1883 Philadelphia Quakers season
The 1883 Philadelphia Quakers season was the first in the franchise's existence. The team was founded earlier in the year as a replacement for the Worcester franchise. It was the first year Philadelphia was represented in the National League since the original Athletics were disbanded in 1876. The American Association's Philadelphia Athletics had been founded a year earlier.
The team opened the year managed by Bob Ferguson; however, he was fired as manager after a disappointing 4-13 start and replaced by Blondie Purcell. The team finished the season 17-81, worst in the National League.Regular season
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 | | 57 | 231 | 71 | .307 | 1 | 25 |
| 1B | | 99 | 377 | 88 | .233 | 0 | 29 |
| 2B | | 86 | 329 | 85 | .258 | 0 | 27 |
| 3B | | 97 | 425 | 114 | .268 | 1 | 32 |
| SS | | 80 | 326 | 75 | .230 | 1 | 33 |
| OF | | 73 | 280 | 62 | .221 | 0 | 21 |
| OF | | 98 | 420 | 112 | .267 | 0 | 37 |
| OF | | 38 | 160 | 40 | .250 | 0 | 18 |
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 |
| 90 | 354 | 83 | .234 | 0 | 32 |
| 60 | 221 | 42 | .190 | 0 | 12 |
| 39 | 141 | 32 | .227 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 73 | 12 | .164 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | 68 | 15 | .221 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 12 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 65 | 538.1 | 12 | 48 | 4.87 | 159 |
| 17 | 137 | 1 | 14 | 5.45 | 39 |
| 11 | 80 | 2 | 6 | 4.39 | 30 |
| 8 | 61.1 | 1 | 7 | 6.90 | 13 |
| 3 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 5.54 | 8 |
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19.00 | 2 |
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15.43 | 2 |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 |
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 | 9.00 | 0 |
