1890 Baltimore Orioles season explained

Baltimore Orioles
Season:	1890
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Oriole Park
City:	Baltimore, Maryland
Owner:	Harry Von der Horst
Manager:	Billy Barnie

The Baltimore Orioles team left the American Association after the 1889 season and started playing in the minor Atlantic Association. However, when the Brooklyn Gladiators ballclub folded mid-way through the 1890 season, the Orioles returned to the AA to finish out the season.

Regular season

Roster

1890 Baltimore Orioles
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		18	67	16	.239	0	9
1B		38	125	26	.208	0	6
2B		26	95	27	.284	0	11
3B		29	100	28	.280	1	18
SS		38	139	50	.360	1	20
OF		38	129	33	.256	0	23
OF		21	77	12	.156	0	2
OF		24	95	28	.295	0	6

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
	19	71	13	.183	0	6
	19	68	9	.132	0	5
	14	48	13	.271	0	4
	11	37	4	.108	0	2
	9	30	5	.167	0	2

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
	17	132.1	5	11	4.83	37
	12	99.0	7	3	3.00	66
	5	41.0	1	2	3.95	8
	4	26.0	1	2	3.81	13
	2	17.0	1	1	3.71	10

References

• 1890 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference
• 1890 Baltimore Orioles team page at www.baseball-almanac.com