1887 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1887 American Association (19th century)American Association Jefferson Street Grounds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 64 69 y 5th Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason Frank Bancroft, Charlie Mason The 1887 Philadelphia Athletics had a 64–69 record and finished in fifth place in the American Association. Regular season thumb|400px|1887 Philadelphia Athletics team photograph Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Roster 1887 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Al Atkinson Tommy Casey Frank Chapman Bill Hart Bobby Mathews Ed Seward Billy Taylor Ledell Titcomb Gus Weyhing Catchers Wilbert Robinson Joseph 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 C Wilbert Robinson 68 264 60 .227 1 24 1B Jocko Milligan 95 377 114 .302 2 50 2B Lou Bierbauer 126 530 144 .272 1 82 SS Chippy McGarr 137 536 158 .295 1 63 3B Denny Lyons 137 570 209 .367 6 102 OF Harry Stovey 124 497 142 .286 4 77 OF Tom Poorman 135 585 155 .265 4 61 OF Henry Larkin 126 497 154 .310 3 88 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 Fred Mann 55 229 63 .275 0 32 George Townsend 31 109 21 .193 0 14 Ed Flanagan 19 80 20 .250 1 10 Chief Roseman 21 73 16 .219 0 8 Ed Greer 3 11 2 .182 0 0 Joseph Roxburgh 2 8 1 .125 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 Ed Seward 55 470.2 25 25 4.13 155 Gus Weyhing 55 466.1 26 28 4.27 193 Al Atkinson Al Atkinson (baseball) 15 124.2 6 8 5.92 34 Bobby Mathews 7 58.0 3 4 6.67 9 Bill Hart 3 26.0 1 2 4.50 4 Ledell Titcomb 3 24.0 1 2 6.75 16 Billy Taylor 1 9.0 1 0 3.00 0 Frank Chapman Frank Chapman (baseball) 1 5.0 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 Tommy Casey Tommy Casey (baseball) 1 0 0 0 18.00 0 Lou Bierbauer 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Tom Poorman 1 0 0 0 40.50 1 References 1887 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference Category:Philadelphia Athletics (AA) seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Philadelphia AThletics