1887 Philadelphia Athletics season

1887 Philadelphia Athletics
Major league affiliations
American Association (Since 1882)
Location
Jefferson Street Grounds (Since 1883) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1882)
1887 Information
Owner(s)	Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason
Manager(s)	Frank Bancroft, Charlie Mason
Previous season     Next season

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

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Opening Day lineup 1.3 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Starters by position 2.1.2 Other batters 2.2 Pitching 2.2.1 Starting pitchers 2.2.2 Relief pitchers 3 References

Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Browns	95	40	--	.704
Cincinnati Red Stockings	81	54	14	.600
Baltimore Orioles	77	58	18	.570
Louisville Colonels	76	60	19.5	.559
Philadelphia Athletics	64	69	30	.481
Brooklyn Grays	60	74	34.5	.448
New York Metropolitans	44	89	50	.331
Cleveland Blues	39	92	54	.298

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1887 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers Al Atkinson Tommy Casey Frank Chapman Bill Hart Bobby Mathews Ed Seward Billy Taylor Cannonball Titcomb Gus Weyhing		Catchers Wilbert Robinson Jim Roxburgh George Townsend Infielders Lou Bierbauer Ed Flanagan Denny Lyons Chippy McGarr Jocko Milligan		Outfielders Ed Greer Henry Larkin Fred Mann Tom Poorman Chief Roseman Harry Stovey		Manager Frank Bancroft Charlie Mason

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
2B	Bierbauer, LouLou Bierbauer	126	530	144	.272	1	82
OF	Poorman, TomTom Poorman	135	585	155	.265	4	61

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

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
Atkinson, AlAl Atkinson	15	124.2	6	8	5.92	34
Chapman, FrankFrank Chapman	1	5	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
Casey, TommyTommy Casey	1	0	0	0	18.00	0
Bierbauer, LouLou Bierbauer	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
Poorman, TomTom Poorman	1	0	0	0	40.50	1

References

• 1887 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference

1887 MLB season by team National League Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Indianapolis • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington American Association Baltimore • Brooklyn • Cincinnati • Cleveland • Louisville • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis 1887 World Series