1883-1901 Philadelphia Quakers/Phillies

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The Philadelphia Quakers of the National League completed their first season in 1883 with a record of 17-81; rookie pitcher John Coleman suffered 48 losses, a major league record that will probably never be beaten. Under the leadership of Manager Harry Wright, their fortunes improved, and they finished as high as second in 1887, and were third in 1885 and 1888. In the 1890s, the roster of the Phillies, as they became known, was bolstered by stars such as Ed Delahanty, Sam Thompson, Nap Lajoie, and Elmer Flick, yet they never finished higher than third place in that decade (1890, 1895, 1899). After another third place finish in 1900 followed by the loss of Lajoie to the American League in the off-season, the Phillies finished in second place in 1901, but then Delahanty and Flick (among others) jumped to the American League, and the National League was dominated by the Pirates, the Giants, and the Cubs for the rest of the decade. The Phillies did not win their first championship until 1915.

Many photos of the Phillies from the period 1902-1917 are posted here: http://www.baseball-fever.com/showth...The-Early-Days

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1883 Philadelphia Quakers; 17-81, .173, 8th Place, 46 g behind

Scorecards from the inaugural season.
(Although the "Metropolitans" were an American Association team, I am inclined to think that this is a scorecard for the NL Quakers rather than the AA Athletics, because Recreation Park was the home field of the Quakers.)

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1884 Philadelphia Quakers; 39-73, .348, 6th Place, 45 g behind

L-R: Joe Mulvey (3B), Frank Ringo (C), John Coleman (P), Jack Remsen (CF), Sid Farrar (1B), Ed Andrews (2B), Bill McClellan (SS), Jack Manning (RF), Blondie Purcell (LF).

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1886 Philadelphia Quakers; 71-43, .623, 4th Place, 14 g behind---Player Identifications provided courtesy of bmarlowe

Standing, L-R: George Wood (OF), Joe Mulvey (3B), Charlie Bastian (2B), Tony Cusick (C), Sid Farrar (1B)
Sitting, L-R:: Deacon McGuire (C), Ed Daily (OF/P), Jim Fogarty (RF), Harry Wright (Mgr.), Ed Andrews (CF), Arthur Irwin (SS), Charlie Ferguson (P), Dan Casey (P), Jack Clements (P)

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Clockwise from bottom left: Joe Mulvey (3B), Jack Farrell (2B), Sid Farrar (1B), Charlie Bastian (2B/SS), Andy Cusick (C), Jack Clements (C), Charlie Ferguson (P), George Wood (LF), Jim Fogarty (CF), Ed Andrews (RF).
Center: Ed Daily (P/OF).

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1887 Philadelphia Quakers; 75-48, .610, 2nd Place, 3.5 g behind---Player Identifications provided courtesy of GaryL

Top Row, L-R: Jim Devlin (P), Lee "Whitey" Gibson, George Wood (LF), Dan Casey, Charlie Buffington (P), Al Maul (P/OF), Charlie Ferguson (P), Joe Mulvey (3B), Ed Andrews (CF)
Bottom Row, L-R: Tom Gunning (C), Sid Farrar (1B), Barney McLaughlin (2B), Deacon McGuire (C), Harry Wright (Mgr.), Jack Clements (P), Harry Lyons (OF), Jim Fogerty (RF), Arthur Irwin (SS)

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Top Row, L-R: Arthur Irwin (SS), Al Maul (P/OF), Deacon McGuire (C), George Wood (OF), Jim Fogerty (RF), Charlie Ferguson (P)
Middle Row, L-R: Sid Farrar (1B), Tom Gunning (C), Harry Wright (Mgr.), Jack Clements (C), Charlie Buffinton (P)
Front, L-R: Charley Bastian (UT), Joe Mulvey (3B)

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1888 Philadelphia Quakers; 69-61, .531, 3rd Place, 14.5 g behind---Player Identifications attempted by RUKen

Top Row, L-R: Charlie Buffinton (P), Jack Clements (C), Ed Andrews (OF), Harry Wright (Mgr.), Joe Mulvey (3B), Ben Sanders (P), Sid Farrar (1B)
Bottom Row, L-R: Dan Casey (P), Arthur Irwin (SS), Kid Gleason (P), Charlie Bastian (2B), Jim Fogarty (OF), Pop Schriver (C), George Wood (OF)

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1889 Philadelphia Quakers; 63-64, .496, 4th place, 20.5 g behind

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1890 Philadelphia Phillies; 78-53, .595, 3rd Place, 9 g behind

Top Row, L-R: Pop Schriver (C), Jack Clements (C), Billy Hamilton (LF), Sam Thompson (RF), Harry Wright (Mgr.), Al Myers (2B)
Middle Row, L-R: Harry Decker (1B/OF/C), Al McCauley (1B)
Bottom Row, L-R: Phenomenal Smith (P), Bill Gray (OF/2B/3B), Ed Mayer (3B), Tom Vickery (P), Dave Anderson (P), Bob Allen (SS), Eddie Burke (CF), Bill Day (P), Kid Gleason (P)
Lower Right Corner: Team mascot and Ed Delahanty, who did not play for the Phillies in 1890 because he jumped to the Cleveland Infants of the Players’ League before the season began, shortly after this photo was taken

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Standing, L-R: Phenomenal Smith (P), Billy Hamilton (LF), Dave Anderson (P), unknown, Bill Gray (OF/2B/3B), Ed Mayer (3B), Eddie Burke (CF), Bill Day (P)
Sitting, L-R: Al Myers (2B), Harry Decker (1B/OF/C), Tom Vickery (P), Al McCauley (1B), Harry Wright (Mgr.), Sam Thompson (RF), Bob Allen (SS), Jack Clements (C), Pop Schriver (C)
In Front, L-R: Kid Gleason (P), mascot

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1892 Philadelphia Phillies; 87-66, .569, 4th Place, 16.5 g behind---Player Identifications provided courtesy of GaryL and bmarlowe

Top Row, L-R: Charlie Reilly (3B), Sam Thompson (RF), Harry Wright (Mgr.), Roger Connor (1B), Bill Hallman (2B)
Bottom Row, L-R: Bob Allen (SS), Ed Delahanty (CF), Gus Weyhing (P), Jack Clements (C), Tim Keefe (P), Lave Cross (utility), Billy Hamilton (LF)
Seated: Kid Carsey (P)

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1894 Philadelphia Phillies; 71-57, .555, 4th Place, 18 g behind---Player Identifications attempted by RUKen

Top Row, L-R: Brewery Jack Taylor (P), Bill Hallman (2B), Ed Delahanty (OF), Jack Boyle (1B), George Harper (P)
Second Row, L-R: Jimmy Callahan (P), Tuck Turner (OF), Jack Clements (C), Sam Thompson (OF), Mike Grady (C)
Third Row, Clockwise from Left: George Haddock (P), Charlie Reilly (3B), Arthur Irwin (Mgr.), Kid Carsey (P)
Bottom Row, L-R: Gus Weyhing (P), Billy Hamilton (OF), Lave Cross (3B)

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1895 Philadelphia Phillies; 78-53, .595, 3rd Place, 19.5 g behind

Top Row, L-R: Jimmy Callahan (P, did not play for Phi in 1895), Bob Allen (SS, did not play for Phi in 1895), Ed Delahanty (OF), Jack Boyle (1B), Sam Thompson (OF), Brewery Jack Taylor (P), Charlie Reilly (SS)
Middle Row, L-R: Jack Clements (C), Gus Weyhing (P), Bill Hallman (2B), Arthur Irwin (Mgr.), Kid Carsey (P), Billy Hamilton (OF), George Haddock (P, did not play for Phi in 1895)
Bottom Row, L-R: Willie McGill (P), Jack Sharrott (OF/P, did not play for Phi in 1895), Tuck Turner (OF), Mike Grady (C)
(This photo was actually taken in 1894.)
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1896 Philadelphia Phillies; 62-68, .477, 8th place, 28.5 g behind

Top Row (L-R): Jack Boyle (C), Joe Sullivan (CF), Dan Brouthers (1B), Sam Thompson (RF), Elwood Eiler (DNP*), Al Orth (P)
Middle Row (L-R): Billy Hallman (2B), Tuck Turner (CF), Mike Grady (C), Jack Clements (C), Lave Cross (3B/SS), Billy Nash (3B), Kid Carsey (P), Willie McGill (P)
Bottom Row (L-R): Billy Hulen (SS), Ed Delehanty (LF/1B), Jack Taylor (P)
*Eiler did not play for the Phillies in 1896, and was a career minor-league player.
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1898 Philadelphia Phillies; 78-71, .523, 6th place, 24 g behind

Early season image, with George Stallings as manager:
Top Row (L-R): Ed McFarland (C), Jacob Jimerson (DNP*), Monte Cross (SS), Duff Cooley (CF), Wiley Piatt (P), Klondike Douglass (C/1B), George Stallings (Mgr.), Davey Dunkle (P), George Wheeler (P), Al Orth (P), Jack Boyle (1B/C), Nap Lajoie (2B)
Bottom Row (L-R): Red Donahue (P), Billy Lauder (3B), Elmer Flick (RF), Bill Duggleby (P), Ed Abbaticchio (3B), Ed Delahanty (LF/1B), Jack Fifield (P), Kid Elberfeld (3B), unidentified
*Jimerson did not play for the Phillies in 1898 and did not ever appear in a major league game

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Later season images, after George Stallings had been replaced as manager by Bill Shettsline:
Top Row, L-R: Morgan Murphy (C), Ed McFarland (C), Nap Lajoie (2B), Davey Dunkle (P), Ed Abbaticchio (3B), Red Donahue (P), Bill Shettsline (Mgr.)
Middle Row, L-R: Monte Cross (SS), Jack Fifield (P), Ed Delahanty (LF), Duff Cooley (CF), Klondike Douglass (1B), Wiley Piatt (P), Ed Murphy (P)
Bottom Row, L-R: Bill Duggleby (P), Billy Lauder (3B), Bert Conn (P), Elmer Flick (RF), Al Orth (P)

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Top Row, L-R: Ed McFarland (C), Ed Abbaticchio (3B), Nap Lajoie (2B), Al Orth (P), Red Donahue (P), Duff Cooley (CF), Billy Lauder (3B)
Middle Row, L-R: Monte Cross (SS), Jack Fifield (P), Ed Delahanty (LF), Bill Shettsline (Mgr.), Wiley Piatt (P), Klondike Douglass (C), Ed Murphy (P)
Bottom Row, L-R: Bill Duggleby (P), Elmer Flick (RF), Morgan Murphy (P), Bert Conn (P)

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1899 Philadelphia Phillies; 94-58, .618, 3rd Place, 9 g behind

Top Row, L-R: Al Orth (P), Joe Dolan (2B), Nap Lajoie (2B), Klondike Douglass (C), Bill Bernhardt (P), Wiley Piatt (P)
Middle Row, L-R: Ed Delahanty (LF), Pearce Chiles (OF/1B/2B), Ed McFarland (C), Bill Shettsline (Mgr.), Monte Cross (SS), Roy Thomas (CF), Billy Lauder (3B), Red Donahue (P)
Bottom Row, L-R: Chick Fraser (P), Billy Goeckel (1B), Elmer Flick (RF)

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1900 Philadelphia Phillies; 75-63, .543, 3rd Place, 8 g behind (The photo is actually from 1899--see post #12 above--with new players added as insets)

Insets across the Top, L-R: Harry Wolverton (3B), Jack Dunn (P), Jimmy Slagle (OF), Fred Jacklitsch (C)
Top Row, L-R: Al Orth (P), Joe Dolan (infielder), Nap Lajoie (2B), Klondike Douglass (C), Bill Bernhard (P), Wiley Piatt (P)
Middle Row, L-R: Ed Delahanty (1B), Pearce Chiles (infielder), Ed McFarland (C), Bill Shettsline (Mgr.), Monte Cross (SS), Roy Thomas (OF), Billy Lauder (did not play for Phi in 1900), Red Donahue (P)
Bottom Row, L-R: Chick Fraser (P), Billy Goeckel (did not play for Phi in 1900), Elmer Flick (OF), Bert Conn (P, inset)

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1901 Philadelphia Phillies; 83-57, .593, 2nd Place, 7.5 g behind

1901 Top Row - Al Orth (P), W. Thomas (DNP*), Doc White (P), Bert Conn (2B), Joe Dolan (2B), Jack Dunn (P), Red Donahue (P), John Eby (DNP*), Monte Cross (SS), Happy Townsend (P), Wiley (DNP*).
Middle Row - Klondike Douglass (C), Ed McFarland (C), Elmer Flick (OF), Bill Shettsline (Mgr.), Fred Jacklitsch (C), Ed Delahanty (OF), Bill Duggleby (P).
Front Row - Kennedy (DNP*), Jimmy Slagle (OF), Roy Thomas (OF), Harry Wolverton (3B).
*W. Thomas, John Eby, Wiley, and Kennedy did not play for the Phillies in 1901. IDs were published in the April 19, 1901 edition of the Philadelphia Record. W. Thomas was probably Bill Thomas, the brother of Roy, who had played for the University of Pennsylvania team and who would play a few games for the Phillies in 1902.

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John Coleman, 1883-84

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