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1885 Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1884 / 1886

55-57, Finished 4th in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Harry Stovey (55-57)
Scored 764 runs, Allowed 691 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-51

Ballparks: Jefferson Street Grounds ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 107, Pitching - 107 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103


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1884 / 1886 Pitching Statistics

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 33 30 17 .638 2.43 48 48 0 46 2 0 422.1 394 229 114 3 57 286 20 1 19 1766 143 1.068 8.4 0.1 1.2 6.1 5.02
2 SP Tom Lovett? 21 7 8 .467 3.70 16 16 0 15 1 0 138.2 130 96 57 3 38 56 5 3 19 594 94 1.212 8.4 0.2 2.5 3.6 1.47
3 SP Ed Knouff 18 7 6 .538 3.65 14 13 2 12 0 0 106.0 103 76 43 0 44 43 9 2 16 505 95 1.387 8.7 0.0 3.7 3.7 0.98
4 SP Ed Cushman* 33 3 7 .300 3.52 10 10 0 10 0 0 87.0 101 77 34 1 17 37 3 0 13 396 99 1.356 10.4 0.1 1.8 3.8 2.18
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
5 RP John Coleman 22 2 2 .500 3.43 8 3 4 3 0 0 60.1 82 46 23 0 5 12 0 0 6 229 102 1.442 12.2 0.0 0.7 1.8 2.40
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
6 Bill Vinton 20 4 3 .571 2.45 7 7 0 6 2 0 55.0 46 41 15 1 15 34 4 1 4 249 143 1.109 7.5 0.2 2.5 5.6 2.27
7 Billy Taylor 30 1 5 .167 3.27 6 6 0 6 0 0 52.1 68 35 19 0 9 11 1 0 6 208 107 1.471 11.7 0.0 1.5 1.9 1.22
8 Bob Emslie 26 0 4 .000 6.28 4 4 0 3 0 0 28.2 37 30 20 1 6 9 0 0 3 133 56 1.500 11.6 0.3 1.9 2.8 1.50
9 Bill Hughes* 25 0 2 .000 4.86 2 2 0 2 0 0 16.2 18 17 9 0 10 4 2 0 4 79 73 1.680 9.7 0.0 5.4 2.2 0.40
10 Jim Conway 26 0 1 .000 7.30 2 2 0 1 0 0 12.1 19 16 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 55 49 1.703 13.9 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.00
11 Fred Corey 30 1 0 1.000 7.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 18 9 7 2 1 3 0 0 1 44 52 2.111 18.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 3.00
12 Blondie Purcell 31 0 1 .000 6.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 11 9 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 28 62 2.167 16.5 0.0 3.0 4.5 1.50
13 Lon Knight 32 0 0 1.80 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 21 210 1.200 7.2 0.0 3.6 1.8 0.50
14 Phenomenal Smith* 20 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 9 4 0 4 7 1 0 2 24 43 2.750 15.8 0.0 9.0 15.8 1.75
Team Totals 27.7 55 57 .491 3.23 113 113 8 105 5 0 1003.1 1038 691 360 11 212 506 45 7 98 4331 108 1.246 9.3 0.1 1.9 4.5 2.39
Rank in 8 AA teams 4 5 4 4 4 5 2 7 8 4 1 5 1
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 Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
John Coleman 22 5 3 .625 3.00 75.0 103 28 25 0 6 15 0 1.453 12.4 0.7 1.8 2.50 0.0 8 8
Jim Conway 26 0 1 .000 5.50 18.0 24 12 11 0 3 0 0 1.500 12.0 1.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 2 2
Fred Corey 30 0 1 .000 5.54 13.0 23 9 8 3 1 4 0 1.846 15.9 0.7 2.8 4.00 2.1 1 1
Ed Cushman* 33 35 13 .729 2.42 435.0 351 130 117 4 68 266 8 0.963 7.3 1.4 5.5 3.91 0.1 32 32
Bob Emslie 26 12 10 .545 3.60 205.0 218 91 82 1 47 54 6 1.293 9.6 2.1 2.4 1.15 0.0 17 17
Bill Hughes* 25 1 1 .500 3.12 26.0 22 10 9 0 12 6 2 1.308 7.6 4.2 2.1 0.50 0.0 2 2
Lon Knight 32 1 0 1.000 3.21 14.0 11 6 5 1 8 3 0 1.357 7.1 5.1 1.9 0.38 0.6 2 2
Ed Knouff 18 15 5 .750 2.35 180.0 130 52 47 0 56 73 11 1.033 6.5 2.8 3.7 1.30 0.0 14 14
Tom Lovett? 21 17 7 .708 2.58 216.0 164 69 62 4 48 87 6 0.981 6.8 2.0 3.6 1.81 0.2 16 16
Bobby Mathews 33 62 11 .849 1.72 660.0 500 140 126 4 72 447 25 0.867 6.8 1.0 6.1 6.21 0.1 48 48
Blondie Purcell 31 0 0 5.63 8.0 14 6 5 0 3 4 0 2.125 15.8 3.4 4.5 1.33 0.0 1 1
Phenomenal Smith* 20 0 2 .000 7.29 21.0 24 19 17 0 13 16 3 1.762 10.3 5.6 6.9 1.23 0.0 2 2
Billy Taylor 30 5 2 .714 2.74 69.0 86 23 21 0 11 14 1 1.406 11.2 1.4 1.8 1.27 0.0 6 6
Bill Vinton 20 18 5 .783 2.13 215.0 183 57 51 1 51 90 5 1.088 7.7 2.1 3.8 1.76 0.0 16 16
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs 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 ERA+
John Coleman 22 3 19 67 .221 4.72 97 85 11 78 4 0 774.0 1098 717 406 26 77 213 4 0 23 3597 65 1.518 12.8 0.3 0.9 2.5 2.77 65
Jim Conway 26 2 3 10 .231 4.74 15 15 0 11 0 0 117.2 151 100 62 4 17 25 3 0 14 529 71 1.428 11.5 0.3 1.3 1.9 1.47 71
Fred Corey 30 6 27 46 .370 3.32 93 74 17 59 3 2 656.1 764 456 242 19 98 168 0 0 47 2870 91 1.313 10.5 0.3 1.3 2.3 1.71 91
Ed Cushman* 33 3 18 24 .429 2.94 43 43 1 41 2 0 364.1 330 227 119 3 70 251 6 1 36 1542 100 1.098 8.2 0.1 1.7 6.2 3.59 100
Bob Emslie 26 3 44 44 .500 3.19 91 90 1 85 5 0 792.1 775 507 281 9 165 362 19 1 71 3432 107 1.186 8.8 0.1 1.9 4.1 2.19 107
Bill Hughes* 25 1 0 2 .000 4.86 2 2 0 2 0 0 16.2 18 17 9 0 10 4 2 0 4 79 73 1.680 9.7 0.0 5.4 2.2 0.40 73
Lon Knight 32 4 16 28 .364 2.77 51 46 4 40 0 0 412.0 529 385 127 1 56 31 1 0 36 1893 88 1.420 11.6 0.0 1.2 0.7 0.55 88
Ed Knouff 18 1 7 6 .538 3.65 14 13 2 12 0 0 106.0 103 76 43 0 44 43 9 2 16 505 95 1.387 8.7 0.0 3.7 3.7 0.98 95
Tom Lovett? 21 1 7 8 .467 3.70 16 16 0 15 1 0 138.2 130 96 57 3 38 56 5 3 19 594 94 1.212 8.4 0.2 2.5 3.6 1.47 94
Bobby Mathews 33 13 281 235 .545 2.76 547 537 12 496 20 3 4700.1 5300 3285 1443 63 454 1426 32 3 230 20804 106 1.224 10.1 0.1 0.9 2.7 3.14 106
Blondie Purcell 31 7 15 43 .259 3.64 77 57 15 52 0 0 576.1 737 477 233 5 80 136 0 0 59 2612 72 1.418 11.5 0.1 1.2 2.1 1.70 72
Phenomenal Smith* 20 2 0 4 .000 8.38 4 4 0 3 0 0 29.0 44 43 27 0 13 16 3 0 7 149 43 1.966 13.7 0.0 4.0 5.0 1.23 43
Harry Stovey 28 2 0 0 6.00 3 0 3 0 0 0 9.0 13 7 6 0 3 7 2 43 53 1.778 13.0 0.0 3.0 7.0 2.33 53
Cub Stricker 26 2 1 0 1.000 2.70 3 0 3 0 0 0 10.0 9 3 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 45 125 1.100 8.1 0.0 1.8 2.7 1.50 125
Billy Taylor 30 5 48 30 .615 2.92 91 75 15 74 3 4 718.1 714 388 233 9 138 339 13 0 60 3085 110 1.186 8.9 0.1 1.7 4.2 2.46 110
Bill Vinton 20 2 17 19 .472 2.46 37 37 0 34 2 0 314.0 302 231 86 7 73 160 4 1 27 1395 122 1.194 8.7 0.2 2.1 4.6 2.19 122
Age Yrs 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 ERA+

1884 / 1886 Pitching Statistics