1884 Philadelphia Quakers season
National League season
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The 1884 season was the second in the history of the Philadelphia Quakers.
| 1884 Philadelphia Quakers | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Recreation Park |
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Record | 39–73 (.348) |
| League place | 6th |
| Owners | Al Reach, John Rogers |
| Manager | Harry Wright |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Grays | 84 | 28 | .750 | — | 45–11 | 39–17 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 73 | 38 | .658 | 10½ | 40–16 | 33–22 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 64 | 47 | .577 | 19½ | 37–18 | 27–29 |
| New York Gothams | 62 | 50 | .554 | 22 | 34–22 | 28–28 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 62 | 50 | .554 | 22 | 39–17 | 23–33 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 39 | 73 | .348 | 45 | 19–37 | 20–36 |
| Cleveland Blues | 35 | 77 | .312 | 49 | 22–34 | 13–43 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 28 | 84 | .250 | 56 | 18–38 | 10–46 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | NYG | PHI | PRO | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 9–6–2 | 10–6 | 14–2 | 12–4–1 | 8–8–1 | 13–3 | 7–9–1 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 6–9–2 | — | 10–6–1 | 14–2 | 12–4 | 5–11–1 | 11–5 | 6–10 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 6–10 | 6–10–1 | — | 8–8 | 11–5 | 12–4 | 14–2 | 5–11 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 2–14 | 2–14 | 8–8 | — | 9–7 | 5–11 | 6–10–1 | 3–13 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 4–12–1 | 4–12 | 5–11 | 7–9 | — | 2–14–1 | 5–11 | 1–15 | |||||||||
| New York | 8–8–1 | 11–5–1 | 4–12 | 11–5 | 14–2–1 | — | 11–5 | 3–13–1 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 3–13 | 5–11 | 2–14 | 10–6–1 | 11–5 | 5–11 | — | 3–13 | |||||||||
| Providence | 9–7–1 | 10–6 | 11–5 | 13–3 | 15–1 | 13–3–1 | 13–3 | — | |||||||||
Notable transactions
- August 1884: Frank Ringo was released by the Quakers.[1]
Roster
| 1884 Philadelphia Quakers | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers | Infielders
Outfielders |
Manager | ||||||
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 | 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 | 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 | 43 | 171 | 42 | .246 | 0 | 22 |
| Frank Ringo | 26 | 91 | 12 | .132 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Lynch | 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 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike DePangher | 4 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Hardie | 3 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Conway | 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 | 50 | 416.2 | 21 | 25 | 3.54 | 194 |
| Bill Vinton | 21 | 182.0 | 10 | 10 | 2.23 | 105 |
| John Coleman | 21 | 154.1 | 5 | 15 | 4.90 | 37 |
| Jim McElroy | 13 | 111.0 | 1 | 12 | 4.86 | 45 |
| Joe Knight | 6 | 51.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.47 | 8 |
| Con Murphy | 3 | 26.0 | 0 | 3 | 6.58 | 10 |
| Sparrow Morton | 2 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.29 | 5 |
| Cyclone 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 |