The 1887 Philadelphia Athletics had a 64–69 record and finished in fifth place in the American Association.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1887 Philadelphia Athletics 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 Wilbert Robinson 68 264 60 .227 1 24 1B Jocko Milligan 95 377 114 .302 2 50 2B 126 530 144 .272 1 82 SS Chippy McGarr 137 536 158 .295 1 63 3B Denny Lyons 137 570 209 .367 6 102 OF Harry Stovey 124 497 142 .286 4 77 OF 135 585 155 .265 4 61 OF Henry Larkin 126 497 154 .310 3 88
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 Mann 55 229 63 .275 0 32 George Townsend 31 109 21 .193 0 14 Ed Flanagan 19 80 20 .250 1 10 Chief Roseman 21 73 16 .219 0 8 Ed Greer 3 11 2 .182 0 0 Joseph Roxburgh 2 8 1 .125 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 Ed Seward 55 470.2 25 25 4.13 155 Gus Weyhing 55 466.1 26 28 4.27 193 15 124.2 6 8 5.92 34 Bobby Mathews 7 58.0 3 4 6.67 9 Bill Hart 3 26.0 1 2 4.50 4 Ledell Titcomb 3 24.0 1 2 6.75 16 Billy Taylor 1 9.0 1 0 3.00 0 1 5.0 0 0 7.20 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 1 0 0 0 18.00 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 40.50 1
References 1887 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference