The 1886 Philadelphia Quakers season was a season in American baseball. The Quakers finished in fourth place in the National League with a record of 71–43, 14 games behind the Chicago White Stockings. Arthur Irwin served as team captain.

William Henry "Harry" Wright was an American professional baseball player, manager, and developer. He assembled, managed, and played center field for baseball's first fully professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings. He is credited with introducing innovations such as backing up infield plays from the outfield and shifting defensive alignments based on hitters' tendencies. For his contributions as a manager and developer of the game, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 by the Veterans Committee.