The 1888 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 6th season in the history of the franchise and second season playing home games at National League Park at Broad and Huntingdon Streets.
Preseason The Phillies held spring training in Cape May, New Jersey from March 19, 1888, to March 30, 1888. The Phillies stayed at the Chalfonte Hotel and practiced and played games games at the Cape May Athletic Park behind the hotel between Sewell and Benton Streets. When rain and snow barred outdoor work, Manager Harry Wright secured the use of the indoor Star Rink where the players practiced.
Regular season Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1888 Philadelphia Quakers Roster Pitchers
Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Jack Clements 86 326 80 .245 1 32 1B Sid Farrar 131 508 124 .244 1 53 2B Charlie Bastian 80 275 53 .193 1 17 SS Arthur Irwin 125 448 98 .219 0 28 3B Joe Mulvey 100 398 86 .216 0 39 OF Jim Fogarty 121 454 107 .236 1 35 OF 124 528 126 .239 3 44 OF 106 433 99 .229 6 51
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 74 290 66 .228 1 31 Pop Schriver 40 134 26 .194 1 23 Bill Hallman 18 63 13 .206 0 6 Deacon McGuire 12 51 17 .333 0 11 Woody Wagenhurst 2 8 1 .125 0 0 John Grim 2 7 1 .143 0 0 2 4 0 .000 0 0 1 3 2 .667 0 1
Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 46 400.1 28 17 1.91 199 33 285.2 14 18 3.15 108 31 275.1 19 10 1.90 121 24 199.2 7 16 2.84 89
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 2 0 0 2 4.50 0
References 1888 Philadelphia Quakers season at Baseball Reference