1887 Boston Beaneaters

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

61-60, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: King Kelly (49-43) and John Morrill (12-17)
Scored 834 runs, Allowed 792 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-58

Ballparks: South End Grounds I ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98

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1886 / 1888 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Jack Burdock	35	R	R	5' 9"	158	Apr, 1852	16	65		65		0	0	0	65	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1	$
Dick Conway	21	L	R	5' 7"	140	Apr 25, 1866	2	42		42		26	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	14	16			0.9	$
Con Daily	22	L		6' 0"	192	Sep 11, 1864	3	36		36		0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6	$2,500
Joe Hornung	30	R	R	5' 8"	164	Jun 12, 1857	9	98		98		0	0	0	0	0	0	98	0	0	98			1.0	$
Dick Johnston	24	R	R	5' 8"	155	Apr 6, 1863	4	127		127		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	127	0	127			2.3	$1,750
King Kelly HOF	29	R	R	5' 10"	170	Dec 31, 1857	10	116		116		3	24	0	30	2	2	1	0	61	61			3.4	$5,000
Kid Madden	19	L	L	5' 7"	130	Oct 2, 1867	1st	37		37		37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			4.2	$1,350
John Morrill	32	R	R	5' 10"	155	Feb 19, 1855	12	127		127		0	0	127	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.8	$
Billy Nash	22	R	R	5' 8"	167	Jun 24, 1865	4	121		121		0	0	0	0	117	0	4	0	1	5			4.3	$2,000
Tom O'Rourke	21		R	5' 9"	158	Oct, 1865	1st	22		22		0	21	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1			-0.8	$
Old Hoss Radbourn HOF	32	R	R	5' 9"	168	Dec 11, 1854	8	51		51		50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			2.0	$4,500
Bill Stemmyer	22	R	R	6' 2"	190	May 6, 1865	3	15		15		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.1	$
Ezra Sutton	37	R	R	5' 8"	153	Sep 17, 1849	17	77		77		0	0	0	13	11	37	9	0	9	18			2.0	$
Pop Tate	26	R	L	5' 10"	178	Dec 22, 1860	3	60		60		0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8			0.9	$
Bobby Wheelock	22	R	R	5' 8"	160	Aug 6, 1864	1st	48		48		0	0	0	4	0	20	9	1	18	28			0.4	$
Sam Wise	29	L	R	5' 10"	170	Aug 18, 1857	7	113		113		0	0	0	16	0	72	4	0	23	27			5.3	$
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

1886 / 1888 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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