1883 Philadelphia Quakers season
| 1883 Philadelphia Quakers | |
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| Owner(s) | Al Reach, John Rogers |
| Manager(s) | Bob Ferguson, Blondie Purcell |
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The 1883 Philadelphia Quakers season was the first in the franchise's existence. The team was founded earlier in the year as a replacement for the Worcester franchise. It was the first year Philadelphia was represented in the National League since the original Athletics were disbanded in 1876. The American Association's Philadelphia Athletics had been founded a year earlier.
The team opened the year managed by Bob Ferguson; however, he was fired as manager after a disappointing 4–13 start[1] and replaced by Blondie Purcell. The team finished the season 17–81, worst in the National League.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Beaneaters | 63 | 35 | 0.643 | — | 41–8 | 22–27 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 59 | 39 | 0.602 | 4 | 36–13 | 23–26 |
| Providence Grays | 58 | 40 | 0.592 | 5 | 34–15 | 24–25 |
| Cleveland Blues | 55 | 42 | 0.567 | 7½ | 31–18 | 24–24 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 49 | 45 | 0.521 | 12 | 36–13 | 13–32 |
| New York Gothams | 46 | 50 | 0.479 | 16 | 28–19 | 18–31 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 40 | 58 | 0.408 | 23 | 23–26 | 17–32 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 17 | 81 | 0.173 | 46 | 9–40 | 8–41 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | PRV | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 7–7 | 7–7 | 10–4 | 10–4 | 7–7 | 14–0 | 8–6 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 7–7 | — | 5–9 | 7–7 | 9–5–1 | 8–5 | 9–5 | 7–7 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 7–7 | 9–5 | — | 6–8 | 9–5 | 9–5 | 12–2 | 7–7 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 4–10 | 7–7 | 8–6 | — | 9–5–1 | 7–6–2 | 12–2 | 8–6 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 4–10 | 5–9–1 | 5–9 | 5–9–1 | — | 8–6 | 11–3–1 | 2–12 | |||||||||
| New York | 7–7 | 5–8 | 5–9 | 6–7–2 | 6–8 | — | 12–2 | 5–9 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 0–14 | 5–9 | 2–12 | 2–12 | 3–11–1 | 2–12 | — | 3–11 | |||||||||
| Providence | 6–8 | 7–7 | 7–7 | 6–8 | 12–2 | 9–5 | 11–3 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Gross, EmilEmil Gross | 57 | 231 | 71 | .307 | 1 | 25 |
| 1B | Farrar, SidSid Farrar | 99 | 377 | 88 | .233 | 0 | 29 |
| 2B | Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson | 86 | 329 | 85 | .258 | 0 | 27 |
| 3B | Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell | 97 | 425 | 114 | .268 | 1 | 32 |
| SS | McClellan, BillBill McClellan | 80 | 326 | 75 | .230 | 1 | 33 |
| OF | Harbridge, BillBill Harbridge | 73 | 280 | 62 | .221 | 0 | 21 |
| OF | Manning, JackJack Manning | 98 | 420 | 112 | .267 | 0 | 37 |
| OF | Lewis, FredFred Lewis | 38 | 160 | 40 | .250 | 0 | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman, JohnJohn Coleman | 90 | 354 | 83 | .234 | 0 | 32 |
| Ringo, FrankFrank Ringo | 60 | 221 | 42 | .190 | 0 | 12 |
| Warner, FredFred Warner | 39 | 141 | 32 | .227 | 0 | 13 |
| Neagle, JackJack Neagle | 18 | 73 | 12 | .164 | 0 | 4 |
| Doyle, ConnyConny Doyle | 16 | 68 | 15 | .221 | 0 | 3 |
| Pirie, JamesJames Pirie | 5 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
| Benedict, ArtArt Benedict | 3 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 4 |
| Mulvey, JoeJoe Mulvey | 3 | 12 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3 |
| Wolstenholme, AbeAbe Wolstenholme | 3 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Gallagher, BillBill Gallagher | 2 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Henderson, HardieHardie Henderson | 2 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelly, CharlieCharlie Kelly | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Ward, PiggyPiggy Ward | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith, EdgarEdgar Smith | 1 | 4 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 1 |
| Gladmon, BuckBuck Gladmon | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Waitt, CharlieCharlie Waitt | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| White, BillBill White | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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| Coleman, JohnJohn Coleman | 65 | 538.1 | 12 | 48 | 4.87 | 159 |
| Hagan, ArtArt Hagan | 17 | 137 | 1 | 14 | 5.45 | 39 |
| Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell | 11 | 80 | 2 | 6 | 4.39 | 30 |
| Neagle, JackJack Neagle | 8 | 61.1 | 1 | 7 | 6.90 | 13 |
| Hilsey, CharlieCharlie Hilsey | 3 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 5.54 | 8 |
| Henderson, HardieHardie Henderson | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19.00 | 2 |
| Smith, EdgarEdgar Smith | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15.43 | 2 |
| Breitenstein, AlonzoAlonzo Breitenstein | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 |
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 |
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| Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Notes
- 1 2 "Bob Ferguson managerial record". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.