1887 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1887 Philadelphia Athletics had a 64–69 record and finished in fifth place in the American Association.
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 | Wilbert Robinson | 68 | 264 | 60 | .227 | 1 | 24 |
| 1B | Jocko Milligan | 95 | 377 | 114 | .302 | 2 | 50 |
| 2B | 126 | 530 | 144 | .272 | 1 | 82 | |
| SS | Chippy McGarr | 137 | 536 | 158 | .295 | 1 | 63 |
| 3B | Denny Lyons | 137 | 570 | 209 | .367 | 6 | 102 |
| OF | Harry Stovey | 124 | 497 | 142 | .286 | 4 | 77 |
| OF | 135 | 585 | 155 | .265 | 4 | 61 | |
| OF | Henry Larkin | 126 | 497 | 154 | .310 | 3 | 88 |
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 |
| Fred Mann | 55 | 229 | 63 | .275 | 0 | 32 |
| George Townsend | 31 | 109 | 21 | .193 | 0 | 14 |
| Ed Flanagan | 19 | 80 | 20 | .250 | 1 | 10 |
| Chief Roseman | 21 | 73 | 16 | .219 | 0 | 8 |
| Ed Greer | 3 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roxburgh | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 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 |
| Ed Seward | 55 | 470.2 | 25 | 25 | 4.13 | 155 |
| Gus Weyhing | 55 | 466.1 | 26 | 28 | 4.27 | 193 |
| 15 | 124.2 | 6 | 8 | 5.92 | 34 | |
| Bobby Mathews | 7 | 58.0 | 3 | 4 | 6.67 | 9 |
| Bill Hart | 3 | 26.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 4 |
| Ledell Titcomb | 3 | 24.0 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 16 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 4 |
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 | 18.00 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 | 1 |