The Philadelphia Quakers

Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

 season was a season in baseball, the first in the franchise's existence. 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

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

 since the original Athletics were disbanded in . The American Association

American Association (19th century)

The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...

's Philadelphia Athletics

Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)

The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional baseball team, one of six charter members of the American Association, a 19th-century major league, which began play in 1882 as a rival to the National League. The other teams were the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Eclipse of...

 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

Blondie Purcell

William Aloysius "Blondie" Purcell , was an American Major League Baseball player born in Paterson, New Jersey. He played for a total of 12 seasons while playing for eight different teams in two leagues...

. The team finished the season 17–81, worst in the National League.

Roster

1883 Philadelphia Quakers
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		57	231	71	.307	1	25
1B		99	377	88	.233	0	29
2B		86	329	85	.258	0	27
3B		97	425	114	.268	1	32
SS		80	326	75	.230	1	33
OF		73	280	62	.221	0	21
OF		98	420	112	.267	0	37
OF		38	160	40	.250	0	18

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	90	354	83	.234	0	32
	60	221	42	.190	0	12
	39	141	32	.227	0	13
	18	73	12	.164	0	4
	16	68	15	.221	0	3
	5	19	3	.158	0	0
	3	15	4	.267	0	4
	3	12	6	.500	0	3
	3	11	1	.091	0	0
	2	8	0	.000	0	0
	2	8	2	.250	0	1
	2	7	1	.143	0	0
	1	5	0	.000	0	0
	1	4	3	.750	0	1
	1	4	0	.000	0	0
	1	3	1	.333	0	0
	1	3	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	65	538.1	12	48	4.87	159
	17	137	1	14	5.45	39
	11	80	2	6	4.39	30
	8	61.1	1	7	6.90	13
	3	26	0	3	5.54	8
	1	9	0	1	19.00	2
	1	7	0	1	15.43	2
	1	5	0	1	9.00	0

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	1	0	0	0	9.00	0