1884 Philadelphia Quakers

39-73 • .348 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1884 Philadelphia Quakers went 39-73 (.348) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 549 runs, allowed 824, and played home games at Recreation Park. Team leaders included Jack Manning (5 HR, 52 RBI) and Charlie Ferguson (21-25, 3.54 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

39 Wins
73 Losses
.348 Win %
6th Rank
549 R 824 RA
Diff -275

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549 Runs Scored
824 Runs Allowed
-275 Run Diff
14 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1884 NL Average

Batting Avg .233 5% below the 1884 league average (.246)
OBP .271 5% below the 1884 league average (.286)
SLG .300 11% below the 1884 league average (.339)
Team ERA 3.93 32% worse than the 1884 league average (2.99)
Runs Scored 549 13% below the 1884 league average (628 R)

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Home Games 57

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1884

Batting Avg

1 Jack Manning 0.271 2 Bill McClellan 0.258 3 Blondie Purcell 0.252 4 Charlie Ferguson 0.246 5 John Coleman 0.246

Home Runs

1 Jack Manning 5 2 Bill McClellan 3 3 Joe Mulvey 2 4 Sid Farrar 1 5 Jim Fogarty 1

RBI

1 Jack Manning 52 2 Sid Farrar 45 3 Jim Fogarty 37 4 Bill McClellan 33 5 Joe Mulvey 32
1884 Philadelphia Quakers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill McClellan 111 450 71 116 13 2 3 33 28 43 0 0.258
Sid Farrar 111 428 62 105 16 6 1 45 9 25 0 0.245
Blondie Purcell 103 428 67 108 11 7 1 31 29 30 0 0.252
Jack Manning 104 424 71 115 29 4 5 52 40 67 0 0.271
Ed Andrews 109 420 74 93 21 2 0 23 9 42 0 0.221
Joe Mulvey 100 401 47 92 11 2 2 32 4 49 0 0.229
Jim Fogarty 97 378 42 80 12 6 1 37 20 54 0 0.212
Charlie Ferguson 52 203 26 50 6 3 0 20 19 54 0 0.246
John Coleman 43 171 16 42 7 2 0 22 8 20 0 0.246
John Crowley 48 168 26 41 7 3 0 19 15 21 0 0.244
Frank Ringo 26 91 4 12 2 0 0 6 3 19 0 0.132
Bill Vinton 21 78 9 9 1 0 0 4 3 21 0 0.115
Tom Lynch 13 48 7 15 4 2 0 3 4 5 0 0.312
Jim McElroy 14 48 3 7 0 0 0 3 1 12 0 0.146
Jack Remsen 12 43 9 9 2 0 0 3 6 9 0 0.209
William Hoover 10 42 6 8 1 0 1 4 4 9 0 0.190
Jack Clements 9 30 3 7 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0.233
Andy Cusick 9 29 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.138
Joe Knight 6 24 2 6 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.250
Joe Kappel 4 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.067
Gene Vadeboncoeur 4 14 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.214
Paul Cook 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.083
Mike DePangher 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.200
Con Murphy 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Lou Hardie 3 8 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.375
Sparrow Morton 2 8 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.375
Bill Conway 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Cyclone Miller 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Harry Pyle 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hezekiah Allen 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Ed Sixsmith 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1884

ERA

1 Bill Vinton 2.23 2 Charlie Ferguson 3.54 3 Jim McElroy 4.86 4 John Coleman 4.90 5 Joe Knight 5.47

Wins

1 Charlie Ferguson 21 2 Bill Vinton 10 3 John Coleman 5 4 Joe Knight 2 5 Jim McElroy 1

Strikeouts

1 Charlie Ferguson 194 2 Bill Vinton 105 3 Jim McElroy 45 4 John Coleman 37 5 Con Murphy 10
1884 Philadelphia Quakers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Ferguson 21 25 3.54 50 47 1 416.2 443 164 93 194
Bill Vinton 10 10 2.23 21 21 0 182.0 166 45 35 105
John Coleman 5 15 4.90 21 19 0 154.1 216 84 22 37
Jim McElroy 1 12 4.86 13 13 0 111.0 115 60 54 45
Joe Knight 2 4 5.47 6 6 0 51.0 66 31 21 8
Con Murphy 0 3 6.58 3 3 0 26.0 37 19 6 10
Sparrow Morton 0 2 5.29 2 2 0 17.0 16 10 11 5
Cyclone Miller 0 1 10.00 1 1 0 9.0 17 10 6 1
Harry Pyle 0 1 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 9 4 6 4
Blondie Purcell 0 0 2.25 1 0 0 4.0 3 1 0 1
Jim Fogarty 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 1

👥 Roster (31)

Hezekiah Allen Ed Andrews Jack Clements John Coleman Bill Conway Paul Cook John Crowley Andy Cusick Mike DePangher Sid Farrar Charlie Ferguson Jim Fogarty +19 more

31 players

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The 1884 Philadelphia Quakers in brief

In 1884 the Philadelphia Quakers posted a 39-73 mark (.348) and finished 6th in the NL. The run column shows 549 for and 824 against. Against a league average of .246, the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers batted .233. The Philadelphia Quakers staff finished with a 3.93 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.99. League clubs averaged 628 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Quakers scored 13% fewer.

Home games were played at Recreation Park. The home run leader was Jack Manning, who hit 5. The hits leader was Bill McClellan with 116. Charlie Ferguson was the top winner, with 21 victories. The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club. The 1883 season and the 1885 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers

What was the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers record?
The 1884 Philadelphia Quakers finished 39-73 (.348 win pct).
Who led the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers in home runs?
Jack Manning led the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers with 5 home runs.
What was the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers team ERA?
The 1884 Philadelphia Quakers posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers win the World Series?
No. The 1884 Philadelphia Quakers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers play?
The 1884 Philadelphia Quakers played home games at Recreation Park.
Who led the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Manning (5 HR, 52 RBI) and Charlie Ferguson (21-25, 3.54 ERA).
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