1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season explained

Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Season:1884
League:American Association (19th century)American Association
City:Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Owner:Denny McKnight
Managers:Joe Battin, Denny McKnight, Bob Ferguson, George Creamer, Horace Phillips

The 1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season was the third season of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys franchise. The Alleghenys finished 11th in the American Association with a record of 30–78.

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1 || Thursday, May 1 || Philadelphia Athletics || 2–9 || 0–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2 || Friday, May 2 || Philadelphia Athletics || 2–11 || 0–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || Saturday, May 3 || Philadelphia Athletics || 9–8 || 1–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 4 || Monday, May 5 || New York Metropolitans || 1–6 || 1–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 5 || Wednesday, May 7 || New York Metropolitans || 1–8 || 1–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 6 || Thursday, May 8 || New York Metropolitans || 1–8 || 1–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || Friday, May 9 || Brooklyn Atlantics || 8–2 || 2–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8 || Saturday, May 10 || Brooklyn Atlantics || 16–6 || 3–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9 || Monday, May 12 || Brooklyn Atlantics || 9–6 || 4–5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 10 || Tuesday, May 13 || @ New York Metropolitans || 4–13 || 4–6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 11 || Wednesday, May 14 || @ New York Metropolitans || 2–4 || 4–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 12 || Thursday, May 15 || @ New York Metropolitans || 0–8 || 4–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13 || Saturday, May 17 || @ Brooklyn Atlantics || 4–3 || 5–8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 14 || Monday, May 19 || @ Brooklyn Atlantics || 6–11 || 5–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15 || Tuesday, May 20 || @ Brooklyn Atlantics || 10–1 || 6–9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 16 || Thursday, May 22 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 1–8 || 6–10|- style="background:#fbb;"| 17 || Friday, May 23 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 4–9 || 6–11|- style="background:#fbb;"| 18 || Saturday, May 24 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 1–10 || 6–12|- style="background:#fbb;"| 19 || Wednesday, May 28 || Columbus Buckeyes || 0–5 || 6–13|- style="background:#fbb;"| 20 || Thursday, May 29 || Columbus Buckeyes || 0–5 || 6–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 21 || Friday, May 30 || Toledo Blue Stockings || 8–6 || 7–14|- style="background:#fbb;"| 22 || Friday, May 30 || Toledo Blue Stockings || 1–2 || 7–15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23 || Saturday, May 31 || Toledo Blue Stockings || 5–3 || 8–15|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 24 || Tuesday, Jun 3 || Indianapolis Hoosiers || 2–3 || 8–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || Wednesday, Jun 4 || Indianapolis Hoosiers || 11–6 || 9–16|- style="background:#fbb;"| 26 || Thursday, Jun 5 || Indianapolis Hoosiers || 10–11 || 9–17|- style="background:#fbb;"| 27 || Saturday, Jun 7 || St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns || 5–13 || 9–18|- style="background:#fbb;"| 28 || Monday, Jun 9 || St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns || 3–9 || 9–19|- style="background:#fbb;"| 29 || Wednesday, Jun 11 || St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns || 0–3 || 9–20|- style="background:#fbb;"| 30 || Thursday, Jun 12 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 5–7 || 9–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 31 || Friday, Jun 13 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 2–0 || 10–21|- style="background:#fbb;"| 32 || Monday, Jun 16 || Louisville Eclipse || 3–7 || 10–22|- style="background:#fbb;"| 33 || Tuesday, Jun 17 || Louisville Eclipse || 6–7 || 10–23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || Wednesday, Jun 18 || Louisville Eclipse || 6–2 || 11–23|- style="background:#fbb;"| 35 || Thursday, Jun 19 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 1–7 || 11–24|- style="background:#fbb;"| 36 || Friday, Jun 20 || Columbus Buckeyes || 3–6 || 11–25|- style="background:#fbb;"| 37 || Saturday, Jun 21 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 0–5 || 11–26|- style="background:#fbb;"| 38 || Sunday, Jun 22 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 2–4 || 11–27|- style="background:#fbb;"| 39 || Tuesday, Jun 24 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 0–12 || 11–28|- style="background:#fbb;"| 40 || Thursday, Jun 26 || @ Columbus Buckeyes || 3–6 || 11–29|- style="background:#fbb;"| 41 || Friday, Jun 27 || @ Columbus Buckeyes || 1–4 || 11–30|- style="background:#fbb;"| 42 || Saturday, Jun 28 || @ Columbus Buckeyes || 3–4 || 11–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 43 || Monday, Jun 30 || @ Toledo Blue Stockings || 4–3 || 12–31|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 44 || Tuesday, Jul 1 || @ Toledo Blue Stockings || 3–5 || 12–32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 45 || Wednesday, Jul 2 || @ Toledo Blue Stockings || 8–7 || 13–32|- style="background:#fbb;"| 46 || Friday, Jul 4 || @ Indianapolis Hoosiers || 4–15 || 13–33|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47 || Friday, Jul 4 || @ Indianapolis Hoosiers || 3–1 || 14–33|- style="background:#fbb;"| 48 || Saturday, Jul 5 || @ Indianapolis Hoosiers || 3–12 || 14–34|- style="background:#fbb;"| 49 || Sunday, Jul 6 || @ St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns || 6–12 || 14–35|- style="background:#fbb;"| 50 || Tuesday, Jul 8 || @ St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns || 1–7 || 14–36|- style="background:#fbb;"| 51 || Thursday, Jul 10 || @ St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns || 2–11 || 14–37|- style="background:#fbb;"| 52 || Saturday, Jul 12 || @ Louisville Eclipse || 1–4 || 14–38|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53 || Sunday, Jul 13 || @ Louisville Eclipse || 5–4 || 15–38|- style="background:#fbb;"| 54 || Monday, Jul 14 || @ Louisville Eclipse || 0–6 || 15–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 55 || Thursday, Jul 17 || Washington Nationals || 3–2 || 16–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || Friday, Jul 18 || Washington Nationals || 4–2 || 17–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 57 || Saturday, Jul 19 || Washington Nationals || 7–1 || 18–39|- style="background:#fbb;"| 58 || Monday, Jul 21 || @ Washington Nationals || 3–12 || 18–40|- style="background:#cfc;"| 59 || Tuesday, Jul 22 || @ Washington Nationals || 9–8 || 19–40|- style="background:#fbb;"| 60 || Wednesday, Jul 23 || @ Brooklyn Atlantics || 4–10 || 19–41|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61 || Thursday, Jul 24 || @ Brooklyn Atlantics || 6–2 || 20–41|- style="background:#fbb;"| 62 || Saturday, Jul 26 || @ New York Metropolitans || 3–9 || 20–42|- style="background:#fbb;"| 63 || Monday, Jul 28 || @ New York Metropolitans || 1–9 || 20–43|- style="background:#fbb;"| 64 || Wednesday, Jul 30 || Baltimore Orioles || 2–9 || 20–44|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || Friday, Aug 1 || Philadelphia Athletics || 4–3 || 21–44|- style="background:#fbb;"| 66 || Saturday, Aug 2 || Philadelphia Athletics || 2–7 || 21–45|- style="background:#fbb;"| 67 || Monday, Aug 4 || Brooklyn Atlantics || 2–4 || 21–46|- style="background:#fbb;"| 68 || Wednesday, Aug 6 || Brooklyn Atlantics || 0–6 || 21–47|- style="background:#fbb;"| 69 || Thursday, Aug 7 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 1–7 || 21–48|- style="background:#fbb;"| 70 || Saturday, Aug 9 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 2–13 || 21–49|- style="background:#fbb;"| 71 || Monday, Aug 11 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 4–10 || 21–50|- style="background:#fbb;"| 72 || Tuesday, Aug 12 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 3–4 || 21–51|- style="background:#fbb;"| 73 || Wednesday, Aug 13 || Baltimore Orioles || 0–8 || 21–52|- style="background:#fbb;"| 74 || Thursday, Aug 14 || Baltimore Orioles || 4–14 || 21–53|- style="background:#fbb;"| 75 || Saturday, Aug 16 || New York Metropolitans || 0–6 || 21–54|- style="background:#cfc;"| 76 || Monday, Aug 18 || New York Metropolitans || 1–0 || 22–54|- style="background:#fbb;"| 77 || Friday, Aug 22 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 6–8 || 22–55|- style="background:#fbb;"| 78 || Saturday, Aug 23 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 3–7 || 22–56|- style="background:#fbb;"| 79 || Monday, Aug 25 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 3–9 || 22–57|- style="background:#ffc;"| 80 || Tuesday, Aug 26 || @ Richmond Virginians || 4–4 || 22–57|- style="background:#fbb;"| 81 || Wednesday, Aug 27 || @ Richmond Virginians || 5–7 || 22–58|- style="background:#cfc;"| 82 || Thursday, Aug 28 || @ Richmond Virginians || 5–0 || 23–58|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 83 || Monday, Sep 1 || Richmond Virginians || 5–10 || 23–59|- style="background:#fbb;"| 84 || Tuesday, Sep 2 || Richmond Virginians || 1–2 || 23–60|- style="background:#fbb;"| 85 || Wednesday, Sep 3 || Richmond Virginians || 4–8 || 23–61|- style="background:#fbb;"| 86 || Thursday, Sep 4 || @ Toledo Blue Stockings || 2–4 || 23–62|- style="background:#cfc;"| 87 || Saturday, Sep 6 || @ Toledo Blue Stockings || 10–3 || 24–62|- style="background:#cfc;"| 88 || Sunday, Sep 7 || @ Columbus Buckeyes || 7–3 || 25–62|- style="background:#fbb;"| 89 || Wednesday, Sep 10 || @ Columbus Buckeyes || 2–10 || 25–63|- style="background:#fbb;"| 90 || Thursday, Sep 11 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 1–11 || 25–64|- style="background:#fbb;"| 91 || Saturday, Sep 13 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 6–11 || 25–65|- style="background:#fbb;"| 92 || Tuesday, Sep 16 || @ Louisville Eclipse || 1–6 || 25–66|- style="background:#fbb;"| 93 || Wednesday, Sep 17 || @ Louisville Eclipse || 1–4 || 25–67|- style="background:#fbb;"| 94 || Thursday, Sep 18 || @ St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns || 4–6 || 25–68|- style="background:#fbb;"| 95 || Saturday, Sep 20 || @ St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns || 1–4 || 25–69|- style="background:#cfc;"| 96 || Sunday, Sep 21 || @ Indianapolis Hoosiers || 4–2 || 26–69|- style="background:#fbb;"| 97 || Wednesday, Sep 24 || Baltimore Orioles || 6–8 || 26–70|- style="background:#cfc;"| 98 || Thursday, Sep 25 || Indianapolis Hoosiers || 15–4 || 27–70|- style="background:#cfc;"| 99 || Saturday, Sep 27 || Indianapolis Hoosiers || 8–4 || 28–70|- style="background:#cfc;"| 100 || Monday, Sep 29 || Indianapolis Hoosiers || 2–0 || 29–70|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 101 || Wednesday, Oct 1 || St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns || 2–1 || 30–70|- style="background:#fbb;"| 102 || Thursday, Oct 2 || St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns || 5–10 || 30–71|- style="background:#fbb;"| 103 || Friday, Oct 3 || Columbus Buckeyes || 3–14 || 30–72|- style="background:#fbb;"| 104 || Saturday, Oct 4 || Columbus Buckeyes || 4–15 || 30–73|- style="background:#ffc;"| 105 || Monday, Oct 6 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 8–8 || 30–73|- style="background:#fbb;"| 106 || Tuesday, Oct 7 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 3–8 || 30–74|- style="background:#fbb;"| 107 || Thursday, Oct 9 || Toledo Blue Stockings || 3–9 || 30–75|- style="background:#fbb;"| 108 || Saturday, Oct 11 || Toledo Blue Stockings || 0–2 || 30–76|- style="background:#fbb;"| 109 || Tuesday, Oct 14 || Louisville Eclipse || 3–10 || 30–77|- style="background:#fbb;"| 110 || Wednesday, Oct 15 || Louisville Eclipse || 4–9 || 30–78|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Tie

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Player stats

BattersNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Regular Season[2]
Player
1 2 1 0.500 0 0
3 12 4 0.333 0 0
23 94 28 0.298 0 0
15 58 17 0.293 0 0
102 399 115 0.288 0 0
32 122 33 0.270 1 0
10 36 9 0.250 0 0
19 70 17 0.243 0 0
29 112 27 0.241 0 0
8 25 6 0.240 0 0
46 182 42 0.231 0 0
74 291 66 0.227 0 0
33 124 28 0.226 0 0
89 347 78 0.225 0 0
35 126 28 0.222 0 0
41 152 32 0.211 0 0
12 43 9 0.209 0 0
7 24 5 0.208 0 0
2 5 1 0.200 0 0
98 339 62 0.183 0 0
43 158 28 0.177 0 0
3 12 2 0.167 0 0
38 145 23 0.159 0 0
48 161 25 0.155 0 0
54 189 29 0.153 0 0
43 148 22 0.149 0 0
8 27 4 0.148 0 0
10 41 6 0.146 0 0
27 100 14 0.140 1 0
12 40 5 0.125 0 0
13 44 5 0.114 0 0
15 53 6 0.113 0 1
1 4 0 0.000 0 0
1 4 0 0.000 0 0
PitchersNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Regular Season[3]
Player
38 326 11 26 3.73 85
51 441 16 35 4.20 189
3 26 1 2 4.50 6
3 25 1 2 4.68 10
7 59 1 6 5.64 22
2 12 0 1 6.00 3
3 25 0 3 6.12 11
3 19 0 2 7.58 8
1 8 0 1 9.00 4
1 2 0 0 11.57 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Roster by Baseball Almanac. Baseball Almanac.
  2. Web site: Major League Baseball Stats Regular Season Batting Stats. Pittsburgh Pirates. June 6, 2016. October 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1884&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1459735338488&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0. dead.
  3. Web site: Major League Baseball Stats Regular Season Pitching Stats. Pittsburgh Pirates. June 6, 2016. October 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1884&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1459736214766&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0. dead.