1884 Philadelphia Quakers season

National League season March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Quakers 1884 National League Recreation Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 39 73 y 6th Al Reach, John Rogers Harry Wright The 1884 season was the second in the history of the Philadelphia Quakers. Regular season 300px|thumb|Philadelphia Baseball Club, 1884, Mulvey, Coleman, Farrar, Andrews, Manning Season standings Philadelphia Quakers Record vs. opponents PHI Notable transactions August 1884: Frank Ringo was released by the Quakers.Frank Ringo page at Baseball Reference Roster 1884 Philadelphia Quakers Roster Pitchers Charlie Ferguson Joe Knight Jim McElroy Harry Miller Sparrow Morton Con Murphy Shadow Pyle Bill Vinton Catchers Hezekiah Allen Jack Clements Bill Conway Paul Cook John Crowley Andy Cusick Mike DePangher Lou Hardie Joe Kappel Tom Lynch Frank Ringo Ed Sixsmith Gene Vadeboncoeur Infielders Ed Andrews Sid Farrar Bill McClellan Joe Mulvey Outfielders John Coleman Jim Fogarty Buster Hoover Jack Manning Blondie Purcell Jack Remsen Manager Harry Wright The Identity of Harry Miller For many years the identity of the pitcher who appeared for the Philadelphia Quakers on October 9, 1884 was wrongly attributed to Joe “Cyclone” Miller. In 2026, newspaper accounts and an obituary were used to identify the pitcher as Harry Miller and confirm that he had pitched in the National League."New Player Discovered", in Bill Carle, ed.: Biographical Research Committee Report, SABR, March/April 2026, p. 1. 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 John Crowley John Crowley (baseball) 48 168 41 .244 0 19 1B Sid Farrar 111 428 105 .245 1 45 2B Ed Andrews 109 420 93 .221 0 23 SS Bill McClellan 111 450 116 .258 3 33 3B Joe Mulvey 100 401 92 .229 2 32 OF Jack Manning Jack Manning (baseball) 104 424 115 .271 5 52 OF Jim Fogarty 97 378 80 .212 1 37 OF Blondie Purcell 103 428 108 .252 1 31 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 John Coleman John Coleman (outfielder/pitcher) 43 171 42 .246 0 22 Frank Ringo 26 91 12 .132 0 6 Tom Lynch Tom Lynch (baseball) 13 48 15 .313 0 3 Jack Remsen 12 43 9 .209 0 3 Buster Hoover 10 42 8 .190 1 4 Jack Clements 9 30 7 .233 0 0 Andy Cusick 9 29 4 .138 0 1 Joe Kappel 4 15 1 .067 0 0 Gene Vadeboncoeur 4 14 3 .214 0 3 Paul Cook Paul Cook (baseball) 3 12 1 .083 0 0 Mike DePangher 4 10 2 .200 0 0 Lou Hardie 3 8 3 .375 0 0 Bill Conway Bill Conway (baseball) 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Hezekiah Allen 1 3 2 .667 0 0 Ed Sixsmith 1 2 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 Charlie Ferguson Charlie Ferguson (1880s pitcher) 50 416.2 21 25 3.54 194 Bill Vinton 21 182.0 10 10 2.23 105 John Coleman John Coleman (outfielder/pitcher) 21 154.1 5 15 4.90 37 Jim McElroy Jim McElroy (baseball) 13 111.0 1 12 4.86 45 Joe Knight Joe Knight (baseball) 6 51.0 2 4 5.47 8 Con Murphy Con Murphy (baseball) 3 26.0 0 3 6.58 10 Sparrow Morton 2 17.0 0 2 5.29 5 Harry Miller 1 9.0 0 1 10.00 1 Shadow Pyle 1 9.0 0 1 4.00 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 Blondie Purcell 1 0 0 0 2.25 1 Jim Fogarty 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Notes 2 References 1884 Philadelphia Quakers season at Baseball Reference Category:Philadelphia Phillies seasons Philadelphia Quakers season Philadelphia