1887 Chicago White Stockings Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 71-50
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 280,150, Avg. 4,748
Ballpark: West Side Park I
Manager: Cap Anson (71-50)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1887 Chicago White Stockings Statistics
1887 Chicago White Stockings Results

The Chicago White Stockings of the National League ended the 1887 season with a record of 71 wins and 50 losses, finishing third in the NL.

The White Stockings scored 813 runs and yielded 716 runs. Fred Pfeffer led Chicago with 16 home runs Cap Anson recorded 102 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .347 average. John Clarkson notched 38 wins for the team, while Mark Baldwin added 15 or more wins, too John Clarkson recorded a 3.08 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Cap Anson coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Cap AnsonPRRApril 17, 18526'0"227Marshalltown, IA USA
Mark BaldwinPRROctober 29, 18636'0"190Pittsburgh, PA USA
Tom BurnsPRRMarch 30, 18575'7"152Honesdale, PA USA
John ClarksonPRRJuly 1, 18615'10"155Cambridge, MA USA
Tom DalyPBRFebruary 7, 18665'7"170Philadelphia, PA USA
Dell DarlingPRRDecember 21, 18615'8"170Erie, PA USA
Silver FlintPRRAugust 3, 18556'0"180Philadelphia, PA USA
Jocko FlynnPRRJune 30, 18645'6"143Lawrence, MA USA
Emil GeissPRRMarch 20, 18655'11"170Chicago, IL USA
Bob PettitPLRJuly 19, 18615'9"160Williamstown, MA USA
Fred PfefferPRRMarch 17, 18605'10"184Louisville, KY USA
Harry PylePLNovember 29, 18615'8"136Reading, PA USA
Jimmy RyanPRLFebruary 11, 18635'9"162Clinton, MA USA
Charlie SpraguePLLOctober 10, 18645'11"150Cleveland, OH USA
Marty SullivanPRROctober 20, 18620'0"0Lowell, MA USA
Billy SundayPLRNovember 19, 18625'10"160Ames, IA USA
Patsy TebeauPRRDecember 5, 18645'8"163St. Louis, MO USA
George Van HaltrenPLLMarch 30, 18665'11"170St. Louis, MO USA
Ed WilliamsonPRROctober 24, 18575'11"210Philadelphia, PA USA



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