1889 Philadelphia Quakers Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 63-64
Finished 4th in the NL
Ballpark: Philadelphia Baseball Grounds
Manager: Harry Wright (63-64)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1889 Philadelphia Quakers Statistics
1889 Philadelphia Quakers Results

The Philadelphia Quakers of the National League ended the 1889 season with a record of 63 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Quakers scored 742 runs and conceded 748 runs. Sam Thompson led Philadelphia with 20 home runs and drove in 111 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time with a .296 average. Charlie Buffinton earned 28 wins on the mound for the team, plus Ben Sanders, too added 15 or more wins, too Charlie Buffinton earned a 3.24 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Harry Wright coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dave AndersonPLOctober 10, 18680'0"0Chester, PA USA
Ed AndrewsPRRApril 5, 18595'8"160Painesville, OH USA
Charlie BuffintonPRRJune 14, 18616'1"180Fall River, MA USA
Dan CaseyPRLNovember 20, 18626'0"180Binghamton, NY USA
Jack ClementsPLLJuly 24, 18645'8"204Philadelphia, PA USA
Bill DayPRJuly 28, 18675'8"150Wilmington, PA USA
Harry DeckerPRRSeptember 3, 18645'11"180Lockport, IL USA
Ed DelahantyPRROctober 30, 18676'1"170Cleveland, OH USA
Sid FarrarPRAugust 10, 18595'10"185Paris Hill, ME USA
Jim FogartyPRRFebruary 12, 18645'10"180San Francisco, CA USA
Kid GleasonPBROctober 26, 18655'7"158Camden, NJ USA
Bill HallmanPRRMarch 31, 18675'8"160Pittsburgh, PA USA
Arthur IrwinPLRFebruary 14, 18585'8"158Toronto, ON CAN
Joe MulveyPRROctober 27, 18585'11"178Providence, RI USA
Al MyersPRROctober 22, 18635'8"165Danville, IL USA
Ben SandersPRRFebruary 16, 18656'0"210Catharpin, VA USA
Pop SchriverPRRJuly 11, 18655'9"172Brooklyn, NY USA
Sam ThompsonPLRMarch 5, 18606'2"207Danville, IN USA
Piggy WardPBRApril 16, 18675'9"196Chambersburg, PA USA
George WoodPLRNovember 9, 18585'10"175Pownal, PE CAN
Pete WoodPRRFebruary 1, 18675'7"185Dundas, ON CAN


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