1888 Chicago White Stockings Roster

The 1888 Chicago White Stockings team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1888 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 1888 Chicago White Stockings Opening Day starters list, a 1888 Chicago White Stockings salary list, a 1888 Chicago White Stockings uniform number breakdown and a 1888 Chicago White Stockings primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1888 Chicago White Stockings

Complete Roster  
 
n/a Mark Baldwin 6-00 190 Right Right 1863-10-29
n/a George Borchers 5-10 180 Right Both 1869-04-18
n/a Tod Brynan 5-10 Unknown Right Right 1863-07-00
n/a Dad Clarke Unknown Unknown Right Both 1865-01-07
n/a Frank Dwyer 5-08 145 Right Right 1868-03-25
n/a Ad Gumbert 5-10 200 Right Right 1868-10-10
n/a Gus Krock 6-00 196 Left Unknown 1866-05-09
n/a Willard Mains 6-02 190 Right Left 1868-07-07
n/a John Tener 6-04 180 Right Right 1863-07-25
n/a Tom Daly 5-07 170 Right Both 1866-02-07
n/a Dell Darling 5-08 170 Right Right 1861-12-21
n/a Duke Farrell 6-01 208 Right Both 1866-08-31
n/a Silver Flint 6-00 180 Right Right 1855-08-03
n/a Cap Anson 6-00 227 Right Right 1852-04-17
n/a Tom Burns 5-07 152 Right Right 1857-03-30
n/a Fred Pfeffer 5-10½ 184 Right Right 1860-03-17
n/a Ned Williamson 5-11 210 Right Right 1857-10-24
n/a Hugh Duffy 5-07 168 Right Right 1866-11-26
n/a Bob Pettit 5-09 160 Right Left 1861-07-19
n/a Jimmy Ryan 5-09 162 Left Right 1863-02-11
n/a Marty Sullivan Unknown Unknown Right Right 1862-10-20
n/a George Van Haltren 5-11 170 Left Left 1866-03-30


The 1888 Chicago White Stockings played 135 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 58 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at West Side Park (Park Factors: 107/106) where 228,906 fans witnessed their 1888 White Stockings finish the season with a .570 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 1888 Chicago White Stockings Opening Day starters list, a 1888 Chicago White Stockings salary list, a 1888 Chicago White Stockings uniform number breakdown and a 1888 Chicago White Stockings primary starters list:

1888 Chicago White Stockings
Opening Day Starters


Cap Anson
Tom Burns
Dell Darling
Bob Pettit
Fred Pfeffer
Jimmy Ryan
Marty Sullivan
George Van Haltren
Ned Williamson

1888 Chicago White Stockings
Most Games by Position

C Tom Daly (62)
1B Cap Anson (134)
2B Fred Pfeffer (135)
3B Tom Burns (134)
SS Ned Williamson (132)
LF Marty Sullivan (74)
CF Jimmy Ryan (127)
RF Hugh Duffy (64)
  
SP Mark Baldwin
SP Gus Krock
  
CL George Van Haltren


1888 Chicago White Stockings
Salaries

George Van Haltren $2,500.00
Hugh Duffy $2,000.00


1888 Chicago White Stockings
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1888 Chicago White Stockings 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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