1887 New England League Leaders
1887 New England League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1887 New England League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiman Andrus | Portland | .447 | 233 | 521 |
| Edward Thayer | Portland | .432 | 174 | 403 |
| Ted Scheffler | Manchester Farmers | .429 | 173 | 403 |
| Gil Hatfield | Portland | .414 | 208 | 503 |
| Patsy Donovan | Lawrence/Salem | .409 | 171 | 418 |
| George Toffling | Lowell Browns | .403 | 172 | 427 |
| Pat Hartnett | Lowell Browns | .402 | 194 | 483 |
| Irv Ray | Lawrence/Salem | .402 | 178 | 443 |
| Jim Cudworth | Lowell Browns | .399 | 194 | 486 |
| Ed Kennedy | Lowell Browns | .397 | 183 | 461 |
| David Davin | Portland | .395 | 186 | 471 |
| Robert Hamilton | Lawrence/Salem | .393 | 160 | 407 |
| Gid Gardner | Boston/Haverhill Blues | .391 | 126 | 322 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | Portland | .386 | 188 | 487 |
| David Coughlin | Manchester Farmers | .380 | 170 | 447 |
| Edward Doyle | Manchester Farmers | .376 | 147 | 391 |
| Tim Shinnick | Lowell Browns | .375 | 107 | 285 |
| Daniel Clare | Boston/Haverhill Blues | .372 | 108 | 290 |
| Frank Spill | Lynn Lions | .370 | 112 | 303 |
| Jack Manning | Boston/Haverhill Blues | .369 | 117 | 317 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiman Andrus | Portland | 233 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
| Gil Hatfield | Portland | 208 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| Jim Cudworth | Lowell Browns | 194 | 25 | 8 | 7 |
| Pat Hartnett | Lowell Browns | 194 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | Portland | 188 | 28 | 6 | 9 |
| David Davin | Portland | 186 | 27 | 7 | 2 |
| Ed Kennedy | Lowell Browns | 183 | 32 | 7 | 15 |
| Irv Ray | Lawrence/Salem | 178 | 24 | 8 | 6 |
| Edward Thayer | Portland | 174 | 29 | 6 | 5 |
| Ted Scheffler | Manchester Farmers | 173 | 18 | 7 | 8 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | HR |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Meara | Manchester Farmers | 32 |
| Ed Kennedy | Lowell Browns | 15 |
| Hugh Duffy | Lowell Browns, Salem Fairies | 14 |
| Pat Hartnett | Lowell Browns | 13 |
| Bill Higgins | Lowell Browns | 13 |
| George Henry | Lawrence/Salem | 12 |
| David Coughlin | Manchester Farmers | 10 |
| Jack Carney | Manchester Farmers | 9 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | Portland | 9 |
| Henry Lynch | Lynn Lions, Salem Fairies | 9 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | 2B |
|---|---|---|
| John Campana | Lawrence/Salem | 38 |
| Ed Kennedy | Lowell Browns | 32 |
| Edward Thayer | Portland | 29 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | Portland | 28 |
| David Davin | Portland | 27 |
| Jumbo Schoeneck | Portland | 27 |
| George Toffling | Lowell Browns | 26 |
| Jim Cudworth | Lowell Browns | 25 |
| Hugh Duffy | Salem Fairies, Lowell Browns | 25 |
| Irv Ray | Lawrence/Salem | 24 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Carney | Manchester Farmers | 12 |
| Wiman Andrus | Portland | 9 |
| Jim Cudworth | Lowell Browns | 8 |
| Gid Gardner | Boston/Haverhill Blues | 8 |
| Irv Ray | Lawrence/Salem | 8 |
| David Davin | Portland | 7 |
| Hugh Duffy | Lowell Browns, Salem Fairies | 7 |
| Gil Hatfield | Portland | 7 |
| Ed Kennedy | Lowell Browns | 7 |
| Ted Scheffler | Manchester Farmers | 7 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Burns | Lowell Browns | 32 | 9 |
| Frank Small | Portland | 31 | 12 |
| John Burke | Boston/Haverhill Blues, Lowell Browns | 21 | 19 |
| Alex Ferson | Manchester Farmers | 20 | 18 |
| Michael Doyle | Manchester Farmers, Lowell Browns | 18 | 13 |
| Dan Lally | Haverhill, Boston/Haverhill Blues | 16 | 23 |
| Daniel Clare | Boston/Haverhill Blues | 15 | 7 |
| Michael McDermott | Manchester Farmers | 14 | 12 |
| Fred Demarais | Salem Fairies, Lynn Lions | 13 | 30 |
| Wash Williams | Manchester Farmers | 12 | 9 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Hatfield | Portland | 1.84 | 8 | 4 |
| Jim Devlin | Lynn Lions | 1.85 | 10 | 6 |
| John Kiley | Lawrence/Salem | 1.98 | 10 | 6 |
| Michael Doyle | Lowell Browns | 2.02 | 15 | 12 |
| Henry Burns | Lowell Browns | 2.03 | 32 | 9 |
| Roscoe Coughlin | Lynn Lions | 2.42 | 9 | 15 |
| Daniel Clare | Boston/Haverhill Blues | 2.64 | 15 | 7 |
| Dan Lally | Boston/Haverhill Blues, Haverhill | 2.64 | 16 | 23 |
| Butler | Boston/Haverhill Blues | 2.72 | 7 | 2 |
| John Burke | Boston/Haverhill Blues | 2.76 | 15 | 17 |
| Jack Quinn | Portland | 2.89 | 8 | 6 |
| Frank Small | Portland | 2.93 | 31 | 12 |
| Alex Ferson | Manchester Farmers | 2.95 | 20 | 18 |
| Dennis Fitzgerald | Lawrence/Salem | 2.95 | 8 | 12 |
| Dad Clarkson | Portland | 3.04 | 10 | 9 |
| Frank Turner | Lawrence/Salem | 3.06 | 6 | 11 |
| Wash Williams | Manchester Farmers | 3.11 | 12 | 9 |
| Madden | Haverhill | 3.17 | 3 | 6 |
| Miles Jones | Salem Fairies | 3.44 | 1 | 13 |
| Michael McDermott | Manchester Farmers | 3.47 | 14 | 12 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Burns | Lowell Browns | 137 |
| Alex Ferson | Manchester Farmers | 93 |
| Frank Small | Portland | 90 |
| Dan Lally | Boston/Haverhill Blues, Haverhill | 88 |
| Fred Demarais | Lynn Lions, Salem Fairies | 81 |
| John Burke | Lowell Browns, Boston/Haverhill Blues | 80 |
| Michael Doyle | Manchester Farmers, Lowell Browns | 80 |
| Daniel Clare | Boston/Haverhill Blues | 68 |
| Jim Devlin | Lynn Lions | 51 |
| Michael McDermott | Manchester Farmers | 51 |
