1884 Philadelphia Athletics season
Appearance
1884 Philadelphia Athletics | |
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League | American Association |
Ballpark | Jefferson Street Grounds |
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Owners | Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason |
Manager | Lon Knight |
The 1884 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 61–46 record and finished in seventh place in the American Association.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Metropolitans | 75 | 32 | .701 | — | 42–9 | 33–23 |
Columbus Buckeyes | 69 | 39 | .639 | 6½ | 38–16 | 31–23 |
Louisville Eclipse | 68 | 40 | .630 | 7½ | 41–14 | 27–26 |
St. Louis Browns | 67 | 40 | .626 | 8 | 38–16 | 29–24 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings | 68 | 41 | .624 | 8 | 40–16 | 28–25 |
Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 43 | .594 | 11½ | 42–13 | 21–30 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 61 | 46 | .570 | 14 | 38–16 | 23–30 |
Toledo Blue Stockings | 46 | 58 | .442 | 27½ | 28–25 | 18–33 |
Brooklyn Atlantics | 40 | 64 | .385 | 33½ | 23–26 | 17–38 |
Richmond Virginians | 12 | 30 | .286 | 30½ | 5–15 | 7–15 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 30 | 78 | .278 | 45½ | 18–37 | 12–41 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers | 29 | 78 | .271 | 46 | 15–39 | 14–39 |
Washington Nationals | 12 | 51 | .190 | 41 | 10–20 | 2–31 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BR | CIN | COL | IND | LOU | NY | PHI | PIT | RIC | STL | TOL | WSH | ||||
Baltimore | — | 5–5 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 6–4–1 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 9–0 | 4–0 | 5–5 | 5–5–1 | 2–1 | ||||
Brooklyn | 5–5 | — | 2–8 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 3–6 | 1–9–1 | 3–6 | 4–6 | 3–2–1 | 2–7–1 | 4–4–2 | 3–1 | ||||
Cincinnati | 6–4 | 8–2 | — | 3–7 | 9–1–1 | 5–5 | 4–6–1 | 4–6 | 8–1–1 | 4–0 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 6–0 | ||||
Columbus | 4–6 | 7–3 | 7–3 | — | 8–2 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 5–5–1 | 9–1 | 2–2 | 5–5 | 8–1–1 | 5–1 | ||||
Indianapolis | 1–9 | 3–7 | 1–9–1 | 2–8 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 4–6 | 4–6 | 1–2–1 | 3–6–1 | 3–6 | 4–2 | ||||
Louisville | 4–6–1 | 6–3 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 9–1 | — | 3–7–1 | 6–3 | 8–2 | 4–1 | 5–5 | 9–1 | 4–1 | ||||
New York | 5–5 | 9–1–1 | 6–4–1 | 5–4 | 8–2 | 7–3–1 | — | 8–2 | 9–1 | 2–0 | 5–4–1 | 5–4–1 | 6–2 | ||||
Philadelphia | 7–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 5–5–1 | 6–4 | 3–6 | 2–8 | — | 8–2 | 2–0 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 7–1 | ||||
Pittsburgh | 0–9 | 6–4 | 1–8–1 | 1–9 | 6–4 | 2–8 | 1–9 | 2–8 | — | 1–4–1 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 4–1 | ||||
Richmond | 0–4 | 2–3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–4–1 | 0–0 | ||||
St. Louis | 5–5 | 7–2–1 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 6–3–1 | 5–5 | 4–5–1 | 7–3 | 9–1 | 3–1 | — | 5–5 | 5–1 | ||||
Toledo | 5–5–1 | 4–4–2 | 3–7 | 1–8–1 | 6–3 | 1–9 | 4–5–1 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 4–0–1 | 5–5 | — | 5–1 | ||||
Washington | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–6 | 1–7 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–5 | — |
Opening Day lineup
[edit]Notable transactions
[edit]- August 1884: Frank Ringo was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
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C | Jocko Milligan | 66 | 268 | 77 | .287 | 3 |
1B | Harry Stovey | 104 | 448 | 146 | .326 | 10 |
2B | Cub Stricker | 107 | 399 | 92 | .231 | 1 |
SS | Sadie Houck | 108 | 472 | 140 | .297 | 0 |
3B | Fred Corey | 104 | 439 | 121 | .276 | 5 |
OF | Jud Birchall | 54 | 221 | 57 | .258 | 0 |
OF | Lon Knight | 108 | 484 | 131 | .271 | 1 |
OF | Henry Larkin | 85 | 326 | 90 | .276 | 3 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
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Jack O'Brien | 36 | 138 | 39 | .283 | 1 |
Bob Blakiston | 32 | 128 | 33 | .258 | 0 |
John Coleman | 28 | 107 | 22 | .206 | 2 |
Mike Mansell | 20 | 70 | 14 | .200 | 0 |
Frank Siffell | 7 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 |
Ed Rowen | 4 | 15 | 6 | .400 | 0 |
Robert Foster | 4 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 |
Frank Ringo | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Mike Moynahan | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bobby Mathews | 49 | 430.2 | 30 | 18 | 3.32 | 286 |
Billy Taylor | 30 | 260.0 | 18 | 12 | 2.53 | 130 |
Al Atkinson | 22 | 184.1 | 11 | 11 | 4.20 | 93 |
Charlie Hilsey | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.67 | 10 |
Phenomenal Smith | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 3 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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John Coleman | 3 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 3.43 | 5 |
Lon Knight | 2 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Cub Stricker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |