1883 Philadelphia Quakers

17-81 • .173 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1883 Philadelphia Quakers went 17-81 (.173) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 437 runs, allowed 887, and played home games at Recreation Park. Team leaders included Bill McClellan (1 HR, 33 RBI) and John Coleman (12-48, 4.87 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

17 Wins
81 Losses
.173 Win %
8th Rank
437 R 887 RA
Diff -450

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437 Runs Scored
887 Runs Allowed
-450 Run Diff
3 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1883 NL Average

Batting Avg .240 8% below the 1883 league average (.262)
OBP .269 7% below the 1883 league average (.289)
SLG .320 11% below the 1883 league average (.360)
Team ERA 5.34 70% worse than the 1883 league average (3.14)
Runs Scored 437 23% below the 1883 league average (571 R)

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StadiumRecreation Park
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Home Games 50

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1883

Batting Avg

1 Emil Gross 0.307 2 Blondie Purcell 0.268 3 Jack Manning 0.267 4 Bob Ferguson 0.258 5 Fred Lewis 0.250

Home Runs

1 Emil Gross 1 2 Bill McClellan 1 3 Blondie Purcell 1

RBI

1 Jack Manning 37 2 Bill McClellan 33 3 John Coleman 32 4 Blondie Purcell 32 5 Sid Farrar 29
1883 Philadelphia Quakers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Blondie Purcell 97 425 70 114 20 5 1 32 13 26 0 0.268
Jack Manning 98 420 60 112 31 5 0 37 20 37 0 0.267
Sid Farrar 99 377 41 88 19 8 0 29 4 37 0 0.233
John Coleman 90 354 33 83 12 8 0 32 15 39 0 0.234
Bob Ferguson 86 329 39 85 9 2 0 27 18 21 0 0.258
Bill McClellan 80 326 42 75 21 4 1 33 19 18 0 0.230
Bill Harbridge 73 280 32 62 12 3 0 21 24 20 0 0.221
Emil Gross 57 231 39 71 25 7 1 25 12 18 0 0.307
Frank Ringo 60 221 24 42 10 1 0 12 6 34 0 0.190
Fred Lewis 38 160 21 40 7 0 0 18 4 13 0 0.250
Fred Warner 39 141 13 32 6 1 0 13 5 21 0 0.227
Jack Neagle 18 73 6 12 1 0 0 4 1 9 0 0.164
Conny Doyle 16 68 3 15 3 2 0 3 0 15 0 0.221
Art Hagan 17 59 3 6 1 1 0 3 0 20 0 0.102
James Pirie 5 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.158
Art Benedict 3 15 3 4 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 0.267
Joe Mulvey 3 12 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.500
Abe Wolstenholme 3 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.091
Charlie Hilsey 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.100
Bill Gallagher 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Hardie Henderson 2 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Charlie Kelly 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Piggy Ward 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Buck Gladmon 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Edgar Smith 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.750
John Kelly 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Charlie Waitt 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Alonzo Breitenstein 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill White 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1883

ERA

1 Blondie Purcell 4.39 2 John Coleman 4.87 3 Art Hagan 5.45 4 Jack Neagle 6.90

Wins

1 John Coleman 12 2 Blondie Purcell 2 3 Art Hagan 1 4 Jack Neagle 1

Strikeouts

1 John Coleman 159 2 Art Hagan 39 3 Blondie Purcell 30 4 Jack Neagle 13 5 Charlie Hilsey 8
1883 Philadelphia Quakers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Coleman 12 48 4.87 65 61 0 538.1 772 291 48 159
Art Hagan 1 14 5.45 17 16 0 137.0 207 83 33 39
Blondie Purcell 2 6 4.39 11 9 0 80.0 110 39 12 30
Jack Neagle 1 7 6.90 8 7 0 61.1 88 47 21 13
Charlie Hilsey 0 3 5.54 3 3 0 26.0 36 16 4 8
Hardie Henderson 0 1 19.00 1 1 0 9.0 26 19 2 2
Edgar Smith 0 1 15.43 1 1 0 7.0 18 12 3 2
Alonzo Breitenstein 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 5.0 8 5 2 0
Bob Ferguson 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0

👥 Roster (29)

Art Benedict Alonzo Breitenstein John Coleman Conny Doyle Sid Farrar Bob Ferguson Bill Gallagher Buck Gladmon Emil Gross Art Hagan Bill Harbridge Hardie Henderson +17 more

29 players

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The 1883 Philadelphia Quakers in brief

In 1883 the Philadelphia Quakers posted a 17-81 mark (.173) and finished 8th in the NL. With 437 runs scored and 887 given up, the 1883 differential was -450. At the plate the Philadelphia Quakers hit .240, 8% worse than the league's .262. The staff ERA of 5.34 was 70% worse than the league average of 3.14. League clubs averaged 571 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Quakers scored 23% fewer.

The club's home park in 1883 was Recreation Park. The home run leader was Bill McClellan, who hit 1. The RBI leader was Jack Manning, with 37. Blondie Purcell collected the most hits, 114. John Coleman led the pitchers with 12 wins. The 1883 roster runs to 29 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1883 Philadelphia Quakers

What was the 1883 Philadelphia Quakers record?
The 1883 Philadelphia Quakers finished 17-81 (.173 win pct).
Who led the 1883 Philadelphia Quakers in home runs?
Emil Gross led the 1883 Philadelphia Quakers with 1 home runs.
What was the 1883 Philadelphia Quakers team ERA?
The 1883 Philadelphia Quakers posted a team ERA of 5.34.
Did the 1883 Philadelphia Quakers win the World Series?
No. The 1883 Philadelphia Quakers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1883 Philadelphia Quakers play?
The 1883 Philadelphia Quakers played home games at Recreation Park.
Who led the 1883 Philadelphia Quakers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill McClellan (1 HR, 33 RBI) and John Coleman (12-48, 4.87 ERA).
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