1875 Philadelphia Athletics season explained

Philadelphia Athletics
Season:	1875
League:	National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
Ballpark:	Jefferson Street Grounds
City:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Managers:	Dick McBride, Cap Anson

The 1875 Athletic Baseball Club of Philadelphia finished in second place in the National Association with a record of 53-20. The team played one game in Dover, Delaware, during the season, and otherwise played its home games at Fairview Park Fair Grounds.^[1]

The National Association folded after this season, and the Athletics joined the new National League for the 1876 season.

Regular season

Roster

1875 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
PitchersCatchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

Player stats

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		60	292	77	.264	0	39
1B		58	268	74	.276	0	31
2B		54	260	83	.319	2	40
SS		77	386	120	.311	0	49
3B		75	358	116	.324	1	59
OF		66	295	89	.302	0	33
OF		77	358	107	.299	4	62
OF		35	164	46	.280	0	20

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
	69	326	106	.325	0	58
	29	125	25	.200	0	12
	16	69	12	.174	0	4
	3	14	4	.286	0	1
	4	12	2	.167	0	1
	2	6	1	.167	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	60	538.0	44	14	2.33	27
	13	107.0	6	5	2.27	15
	4	36.0	1	0	2.50	3

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

External links

• 1875 Philadelphia Athletics season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1875/TPH101875.htm Retrosheet