1888 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

The 1888 Philadelphia Athletics 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 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1888 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1888 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1888 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1888 Philadelphia Athletics

Complete Roster  
 
n/a Bill Blair 5-08½ 172 Left Left 1863-09-17
n/a Bob Gamble 5-10 155 Right Unknown 1867-02-06
n/a Mike Mattimore 5-08½ 160 Left Left 1858-08-00
n/a Ed Seward 5-07 175 Right Unknown 1867-06-29
n/a Phenomenal Smith 5-06½ 161 Left Left 1864-12-12
n/a Gus Weyhing 5-10 145 Right Right 1866-09-29
n/a Bill Farmer 5-11½ 187 Right Right 1864-02-13
n/a Whitey Gibson 5-09 178 Right Unknown 1868-10-06
n/a Tom Gunning 5-10 160 Right Right 1862-03-04
n/a Wilbert Robinson 5-08½ 215 Right Right 1864-06-29
n/a George Townsend 5-07½ 180 Right Right 1867-06-04
n/a Frank Zinn 5-08 150 Unknown Unknown 1865-12-21
n/a Lou Bierbauer 5-08 140 Right Left 1865-09-28
n/a Frank Fennelly 5-08 168 Right Right 1860-02-18
n/a Bill Gleason 5-08 170 Right Right 1858-11-12
n/a Henry Larkin 5-10 175 Right Right 1860-01-12
n/a Denny Lyons 5-10 185 Right Right 1866-03-12
n/a Tom Poorman 5-07 135 Right Left 1857-10-14
n/a Blondie Purcell 5-09½ 159 Right Right 1854-03-16
n/a Harry Stovey 5-11½ 175 Right Right 1856-12-20
n/a Mike Sullivan 5-08½ 165 Right Right 1860-03-10
n/a Curt Welch 5-10 175 Right Right 1862-02-11


The 1888 Philadelphia Athletics played 133 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 52 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Jefferson Street Grounds (Park Factors: 99/98) where 201,000 fans witnessed their 1888 Athletics finish the season with a .609 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 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1888 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1888 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1888 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1888 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1888 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Wilbert Robinson (65)
1B Henry Larkin (122)
2B Lou Bierbauer (121)
3B Denny Lyons (111)
SS Bill Gleason (121)
LF Harry Stovey (118)
CF Curt Welch (135)
RF Tom Poorman (97)
  
SP Mike Mattimore
SP Gus Weyhing
  
CL Ed Seward


1888 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1888 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1888 Philadelphia Athletics 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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