1887 Major League Baseball season

The 1887 MLB Season was the National League's twelfth season and American Association's sixth season. The Detroit Wolverines defeated the St. Louis Browns in a 15-game World Series match played in ten cities.[1] The Louisville Colonels set a Major League record which still stands for the most base on balls for a team in a game, with 19 against the Cleveland Blues on 21 September.[2]

This article is about the 1887 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1887 in baseball.
1887 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 16 – October 10 (regular)
October 10–26 (postseason)
Pennant Winners
AA championsSt. Louis Browns
  AA runners-upCincinnati Red
NL championsDetroit Wolverines
  NL runners-upPhiladelphia Quakers

Final standings
American Association
RankClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
1stSt. Louis Browns9540.704    –
2ndCincinnati Red Stockings8154.60014.0
3rdBaltimore Orioles7758.57018.0
4thLouisville Colonels7660.55919.5
5thPhiladelphia Athletics6469.48130.0
6thBrooklyn Grays6074.44834.5
7thNew York Metropolitans4489.33150.0
8thCleveland Blues3992.29854.0
National League
RankClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
1stDetroit Wolverines7945.637    –
2ndPhiladelphia Quakers7548.610 3.5
3rdChicago White Stockings7150.587 6.5
4thNew York Giants6855.55310.5
5thBoston Beaneaters6160.50416.5
6thPittsburgh Alleghenys5569.44424.0
7thWashington Nationals4676.37732.0
8thIndianapolis Hoosiers3789.29443.0

League leaders

In 1887, bases on balls (walks) were counted as hits by the major leagues in existence at the time. This inflated batting averages, with 11 players batting .400 or better, and the experiment was abandoned the following season. Historical statistics for the season were later revised, such that "Bases on balls shall always be treated as neither a time at bat nor a hit for the batter."[3] This results in ambiguity for some players' season and career hits totals, notably with Cap Anson.[4] Anson was credited with a .421 average and the National League batting title in 1887; however, the recalculation of averages with walks excluded lowered his average to .347 and retroactively gave the batting title to Sam Thompson.[4]

American Association National League
AVGTip O'Neill STL.435Sam Thompson DET.372
HRTip O'Neill STL14Billy O'Brien WAS19
RBITip O'Neill STL123Sam Thompson DET166
WinsMatt Kilroy BAL46John Clarkson CHI38
ERAElmer Smith CIN2.94  Dan Casey PHI2.86  
KsToad Ramsey LOU355John Clarkson CHI237

Postseason

World Series:

The Detroit Wolverines (79–45, NL) defeated the St. Louis Browns (95–40, AA) ten games to five.

References
  1. Suehsdorf, A. D. (1978). The Great American Baseball Scrapbook, p. 24. Random House. ISBN 0-394-50253-1.
  2. "Games Based Bases on Balls Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  3. Thorn, John (May 4, 2015). "Why Is the National Association Not a Major League … and Other Records Issues". ourgame.mlblogs.com. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  4. Fleitz, David L. "Cap Anson". Society for American Baseball Research Baseball Biography Project. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
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