1887 Boston Beaneaters Roster

The 1887 Boston Beaneaters team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1887 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1887 Boston Beaneaters Opening Day starters list, a 1887 Boston Beaneaters salary list, a 1887 Boston Beaneaters uniform number breakdown and a 1887 Boston Beaneaters primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"(Old Hoss) Radbourn was presented with a huge bouquet and a large envelope containing lawful currency of the United States." - newpaper account of his game on September 7, 1884

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1887 Boston Beaneaters

Complete Roster  
 
n/a Dick Conway 5-07½ 140 Right Left 1865-04-25
n/a Kid Madden 5-07½ 130 Left Unknown 1866-10-22
n/a Old Hoss Radbourn 5-09 168 Right Right 1854-12-11
n/a Bill Stemmyer 6-02 190 Right Right 1865-05-06
n/a Con Daily 6-00 192 Unknown Left 1864-09-11
n/a Tom O'Rourke 5-09 158 Right Unknown 1865-10-00
n/a Pop Tate 5-10 178 Left Right 1860-12-22
n/a Jack Burdock 5-09½ 158 Right Right 1852-04-00
n/a John Morrill 5-10½ 155 Right Right 1855-02-19
n/a Billy Nash 5-08½ 167 Right Right 1865-06-24
n/a Ezra Sutton 5-08½ 153 Right Right 1849-09-17
n/a Sam Wise 5-10½ 170 Right Left 1857-08-18
n/a Joe Hornung 5-08½ 164 Right Right 1857-06-12
n/a Dick Johnston 5-08 155 Right Right 1863-04-06
n/a King Kelly 5-10 170 Right Right 1857-12-31
n/a Bobby Wheelock 5-08 160 Right Right 1864-08-06


The 1887 Boston Beaneaters played 121 games during the regular season, won 61 games, lost 60 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at South End Grounds I (Park Factors: 100/100) where 261,000 fans witnessed their 1887 Beaneaters finish the season with a .504 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1887 Boston Beaneaters Opening Day starters list, a 1887 Boston Beaneaters salary list, a 1887 Boston Beaneaters uniform number breakdown and a 1887 Boston Beaneaters primary starters list:

1887 Boston Beaneaters
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1887 Boston Beaneaters
Most Games by Position

C Pop Tate (53)
1B John Morrill (127)
2B Jack Burdock (65)
3B Billy Nash (117)
SS Sam Wise (72)
LF Joe Hornung (98)
CF Dick Johnston (127)
RF King Kelly (61)
  
SP Dick Conway
SP Kid Madden
SP Old Hoss Radbourn
  
CL Bill Stemmyer


1887 Boston Beaneaters
Salaries

Old Hoss Radbourn $4,500.00
King Kelly $4,000.00


1887 Boston Beaneaters
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1887 Boston Beaneaters Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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