1883 Philadelphia Quakers season

1883 Philadelphia Quakers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Recreation Park (since 1883)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Al Reach, John Rogers
Manager(s)	Bob Ferguson, Blondie Purcell
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The 1883 Philadelphia Quakers season was the first in the franchise's existence. 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. 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 start^[1] and replaced by Blondie Purcell. The team finished the season 17–81, worst in the National League.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Beaneaters	63	35	0.643	—	41–8	22–27
Chicago White Stockings	59	39	0.602	4	36–13	23–26
Providence Grays	58	40	0.592	5	34–15	24–25
Cleveland Blues	55	42	0.567	7½	31–18	24–24
Buffalo Bisons	49	45	0.521	12	36–13	13–32
New York Gothams	46	50	0.479	16	28–19	18–31
Detroit Wolverines	40	58	0.408	23	23–26	17–32
Philadelphia Quakers	17	81	0.173	46	9–40	8–41

Record vs. opponents

1883 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	NY	PHI	PRV
Boston	—	7–7	7–7	10–4	10–4	7–7	14–0	8–6
Buffalo	7–7	—	5–9	7–7	9–5–1	8–5	9–5	7–7
Chicago	7–7	9–5	—	6–8	9–5	9–5	12–2	7–7
Cleveland	4–10	7–7	8–6	—	9–5–1	7–6–2	12–2	8–6
Detroit	4–10	5–9–1	5–9	5–9–1	—	8–6	11–3–1	2–12
New York	7–7	5–8	5–9	6–7–2	6–8	—	12–2	5–9
Philadelphia	0–14	5–9	2–12	2–12	3–11–1	2–12	—	3–11
Providence	6–8	7–7	7–7	6–8	12–2	9–5	11–3	—

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 Piggy 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	Gross, EmilEmil Gross	57	231	71	.307	1	25
1B	Farrar, SidSid Farrar	99	377	88	.233	0	29
2B	Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson	86	329	85	.258	0	27
3B	Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell	97	425	114	.268	1	32
SS	McClellan, BillBill McClellan	80	326	75	.230	1	33
OF	Harbridge, BillBill Harbridge	73	280	62	.221	0	21
OF	Manning, JackJack Manning	98	420	112	.267	0	37
OF	Lewis, FredFred Lewis	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
Coleman, JohnJohn Coleman	90	354	83	.234	0	32
Ringo, FrankFrank Ringo	60	221	42	.190	0	12
Warner, FredFred Warner	39	141	32	.227	0	13
Neagle, JackJack Neagle	18	73	12	.164	0	4
Doyle, ConnyConny Doyle	16	68	15	.221	0	3
Pirie, JamesJames Pirie	5	19	3	.158	0	0
Benedict, ArtArt Benedict	3	15	4	.267	0	4
Mulvey, JoeJoe Mulvey	3	12	6	.500	0	3
Wolstenholme, AbeAbe Wolstenholme	3	11	1	.091	0	0
Gallagher, BillBill Gallagher	2	8	0	.000	0	0
Henderson, HardieHardie Henderson	2	8	2	.250	0	1
Kelly, CharlieCharlie Kelly	2	7	1	.143	0	0
Ward, PiggyPiggy Ward	1	5	0	.000	0	0
Smith, EdgarEdgar Smith	1	4	3	.750	0	1
Gladmon, BuckBuck Gladmon	1	4	0	.000	0	0
Waitt, CharlieCharlie Waitt	1	3	1	.333	0	0
Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly	1	3	0	.000	0	0
White, BillBill White	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
Coleman, JohnJohn Coleman	65	538.1	12	48	4.87	159
Hagan, ArtArt Hagan	17	137	1	14	5.45	39
Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell	11	80	2	6	4.39	30
Neagle, JackJack Neagle	8	61.1	1	7	6.90	13
Hilsey, CharlieCharlie Hilsey	3	26	0	3	5.54	8
Henderson, HardieHardie Henderson	1	9	0	1	19.00	2
Smith, EdgarEdgar Smith	1	7	0	1	15.43	2
Breitenstein, AlonzoAlonzo Breitenstein	1	5	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
Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

Notes

1. "Bob Ferguson managerial record". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.

References

• 1883 Philadelphia Quakers season at Baseball Reference