1886 Philadelphia Athletics season explained

Philadelphia Athletics
Season:	1886
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Jefferson Street Grounds
City:	Philadelphia
Owners:	Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason
Managers:	Lew Simmons, Bill Sharsig

The 1886 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 63–72 record and finished in sixth place in the American Association.

Regular season

Roster

1886 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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		87	342	69	.202	1	30
1B		75	301	76	.252	5	45
2B		137	522	118	.226	2	47
SS		71	267	71	.266	2	31
3B		77	299	56	.187	1	31
OF		123	489	144	.294	7	59
OF		121	492	121	.246	0	65
OF		139	565	180	.319	2	74

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
	105	423	107	.253	0	56
	71	264	51	.193	1	20
	42	150	31	.207	0	10
	32	123	26	.211	0	11
	21	82	22	.268	0	8
	13	48	4	.083	0	1
	3	13	3	.231	0	1
	1	4	0	.000	0	0
	1	3	0	.000	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
	45	396.2	25	17	3.95	154
	24	197.2	13	9	3.96	93
	22	186.0	9	13	3.19	78
	20	172.2	5	15	4.53	68
	19	169.2	10	8	2.97	99
	2	18.0	0	2	4.00	5
	2	11.0	0	2	14.73	2
	1	9.0	0	1	7.00	4
	1	8.1	0	1	3.24	4
	1	8.0	0	1	6.75	2
	1	8.0	0	1	9.00	0
	1	2.0	0	1	27.00	1

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	2	0	0	0	4.22	1
	1	0	0	0	27.00	0

References

• 1886 Philadelphia Athletics at Baseball Reference