The 1887 Boston Beaneaters season was the 17th season of the franchise.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 1887: Tom Gunning was purchased from the Beaneaters by the Philadelphia Quakers.Tom Gunning page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1887 Boston Beaneaters 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 Pop Tate 60 231 60 .260 0 27 1B 127 504 141 .280 12 81 2B Jack Burdock 65 237 61 .257 0 29 SS Sam Wise 113 467 156 .334 9 92 3B Billy Nash 121 475 140 .295 6 94 OF 116 484 156 .322 8 63 OF Joe Hornung 98 437 118 .270 5 49 OF Dick Johnston 127 507 131 .258 5 77
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 Ezra Sutton 77 326 99 .304 3 46 Bobby Wheelock 48 166 42 .253 2 15 Con Daily 36 120 19 .158 0 13 22 78 12 .154 0 10
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 Old Hoss Radbourn 50 425.0 24 23 4.55 87 Kid Madden 37 321.0 21 14 3.79 81 26 222.1 9 15 4.66 45 Bill Stemmyer 15 119.1 6 8 5.20 41
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 3 1 0 0 3.46 0
Notes
References 1887 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference