1888 Boston Beaneaters Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 70-64
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 15,000, Avg. 15,000
Ballpark: South End Grounds II
Manager: John Morrill (70-64)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1888 Boston Beaneaters Statistics
1888 Boston Beaneaters Results

The Boston Beaneaters of the National League ended the 1888 season with a record of 70 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Beaneaters tallied 669 runs and gave up 619 runs. Dick Johnston paced Boston with 12 home runs Billy Nash drove in 75 runs. King Kelly led batters with significant playing time by hitting .318. John Clarkson earned 33 wins for the squad, while Bill Sowders, too added 15 or more wins, too Bill Sowders recorded a 2.07 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

John Morrill coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tom BrownPLRSeptember 21, 18605'10"168Liverpool, Li United Kingdom
Jack BurdockPRRApril 0, 18525'9"158Brooklyn, NY USA
John ClarksonPRRJuly 1, 18615'10"155Cambridge, MA USA
Dick ConwayPLRApril 25, 18665'7"140Lowell, MA USA
Ed GlennPRRJune 15, 18605'10"160Richmond, VA USA
Bill HigginsPRDecember 4, 18595'9"155Camden, DE USA
Mike HinesPRLSeptember 0, 18625'10"176, Ireland
Joe HornungPRRJune 12, 18575'8"164Carthage, NY USA
Dick JohnstonPRRApril 6, 18635'8"155Kingston, NY USA
King KellyPRRDecember 31, 18575'10"170Troy, NY USA
Billy KlusmanPRRMarch 24, 18655'10"185Cincinnati, OH USA
Kid MaddenPLLOctober 2, 18675'7"130Portland, ME USA
John MorrillPRRFebruary 19, 18555'10"155Boston, MA USA
Billy NashPRRJune 24, 18655'8"167Richmond, VA USA
Tom O'RourkePRROctober 0, 18655'9"158New York, NY USA
Joe QuinnPRRDecember 24, 18625'7"158Ipswich, Qu Australia
Old Hoss RadbournPRRDecember 11, 18545'9"168Rochester, NY USA
Irv RayPLRJanuary 22, 18645'6"165Harrington, ME USA
Andy SommersPRROctober 26, 18655'11"181Cleveland, OH USA
Bill SowdersPRRNovember 29, 18646'0"155Louisville, KY USA
Ezra SuttonPRRSeptember 17, 18495'8"153Seneca Falls, NY USA
Edward TatePRRDecember 22, 18605'10"178Richmond, VA USA
Nick WisePRRJune 15, 18665'11"194Boston, MA USA
Sam WisePLRAugust 18, 18575'10"170Akron, OH USA