1887 Pittsburg Alleghenys Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 55-69
Finished 6th in the NL
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Manager: Horace Phillips (55-69)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1887 Pittsburg Alleghenys StatisticsTeam Record: 55-69
Finished 6th in the NL
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Manager: Horace Phillips (55-69)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1887 Pittsburg Alleghenys Results
The Pittsburg Alleghenys of the National League ended the 1887 season with a record of 55 wins and 69 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
The Alleghenys scored 621 runs and allowed 750 runs. Pop Smith, Fred Carroll and John Coleman each drove in 54 runs. Fred Carroll led all regular hitters with a .328 average. Pud Galvin earned 28 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 3.29 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Horace Phillips coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Barkley | P | R | R | May 24, 1858 | 5'11" | 180 | Wheeling, WV USA |
| Ed Beecher | P | L | L | July 2, 1859 | 5'10" | 185 | Guilford, CT USA |
| Bill Bishop | P | R | R | December 27, 1864 | 5'8" | 187 | Adamsburg, PA USA |
| Tom Brown | P | L | R | September 21, 1860 | 5'10" | 168 | Liverpool, Merseyside United Kingdom |
| Fred Carroll | P | R | R | July 2, 1864 | 5'11" | 185 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| John Coleman | P | L | R | March 6, 1863 | 5'9" | 170 | Saratoga Springs, NY USA |
| Abner Dalrymple | P | L | R | September 9, 1857 | 5'10" | 175 | Gratiot, WI USA |
| Jocko Fields | P | R | R | October 20, 1864 | 5'10" | 160 | Cork, Ireland |
| Pud Galvin | P | R | R | December 25, 1856 | 5'8" | 190 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Bill Kuehne | P | R | R | October 24, 1858 | 5'8" | 185 | Leipzig, Saxony Germany |
| Jim McCormick | P | R | R | November 3, 1856 | 5'10" | 215 | Glasgow, Glasgow United Kingdom |
| Alex McKinnon | P | R | August 14, 1856 | 5'11" | 170 | Boston, MA USA | |
| George Miller | P | R | R | August 15, 1864 | 5'6" | 145 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Ed Morris | P | B | L | September 29, 1862 | 5'7" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Pop Smith | P | R | R | October 12, 1856 | 5'11" | 170 | Digby, NS CAN |
| Art Whitney | P | R | R | January 16, 1858 | 5'8" | 155 | Brockton, MA USA |
