1889 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season explained

Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Season:	1889
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Recreation Park
City:	Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Owner:	William A. Nimick
Managers:	Horace B. Phillips, Fred Dunlap, Ned Hanlon

The 1889 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season was the eighth season of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys franchise and their third in the National League. The Alleghenys finished fifth in the league standings with a record of 61–71.

Regular season

Roster

1889 Pittsburgh Alleghenys
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		104	422	113	.268	6	56
1B		123	522	157	.301	9	97
2B		121	451	106	.235	2	65
SS		75	317	82	.259	2	32
3B		97	390	96	.246	5	57
OF		68	257	71	.276	4	44
OF		116	461	110	.239	2	37
OF		81	321	77	.240	2	25

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
	91	318	105	.330	2	51
	75	289	90	.311	2	43
	72	258	54	.209	5	27
	55	225	57	.253	0	26
	4	16	3	.188	0	1

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
	49	420.0	21	26	3.51	159
	41	341.0	23	16	4.17	77
	21	170.0	6	13	4.13	40
	3	22.0	2	1	4.91	2
	2	18.0	1	1	6.50	1
	2	18.0	0	2	7.00	4
	1	9.0	1	0	3.00	10
	1	9.0	0	1	10.00	4

Other 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
	13	52.2	6	5	7.35	33
	6	42.0	1	4	9.86	11
	4	29.0	0	2	7.76	4

References

• 1889 Pittsburgh Alleghenys team page at Baseball Reference
• 1889 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Page at Baseball Almanac