1887 Chicago White Stockings Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 71-50
Finished 3rd in the NL
Ballpark: West Side Park I
Manager: Cap Anson (71-50)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1887 Chicago White Stockings StatisticsTeam Record: 71-50
Finished 3rd in the NL
Ballpark: West Side Park I
Manager: Cap Anson (71-50)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
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 Anson | P | R | R | April 17, 1852 | 6'0" | 227 | Marshalltown, IA USA |
| Mark Baldwin | P | R | R | October 29, 1863 | 6'0" | 190 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Tom Burns | P | R | R | March 30, 1857 | 5'7" | 152 | Honesdale, PA USA |
| John Clarkson | P | R | R | July 1, 1861 | 5'10" | 155 | Cambridge, MA USA |
| Tom Daly | P | B | R | February 7, 1866 | 5'7" | 170 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Dell Darling | P | R | R | December 21, 1861 | 5'8" | 170 | Erie, PA USA |
| Silver Flint | P | R | R | August 3, 1855 | 6'0" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Jocko Flynn | P | R | R | June 30, 1864 | 5'6" | 143 | Lawrence, MA USA |
| Emil Geiss | P | R | R | March 20, 1865 | 5'11" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Bob Pettit | P | L | R | July 19, 1861 | 5'9" | 160 | Williamstown, MA USA |
| Fred Pfeffer | P | R | R | March 17, 1860 | 5'10" | 184 | Louisville, KY USA |
| Harry Pyle | P | L | November 29, 1861 | 5'8" | 136 | Reading, PA USA | |
| Jimmy Ryan | P | R | L | February 11, 1863 | 5'9" | 162 | Clinton, MA USA |
| Charlie Sprague | P | L | L | October 10, 1864 | 5'11" | 150 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Marty Sullivan | P | R | R | October 20, 1862 | 0'0" | 0 | Lowell, MA USA |
| Billy Sunday | P | L | R | November 19, 1862 | 5'10" | 160 | Ames, IA USA |
| Patsy Tebeau | P | R | R | December 5, 1864 | 5'8" | 163 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| George Van Haltren | P | L | L | March 30, 1866 | 5'11" | 170 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Ed Williamson | P | R | R | October 24, 1857 | 5'11" | 210 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
