1883 Philadelphia Quakers season

National League season March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Quakers 1883 National League Recreation Park Philadelphia 17 81 y 8th Al Reach, John Rogers Bob Ferguson, Blondie Purcell The 1883 season was the first in the history of the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 after refusing to finish the season. 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 starthttps://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/fergubo01.shtml Bob Ferguson managerial record Baseball Reference August 4, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080622121442/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/fergubo01.shtml June 22, 2008 live and replaced by Blondie Purcell. The team finished the season 17–81, worst in the National League. Preseason The Phillies played their first game ever on April 2, 1883, and defeated the amateur Manayunk Ashlands in an exhibition game by the score of 11–0 at Recreation Park. The Opening Game: The Manayunk Ashlands Defeated by the Philadelphia nine Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6 Regular season The Phillies hosted Providence at Recreation Park in their first regular season game on May 1, 1883. One thousand fans saw John Coleman start the game for the Phillies and relinquish the first hit in the first inning to Providence first baseman Joe Start. The Phillies scored first and took a three to zero lead into the eighth inning when Providence scored four times to win the game. May 2, 1883 Providence Wins Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 8 The Phillies would lose their first eleven games, and not win their first game at home in Philadelphia until June 6, 1883. Season standings Philadelphia Phillies Record vs. opponents PHI Roster 1883 Philadelphia Quakers Roster Pitchers Alonzo Breitenstein John Coleman Art Hagan Hardie Henderson Charlie Hilsey Edgar Smith Catchers Emil Gross Frank Ringo Abe Wolstenholme Infielders Art Benedict Sid Farrar Bob Ferguson Buck Gladmon Charlie Kelly Bill McClellan Joe Mulvey James Pirie Blondie Purcell Robert Ward Fred Warner Bill White Outfielders Conny Doyle Bill Gallagher Bill Harbridge John Kelly Fred Lewis Jack Manning Jack Neagle Charlie Waitt Manager Bob Ferguson Blondie Purcell 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 Emil Gross 57 231 71 .307 1 25 1B Sid Farrar 99 377 88 .233 0 29 2B Bob Ferguson Bob Ferguson (infielder) 86 329 85 .258 0 27 3B Blondie Purcell 97 425 114 .268 1 32 SS Bill McClellan 80 326 75 .230 1 33 OF Bill Harbridge 73 280 62 .221 0 21 OF Jack Manning Jack Manning (baseball) 98 420 112 .267 0 37 OF Fred Lewis Fred Lewis (1880s outfielder) 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 John Coleman John Coleman (outfielder/pitcher) 90 354 83 .234 0 32 Frank Ringo 60 221 42 .190 0 12 Fred Warner Fred Warner (baseball) 39 141 32 .227 0 13 Jack Neagle 18 73 12 .164 0 4 Conny Doyle 16 68 15 .221 0 3 James Pirie 5 19 3 .158 0 0 Art Benedict 3 15 4 .267 0 4 Joe Mulvey 3 12 6 .500 0 3 Abe Wolstenholme 3 11 1 .091 0 0 Bill Gallagher Bill Gallagher (baseball) 2 8 0 .000 0 0 Hardie Henderson 2 8 2 .250 0 1 Charlie Kelly Charlie Kelly (baseball) 2 7 1 .143 0 0 Piggy Ward 1 5 0 .000 0 0 Edgar Smith Edgar Smith (pitcher) 1 4 3 .750 0 1 Buck Gladmon 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Charlie Waitt 1 3 1 .333 0 0 John Kelly John Kelly (catcher) 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Bill White Bill White (shortstop) 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 John Coleman John Coleman (outfielder/pitcher) 65 538.1 12 48 4.87 159 Art Hagan 17 137.0 1 14 5.45 39 Blondie Purcell 11 80.0 2 6 4.39 30 Jack Neagle 8 61.1 1 7 6.90 13 Charlie Hilsey 3 26.0 0 3 5.54 8 Hardie Henderson 1 9.0 0 1 19.00 2 Edgar Smith Edgar Smith (pitcher) 1 7.0 0 1 15.43 2 Alonzo Breitenstein 1 5.0 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 Bob Ferguson Bob Ferguson (infielder) 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Notes 2 References 1883 Philadelphia Quakers season at Baseball Reference Category:Philadelphia Phillies seasons Philadelphia Quakers season Philadelphia Category:Major League Baseball inaugural teams seasons