1887 National League (NL) Statistics and Awards

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Expanded Standings

Team W L WL% GB Detroit DTN 79 45 .637 -- Phildlpa PHI 75 48 .610 3.5 ChicagoC CHC 71 50 .587 6.5 NewYorkG NYG 68 55 .553 10.5 BostonBr BSN 61 60 .504 16.5 Pittsbgh PIT 55 69 .444 24.0 Washngtn WHS 46 76 .377 32.0 Indaplis IND 37 89 .294 43.0

At some point in the 1880's the pennant winner in the NL and presumably other leagues was changed from the team with the most wins to the team with the highest winning percentage. We make this changeover in 1883. Postseason

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Note about 1876 and 1887 stats

1887 AA | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AA | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AA | ML | NL -
Players: Batting - Pitching - Fielding -
Other: New Debuts - Final Year - Born this year - Died this year - Transactions - Amateur Draft - League Splits

League Batting Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    G    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS  OPS+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 DTN  7.63   969  127  4689  1404  213 126   55  352   258  .299  .348  .434  267      120  8.39  6.92
 PHI  7.04   901  128  4630  1269  213  89   47  385   346  .274  .330  .389  355       98  6.84  7.11
 BSN  6.54   831  127  4531  1255  185  94   53  340   392  .277  .327  .394  373      106  7.35  5.83
 CHC  6.40   813  127  4350  1177  178  98   80  407   400  .271  .333  .412  382      100  8.24  4.35
 NYG  6.33   816  129  4516  1259  167  93   48  361   326  .279  .332  .389  415      110  6.97  5.70
 PIT  4.97   621  125  4414  1141  183  78   20  319   381  .258  .308  .349  221       94  5.12  4.78
 IND  4.94   628  127  4368  1080  162  70   33  300   379  .247  .296  .339  334       86  5.45  4.40
 WHS  4.77   601  126  4314  1039  149  63   47  269   339  .241  .285  .337  334       81  5.10  4.43
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 Tot  6.08  6180 1016 35812  9624 1450 711  383 2733  2821  .269  .326  .381 2681   --

League Pitching Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA    G   ERA    IP    H    H/G    BB  BB/G  HR    SO   CG  cgSHO tmSHO  SV ERA+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 CHC  5.64   716  127  3.46  1126  1156   9.1   338  2.7   55   510  117     4     0   3 129  5.46  5.82
 PHI  5.48   702  128  3.47  1132  1173   9.2   305  2.4   48   435  119     7     0   1 121  5.02  5.94
 NYG  5.60   723  129  3.57  1113  1096   8.5   373  2.9   27   415  123     5     0   1 105  5.40  5.71
 DTN  5.62   714  127  3.95  1116  1172   9.2   344  2.7   52   337  122     3     0   1 102  4.95  6.18
 PIT  6.00   750  125  4.12  1108  1287  10.3   246  2.0   39   248  123     3     0   0  91  4.83  7.30
 WHS  6.49   818  126  4.19  1090  1216   9.7   299  2.4   47   396  124     4     0   0  97  5.60  7.37
 BSN  6.24   792  127  4.41  1100  1226   9.7   396  3.1   55   254  123     4     0   1  89  5.30  7.09
 IND  7.60   965  127  5.24  1088  1289  10.1   431  3.4   60   245  118     4     0   1  79  7.13  8.05
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 TOT  6.08  6180 1016  4.04  8873  9615   9.8  2732  2.8  383  2840  969          34   8

League Miscellaneous Stats Glossary

 Tm    E   DP  Fldg% DefEff Attendance  Att/G    pW-pL  hmW-L rdW-L BPF PPF AgeB AgeP HOF  AS aAS Managers 
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------
 DTN  384       .926   .668                      79-45  44-17 35-28 104 100 29.1 24.0   3   0   0 Watkins
 PHI  471       .912   .652                      75-48  38-23 37-25 106 104 26.1 24.4   1   0   0 Wright
 CHC  472       .914   .648                      68-53  44-18 27-32 113 110 26.7 23.7   2   0   0 Anson
 NYG  430       .920   .664                      68-55  36-26 32-29  96  93 28.1 27.2   6   0   0 Mutrie
 BSN  522       .905   .645                      63-58  38-22 23-38  98  97 27.7 25.4   2   0   0 Kelly and Morrill
 PIT  425       .921   .650                      51-73  31-33 24-36  93  93 26.7 27.9   1   0   0 Phillips
 WHS  469       .910   .640                      44-78  26-33 20-43  95 100 26.4 26.3   1   0   0 Gaffney
 IND  479       .912   .641                      39-87  24-39 13-50  96 102 25.1 22.6   0   0   0 Burnham, Thomas, and Fogel
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------

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Note about 1876 and 1887 stats

Batting Average

Thompson-DTN .372

Anson-CHC .347

Brouthers-DTN .338

Ward-NYG .338

Wise-BSN .334

On-base %

Brouthers-DTN .426

Anson-CHC .422

Thompson-DTN .416

Schomberg-IND .397

Kelly-BSN .393

Slugging %

Thompson-DTN .571

Brouthers-DTN .562

Connor-NYG .541

Wise-BSN .522

Anson-CHC .517

OPS

Brouthers-DTN .988

Thompson-DTN .987

Anson-CHC .939

Connor-NYG .933

Wise-BSN .913

Games

Ward-NYG 129

Connor-NYG 127

Johnston-BSN 127

Morrill-BSN 127

Thompson-DTN 127

Williamson-CHC 127

At Bats

Thompson-DTN 545

Ward-NYG 545

Richardson-DTN 543

Rowe-DTN 537

Denny-IND 510

Plate Appearances (approx.)

Fogarty-PHI 587

Thompson-DTN 586

Rowe-DTN 579

Ward-NYG 578

Brouthers-DTN 577

Runs

Brouthers-DTN 153

Rowe-DTN 135

Richardson-DTN 131

Kelly-BSN 120

Thompson-DTN 118

Wood-PHI 118

Hits

Thompson-DTN 203

Ward-NYG 184

Richardson-DTN 178

Rowe-DTN 171

Brouthers-DTN 169

Total Bases

Thompson-DTN 311

Brouthers-DTN 281

Richardson-DTN 263

Denny-IND 256

Connor-NYG 255

Doubles

Brouthers-DTN 36

Denny-IND 34

Kelly-BSN 34

Anson-CHC 33

Hines-WHS 32

Morrill-BSN 32

Triples

Thompson-DTN 23

Connor-NYG 22

Brouthers-DTN 20

Johnston-BSN 20

Wood-PHI 19

Home Runs

O'Brien-WHS 19

Connor-NYG 17

Pfeffer-CHC 16

Wood-PHI 14

Brouthers-DTN 12

Morrill-BSN 12

RBI

Thompson-DTN 166

Connor-NYG 104

Anson-CHC 102

Brouthers-DTN 101

Denny-IND 97

Bases on Balls

Fogarty-PHI 82

Connor-NYG 75

Williamson-CHC 73

Brouthers-DTN 71

Seery-IND 71

Strikeouts

Morrill-BSN 86

Seery-IND 68

Brown-TOT 65

Williamson-CHC 57

Sullivan-CHC 53

Stolen Bases

Ward-NYG 111

Fogarty-PHI 102

Kelly-BSN 84

Hanlon-DTN 69

Glasscock-IND 62

Singles

Ward-NYG 162

Thompson-DTN 140

Richardson-DTN 127

Rowe-DTN 125

Andrews-PHI 121

Adjusted OPS+

Brouthers-DTN 168

Thompson-DTN 167

Connor-NYG 161

Wise-BSN 153

Carroll-PIT 150

Runs Created

Thompson-DTN 127

Brouthers-DTN 118

Anson-CHC 103

Connor-NYG 98

Richardson-DTN 96

Adjusted Batting Runs

Brouthers-DTN 49

Thompson-DTN 48

Connor-NYG 40

Anson-CHC 33

Wise-BSN 33

Batting Wins

Brouthers-DTN 4.8

Thompson-DTN 4.7

Connor-NYG 3.9

Anson-CHC 3.3

Wise-BSN 3.2

Extra-Base Hits

Brouthers-DTN 68

Connor-NYG 65

Thompson-DTN 63

Denny-IND 57

Wood-PHI 55

Times on Base

Brouthers-DTN 246

Thompson-DTN 244

Anson-CHC 225

Fogarty-PHI 221

Connor-NYG 217

Ward-NYG 217

Offensive Win%

Thompson-DTN .808

Brouthers-DTN .796

Anson-CHC .776

Wise-BSN .738

Connor-NYG .729

Hit By Pitch

Smith-PIT 13

Farrar-PHI 10

Fogarty-PHI 10

Glasscock-IND 10

Carroll-WHS 9

Thompson-DTN 9

White-DTN 9

Power/Speed Number

Pfeffer-CHC 25.0

Connor-NYG 24.4

Ryan-CHC 18.0

Brouthers-DTN 17.7

Hines-WHS 16.4

At Bats per Strikeout

Glasscock-IND 60.4

Brouthers-DTN 55.6

Sutton-BSN 54.3

Rowe-DTN 48.8

Ward-NYG 45.4

At Bats per Home Run

O'Brien-WHS 23.8

Connor-NYG 27.7

Pfeffer-CHC 29.9

Wood-PHI 35.1

Tiernan-NYG 40.7

Outs

Johnston-BSN 376

Fogarty-PHI 366

Rowe-DTN 366

Richardson-DTN 365

Morrill-BSN 363

Ryan-CHC 363

ERA

Casey-PHI 2.86

Conway-DTN 2.90

Ferguson-PHI 3.00

Clarkson-CHC 3.08

Keefe-NYG 3.12

Wins

Clarkson-CHC 38

Keefe-NYG 35

Getzien-DTN 29

Casey-PHI 28

Galvin-PIT 28

Won-Loss %

Twitchell-DTN .917

Getzien-DTN .690

Ferguson-PHI .688

Casey-PHI .683

Keefe-NYG .648

BB + H per IP (WHIP)

Keefe-NYG 1.124

Clarkson-CHC 1.157

Ferguson-PHI 1.157

Whitney-WHS 1.166

Conway-DTN 1.226

Hits Allowed/9IP

Keefe-NYG 8.08

Conway-DTN 8.14

Casey-PHI 8.69

Welch-NYG 8.82

Clarkson-CHC 8.83

Bases on Balls/9IP

Whitney-WHS 0.93

Galvin-PIT 1.37

Ferguson-PHI 1.42

Clarkson-CHC 1.58

Boyle-IND 1.89

Strikeouts/9IP

Baldwin-CHC 4.42

Gilmore-WHS 4.37

Buffinton-PHI 4.33

Van Haltren-CHC 4.25

Clarkson-CHC 4.08

Games

Clarkson-CHC 60

Keefe-NYG 56

Radbourn-BSN 50

Galvin-PIT 49

Whitney-WHS 47

Saves

Baldwin-CHC 1

Fass-IND 1

Ferguson-PHI 1

Pettit-CHC 1

Stemmeyer-BSN 1

Tiernan-NYG 1

Twitchell-DTN 1

Van Haltren-CHC 1

Innings

Clarkson-CHC 523.0

Keefe-NYG 476.7

Galvin-PIT 440.7

Radbourn-BSN 425.0

Whitney-WHS 404.7

Strikeouts

Clarkson-CHC 237

Keefe-NYG 189

Baldwin-CHC 164

Buffinton-PHI 160

Whitney-WHS 146

Games Started

Clarkson-CHC 59

Keefe-NYG 56

Radbourn-BSN 50

Galvin-PIT 48

Whitney-WHS 47

Comp. Games

Clarkson-CHC 56

Keefe-NYG 54

Radbourn-BSN 48

Galvin-PIT 47

Whitney-WHS 46

Shutouts

Casey-PHI 4

Healy-IND 3

Madden-BSN 3

Whitney-WHS 3

Clarkson-CHC 2

Ferguson-PHI 2

Galvin-PIT 2

Getzien-DTN 2

Keefe-NYG 2

Welch-NYG 2

Home Runs Allow.

Getzien-DTN 24

Healy-IND 24

Baldwin-CHC 23

Clarkson-CHC 20

Madden-BSN 20

Radbourn-BSN 20

Bases On Balls Allow.

Radbourn-BSN 133

Baldwin-CHC 122

Madden-BSN 122

Casey-PHI 115

O'Day-WHS 109

Hits Allowed

Clarkson-CHC 513

Radbourn-BSN 505

Galvin-PIT 490

Whitney-WHS 430

Keefe-NYG 428

SO to Walk

Whitney-WHS 3.48

Ferguson-PHI 2.66

Clarkson-CHC 2.58

Keefe-NYG 1.75

Buffinton-PHI 1.74

Losses

Healy-IND 29

Boyle-IND 24

McCormick-PIT 23

Radbourn-BSN 23

Morris-PIT 22

Earned Runs Allow.

Radbourn-BSN 215

Healy-IND 196

Clarkson-CHC 179

Keefe-NYG 165

Galvin-PIT 161

Wild Pitches

Baldwin-CHC 41

Healy-IND 39

Keefe-NYG 37

O'Day-WHS 31

Buffinton-PHI 25

Clarkson-CHC 25

Hit Batsmen

Madden-BSN 20

Baldwin-CHC 17

Van Haltren-CHC 16

Whitney-WHS 16

Healy-IND 15

Batters Faced

Clarkson-CHC 2183

Keefe-NYG 1981

Radbourn-BSN 1915

Galvin-PIT 1897

Whitney-WHS 1718

Games Finished

Cahill-IND 5

Ferguson-PHI 4

Ryan-CHC 4

Tiernan-NYG 4

Kelly-BSN 3

Twitchell-DTN 3

Adjusted ERA+

Casey-PHI 147

Clarkson-CHC 144

Ferguson-PHI 140

Conway-DTN 140

Baldwin-CHC 131

Oldest Player

White-DTN 1847-12-07 (39)

Nelson-NYG 1849 (38)

O'Rourke-NYG 1850-09-01 (36)

Sutton-BSN 1850-09-17 (36)

Gillespie-NYG 1851-11-30 (35)

Youngest Player

Bishop-PIT 1869-12-27 (17)

Shreve-IND 1869-01-14 (18)

Roach-NYG 1867-11-19 (19)

Geiss-CHC 1867-03-20 (20)

Tiernan-NYG 1867-01-21 (20)

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