
1887 Boston Beaneaters Roster
Team Record: 61-60
Finished 5th in the NL
Ballpark: South End Grounds I
Manager: King Kelly (49-43)
Manager: John Morrill (12-17)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1887 Boston Beaneaters Results
The Boston Beaneaters of the National League ended the 1887 season with a record of 61 wins and 60 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.
The Beaneaters scored 834 runs and allowed 792 runs. John Morrill led Boston with 12 home runs Billy Nash drove in 94 runs. Sam Wise topped all regular hitters by hitting .334. Old Hoss Radbourn notched 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Kid Madden added 15 or more wins, too Kid Madden recorded a 3.79 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
King Kelly and John Morrill coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jack Burdock | P | R | R | April 0, 1852 | 5'9" | 158 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Dick Conway | P | L | R | April 25, 1866 | 5'7" | 140 | Lowell, MA USA |
Con Daily | P | L | R | September 11, 1864 | 6'0" | 192 | Blackstone, MA USA |
Joe Hornung | P | R | R | June 12, 1857 | 5'8" | 164 | Carthage, NY USA |
Dick Johnston | P | R | R | April 6, 1863 | 5'8" | 155 | Kingston, NY USA |
King Kelly | P | R | R | December 31, 1857 | 5'10" | 170 | Troy, NY USA |
Kid Madden | P | L | L | October 2, 1867 | 5'7" | 130 | Portland, ME USA |
John Morrill | P | R | R | February 19, 1855 | 5'10" | 155 | Boston, MA USA |
Billy Nash | P | R | R | June 24, 1865 | 5'8" | 167 | Richmond, VA USA |
Tom O'Rourke | P | R | R | October 0, 1865 | 5'9" | 158 | New York, NY USA |
Old Hoss Radbourn | P | R | R | December 11, 1854 | 5'9" | 168 | Rochester, NY USA |
Bill Stemmyer | P | R | R | May 6, 1865 | 6'2" | 190 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Ezra Sutton | P | R | R | September 17, 1849 | 5'8" | 153 | Seneca Falls, NY USA |
Edward Tate | P | R | R | December 22, 1860 | 5'10" | 178 | Richmond, VA USA |
Bobby Wheelock | P | R | R | August 6, 1864 | 5'8" | 160 | Charlestown, MA USA |
Sam Wise | P | L | R | August 18, 1857 | 5'10" | 170 | Akron, OH USA |