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1884 Philadelphia Athletics

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1883 / 1885

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 - 106, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 114, Pitching - 113


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1883 / 1885 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Game Results

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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 8 .287 .308 .418 .726 129 112 0
2 1B Harry Stovey 27 104 478 448 124 146 22 23 10 83 26 .326 .368 .545 .913 186 244 4
3 2B Cub Stricker 25 107 419 399 59 92 16 11 1 19 .231 .267 .333 .601 90 133 1
4 SS Sadie Houck 28 108 487 472 93 140 19 14 0 7 .297 .318 .396 .714 126 187 8
5 3B Fred Corey 29 104 458 439 64 121 17 16 5 17 .276 .306 .421 .727 129 185 2
6 OF Jud Birchall? 28 54 230 221 36 57 2 2 0 4 .258 .287 .285 .572 82 63 5
7 OF Lon Knight 31 108 495 484 94 131 18 12 1 10 .271 .287 .364 .651 105 176 1
8 OF Henry Larkin 24 85 349 326 59 90 21 9 3 37 15 .276 .324 .423 .747 136 138 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 9 .283 .340 .362 .702 123 50 3
10 OF Bob Blakiston? 28 32 143 128 21 33 6 0 0 11 .258 .336 .305 .640 105 39 4
11 OF John Coleman* 21 28 112 107 16 22 2 3 2 5 .206 .241 .336 .578 82 36 0
12 OF Mike Mansell* 26 20 75 70 6 14 1 1 0 5 .200 .253 .243 .496 59 17 0
13 OF Charlie Hilsey? 20 6 24 24 5 5 1 1 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 46 4 1
15 C Ed Rowen? 26 4 17 15 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 .400 .471 .467 .937 199 7 1
16 UT Robert Foster? 29 4 14 11 4 2 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 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
18 OF Mike Moynahan* 28 1 4 4 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 7 .185 .215 .223 .437 39 41 0
20 P Billy Taylor 29 30 114 111 8 28 6 2 0 2 .252 .272 .342 .614 94 38 1
21 P Al Atkinson 23 22 88 83 13 16 3 1 0 4 .193 .239 .253 .492 56 21 1
22 P Phenomenal Smith* 19 1 4 4 1 1 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 .680 115 1502 40
Rank in 13 AA teams 3 3 1 1 1 4 8 5 1 2 1 1 1 5
Non-Pitcher Totals 26.7 108 3755 3577 652 978 153 96 26 124 140 .273 .308 .392 .700 121 1401 38
Pitcher Totals 29.0 108 397 382 48 79 14 4 0 13 .207 .237 .264 .501 59 101 2
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 Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Bobby Mathews 32 30 18 .625 3.32 49 49 0 48 3 0 430.2 401 238 159 10 49 286 12 0 23 1788 102 1.045 8.4 0.2 1.0 6.0 5.84
2 SP Billy Taylor 29 18 12 .600 2.53 30 30 0 30 1 0 260.0 232 118 73 3 44 130 12 0 13 1115 134 1.062 8.0 0.1 1.5 4.5 2.95
3 SP Al Atkinson 23 11 11 .500 4.20 22 22 0 20 1 0 184.1 186 130 86 3 21 93 10 0 28 792 81 1.123 9.1 0.1 1.0 4.5 4.43
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
4 Charlie Hilsey? 20 2 1 .667 4.67 3 3 0 3 0 0 27.0 29 19 14 0 5 10 0 0 1 118 73 1.259 9.7 0.0 1.7 3.3 2.00
5 John Coleman 21 0 2 .000 3.43 3 2 1 2 0 0 21.0 28 14 8 0 2 5 4 0 0 98 100 1.429 12.0 0.0 0.9 2.1 2.50
6 Lon Knight 31 0 1 .000 9.00 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.0 24 19 14 0 4 2 1 0 4 74 39 2.000 15.4 0.0 2.6 1.3 0.50
7 Phenomenal Smith* 19 0 1 .000 4.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 14 6 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 39 89 1.667 14.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 3.00
8 Cub Stricker 25 0 0 6.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 19 65 2.333 18.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.00
Team Totals 28.7 61 46 .570 3.42 108 108 3 105 5 0 949.0 920 546 360 16 127 530 39 0 70 4043 99 1.103 8.7 0.2 1.2 5.0 4.17
Rank in 13 AA teams 7 6 8 5 9 4 7 9 9 9 5 5 3
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos Summary
Al Atkinson 23 24 66 12 39 15 0 .773 2.13 P-OF
Jud Birchall 28 54 114 82 15 17 1 .851 1.80 OF-3B
Bob Blakiston 28 33 85 63 11 11 1 .871 2.24 OF-3B-1B-2B-SS
John Coleman 21 29 58 36 11 11 1 .810 1.62 P-OF-1B
Fred Corey 29 104 372 121 209 42 10 .887 3.17 3B
Robert Foster 29 5 26 15 8 3 0 .885 4.60 10 0 0 C-OF
Charlie Hilsey 20 6 14 1 9 4 0 .714 1.67 P-OF
Sadie Houck 28 109 561 122 379 60 30 .893 4.60 SS-2B
Lon Knight 31 111 223 165 39 19 6 .915 1.84 P-OF-1B
Henry Larkin 24 87 138 107 11 20 1 .855 1.36 OF-2B
Mike Mansell 26 20 42 30 2 10 0 .762 1.60 OF
Bobby Mathews 32 50 111 8 78 25 1 .775 1.72 P-OF
Jocko Milligan 22 66 615 477 101 37 5 .940 8.76 66 0 0 C-OF
Mike Moynahan 28 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.00 OF
Jack O'Brien 24 36 259 195 45 19 8 .927 6.67 30 0 0 C-OF-1B
Frank Ringo 23 2 21 13 3 5 0 .762 8.00 6 0 0 C
Ed Rowen 26 4 31 21 4 6 1 .806 6.25 4 0 0 C
Frank Siffell 23 7 32 22 6 4 0 .875 4.00 10 0 0 C
Phenomenal Smith 19 1 4 0 3 1 0 .750 3.00 P
Harry Stovey 27 104 1138 1061 32 45 46 .960 10.51 1B
Cub Stricker 25 110 619 281 257 81 40 .869 4.89 3 0 0 P-2B-OF-C
Billy Taylor 29 30 99 12 66 21 1 .788 2.60 P
Team Totals 26.9 108 4630 2845 1328 457 152 .901 4.20 129 0 0
Rank in 13 AA teams 7 8 5
Age G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos Summary

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
Al Atkinson 23 22 88 -4 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.1 -0.1 0 1/O
Jud Birchall? 28 54 230 -5 0 0 3 -3 -5 -0.6 5 -0 -0.1 .491 .497 -0.2 -0.1 -3 O/5
Bob Blakiston? 28 32 143 1 0 0 1 -1 1 -0.0 3 4 0.3 .502 .500 0.3 -0.1 3 O/5346
John Coleman* 21 28 112 -3 0 0 -5 -1 -9 -0.9 2 -7 -0.7 .469 .495 -0.1 -0.6 -2 Free Agency O/13
Fred Corey 29 104 458 11 0 0 12 3 27 2.2 9 36 3.2 .524 .515 2.3 1.3 24 *5
Robert Foster? 29 4 14 -0 0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .457 .499 0.0 -0.2 0 /2O
Charlie Hilsey? 20 6 24 -1 0 0 -1 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -2 -0.2 .466 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /O1
Sadie Houck 28 108 487 11 0 0 18 7 36 3.1 10 46 4.1 .531 .521 2.7 2.2 28 Purchased *6/4
Lon Knight 31 108 495 0 0 0 6 -7 -1 -0.3 10 9 0.7 .500 .500 0.4 -0.2 3 *O/13
Henry Larkin 24 85 349 12 0 0 -5 -5 2 -0.0 8 9 0.8 .502 .501 1.4 -1.1 14 *O/4
Mike Mansell* 26 20 75 -3 0 0 0 -1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .478 .497 -0.3 -0.2 -3 O
Bobby Mathews 32 49 191 -13 0 0 0 6 -7 -0.8 4 -3 -0.8 .487 .496 -0.6 -0.1 -3 1/O
Jocko Milligan 22 66 276 7 0 0 9 4 20 1.7 6 26 2.3 .528 .512 1.6 1.1 17 2/O
Mike Moynahan* 28 1 4 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .406 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /O
Jack O'Brien 24 36 150 4 0 0 2 2 7 0.6 3 10 0.9 .519 .504 0.8 0.3 9 $2,000 2/O3
Frank Ringo 23 2 6 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .439 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 Free Agency /2
Ed Rowen? 26 4 17 2 0 0 -1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .524 .501 0.2 -0.1 2 $2,200 /2
Frank Siffell? 23 7 18 -1 0 0 -2 0 -3 -0.3 0 -2 -0.2 .464 .498 -0.0 -0.2 -0 /2
Phenomenal Smith* 19 1 4 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .493 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /1
Harry Stovey 27 104 478 40 0 0 -1 -0 39 3.3 9 49 4.3 .534 .522 4.7 -0.3 50 *3
Cub Stricker 25 107 419 -7 0 0 -16 2 -20 -2.1 9 -12 -1.2 .482 .488 0.5 -1.5 5 Free Agency *4/2O1
Billy Taylor 29 30 114 -1 0 0 0 4 2 0.2 2 5 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 -0.1 5 1
Team Total 27.0 978 4152 47 0 0 18 13 78 4.8 86 164 13.0 .507 .502 13.6 0.1 146 $4,200
Age G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Acquired Pos Summary

Team Player Value--Pitchers

League Register · WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired
Al Atkinson 23 184.1 22 22 130 6.35 5.11 0.18 0.00 104.0 5.14 -18 -1.6 -0.2 -0.7 -13 .427 .490
John Coleman 21 21.0 3 2 14 6.00 5.12 0.21 0.00 104.0 5.10 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.0 -1 .460 .499 Free Agency
Charlie Hilsey? 20 27.0 3 3 19 6.33 5.12 0.18 0.00 104.0 5.13 -3 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -2 .423 .499
Lon Knight 31 14.0 2 1 19 12.21 5.11 0.23 0.00 104.0 5.08 -11 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -10 .177 .496
Bobby Mathews 32 430.2 49 49 238 4.97 5.11 0.16 0.00 104.0 5.15 24 2.3 -0.5 4.3 36 .547 .514
Phenomenal Smith* 19 9.0 1 1 6 6.00 5.11 0.19 0.00 104.0 5.12 -1 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 -0 .450 .500
Cub Stricker 25 3.0 1 0 2 6.00 5.12 0.27 0.00 104.0 5.04 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -0 .481 .500 Free Agency
Billy Taylor 29 260.0 30 30 118 4.08 5.11 0.17 0.00 104.0 5.14 40 4.0 -0.3 5.2 47 .633 .525
Team Total 28.7 949.0 111 108 546 5.18 5.11 0.17 0.00 104.0 5.14 30 3.6 1.0 -1.1 8.1 58 .533 .503
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired

1883 / 1885 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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