 | 45 | .319 | 3 | 20 |
| Bob Pettit | 34 | 138 | 36 | .261 | 2 | 12 |
| Patsy Tebeau | 20 | 68 | 11 | .162 | 1 | 10 |
| Emil Geiss | 3 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocko Flynn | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Clarkson | 60 | 523.0 | 38 | 21 | 3.08 | 237 |
| Mark Baldwin | 40 | 334.0 | 18 | 17 | 3.40 | 164 |
| George Van Haltren | 20 | 161.0 | 11 | 7 | 3.86 | 76 |
| Shadow Pyle | 4 | 26.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.72 | 5 |
| Charlie Sprague | 3 | 22.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 9 |
| Emil Geiss | 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 8 | 45.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.20 | 14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 |
| Ned Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Bob Pettit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
References
| 1887 MLB season by team | |
|---|---|
| National League | |
| American Association | |
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