1887 Chicago White Stockings

71-50 • .587 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1887 Chicago White Stockings went 71-50 (.587) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 813 runs, allowed 716, and played home games at West Side Park I. Team leaders included Fred Pfeffer (16 HR, 89 RBI) and John Clarkson (38-21, 3.08 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

71 Wins
50 Losses
.587 Win %
3rd Rank
813 R 716 RA
Diff +97

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813 Runs Scored
716 Runs Allowed
+97 Run Diff
280K Attendance

📈 vs. 1887 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 1% above the 1887 league average (.268)
OBP .335 3% above the 1887 league average (.326)
SLG .411 8% above the 1887 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.46 15% better than the 1887 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 813 5% above the 1887 league average (773 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWest Side Park I
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Home Games 67
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Total Attendance 280,150
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Avg per Game 4,181

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1887

Batting Avg

1 Cap Anson 0.347 2 Dell Darling 0.319 3 Billy Sunday 0.291 4 Jimmy Ryan 0.285 5 Marty Sullivan 0.284

Home Runs

1 Fred Pfeffer 16 2 Jimmy Ryan 11 3 Ed Williamson 9 4 Cap Anson 7 5 Marty Sullivan 7

RBI

1 Cap Anson 102 2 Fred Pfeffer 89 3 Ed Williamson 78 4 Marty Sullivan 77 5 Jimmy Ryan 74
1887 Chicago White Stockings — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jimmy Ryan 126 508 117 145 23 10 11 74 53 19 50 0.285
Fred Pfeffer 123 479 95 133 21 6 16 89 34 20 57 0.278
Cap Anson 122 472 107 164 33 13 7 102 60 18 27 0.347
Marty Sullivan 115 472 98 134 13 16 7 77 36 53 35 0.284
Ed Williamson 127 439 77 117 20 14 9 78 73 57 45 0.267
Tom Burns 115 424 57 112 20 10 3 60 34 32 32 0.264
Tom Daly 74 256 45 53 10 4 2 17 22 25 29 0.207
John Clarkson 63 215 40 52 5 5 6 25 11 25 6 0.242
Billy Sunday 50 199 41 58 6 6 3 32 21 20 34 0.291
Silver Flint 49 187 22 50 8 6 3 21 4 28 7 0.267
George Van Haltren 45 172 30 35 4 0 3 17 15 15 12 0.203
Dell Darling 38 141 28 45 7 4 3 20 22 18 19 0.319
Mark Baldwin 41 139 18 26 1 1 4 17 10 42 4 0.187
Bob Pettit 32 138 29 36 3 3 2 12 8 15 16 0.261
Patsy Tebeau 20 68 8 11 3 0 0 10 4 4 8 0.162
Harry Pyle 4 16 1 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 0.188
Charlie Sprague 3 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.154
Emil Geiss 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.083
Jocko Flynn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1887

ERA

1 John Clarkson 3.08 2 Mark Baldwin 3.40 3 George Van Haltren 3.86 4 Jimmy Ryan 4.20

Wins

1 John Clarkson 38 2 Mark Baldwin 18 3 George Van Haltren 11 4 Jimmy Ryan 2 5 Harry Pyle 1

Strikeouts

1 John Clarkson 237 2 Mark Baldwin 164 3 George Van Haltren 76 4 Jimmy Ryan 14 5 Charlie Sprague 9
1887 Chicago White Stockings — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Clarkson 38 21 3.08 60 59 0 523.0 513 179 92 237
Mark Baldwin 18 17 3.40 40 39 1 334.0 329 126 122 164
George Van Haltren 11 7 3.86 20 18 1 161.0 177 69 66 76
Jimmy Ryan 2 1 4.20 8 3 0 45.0 53 21 17 14
Harry Pyle 1 3 4.73 4 4 0 26.2 32 14 21 5
Charlie Sprague 1 0 4.91 3 3 0 22.0 24 12 13 9
Emil Geiss 0 1 8.00 1 1 0 9.0 17 8 3 4
Marty Sullivan 0 0 7.71 1 0 0 2.1 6 2 1 1
Ed Williamson 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 1 0
Bob Pettit 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 1.0 3 0 2 0

👥 Roster (19)

Cap Anson Mark Baldwin Tom Burns John Clarkson Tom Daly Dell Darling Silver Flint Jocko Flynn Emil Geiss Bob Pettit Fred Pfeffer Harry Pyle +7 more

19 players

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The 1887 Chicago White Stockings in brief

A 71-50 record (.587) put the 1887 Chicago White Stockings 3rd in the NL. With 813 runs scored and 716 given up, the 1887 differential was +97. At the plate the Chicago White Stockings hit .270, 1% better than the league's .268. Pitchers allowed 3.46 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.05. League clubs averaged 773 runs that year, so the Chicago White Stockings scored 5% more.

Home games were played at West Side Park I, where 280,150 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Fred Pfeffer, who hit 16. The RBI leader was Cap Anson, with 102. On the mound, John Clarkson won 38 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 19 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1887 Chicago White Stockings

What was the 1887 Chicago White Stockings record?
The 1887 Chicago White Stockings finished 71-50 (.587 win pct).
Who led the 1887 Chicago White Stockings in home runs?
Fred Pfeffer led the 1887 Chicago White Stockings with 16 home runs.
What was the 1887 Chicago White Stockings team ERA?
The 1887 Chicago White Stockings posted a team ERA of 3.46.
Did the 1887 Chicago White Stockings win the World Series?
No. The 1887 Chicago White Stockings did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1887 Chicago White Stockings play?
The 1887 Chicago White Stockings played home games at West Side Park I.
Who led the 1887 Chicago White Stockings in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Fred Pfeffer (16 HR, 89 RBI) and John Clarkson (38-21, 3.08 ERA).
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