The 1887 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season was the sixth season of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys franchise and its first in the National League, where they remain to this day. The Alleghenys finished sixth in the standings with a record of 55–69.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1887 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 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 87 342 83 .243 1 34 1B Sam Barkley 89 340 76 .224 1 35 2B Pop Smith 122 456 98 .215 2 54 SS 102 402 120 .299 1 41 3B Art Whitney 119 431 112 .260 0 51 OF John Coleman 115 475 139 .293 2 54 OF Abner Dalrymple 92 358 76 .212 2 31 OF 47 192 47 .245 0 6
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 Carroll 102 421 138 .328 6 54 48 200 68 .340 1 30 41 169 41 .243 2 22 43 164 44 .268 0 17
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 49 440.2 28 21 3.29 76 36 322.1 13 23 4.30 77 38 317.2 14 22 4.31 91 3 27.0 0 3 13.33 4
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
References 1887 Pittsburgh Alleghenys team page at Baseball Reference 1887 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Page at Baseball Almanac