The

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were a professional

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team that existed for two seasons from to . Known alternatively as the Philadelphia Quakers, and sometimes informally as "Buffinton's Beauties", they played their first season in the newly created

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(PL) of , and were managed by

Jim Fogarty James G. Fogarty (February 12, 1864 – May 20, 1891) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1890 for the Philadelphia Quakers and Philadelphia Athletics. An alumnus of Saint Mary's Col ...

and

Charlie Buffinton Charles "Charlie" G. Buffinton (June 14, 1861 – September 23, 1907) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1892. One of the workhorse pitchers of the 1880s, he won 20 games seven times and his 1,700 career s ...

.Lewis, Chapter 5 After the demise of the PL following the 1890 season, the team joined the

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(AA) for the 1891 season, and were managed by

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and George Wood. For each season, the franchise used

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as their home field. Despite the existence of established major league representation in Philadelphia, the

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of the

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(NL) and the

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of the AA, the new PL franchise was able to sign veteran players, including Buffinton,

Billy Shindle William D. Shindle (December 5, 1860 – June 3, 1936) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played from 1886 to 1898 for the Detroit Wolverines (1886–87), Baltimore Orioles (1888–89, 1892–93), Philadelphia Athletics (18 ...

, George Wood, and

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. The Quakers finished the season with a 68–63

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, with one tie, placing them fifth among the eight PL teams. Following the 1890 season, many players returned to their previous teams; however, the Athletics were able to sign quality veteran players, including

Gus Weyhing August Weyhing (September 29, 1866 – September 4, 1955) was an American pitcher in professional baseball. Nicknamed "Cannonball", "Rubber Arm Gun", and "Rubber-Winged Gus", he played for nine different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams from 188 ...

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, and

Pop Corkhill John Stewart "Pop" Corkhill (April 11, 1858 – April 4, 1921) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from to . Corkhill excelled as a defensive player, winning five fielding titles in ...

. The team completed the season with a 73–66 win–loss record, with four ties, placing them fifth among nine teams. Following the 1891 season, the AA could no longer operate because of great financial losses, and was forced to fold; four of its teams became part of the NL, and the others, including the Athletics, accepted buyouts.Lewis, Chapter 7 George Wood led the franchise in many batting categories, including;

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with .299,

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s with 1067,

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with 319, and runs scored with 220.

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's 44 doubles and 14

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s led the franchise, while Weyhing's 31 wins in 1891 is tops among the pitching leaders, as well as his 3.18

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Keys

Players

References

;General *Lewis, Ethan (2001).
"A Structure To Last Forever:The Players' League And The Brotherhood War of 1890"
'. ;Specific

External links

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