1887 Season
Baseball America Top 100 Prospects List Published
Tuesday, April 5th, 1887: The season is about to start, so it's time for Baseball America to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 20-year-old starting pitcher Cannonball Titcomb of the Detroit Wolverines is the #1 prospect overall.
Here is the top 10:
1) SP Cannonball Titcomb, 20, Detroit Wolverines
2) SP Elmer Smith, 19, Cincinnati Red Stockings
3) SP Al Mays, 21, Washington Nationals
4) MR Silver King, 19, Detroit Wolverines
5) SP Pete Conway, 20, Boston Americans
6) SP John Ewing, 23, Cleveland Blues
7) SP Matt Kilroy, 20, Pittsburg Alleghenys
8) MR Frank Gilmore, 22, Chicago White Stockings
9) MR John Kirby, 22, Baltimore Orioles
10) SP Gus Weyhing, 20, Boston Americans
Philadelphia at Washington
2 game series
Tuesday 4/5
Washington 3 Philadelphia 2: National score twice in the bottom of the ninth. Ed Cogswell scores on a single by Bill Butler.
Wednesday 4/6
Philadelphia 7 Washington 4 (13): Athletics scores four times in the 13th on RBIs by Tom Brown, Billy Nash, and Dave Oldfield.
Philadelphia at Louisville
3 game series
Friday 4/8
Louisville 10 Philadelphia 4: Buck Ewing (1) and Jerry Denny (1) hit home runs.
Saturday 4/9
Philadelphia 7 Louisville 6: Charlie Eden goes 3-5 with 3 runs and Jack Farrell drives in three.
Sunday 4/10
Louisville 3 Philadelphia 2: Abner Dalrymple (1) homers in the bottom of the ninth for Colonels.
Cleveland at Philadlephia
3 game series
Tuesday 4/12
Philadelphia 10 Cleveland 4: Dan Brouthers drives in three and Henry Gruber gets his first career win.
Wednesday 4/13
Philadelphia 6 Cleveland 2: Buttercup Dickerson goes 3-3 and Larry Richmond scatters seven hits.
Thursday 4/14
Philadelphia 10 Cleveland 3: Buttercup Dickerson drives in two with a HR (1). Jack Farrell drives in three.
Chicago at Philadelphia
3 game series
Friday 4/15
Philadelphia 2 Chicago 1: Henry Gruber pitches a four hitter and Dan Brouthers drives in one.
Saturday 4/16
Chicago 7 Philadelphia 4: Heinie Kappel goes 3-6 and 2 RBIs. Tom Sexton goes 3-3.
Sunday 4/17
Philadelphia 14 Chicago 5: Dan Brouthers hits a first inning GRAND SLAM and Buttercup Dickerson goes 3-5 with 3 RBIs.
Philadelphia at Baltimore
3 game series
Tuesday 4/19
Baltimore 3 Philadelphia 2: Fred Dunlap drives in two to lead Orioles to their 8th straight win.
Wednesday 4/20
Baltimore 9 Philadelphia 7: Orioles score six in the eighth. Fred Dunlap hits a bases loaded double
Thursday 4/21
Baltimore 11 Philadelphia 8: Orioles once more slip past Athletics in the 8th. Five runs on 3 errors.
Philadelphia (7-7) at Boston (6-8)
3 game series
Friday 4/22
Boston 10 Philadelphia 6: Pete Browning, Doc Bushong, and Ed Herr drive in two each.
Saturday 4/23
Boston 8 Philadelphia 7: Marty Sullivan hits a 3 run HR (2) and Ed Herr goes 3-4.
Sunday 4/24
Boston 13 Philadelphia 6: Ed Herr drives in four and Americans manage only seven hits and 11 Athletics errors.
Philadelphia at Detroit
3 game series
Tuesday 4/26
Philadelphia 7 Detroit 4: Athletics end slide on Frank Fennelly's 3 RBIs.
Wednesday 4/27
Detroit 6 Philadelphia 3: Germany Smith goes 4-5 in Athletics loss.
Thursday 4/28
Philadelphia 7 Detroit 6 (11): Buttercup Dickerson scores on an error in the 11th.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Baltimore Orioles | 16 | 3 | .842 | - |
| Louisville Colonels | 16 | 5 | .762 | 1.0 |
| Washington Nationals | 10 | 10 | .500 | 6.5 |
| Boston Americans | 10 | 10 | .500 | 6.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 9 | 10 | .474 | 7.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 9 | 11 | .450 | 7.5 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 6 | 14 | .300 | 10.5 |
| Cleveland Blues | 4 | 17 | .190 | 13.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| New York Giants | 12 | 7 | .632 | - |
| Brooklyn Grays | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1.5 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1.5 |
| St. Louis Browns | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2.0 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.0 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.5 |
| Pittsburg Alleghenys | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.0 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 8 | 12 | .400 | 4.5 |
Injuries
4/8 Dave Orr (White Stockings) 3-4 months with concussion.
4/8 Buster Hoover (Americans) 2 weeks with ankle soreness.
4/10 Ned Hanlon (Cleveland) 4 weeks with torn thumb ligament.
4/17 Frank Mountain (Beaneaters) 4-5 months with torn rotator cuff.
4/24 Lew Brown (St Louis) 5 weeks with strained quad.
4/25 Mike Mattimore (White Sox) 2 weeks with undisclosed injury.
4/26 Dick Burns (Louisvile) 2-3 weeks with knee sprain.
Shut outs
4/10 Ren Deagle (White Stockings) 5-0 over Quakers.
4/13 Mickey Welch (Louisville) 3-0 over White Sox.
4/13 Peek-A-Boo Veach (NY Giants) 16-0 over Cincinnati.
4/15 Elmer Smith (Cincinnati) 5-0 over St Louis.
4/18 Larry Corcoran (Louisville) 13-0 over Detroit.
4/22 James Burke (White Sox) 6-0 over Detroit.
News
4/17 Jim Britt (Quakers) 200th career win. (200-205, 1.95)
4/21 Ed Swartwood (Beaneaters) hit for the cycle. (4-4)