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1886 Philadelphia Athletics

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1885 / 1887

63-72, Finished 6th in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Lew Simmons (41-55) and Bill Sharsig (22-17)
Scored 772 runs, Allowed 942 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 55-80

Ballparks: Jefferson Street Grounds ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 101, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 103


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1885 / 1887 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 Wilbert Robinson 22 87 366 342 57 69 11 3 1 30 33 21 .202 .254 .260 .514 61 89 3
2 1B Harry Stovey 29 123 554 489 115 144 28 11 7 59 68 64 .294 .377 .440 .817 155 215 1
3 2B Lou Bierbauer* 20 137 543 522 56 118 17 5 2 47 19 21 .226 .256 .289 .545 71 151 0
4 SS Chippy McGarr 23 71 278 267 41 71 9 3 2 31 17 9 .266 .295 .345 .640 100 92 2
5 3B Jack Gleason 31 77 326 299 39 56 8 7 1 31 8 16 .187 .255 .271 .526 64 81 11
6 OF Ed Greer 21 71 274 264 33 51 5 3 1 20 12 8 .193 .223 .246 .469 47 65 2
7 OF John Coleman* 23 121 527 492 67 121 18 16 0 65 28 33 .246 .296 .348 .644 101 171 2
8 OF Henry Larkin 26 139 631 565 133 180 36 16 2 74 32 59 .319 .390 .450 .839 162 254 7
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 UT Jack O'Brien 26 105 468 423 65 107 25 7 0 56 23 38 .253 .325 .345 .670 110 146 7
10 UT Jocko Milligan 24 75 322 301 52 76 17 3 5 45 18 21 .252 .301 .379 .680 112 114 0
11 SS Joe Quest 33 42 170 150 14 31 4 1 0 10 5 20 .207 .300 .247 .547 72 37 0
12 3B Denny Lyons 20 32 135 123 22 26 3 1 0 11 7 8 .211 .281 .252 .534 67 31 4
13 OF Orator Shafer* 34 21 90 82 15 22 3 3 0 8 3 8 .268 .333 .378 .711 122 31 0
14 SS George Bradley 33 13 49 48 1 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .083 .102 .125 .227 -29 6 0
15 IF John Irwin* 24 3 13 13 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538 68 4 0
16 OF Jim Hyndman? 19 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
17 SS Charlie Kelly? 1 3 3 0 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
18 P Al Atkinson 25 45 174 148 27 18 1 1 0 9 4 26 .122 .253 .142 .395 25 21 0
19 P Bobby Mathews 34 24 91 88 16 21 3 0 0 10 1 3 .239 .264 .273 .536 68 24 0
20 P Cyclone Miller? 26 21 81 66 8 9 2 0 0 1 3 14 .136 .296 .167 .463 46 11 1
21 P Bill Hart? 20 22 76 73 3 10 1 1 0 1 1 3 .137 .171 .178 .349 9 13 0
22 P Ted Kennedy* 21 20 72 68 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .044 .097 .044 .141 -55 3 1
23 P Jake Aydelott* 24 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -54 0 0
24 P Sam Weaver 30 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -10 1 0
25 P Rex Smith? 25 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
26 P Charlie Gessner? 22 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 57 1 0
27 P Jim Brown? 25 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
28 P Ed Clark? 23 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 8 0 0
Team Totals 25.1 139 5275 4856 772 1142 192 82 21 510 284 378 .235 .296 .321 .617 93 1561 41
Rank in 8 AA teams 5 6 6 3 5 2 2 1 6 2 6 6 6 6 6 3 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 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 Al Atkinson 25 25 17 .595 3.95 45 45 0 44 1 0 396.2 414 288 174 11 101 154 22 0 29 1743 89 1.298 9.4 0.2 2.3 3.5 1.52
2 SP Bobby Mathews 34 13 9 .591 3.96 24 24 0 22 0 0 197.2 226 148 87 3 53 93 13 0 21 913 89 1.411 10.3 0.1 2.4 4.2 1.75
3 SP Bill Hart 20 9 13 .409 3.19 22 22 0 22 2 0 186.0 183 144 66 7 66 78 7 1 31 856 110 1.339 8.9 0.3 3.2 3.8 1.18
4 SP Ted Kennedy 21 5 15 .250 4.53 20 19 1 19 0 0 172.2 197 143 87 4 65 68 8 0 11 796 78 1.517 10.3 0.2 3.4 3.5 1.05
5 SP Cyclone Miller* 26 10 8 .556 2.97 19 19 0 19 1 0 169.2 158 109 56 6 59 99 4 0 35 725 119 1.279 8.4 0.3 3.1 5.3 1.68
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 John Coleman 23 1 1 .500 2.61 3 1 2 1 0 0 20.2 18 9 6 1 5 2 1 0 3 86 137 1.113 7.8 0.4 2.2 0.9 0.40
7 Jake Aydelott 24 0 2 .000 4.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 21 11 8 0 12 5 0 0 5 81 90 1.833 10.5 0.0 6.0 2.5 0.42
8 Sam Weaver 30 0 2 .000 14.73 2 2 0 1 0 0 11.0 30 29 18 0 2 2 1 0 0 74 25 2.909 24.5 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.00
9 Lou Bierbauer 20 0 0 4.22 2 0 2 0 0 0 10.2 8 9 5 0 5 1 0 0 1 50 87 1.219 6.8 0.0 4.2 0.8 0.20
10 Rex Smith 25 0 1 .000 7.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 15 13 7 0 5 4 0 0 3 44 53 2.222 15.0 0.0 5.0 4.0 0.80
11 Jim Brown? 25 0 1 .000 3.24 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.1 9 5 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 37 114 1.440 9.7 0.0 3.2 4.3 1.33
12 Charlie Gessner? 22 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 13 14 8 0 5 0 2 0 0 44 41 2.250 14.6 0.0 5.6 0.0 0.00
13 Ed Clark? 23 0 1 .000 6.75 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 10 8 6 2 2 2 2 0 0 38 55 1.500 11.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.00
14 Jim Hyndman? 19 0 1 .000 27.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 10 6 1 5 1 1 0 2 17 16 5.000 22.5 4.5 22.5 4.5 0.20
15 Harry Stovey 29 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 6.000 54.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 25.2 63 72 .467 3.97 139 139 5 134 4 0 1218.2 1309 942 538 35 388 513 61 1 141 5507 89 1.393 9.7 0.3 2.9 3.8 1.32
Rank in 8 AA teams 6 4 6 3 7 4 5 8 8 6 8 4 7
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% PO Pos. Summary
Al Atkinson 25 45 83 21 55 7 1 .916 1.69 P
Jake Aydelott 24 2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.50 P
Lou Bierbauer 20 141 930 406 435 89 55 .904 5.96 4 P-2B-C-SS
George Bradley 33 13 73 14 48 11 2 .849 4.77 SS
Jim Brown 25 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Ed Clark 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
John Coleman 23 125 288 225 30 33 9 .885 2.04 P-OF-1B-2B
Charlie Gessner 22 1 3 0 1 2 0 .333 1.00 P
Jack Gleason 31 77 295 85 150 60 19 .797 3.05 3B
Ed Greer 21 71 171 145 13 13 3 .924 2.23 1 OF-C
Bill Hart 20 22 52 7 40 5 1 .904 2.14 P
Jim Hyndman 19 2 5 3 1 1 0 .800 2.00 P-OF
John Irwin 24 3 11 2 7 2 0 .818 3.00 SS-3B
Charlie Kelly -- 1 6 0 2 4 0 .333 2.00 SS
Ted Kennedy 21 20 45 8 33 4 1 .911 2.05 P
Henry Larkin 26 139 329 264 21 44 2 .866 2.05 OF
Denny Lyons 20 32 109 35 53 21 1 .807 2.75 3B
Bobby Mathews 34 25 52 5 38 9 3 .827 1.72 P-OF
Chippy McGarr 23 71 400 109 231 60 25 .850 4.79 SS
Cyclone Miller 26 21 41 5 34 2 1 .951 1.86 P-3B-OF
Jocko Milligan 24 76 642 538 68 36 13 .944 7.97 30 C-1B-OF-3B
Jack O'Brien 26 107 666 426 170 70 26 .895 5.57 54 C-3B-1B-SS-2B-OF
Joe Quest 33 43 248 63 146 39 16 .843 4.86 SS-2B
Wilbert Robinson 22 88 618 442 118 58 26 .906 6.36 87 C-1B-OF
Orator Shafer 34 21 54 40 4 10 2 .815 2.10 OF
Rex Smith 25 1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 2.00 P
Harry Stovey 29 126 879 798 25 56 30 .936 6.53 P-OF-1B
Sam Weaver 30 3 6 5 1 0 1 1.000 2.00 P-1B
Team Totals 25.0 139 6013 3647 1729 637 237 .894 4.21 176
Rank in 8 AA teams 1 2 8
Age G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Pos. Summary

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 25 174 -13 0 0 0 0 3 3 -7 -0.5 -7 -0.6 0.1 $ 1
Jake Aydelott* 24 7 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
Lou Bierbauer* 20 543 -23 -2 0 0 -4 3 10 -16 -1.3 -12 -1.0 -0.3 $ *4/216
George Bradley 33 49 -8 0 0 0 0 1 1 -6 -0.5 -6 -0.5 0.0 $ Purchased 6
Jim Brown? 25 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
Ed Clark? 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
John Coleman* 23 527 -3 0 0 0 -1 -7 9 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ Free Agency *O/314
Charlie Gessner? 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Jack Gleason 31 326 -15 0 0 0 -8 2 5 -16 -1.4 -8 -0.7 -0.7 $ 5
Ed Greer 21 274 -19 1 0 0 2 -4 5 -15 -1.3 -17 -1.5 0.2 $ O/2
Bill Hart? 20 76 -9 0 0 0 0 1 1 -7 -0.6 -7 -0.6 0.0 $ 1
Jim Hyndman? 19 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O1
John Irwin* 24 13 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /65
Charlie Kelly? -- 3 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ /6
Ted Kennedy* 21 72 -13 0 0 0 0 1 1 -11 -0.9 -11 -1.0 0.1 $ 1
Henry Larkin 26 631 41 1 0 0 1 -9 10 44 3.9 43 3.8 0.1 $ *O
Denny Lyons 20 135 -5 1 0 0 -3 1 2 -4 -0.3 -1 -0.1 -0.2 $ 5
Bobby Mathews 34 91 -4 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1/O
Chippy McGarr 23 278 -2 1 0 0 -6 5 5 3 0.3 9 0.8 -0.5 $ 6
Cyclone Miller? 26 81 -4 -1 0 0 0 1 1 -3 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $ 1/5O
Jocko Milligan 24 322 1 1 0 0 6 2 5 15 1.5 9 0.8 0.7 $ 23/O5
Jack O'Brien 26 468 3 -1 0 0 -8 4 7 5 0.5 13 1.1 -0.6 $ 2536/4O
Joe Quest 33 170 -5 -2 0 0 -3 3 3 -4 -0.3 -1 -0.1 -0.2 $ 6/4
Wilbert Robinson 22 366 -18 3 0 0 -9 4 6 -14 -1.2 -5 -0.4 -0.8 $2,000 Unknown 23/O
Orator Shafer* 34 90 2 0 0 0 0 -1 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ O
Rex Smith? 25 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
Harry Stovey 29 554 31 6 0 0 -4 -3 9 39 3.4 43 3.8 -0.4 $ O3/1
Sam Weaver 30 7 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /13
Team Total 25.1 5275 -70 8 0 0 -38 8 86 -6 0.2 32 2.8 -2.6 $2,000
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Player Value--Pitchers

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired
Al Atkinson 25 396.2 45 288 293 -9 1.0 5 1.7 $
Jake Aydelott 24 18.0 2 11 13 0 1.0 2 0.3 $
Lou Bierbauer 20 10.2 0 9 8 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $
Jim Brown? 25 8.1 1 5 6 0 1.0 1 0.1 $
Ed Clark? 23 8.0 1 8 6 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $
John Coleman 23 20.2 1 9 15 0 1.0 6 0.6 $ Free Agency
Charlie Gessner? 22 8.0 1 14 6 0 1.0 -8 -0.7 $
Bill Hart 20 186.0 22 144 138 -4 1.0 -6 0.0 $
Jim Hyndman? 19 2.0 1 10 1 0 1.0 -9 -0.7 $
Ted Kennedy 21 172.2 19 143 128 -4 1.0 -15 -0.8 $
Bobby Mathews 34 197.2 24 148 146 -4 1.0 -2 0.5 $
Cyclone Miller* 26 169.2 19 109 125 -4 1.0 16 1.9 $
Rex Smith 25 9.0 1 13 7 0 1.0 -6 -0.5 $
Harry Stovey 29 0.1 0 2 0 0 1.0 -2 -0.1 $
Sam Weaver 30 11.0 2 29 8 0 1.0 -21 -1.7 $
Team Total 25.2 1218.2 139 942 900 -25 1.0 -42 0.3 $
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired

1885 / 1887 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics