1883 Philadelphia Quakers season

The 1883 season was the first in the history of the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 after refusing to finish the season. The American [Association (19th century)|American Association]'s Philadelphia Athletics had been founded a year earlier.
The team opened the year managed by Bob [Ferguson (infielder)|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.

Player stats

Batting

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

Pitching

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	137.0	1	14	5.45	39
	11	80.0	2	6	4.39	30
	8	61.1	1	7	6.90	13
	3	26.0	0	3	5.54	8
	1	9.0	0	1	19.00	2
	1	7.0	0	1	15.43	2
	1	5.0	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