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1884 Philadelphia Athletics

Batting Statistics

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61-46, Finished 7th in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Lon Knight (61-46)
Scored 700 runs, Allowed 546 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 65-42

Ballparks: Jefferson Street Grounds ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 107, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 114, Pitching - 113


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1883 / 1885 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 Jocko Milligan 22 66 276 268 39 77 20 3 3 0 8 .287 .308 .418 .726 128 112 0
2 1B Harry Stovey 27 104 478 448 124 146 22 23 10 83 26 .326 .368 .545 .913 185 244 4
3 2B Cub Stricker 25 107 419 399 59 92 16 11 1 0 19 .231 .267 .333 .601 89 133 1
4 SS Sadie Houck 28 108 487 472 93 140 19 14 0 0 7 .297 .318 .396 .714 125 187 8
5 3B Fred Corey 29 104 458 439 64 121 17 16 5 0 17 .276 .306 .421 .727 128 185 2
6 OF Lon Knight 31 108 495 484 94 131 18 12 1 0 10 .271 .287 .364 .651 105 176 1
7 OF Jud Birchall? 28 54 230 221 36 57 2 2 0 0 4 .258 .287 .285 .572 82 63 5
8 OF Henry Larkin 24 85 349 326 59 90 21 9 3 37 15 .276 .324 .423 .747 135 138 8
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 C Jack O'Brien 24 36 150 138 25 39 6 1 1 0 9 .283 .340 .362 .702 123 50 3
10 OF Bob Blakiston? 28 32 143 128 21 33 6 0 0 0 11 .258 .336 .305 .640 104 39 4
11 OF John Coleman* 21 28 112 107 16 22 2 3 2 0 5 .206 .241 .336 .578 81 36 0
12 OF Mike Mansell* 26 20 75 70 6 14 1 1 0 0 5 .200 .253 .243 .496 58 17 0
13 OF Charlie Hilsey? 20 6 24 24 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 .208 .208 .333 .542 69 8 0
14 C Frank Siffell? 23 7 18 17 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 .176 .222 .235 .458 45 4 1
15 C Ed Rowen? 26 4 17 15 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 .400 .471 .467 .937 198 7 1
16 UT Robert Foster? 29 4 14 11 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .357 .182 .539 76 2 0
17 C Frank Ringo 23 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
18 OF Mike Moynahan* 28 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 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
19 P Bobby Mathews 32 49 191 184 26 34 5 1 0 0 7 .185 .215 .223 .437 39 41 0
20 P Billy Taylor 29 30 114 111 8 28 6 2 0 0 2 .252 .272 .342 .614 93 38 1
21 P Al Atkinson 23 22 88 83 13 16 3 1 0 0 4 .193 .239 .253 .492 56 21 1
22 P Phenomenal Smith* 19 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 59 1 0
Team Totals 27.0 108 4152 3959 700 1057 167 100 26 124 153 .267 .301 .379 .680 114 1502 40
Rank in 13 AA teams 3 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 8 5 1 2 1 1 1 5 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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
Al Atkinson 23 88 -4 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1/O
Jud Birchall? 28 230 -4 0 0 0 3 -3 4 0 0.0 -3 -0.3 0.3 $ O/5
Bob Blakiston? 28 143 2 -1 0 0 1 -1 2 3 0.3 2 0.2 0.1 $ O/5346
John Coleman* 21 112 -3 0 0 0 -5 -1 2 -7 -0.7 -2 -0.2 -0.5 $ Free Agency O/13
Fred Corey 29 458 12 -1 0 0 12 3 7 33 3.3 21 2.0 1.3 $ *5
Robert Foster? 29 14 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 0.0 -0.2 $ /2O
Charlie Hilsey? 20 24 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ /O1
Sadie Houck 28 487 13 2 0 0 18 7 8 48 4.7 30 2.9 1.8 $ Purchased *6/4
Lon Knight 31 495 1 3 0 0 6 -7 8 11 1.0 5 0.5 0.5 $ *O/13
Henry Larkin 24 349 13 0 0 0 -5 -5 6 9 0.8 14 1.3 -0.5 $ *O/4
Mike Mansell* 26 75 -3 0 0 0 0 -1 1 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ O
Bobby Mathews 32 191 -13 1 0 0 0 0 3 -9 -0.8 -9 -0.9 0.1 $ 1/O
Jocko Milligan 22 276 7 -1 0 0 9 4 5 24 2.3 15 1.4 0.9 $ 2/O
Mike Moynahan* 28 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O
Jack O'Brien 24 150 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 11 1.0 9 0.9 0.1 $2,000 2/O3
Frank Ringo 23 6 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Free Agency /2
Ed Rowen? 26 17 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 $2,200 /2
Frank Siffell? 23 18 -1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 -3 -0.3 -1 -0.1 -0.2 $ /2
Phenomenal Smith* 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Harry Stovey 27 478 41 4 0 0 -1 0 7 51 4.8 52 5.0 -0.2 $ *3
Cub Stricker 25 419 -6 0 0 0 -16 2 7 -13 -1.2 3 0.3 -1.5 $ Free Agency *4/2O1
Billy Taylor 29 114 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
Team Total 27.0 4152 57 6 0 0 18 0 67 148 14.2 130 12.4 1.8 $4,200
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Advanced Batting

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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
Al Atkinson 23 88 67 5 2.0 73 .193 .193 .252 .239 .291 .253 .343 .492 .634 56 .284 -3.9 -0.5 .060 1/O
Jud Birchall? 28 230 164 17 2.7 73 .258 .258 .252 .287 .291 .285 .343 .572 .634 82 .420 -4.7 -0.6 .027 O/5
Bob Blakiston? 28 143 95 12 3.3 73 .258 .258 .252 .336 .291 .305 .343 .640 .634 104 .511 1.7 0.2 .047 O/5346
John Coleman* 21 112 85 9 2.8 73 .190 .206 .252 .241 .291 .336 .343 .578 .634 81 .430 -2.5 -0.3 .131 O/13
Fred Corey 29 458 318 56 4.6 73 .267 .276 .252 .306 .291 .421 .343 .727 .634 128 .657 12.6 1.4 .146 *5
Robert Foster? 29 14 9 1 2.9 73 .182 .182 .252 .357 .291 .182 .343 .539 .634 76 .452 -0.1 -0.0 .000 /2O
Charlie Hilsey? 20 24 19 2 2.8 73 .208 .208 .252 .208 .291 .333 .343 .542 .634 69 .428 -0.9 -0.1 .125 /O1
Sadie Houck 28 487 332 57 4.5 73 .297 .297 .252 .318 .291 .396 .343 .714 .634 125 .646 12.1 1.4 .100 *6/4
Lon Knight 31 495 353 50 3.7 73 .269 .271 .252 .287 .291 .364 .343 .651 .634 105 .563 1.4 0.2 .093 *O/13
Henry Larkin 24 349 236 42 4.7 73 .269 .276 .252 .324 .291 .423 .343 .747 .634 135 .662 13.3 1.5 .147 *O/4
Mike Mansell* 26 75 56 4 1.9 73 .200 .200 .252 .253 .291 .243 .343 .496 .634 58 .269 -3.2 -0.4 .043 O
Bobby Mathews 32 191 150 9 1.6 73 .185 .185 .252 .215 .291 .223 .343 .437 .634 39 .211 -12.3 -1.5 .038 1/O
Jocko Milligan 22 276 191 34 4.7 73 .279 .287 .252 .308 .291 .418 .343 .726 .634 128 .662 8.6 1.0 .131 2/O
Mike Moynahan* 28 4 4 0 0.0 73 .000 .000 .252 .000 .291 .000 .343 .000 .634 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 /O
Jack O'Brien 24 150 99 16 4.2 73 .277 .283 .252 .340 .291 .362 .343 .702 .634 123 .621 4.1 0.5 .080 2/O3
Frank Ringo 23 6 6 0 0.0 73 .000 .000 .252 .000 .291 .000 .343 .000 .634 -100 .000 -1.3 -0.2 .000 /2
Ed Rowen? 26 17 9 3 8.7 73 .400 .400 .252 .471 .291 .467 .343 .937 .634 198 .860 1.8 0.2 .067 /2
Frank Siffell? 23 18 14 1 1.9 73 .176 .176 .252 .222 .291 .235 .343 .458 .634 45 .269 -1.0 -0.1 .059 /2
Phenomenal Smith* 19 4 3 0 0.0 73 .250 .250 .252 .250 .291 .250 .343 .500 .634 59 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 /1
Harry Stovey 27 478 302 89 7.7 73 .311 .326 .252 .368 .291 .545 .343 .913 .634 185 .831 41.7 4.7 .219 *3
Cub Stricker 25 419 307 35 3.0 73 .229 .231 .252 .267 .291 .333 .343 .601 .634 89 .463 -5.0 -0.6 .103 *4/2O1
Billy Taylor 29 114 83 10 3.2 73 .252 .252 .252 .272 .291 .342 .343 .614 .634 93 .488 -0.8 -0.1 .090 1
League Average 3.2 67 .235 .239 .244 .278 .282 .324 .332 .602 .615 96 .490 .085
Team Total 27.0 4152 2902 452 4.1 73 .262 .267 .252 .301 .291 .379 .343 .680 .634 114 .605 60.4 6.7 .112
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
Al Atkinson 23 93 347 336 31 58 7 2 0 0 0 9 0 .173 .199 .205 .404 13 49 49
Jud Birchall? 28 87 353 341 44 78 3 3 0 0 0 5 0 .229 .255 .255 .510 21 54 54
Bob Blakiston? 28 61 250 227 27 52 10 0 0 0 0 17 0 .229 .300 .273 .573 18 38 38
John Coleman* 21 106 419 402 38 84 12 7 3 26 0 17 30 .209 .241 .296 .537 28 71 71
Fred Corey 29 167 706 679 81 169 24 22 7 0 0 24 0 .249 .278 .380 .658 71 104 104
Robert Foster? 29 8 27 23 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 .174 .296 .261 .557 2 5 5
Charlie Hilsey? 20 10 36 36 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .250 .417 2 6 6
Sadie Houck 28 173 749 728 117 195 26 20 0 0 0 10 0 .268 .288 .359 .647 72 108 108
Lon Knight 31 173 765 750 120 184 25 17 1 0 0 14 0 .245 .260 .328 .588 64 108 108
Henry Larkin 24 136 538 506 76 127 30 13 4 47 0 21 0 .251 .296 .385 .681 55 85 85
Mike Mansell* 26 122 484 448 57 94 5 14 2 0 0 30 0 .210 .269 .297 .565 34 76 76
Bobby Mathews 32 79 299 289 33 48 7 1 0 0 0 10 0 .166 .194 .197 .391 11 49 49
Jocko Milligan 22 106 424 413 49 107 28 4 4 0 0 11 0 .259 .278 .375 .654 43 66 66
Mike Moynahan* 28 19 78 69 10 17 3 1 0 7 0 9 16 .246 .333 .319 .652 7 13 13
Jack O'Brien 24 58 231 214 32 55 8 1 1 0 0 13 0 .257 .312 .318 .629 21 36 36
Frank Ringo 23 40 143 139 5 17 3 0 0 8 0 4 27 .122 .147 .144 .291 3 28 28
Ed Rowen? 26 6 23 21 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .391 .381 .772 3 4 4
Frank Siffell? 23 11 30 28 7 6 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 .214 .267 .286 .552 2 7 7
Phenomenal Smith* 19 3 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
Harry Stovey 27 167 729 687 157 203 31 32 14 105 0 36 0 .295 .336 .495 .831 112 104 104
Cub Stricker 25 172 649 621 75 129 22 15 1 0 0 27 0 .208 .242 .296 .538 45 107 107
Billy Taylor 29 144 581 563 80 167 50 5 5 0 0 16 0 .297 .318 .430 .748 77 73 73
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
Al Atkinson 23 1 186 49 186 180 20 34 4 1 0 0 5 .189 .215 .222 .437 43 40 1
Jud Birchall? 28 3 1044 225 1044 1007 196 254 24 4 1 51 32 .252 .279 .287 .566 79 289 5
Bob Blakiston? 28 3 628 154 628 594 87 142 14 4 0 46 30 .239 .280 .276 .556 78 164 4
John Coleman* 21 2 660 161 660 632 65 147 21 13 2 54 28 39 .233 .265 .316 .582 84 200 0
Fred Corey 29 6 1399 338 1399 1354 178 333 56 35 6 86 43 70 .246 .270 .352 .622 95 477 2
Robert Foster? 29 1 17 5 17 14 4 3 0 1 0 0 3 .214 .353 .357 .710 130 5 0
Charlie Hilsey? 20 2 34 9 34 34 5 6 1 1 0 1 0 4 .176 .176 .265 .441 37 9 0
Sadie Houck 28 5 1820 425 1820 1783 286 470 84 48 4 149 29 47 .264 .279 .371 .650 105 662 8
Lon Knight 31 7 2166 491 2166 2088 366 517 91 36 3 176 2 0 77 54 .248 .275 .330 .605 91 689 0 1
Henry Larkin 24 1 349 85 349 326 59 90 21 9 3 37 15 .276 .324 .423 .747 135 138 8
Mike Mansell* 26 5 1536 371 1536 1471 237 352 43 42 9 25 61 82 .239 .271 .344 .615 104 506 4
Bobby Mathews 32 12 2250 544 2250 2194 275 448 42 9 1 142 9 5 56 59 .204 .224 .233 .457 45 511 9 0
Jocko Milligan 22 1 276 66 276 268 39 77 20 3 3 0 8 .287 .308 .418 .726 128 112 0
Mike Moynahan* 28 4 735 169 735 688 124 202 30 13 1 95 47 24 .294 .339 .379 .718 126 261 0
Jack O'Brien 24 3 819 192 819 769 143 225 33 14 4 107 47 .293 .336 .388 .723 127 298 3
Frank Ringo 23 2 327 88 327 318 28 54 12 1 0 18 9 34 .170 .193 .214 .406 29 68 0
Ed Rowen? 26 3 570 136 570 538 68 130 18 5 1 65 31 18 .242 .284 .299 .583 85 161 1
Frank Siffell? 23 1 18 7 18 17 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 .176 .222 .235 .458 45 4 1
Phenomenal Smith* 19 1 8 2 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -19 1 0
Harry Stovey 27 5 2028 440 2028 1925 457 564 112 60 37 233 99 103 .293 .329 .471 .800 149 907 4
Cub Stricker 25 3 1055 268 1055 1001 160 241 30 12 2 58 53 .241 .280 .301 .580 84 301 1
Billy Taylor 29 4 1126 257 1126 1100 144 306 62 23 8 15 25 10 .278 .295 .398 .693 126 438 1
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

1883 / 1885 Batting Statistics