the quakers continued to improve under wright in 1886, finishing with a record of 71-43, although their position in the league fell to fourth. in 1887, the team finished in second place, just 3½ games behind the champion detroit wolverines. unfortunately, that was to be the high-water mark of wright's tenure in philadelphia, as the team hovered in the middle of the pack, finishing between third and fifth every year from 1888 until 1893 (although he missed a large portion of the 1890 season due to problems with his eyesight).