1887 Pittsburgh Alleghenys

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

55-69, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Horace Phillips (55-69)
Scored 621 runs, Allowed 750 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 51-73

Ballparks: Recreation Park ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 93 · one-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 94

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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
Sam Barkley	29	R	R	5' 11"	180	May 24, 1858	4	89		89		0	0	53	36	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.0	$1,800
Ed Beecher	26	L	L	5' 10"	185	Jul 2, 1860	1st	41		41		0	0	0	0	0	0	18	22	1	41			-0.5	$
Bill Bishop	22	R	R	5' 8"	187	Dec 27, 1864	2	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-2.3	$1,000
Tom Brown	26	L	R	5' 10"	168	Sep 21, 1860	6	47		47		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	0	47			-0.5	$1,600
Fred Carroll	22	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jul 2, 1864	4	102		102		0	40	17	0	0	1	8	33	5	46			2.9	$2,000
John Coleman	24	L	R	5' 9"	170	Mar 6, 1863	5	115		115		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	113	115			0.8	$1,500
Abner Dalrymple	29	L	R	5' 10"	175	Sep 9, 1857	10	92		92		0	0	0	0	0	0	92	0	0	92			-0.5	$
Jocko Fields	22	R	R	5' 10"	160	Oct 20, 1864	1st	43		43		1	14	3	0	1	0	7	13	7	27			-0.5	$1,500
Pud Galvin HOF	30	R	R	5' 8"	190	Dec 25, 1856	10	49		49		49	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			5.0	$2,100
Bill Kuehne	28	R	R	5' 8"	185	Oct 24, 1858	5	102		102		0	0	4	0	4	91	0	1	2	3			2.4	$1,400
Jim McCormick	30	R	R	5' 10"	215	Nov 3, 1856	10	36		36		36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.7	$2,500
Alex McKinnon	30	R		5' 11"	170	Aug 14, 1856	4	48		48		0	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.3	$
Doggie Miller	22	R	R	5' 6"	145	Aug 15, 1864	4	87		87		0	73	0	0	1	0	2	11	1	14			1.1	$1,800
Ed Morris	24	B	L	5' 7"	165	Sep 29, 1862	4	38		38		38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3	$2,900
Pop Smith	30	R	R	5' 11"	170	Oct 12, 1856	8	122		122		0	0	0	89	0	33	0	0	0	0			-0.2	$1,800
Art Whitney	29	R	R	5' 8"	155	Jan 16, 1858	7	119		119		0	0	0	0	119	0	0	0	0	0			1.4	$1,800
	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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