1889 Philadelphia Quakers

63-64 • .496 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1889 Philadelphia Quakers went 63-64 (.496) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 742 runs, allowed 748, and played home games at Philadelphia Baseball Grounds. Team leaders included Sam Thompson (20 HR, 111 RBI) and Charlie Buffinton (28-16, 3.24 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.

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📊 Season Record

63 Wins
64 Losses
.496 Win %
4th Rank
742 R 748 RA
Diff -6

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742 Runs Scored
748 Runs Allowed
-6 Run Diff
44 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1889 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 equal to the 1889 league average (.266)
OBP .327 2% below the 1889 league average (.335)
SLG .361 equal to the 1889 league average (.360)
Team ERA 4.00 1% better than the 1889 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 742 4% below the 1889 league average (775 R)

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StadiumHuntingdon Grounds II
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Home Games 68

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1889

Batting Avg

1 Sam Thompson 0.296 2 Ed Delahanty 0.293 3 Joe Mulvey 0.289 4 Jack Clements 0.284 5 Ben Sanders 0.278

Home Runs

1 Sam Thompson 20 2 Joe Mulvey 6 3 George Wood 5 4 Jack Clements 4 5 Sid Farrar 3

RBI

1 Sam Thompson 111 2 Joe Mulvey 77 3 Bill Hallman 60 4 Sid Farrar 58 5 Jim Fogarty 54
1889 Philadelphia Quakers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Mulvey 129 544 77 157 21 9 6 77 23 25 23 0.289
Sam Thompson 128 533 103 158 36 4 20 111 36 22 24 0.296
Jim Fogarty 128 499 107 129 15 17 3 54 65 60 99 0.259
Sid Farrar 130 477 70 128 22 2 3 58 52 36 28 0.268
Bill Hallman 119 462 67 117 21 8 2 60 36 54 20 0.253
George Wood 97 422 77 106 21 4 5 53 53 33 17 0.251
Jack Clements 78 310 51 88 17 1 4 35 29 21 3 0.284
Al Myers 75 305 52 82 14 2 0 28 36 9 8 0.269
Ed Delahanty 56 246 37 72 13 3 0 27 14 17 19 0.293
Pop Schriver 55 211 24 56 10 0 1 19 16 8 5 0.265
Ben Sanders 44 169 21 47 8 2 0 21 6 11 4 0.278
Charlie Buffinton 47 154 16 32 2 0 0 21 9 5 0 0.208
Kid Gleason 30 99 11 25 5 0 0 8 8 12 4 0.253
Arthur Irwin 18 73 9 16 5 0 0 10 6 6 6 0.219
Dan Casey 20 68 5 15 2 0 0 8 0 12 0 0.221
Ed Andrews 10 39 10 11 1 0 0 7 2 4 7 0.282
Harry Decker 11 30 4 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 0.100
Piggy Ward 7 25 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 7 1 0.160
Dave Anderson 5 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.182
Bill Day 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Pete Wood 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1889

ERA

1 Charlie Buffinton 3.24 2 Ben Sanders 3.55 3 Dan Casey 3.77 4 Kid Gleason 5.58

Wins

1 Charlie Buffinton 28 2 Ben Sanders 19 3 Kid Gleason 9 4 Dan Casey 6 5 Pete Wood 1

Strikeouts

1 Charlie Buffinton 153 2 Ben Sanders 123 3 Dan Casey 65 4 Kid Gleason 64 5 Bill Day 20
1889 Philadelphia Quakers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Buffinton 28 16 3.24 47 43 0 380.0 390 137 121 153
Ben Sanders 19 18 3.55 44 39 1 349.2 406 138 96 123
Kid Gleason 9 15 5.58 29 21 1 205.0 242 127 97 64
Dan Casey 6 10 3.77 20 20 0 152.2 170 64 72 65
Dave Anderson 0 1 7.43 5 2 0 23.0 30 19 14 8
Bill Day 0 3 5.21 4 3 0 19.0 16 11 23 20
Pete Wood 1 1 5.21 3 2 0 19.0 28 11 3 8
Jim Fogarty 0 0 9.00 4 0 0 4.0 4 4 2 0
George Wood 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 2

👥 Roster (21)

Dave Anderson Ed Andrews Charlie Buffinton Dan Casey Jack Clements Bill Day Harry Decker Ed Delahanty Sid Farrar Jim Fogarty Kid Gleason Bill Hallman +9 more

21 players

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The 1889 Philadelphia Quakers in brief

A 63-64 record (.496) put the 1889 Philadelphia Quakers 4th in the NL. Runs came in at 742 scored against 748 allowed (-6). Pitchers allowed 4.00 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.03. Measured against the 775-run league average, the offense was 4% behind.

Philadelphia Baseball Grounds served as the home ballpark. For power, Sam Thompson led the way with 20 homers. Charlie Buffinton was the top winner, with 28 victories. In all, the roster shows 21 players. The 1888 season and the 1890 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1889 Philadelphia Quakers

What was the 1889 Philadelphia Quakers record?
The 1889 Philadelphia Quakers finished 63-64 (.496 win pct).
Who led the 1889 Philadelphia Quakers in home runs?
Sam Thompson led the 1889 Philadelphia Quakers with 20 home runs.
What was the 1889 Philadelphia Quakers team ERA?
The 1889 Philadelphia Quakers posted a team ERA of 4.00.
Did the 1889 Philadelphia Quakers win the World Series?
No. The 1889 Philadelphia Quakers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1889 Philadelphia Quakers play?
The 1889 Philadelphia Quakers played home games at Philadelphia Baseball Grounds.
Who led the 1889 Philadelphia Quakers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sam Thompson (20 HR, 111 RBI) and Charlie Buffinton (28-16, 3.24 ERA).
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