1871 Philadelphia Athletics

Batting Statistics

21-7, Finished 1st in National Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Dick McBride (21-7)
Scored 376 runs, Allowed 266 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 18-10

Ballparks: Jefferson Street Grounds ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 92

National Association Champs

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1872 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk	Pos		Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	C	Fergy Malone	26	27	143	134	33	46	7	1	1	33	9	3	9	4	.343	.385	.433	.817	132	58	1
2	1B	Wes Fisler	26	28	150	147	43	41	8	2	0	16	6	3	3	2	.279	.293	.361	.654	85	53	1
3	2B	Al Reach*	31	26	138	133	43	47	7	6	0	34	2	0	5	6	.353	.377	.496	.873	146	66	0
4	SS	John Radcliff?	23	28	151	145	47	44	7	5	0	22	5	1	6	1	.303	.331	.421	.752	112	61	3
5	3B	Levi Meyerle	21	26	132	130	45	64	9	3	4	40	4	0	2	1	.492	.500	.700	1.200	237	91	0
6	OF	Count Sensenderfer?	23	25	127	127	38	41	5	2	0	23	5	3	0	1	.323	.323	.394	.717	103	50	0
7	OF	Ned Cuthbert	26	28	160	150	47	37	7	5	3	30	16	2	10	2	.247	.294	.420	.714	100	63	1
8	OF	George Heubel?	22	17	77	75	18	23	4	2	0	13	1	0	2	0	.307	.325	.413	.738	108	31	0
Rk	Pos		Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
9	OF	George Bechtel?	22	20	96	94	24	33	9	1	1	21	4	0	2	2	.351	.365	.500	.865	143	47	1
10	1B	Tom Pratt?	27	1	6	6	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	91	2	0
11	OF	Nate Berkenstock?	40	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0
12	OF	Tom Berry?	28	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	43	1	0
Rk	Pos		Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
13	P	Dick McBride?	24	25	139	132	36	31	3	0	0	17	4	0	7	1	.235	.273	.258	.531	52	34	1
		Team Totals	24.7	28	1327	1281	376	410	66	27	9	250	56	12	46	23	.320	.344	.435	.778	120	557	8
		Rank in 9 NA teams				4	2	2	2	4	2		4	6	5	3	1	1	1	1		2
		Non-Pitcher Totals	24.8	28	1188	1149	340	379	63	27	9	233	52	12	39	22	.330	.352	.455	.807	128	523	7
		Pitcher Totals	24.0	28	139	132	36	31	3	0	0	17	4	0	7	1	.235	.273	.258	.531	52	34	1
Rk	Pos		Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB

* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

	Age	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Acquired	Pos Summary
George Bechtel?	22	20	96	6	1	0	0	-1	6	0.3	3	9	0.6	.517	.502	0.6	-0.1	9			O/51
Nate Berkenstock?	40	1	4	-2	0	0	0	-0	-2	-0.1	0	-2	-0.1	.368	.499	-0.1	0.0	-2			/O
Tom Berry?	28	1	4	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.476	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0			/O
Ned Cuthbert	26	28	160	-2	2	0	4	-2	2	0.1	5	7	0.5	.505	.501	0.3	0.1	3			*O/2
Wes Fisler	26	28	150	-4	-1	0	-2	0	-7	-0.4	5	-2	0.0	.486	.498	0.1	-0.1	-0			*3/4
George Heubel?	22	17	77	1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.0	3	3	0.2	.501	.500	0.2	-0.1	3			O/3
Fergy Malone	26	27	143	8	-1	0	-1	2	8	0.4	5	13	0.9	.517	.503	0.9	0.0	14			*2
Dick McBride?	24	25	139	-9	1	0	0	3	-5	-0.3	4	-1	-0.3	.488	.498	-0.3	-0.0	-1			*1
Levi Meyerle	21	26	132	29	1	0	-6	1	24	1.3	4	29	1.7	.551	.508	2.0	-0.3	35			*5/1
Tom Pratt?	27	1	6	-0	0	0	-1	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.0	.445	.500	0.0	-0.1	0			/3
John Radcliff?	23	28	151	3	0	0	4	2	9	0.5	5	14	0.9	.519	.503	0.7	0.3	10			*6
Al Reach*	31	26	138	9	1	0	0	1	10	0.5	4	14	0.9	.522	.503	0.9	0.0	15			*4
Count Sensenderfer?	23	25	127	1	-1	0	-2	-1	-4	-0.3	4	0	0.1	.491	.499	0.2	-0.2	2			*O
Team Total	24.7	253	1327	39	3	0	-4	3	41	1.9	43	84	5.4	.509	.501	5.7	-0.3	88
	Age	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Acquired	Pos Summary

Team Advanced Batting

· League Register

	Age	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd	Pos Summary
George Bechtel?	22	96	62	18	7.7	92	.352	.351	.292	.365	.316	.500	.391	.865	.708	143	.656	5.4	0.5	.855	.213	.149	1.6	O/51
Nate Berkenstock?	40	4	4	0	0.0	92	.000	.000	.292	.000	.316	.000	.392	.000	.708	-100	.000	-1.0	-0.1	.000	.000	.000		/O
Tom Berry?	28	4	3	0	0.0	92	.250	.250	.292	.250	.316	.250	.392	.500	.708	43	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.333	.000	.000		/O
Ned Cuthbert	26	160	116	20	4.6	92	.234	.247	.292	.294	.316	.420	.391	.714	.708	100	.423	-0.1	-0.0	.750	.333	.173	5.1	*O/2
Wes Fisler	26	150	110	15	3.6	92	.283	.279	.292	.293	.316	.361	.391	.654	.708	85	.323	-2.8	-0.2	.536	.122	.082	.0	*3/4
George Heubel?	22	77	52	10	5.1	92	.307	.307	.292	.325	.316	.413	.391	.738	.708	108	.472	0.8	0.1	.654	.147	.107	.0	O/3
Fergy Malone	26	143	92	23	6.6	92	.349	.343	.292	.385	.316	.433	.391	.817	.708	132	.591	6.1	0.6	.793	.201	.090	1.8	*2
Dick McBride?	24	139	102	10	2.6	92	.237	.235	.292	.273	.316	.258	.391	.531	.708	52	.207	-7.8	-0.7	.441	.106	.023	.0	*1
Levi Meyerle	21	132	66	47	18.9	92	.480	.492	.292	.500	.316	.700	.391	1.200	.708	237	.908	22.5	2.0	1.470	.254	.208	4.0	*5/1
Tom Pratt?	27	6	4	1	6.6	92	.333	.333	.292	.333	.316	.333	.391	.667	.708	91	.591	-0.1	-0.0	.500	.000	.000		/3
John Radcliff?	23	151	105	21	5.3	92	.306	.303	.292	.331	.316	.421	.391	.752	.708	112	.490	2.2	0.2	.676	.186	.117	.0	*6
Al Reach*	31	138	86	25	7.7	92	.370	.353	.292	.377	.316	.496	.391	.873	.708	146	.656	7.6	0.7	.849	.195	.143	.0	*4
Count Sensenderfer?	23	127	89	16	4.8	92	.325	.323	.292	.323	.316	.394	.391	.717	.708	103	.442	0.2	0.0	.584	.087	.071	.0	*O
League Average					4.6	91	.288	.287	.289	.312	.314	.384	.388	.695	.702	98	.428			.614	.163	.097
Team Total	24.7	1327	891	206	6.1	92	.321	.320	.292	.344	.316	.435	.391	.778	.708	120	.556	32.8	2.8	.726	.185	.115	15.5
	Age	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd	Pos Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact	Gact
George Bechtel?	22	116	473	466	57	113	31	3	3	50	14	0	7	12	.242	.254	.341	.595	40	20	20
Nate Berkenstock?	40	6	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	17	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	1
Tom Berry?	28	6	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	1
Ned Cuthbert	26	162	823	787	118	133	25	18	11	75	58	7	36	12	.169	.205	.288	.494	46	28	28
Wes Fisler	26	162	761	751	96	138	27	7	0	36	20	10	10	12	.184	.194	.238	.433	35	28	28
George Heubel?	22	98	386	379	41	78	14	7	0	30	3	0	7	0	.206	.220	.280	.500	23	17	17
Fergy Malone	26	156	694	664	77	155	24	3	3	77	30	10	30	23	.233	.267	.292	.559	52	27	27
Dick McBride?	24	145	720	695	90	111	11	0	0	42	14	0	25	6	.160	.189	.176	.364	23	25	25
Levi Meyerle	21	150	601	594	109	212	30	10	13	97	13	0	7	6	.357	.364	.507	.871	110	26	26
Tom Pratt?	27	6	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	1
John Radcliff?	23	162	753	733	108	149	24	17	0	50	17	3	20	6	.203	.224	.282	.507	46	28	28
Al Reach*	31	150	673	656	100	158	24	20	0	79	7	0	17	35	.241	.260	.338	.598	58	26	26
Count Sensenderfer?	23	145	644	644	95	146	18	7	0	58	18	11	0	6	.227	.227	.276	.503	40	25	25
	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact	Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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	Age	Yrs	PA	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
George Bechtel?	22	1	96	20	96	94	24	33	9	1	1	21	4	0	2	2	.351	.365	.500	.865	143	47	1
Nate Berkenstock?	40	1	4	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0
Tom Berry?	28	1	4	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	43	1	0
Ned Cuthbert	26	1	160	28	160	150	47	37	7	5	3	30	16	2	10	2	.247	.294	.420	.714	100	63	1
Wes Fisler	26	1	150	28	150	147	43	41	8	2	0	16	6	3	3	2	.279	.293	.361	.654	85	53	1
George Heubel?	22	1	77	17	77	75	18	23	4	2	0	13	1	0	2	0	.307	.325	.413	.738	108	31	0
Fergy Malone	26	1	143	27	143	134	33	46	7	1	1	33	9	3	9	4	.343	.385	.433	.817	132	58	1
Dick McBride?	24	1	139	25	139	132	36	31	3	0	0	17	4	0	7	1	.235	.273	.258	.531	52	34	1
Levi Meyerle	21	1	132	26	132	130	45	64	9	3	4	40	4	0	2	1	.492	.500	.700	1.200	237	91	0
Tom Pratt?	27	1	6	1	6	6	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	91	2	0
John Radcliff?	23	1	151	28	151	145	47	44	7	5	0	22	5	1	6	1	.303	.331	.421	.752	112	61	3
Al Reach*	31	1	138	26	138	133	43	47	7	6	0	34	2	0	5	6	.353	.377	.496	.873	146	66	0
Count Sensenderfer?	23	1	127	25	127	127	38	41	5	2	0	23	5	3	0	1	.323	.323	.394	.717	103	50	0
	Age	Yrs	PA	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB

1872 Batting Statistics

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