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1883 Philadelphia Quakers Season
The 1883 season was the first in the history of the Philadelphia Quakers. The team was founded earlier in the year as a replacement for the Worcester franchise. It was the first year Philadelphia was represented in the National League since the original Athletics were disbanded in 1876. The American Association's Philadelphia Athletics had been founded a year earlier. The team opened the year managed by Bob Ferguson; however, he was fired as manager after a disappointing 4–13 start and replaced by Blondie Purcell. The team finished the season 17–81, worst in the National League. Preseason The Phillies played their first game ever on April 2, 1883 and defeated the amateur Manayunk Ashlands in an exhibition game by the score of 11-0 at Recreation Park. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position ''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recreation Park (Philadelphia)
Recreation Park was a baseball park in Philadelphia. The ballpark was the first home of the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League during the years 1883–1886, prior to the opening of the ballpark that became known as Baker Bowl. The park was bounded by 24th Street (east, first base); Ridge Avenue (north, right field); Montgomery Avenue (northwest, center field); 25th Street (west, left field); and Columbia Avenue (south, third base) (which in 1987 was renamed Cecil B. Moore Avenue after the civil-rights leader). The park was not the only one in the area; 14 years later, Columbia Park, the first home of the Philadelphia Athletics, opened eight blocks to the west on Columbia Avenue, across the avenue to the south. 1860 to 1882 The field was used at least as early as June 16, 1860, when Equity defeated Pennsylvania 65-52 in what author Charles Peverelly, writing about "the national game", called the "first baseball game played in Pennsylvania." During the Civil War, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Smith (pitcher)
Edgar Eugene Smith (June 12, 1862 – November 3, 1892) was an American professional baseball outfielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball from to and then again in . He stood tall and weighed . Smith batted and threw right-handed. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Smith became a well-known amateur baseball player in New England. He made his major league debut in 1883 with his hometown Providence Grays, playing two games at first base for them. He also pitched one game for the Philadelphia Quakers that year, allowing 17 runs and taking the loss. In 1884, he played in 14 games for the Washington Statesmen, serving as both a pitcher and an outfielder. While he returned to playing amateur baseball in Providence in 1885, the Grays had him pitch for them on August 5 when their other starting pitchers were unavailable; Smith allowed just one earned run in the start as he defeated the St. Louis Maroons. He would not play again in the major leagues until 1890, when he fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill White (shortstop)
William Dighton White (May 1, 1860 – December 29, 1937), was a professional baseball player who was mainly a shortstop in the Major Leagues for nine seasons from to . During his Major League career, he played for three different franchises: the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in , the Louisville Colonels from 1886 to 1888, and the St. Louis Browns, also in 1888. He led the American Association (AA) in putouts among shortstops for three consecutive seasons (1886–1888), and in 1887, he led all AA shortstops in assists and double plays as well. He was a member of the St. Louis Browns when they were champions of the AA, and went to face the New York Giants in a post-season exhibition set of game, known as the "World Series". Although the Browns lost the 10 game series, White played in every game. Career Early years White was born on May 1, 1860, in Bridgeport, Ohio, and he began his professional baseball career in 1883 with the Pottsville Antharcites of the International Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Warner (baseball)
Frederick John Rodney Warner (January 7, 1855 – February 13, 1886) was an American professional baseball third baseman. Biography Warner played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1875 through 1884 for the Philadelphia Centennials, Philadelphia Athletics, Indianapolis Blues, Cleveland Blues, Philadelphia Quakers, and Brooklyn Atlantics. Warner died at the age of 31 in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was interred at The Woodlands Cemetery The Woodlands is a National Historic Landmark District on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. It includes a Federal-style mansion, a matching carriage house and stable, and a garden landscape that in 1840 was transformed into a .... References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Warner, Fred 1855 births 1886 deaths Baseball players from Philadelphia Major League Baseball third basemen 19th-century baseball players Philadelphia Centennials players Philadelphia Athletics (NL) players Indianapolis Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piggy Ward
Frank Gray "Piggy" Ward (April 16, 1867 – October 24, 1912) was a professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1883 through 1894. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators, and Philadelphia Phillies. Ward shares with Earl D. Averill the MLB record of the most consecutive plate appearances resulting in officially getting on base (through either a walk, a base hit or being hit by a pitch) in major league history. From June 16 to June 19 in 1893, Ward officially reached base a record 17 times in 17 consecutive plate appearances, getting 8 hits, drawing 8 walks and being hit by a pitch once. Ward also holds the record for the youngest non-pitcher to play in the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Pirie
James Moir Pirie (March 31, 1853 – June 2, 1934) was a Major League Baseball shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists who ... for the 1883 Philadelphia Quakers. External links 1853 births 1934 deaths 19th-century baseball players Baseball people from Ontario Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States London Tecumsehs (baseball) players Major League Baseball shortstops Major League Baseball players from Canada Philadelphia Quakers players {{Canada-baseball-shortstop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Mulvey
Joseph Henry Mulvey (October 27, 1858 – August 21, 1928) was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1883 to 1895 for the Providence Grays, Philadelphia Quakers/Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, and Brooklyn Grooms. Mulvey survived a gunshot wound to the shoulder with Providence in his first major league season, and he became best known as a third baseman for the three Philadelphia teams between 1883 and 1892. Early career Mulvey broke into the major leagues with the Providence Grays of the National League in 1883. He played in a total of four games for the Grays, but his tenure there was not without some excitement. In June 1883, Grays outfielder Cliff Carroll had antagonized one of the team's fans – a man named Jimmy Murphy – by spraying Murphy with a water hose as the fan was watching the Grays warm up. Enraged, Murphy went home and retrieved a gun. Mulvey was not seriously injured in the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill McClellan
William Henry McClellan (March 22, 1856 – July 3, 1929) was an American Major League Baseball player for eight seasons, and primarily played as a second baseman and shortstop from 1878 to 1888. Born in Chicago, McClellan played one season for the St. Paul Red Caps of the League Alliance in 1877. He appeared with the Chicago White Stockings of the National League in 1878, then with the Washington Nationals of the Nationals of the National Association in 1879 and 1880. McClellan returned to the National League and the American Association after that, and he led the league in games played in 1885 (112) and 1886 (141) with the Brooklyn Grays. McClellan was unwittingly involved in the first of several forfeits that resulted from disagreements between a two-man umpiring crew. On July 14, 1888, the single scheduled umpire for the Brooklyn-Kansas City game was unable to make the game. Brooklyn's Bill Terry had umpired other games and was volunteered as a replacement umpire, but Kans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Kelly (baseball)
Charles H. Kelly (February 25, 1862–January 5, 1940) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system us .... External links 1862 births 1940 deaths Baseball players from Pennsylvania Philadelphia Quakers players Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players Major League Baseball third basemen Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons players Wilkes-Barre (minor league baseball) players Hazleton Pugilists players 19th-century baseball players {{US-baseball-third-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Gladmon
James Henry Gladmon (1863–1890) was a Major League Baseball third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system us .... External links 1863 births 1890 deaths Philadelphia Quakers players Washington Nationals (AA) players Washington Nationals (1886–1889) players Major League Baseball third basemen Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players Washington Nationals (minor league) players 19th-century baseball players People from Washington, D.C. {{US-baseball-third-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Farrar
Sidney Douglas Farrar (August 10, 1859 – May 7, 1935) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1883 through 1890 for the Philadelphia Quakers and Philadelphia Athletics. He was the father of opera singer Geraldine Farrar Alice Geraldine Farrar (February 28, 1882 – March 11, 1967) was an American lyric soprano who could also sing dramatic roles. She was noted for her beauty, acting ability, and "the intimate timbre of her voice." She had a large following a .... References External links * * 1859 births 1935 deaths Major League Baseball infielders Baseball players from Maine People from Paris, Maine Philadelphia Quakers players Philadelphia Athletics (PL) players 19th-century baseball players New Haven Nutmegs players Providence Grays (minor league) players Burials at Kensico Cemetery {{US-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Benedict
Arthur Melville Benedict (March 31, 1862 – January 14, 1948) was a National League second baseman. Benedict played for the Philadelphia Quakers in the season. In three career games, he had 4 hits in 15 at-bats, with 4 RBIs. He batted and threw right-handed. Benedict was born in Cornwall, Illinois and died in Denver, Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes .... External links * 1862 births 1948 deaths Philadelphia Quakers players Major League Baseball second basemen Baseball players from Illinois 19th-century baseball players People from Henry County, Illinois {{US-baseball-second-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
