1887 Chicago White Stockings

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71-50, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Cap Anson (71-50)
Scored 813 runs, Allowed 716 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-53

Ballparks: West Side Park I ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 113, Pitching - 110 · one-year: Batting - 116, Pitching - 115

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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
Cap Anson HOF	35	R	R	6' 0"	227	Apr 17, 1852	17	122		122		0	1	122	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5.3	$
Mark Baldwin	23	R	R	6' 0"	190	Oct 29, 1863	1st	41		41		40	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	5			4.3	$1,000
Tom Burns	30	R	R	5' 7"	152	Mar 30, 1857	8	115		115		0	0	0	0	107	0	6	2	0	8			1.5	$
John Clarkson HOF	25	R	R	5' 10"	155	Jul 1, 1861	5	63		63		60	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	5			12.4	$
Tom Daly	21	B	R	5' 7"	170	Feb 7, 1866	2	74		74		0	64	2	2	0	2	2	3	3	8			0.0	$
Dell Darling	25	R	R	5' 8"	170	Dec 21, 1861	2	38		38		0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	20			0.3	$2,500
Silver Flint	31	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 3, 1855	11	49		49		0	47	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1	$
Jocko Flynn	23	R	R	5' 6"	143	Jun 30, 1864	2	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1				$
Emil Geiss	20	R	R	5' 11"	170	Mar 20, 1867	1st	3		3		1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5	$
Bob Pettit	25	L	R	5' 9"	160	Jul 19, 1861	1st	32		32		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	32			-0.8	$
Fred Pfeffer	27	R	R	5' 10"	184	Mar 17, 1860	6	123		123		0	0	0	123	0	0	0	2	0	2			2.4	$2,400
Shadow Pyle	25		L	5' 8"	136	Nov 29, 1861	2	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1			-0.3	$
Jimmy Ryan	24	R	L	5' 9"	162	Feb 11, 1863	3	126		126		8	0	0	3	0	0	1	97	24	122			1.0	$1,800
Charlie Sprague	22	L	L	5' 11"	150	Oct 10, 1864	1st	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0.1	$
Marty Sullivan	24	R	R			Oct 20, 1862	1st	115		115		1	0	0	0	0	0	111	3	1	115			0.2	$
Billy Sunday	24	L	R	5' 10"	160	Nov 9, 1862	5	50		50		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	25	50			0.1	$
Patsy Tebeau	22	R	R	5' 8"	163	Dec 5, 1864	1st	20		20		0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2	$
George Van Haltren	21	L	L	5' 11"	170	Mar 30, 1866	1st	45		45		20	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	23	27			1.1	$1,400
Ned Williamson	29	R	R	5' 11"	210	Oct 24, 1857	10	127		127		1	0	0	0	0	127	0	0	0	0			2.9	$2,500
	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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