1886 Philadelphia Athletics season

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

1886 Philadelphia Athletics
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkJefferson Street Grounds
CityPhiladelphia
OwnersBill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason
ManagersLew Simmons, Bill Sharsig
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1887 →

Regular season

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Season standings

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American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 93 46 .669 52‍–‍18 41‍–‍28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 80 57 .584 12 45‍–‍28 35‍–‍29
Brooklyn Grays 76 61 .555 16 44‍–‍25 32‍–‍36
Louisville Colonels 66 70 .485 25½ 37‍–‍30 29‍–‍40
Cincinnati Red Stockings 65 73 .471 27½ 40‍–‍31 25‍–‍42
Philadelphia Athletics 63 72 .467 28 38‍–‍31 25‍–‍41
New York Metropolitans 53 82 .393 38 30‍–‍33 23‍–‍49
Baltimore Orioles 48 83 .366 41 30‍–‍32 18‍–‍51

Record vs. opponents

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Team BAL BR CIN LOU NY PHI PIT STL
Baltimore 6–14–1 5–13–2 7–12–2 8–9 8–10–1 7–12–2 7–13
Brooklyn 14–6–1 13–7 13–7 10–9–1 11–7–2 8–12 7–13
Cincinnati 13–5–2 7–13 10–10 13–7–1 10–10 7–13 5–15
Louisville 12–7–2 7–13 10–10 11–8 9–11 7–12 10–9
New York 9–8 9–10–1 7–13–1 8–11 8–12 8–12 4–16
Philadelphia 10–8–1 7–11–2 10–10 11–9 12–8 8–11–1 5–15
Pittsburgh 12–7–2 12–8 13–7 12–7 12–8 11–8–1 8–12
St. Louis 13–7 13–7 15–5 9–10 16–4 15–5 12–8


Roster

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1886 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Wilbert Robinson 87 342 69 .202 1 30
1B Jocko Milligan 75 301 76 .252 5 45
2B Lou Bierbauer 137 522 118 .226 2 47
SS Chippy McGarr 71 267 71 .266 2 31
3B Jack Gleason 77 299 56 .187 1 31
OF Harry Stovey 123 489 144 .294 7 59
OF John Coleman 121 492 121 .246 0 65
OF Henry Larkin 139 565 180 .319 2 74

Other batters

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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
Jack O'Brien 105 423 107 .253 0 56
Ed Greer 71 264 51 .193 1 20
Joe Quest 42 150 31 .207 0 10
Denny Lyons 32 123 26 .211 0 11
Orator Shafer 21 82 22 .268 0 8
George Bradley 13 48 4 .083 0 1
John Irwin 3 13 3 .231 0 1
William Hyndman 1 4 0 .000 0 0
Charlie Kelly 1 3 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Al Atkinson 45 396.2 25 17 3.95 154
Bobby Mathews 24 197.2 13 9 3.96 93
Bill Hart 22 186.0 9 13 3.19 78
Ted Kennedy 20 172.2 5 15 4.53 68
Cyclone Miller 19 169.2 10 8 2.97 99
Jake Aydelott 2 18.0 0 2 4.00 5
Sam Weaver 2 11.0 0 2 14.73 2
Rex Smith 1 9.0 0 1 7.00 4
Jim Brown 1 8.1 0 1 3.24 4
Ed Clark 1 8.0 0 1 6.75 2
Charlie Gessner 1 8.0 0 1 9.00 0
William Hyndman 1 2.0 0 1 27.00 1

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
John Coleman 3 20.2 1 1 2.61 2

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Lou Bierbauer 2 0 0 0 4.22 1
Harry Stovey 1 0 0 0 27.00 0

References

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