1887 Boston Beaneaters season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Beaneaters 1887 National League South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 61 60 y 5th Arthur Soden King Kelly, John Morrill The 1887 Boston Beaneaters season was the 17th season of the franchise. Regular season Season standings Boston Beaneaters Record vs. opponents BSN Notable transactions April 1887: Tom Gunning was purchased from the Beaneaters by the Philadelphia Quakers.Tom Gunning page at Baseball Reference Roster 1887 Boston Beaneaters Roster Pitchers Dick Conway Kid Madden Old Hoss Radbourn Bill Stemmyer Catchers Con Daily Tom O'Rourke Pop Tate Infielders Jack Burdock John Morrill Billy Nash Ezra Sutton Sam Wise Outfielders Joe Hornung Dick Johnston King Kelly Bobby Wheelock Manager King Kelly John Morrill 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 Pop Tate 60 231 60 .260 0 27 1B John Morrill baseball 127 504 141 .280 12 81 2B Jack Burdock 65 237 61 .257 0 29 SS Sam Wise 113 467 156 .334 9 92 3B Billy Nash 121 475 140 .295 6 94 OF King Kelly 116 484 156 .322 8 63 OF Joe Hornung 98 437 118 .270 5 49 OF Dick Johnston 127 507 131 .258 5 77 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 Ezra Sutton 77 326 99 .304 3 46 Bobby Wheelock 48 166 42 .253 2 15 Con Daily 36 120 19 .158 0 13 Tom O'Rourke Tom O'Rourke (baseball) 22 78 12 .154 0 10 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 Old Hoss Radbourn 50 425.0 24 23 4.55 87 Kid Madden 37 321.0 21 14 3.79 81 Dick Conway baseball 26 222.1 9 15 4.66 45 Bill Stemmyer 15 119.1 6 8 5.20 41 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 King Kelly 3 1 0 0 3.46 0 Notes 2 References 1887 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Beaneaters Boston Beaneaters Category:1880s in Boston