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Philadelphia Athletics (560-498 W-L, 1882 - 1890) - 1 Pennant and 0 Playoff Appearance

Franchise History

Rk	Year	Tm	Lg	G	W	L	Ties	W-L%	Finish	R	RA	BatAge	PitchAge	#Bat	#Pitch	Top Player	Managers
1	1890	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	132	54	78	0	.409	8th of 9	702	945	27.5	23.7	44	14	S.McMahon (7.8)	Bill Sharsig (54-78)
2	1889	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	138	75	58	5	.564	3rd of 8	880	787	27.2	22.1	21	8	H.Stovey (5.4)	Bill Sharsig (75-58)
3	1888	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	136	81	52	3	.609	3rd of 8	827	594	26.1	22.6	22	7	E.Seward (9.9)	Bill Sharsig (81-52)
4	1887	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	137	64	69	4	.481	5th of 8	893	890	24.8	21.6	23	11	E.Seward (7.0)	Frank Bancroft (26-29) and Charlie Mason (38-40)
5	1886	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	139	63	72	4	.467	6th of 8	772	942	25.1	25.3	28	15	H.Larkin (4.3)	Lew Simmons (41-55) and Bill Sharsig (22-17)
6	1885	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	113	55	57	1	.491	4th of 8	764	691	27.0	27.6	26	14	B.Mathews (5.8)	Harry Stovey (55-57)
7	1884	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	108	61	46	1	.570	7th of 13	700	546	26.9	28.6	22	8	B.Taylor (5.4)	Lon Knight (61-46)
8	1883	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	98	66	32	0	.673	1st of 8	720	547	26.8	28.7	16	6	B.Mathews (4.5)	Lon Knight (66-32)
9	1882	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	75	41	34	0	.547	3rd of 6	406	389	25.1	25.0	24	8	S.Weaver (6.7)	Jumbo Latham (41-34)

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