1876 Philadelphia Athletics season explained

Philadelphia Athletics
Season:	1876
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Jefferson Street Grounds
City:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owner:	Thomas J. Smith
Manager:	Al Wright

After five seasons in the National Association, the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics finished the first season of the National League with a record of 14–45, good for 7th place. It would prove to be their only season in the league, as they were expelled from the league as punishment for refusing to make a late-season road trip.

Regular season

April 22, 1876: The Athletics played in the first game in National League history, losing to the Boston Red Caps, 7–6.^[1]

Roster

1876 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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	22	96	22	.229	0	6
1B	54	236	70	.297	1	31
2B	59	278	80	.288	1	30
3B	55	256	87	.340	0	34
SS	60	284	66	.232	0	17
OF	60	268	98	.366	5	45
OF	39	174	52	.299	0	19
OF	54	220	50	.227	0	22

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	RBI
21	89	12	.135	2
16	52	13	.250	4
5	21	1	.048	1
3	12	4	.333	2
3	12	2	.167	0
1	4	0	.000	0
1	4	0	.000	0
1	4	2	.500	1
1	3	0	.000	0
1	3	0	.000	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
34	282.0	10	22	2.62	12
28	234.0	4	20	3.88	10
2	18.0	0	2	5.00	0
1	9.0	0	1	0.00	0

Relief pitchers

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

References

1876 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1876/04221876.htm Events of Saturday, April 22, 1876 (from Retrosheet)