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1887 Philadelphia Athletics

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1886 / 1888

64-69, Finished 5th in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Frank Bancroft (26-29) and Charlie Mason (38-40)
Scored 893 runs, Allowed 890 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-66

Ballparks: Jefferson Street Grounds ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100


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1886 / 1888 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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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 23 68 279 264 28 60 6 2 1 24 15 14 .227 .269 .277 .545 51 73 1
2 1B Jocko Milligan 25 95 401 377 54 114 27 4 2 50 8 21 .302 .344 .411 .755 109 155 3
3 2B Lou Bierbauer* 21 126 543 530 74 144 19 7 1 82 40 13 .272 .289 .340 .629 74 180 0
4 SS Chippy McGarr 24 137 561 536 93 158 23 6 1 63 84 23 .295 .326 .366 .692 92 196 2
5 3B Denny Lyons 21 137 623 570 128 209 43 14 6 102 73 47 .367 .421 .523 .943 161 298 6
6 OF Harry Stovey 30 124 560 497 125 142 31 12 4 77 74 56 .286 .366 .421 .787 118 209 7
7 OF Tom Poorman* 29 135 630 585 140 155 18 19 4 61 88 35 .265 .317 .381 .699 93 223 10
8 OF Henry Larkin 27 126 553 497 105 154 22 12 3 88 37 48 .310 .380 .421 .800 122 209 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 OF Fred Mann* 29 55 250 229 42 63 14 6 0 32 16 15 .275 .336 .389 .725 101 89 6
10 C George Townsend 20 31 112 109 12 21 3 0 0 14 8 3 .193 .214 .220 .434 21 24 0
11 OF Chief Roseman 30 21 88 73 16 16 2 1 0 8 3 10 .219 .352 .274 .626 75 20 5
12 1B Ed Flanagan? 25 19 84 80 12 20 5 0 1 10 3 3 .250 .286 .350 .636 76 28 1
13 OF Ed Greer 22 3 11 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 1 2 0
14 UT Jim Roxburgh 29 2 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -31 1 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
15 P Ed Seward? 20 74 284 266 31 50 10 0 5 28 14 16 .188 .239 .282 .521 44 75 2
16 P Gus Weyhing 20 57 215 209 19 42 6 1 0 16 8 6 .201 .223 .239 .462 28 50 0
17 P Al Atkinson 26 16 64 59 8 12 2 0 1 5 3 5 .203 .266 .288 .554 54 17 0
18 P Bobby Mathews 35 7 29 25 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .310 .200 .510 43 5 0
19 P Bill Hart? 21 3 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154 -57 1 0
20 P Cannonball Titcomb* 20 3 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 -52 0 0
21 P Billy Taylor 32 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 39 1 0
22 P Frank Chapman 25 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
23 P Tommy Casey? 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 24.9 137 5326 4954 893 1370 231 84 29 661 476 321 .277 .327 .375 .702 94 1856 51
Rank in 8 AA teams 2 5 3 2 4 4 4 1 8 3 3 6 4 4 3 4 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 Ed Seward 20 25 25 .500 4.13 55 52 2 52 3 0 470.2 445 293 216 7 140 155 24 0 58 1990 103 1.243 8.5 0.1 2.7 3.0 1.11
2 SP Gus Weyhing 20 26 28 .481 4.27 55 55 0 53 2 0 466.1 465 342 221 12 167 193 37 1 49 2042 100 1.355 9.0 0.2 3.2 3.7 1.16
3 SP Al Atkinson 26 6 8 .429 5.92 15 15 2 11 0 0 124.2 156 121 82 2 54 34 6 0 11 594 72 1.684 11.3 0.1 3.9 2.5 0.63
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 Bobby Mathews 35 3 4 .429 6.67 7 7 0 7 0 0 58.0 75 64 43 4 25 9 3 0 2 280 64 1.724 11.6 0.6 3.9 1.4 0.36
5 Bill Hart 21 1 2 .333 4.50 3 3 0 3 0 0 26.0 28 22 13 1 17 4 1 0 1 121 96 1.731 9.7 0.3 5.9 1.4 0.24
6 Cannonball Titcomb* 20 1 2 .333 6.75 3 3 0 3 0 0 24.0 31 30 18 1 19 16 0 0 7 123 64 2.083 11.6 0.4 7.1 6.0 0.84
7 Billy Taylor 32 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 10 5 3 1 7 0 0 0 2 42 147 1.889 10.0 1.0 7.0 0.0 0.00
8 Frank Chapman 25 0 0 7.20 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.0 8 6 4 0 2 4 0 0 1 24 63 2.000 14.4 0.0 3.6 7.2 2.00
9 Tommy Casey* 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 32 5.000 36.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
10 Lou Bierbauer 21 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
11 Tom Poorman 29 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 8 16 9.000 67.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 1.00
Team Totals 21.5 63 69 .477 4.59 137 137 6 131 5 1 1186.1 1227 890 605 29 433 417 71 1 133 5234 93 1.399 9.3 0.2 3.3 3.2 0.96
Rank in 8 AA teams 5 4 6 6 4 3 4 2 5 6 5 6 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 26 19 44 14 26 4 0 .909 2.11 P-OF
Lou Bierbauer 21 127 771 332 378 61 45 .921 5.59 P-2B
Tommy Casey -- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Frank Chapman 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Ed Flanagan 25 19 172 158 5 9 9 .948 8.58 1B
Ed Greer 22 3 7 5 1 1 0 .857 2.00 OF
Bill Hart 21 3 13 0 8 5 0 .615 2.67 P
Henry Larkin 27 126 499 416 47 36 23 .928 3.67 OF-1B-2B
Denny Lyons 21 137 543 255 215 73 29 .866 3.43 3B
Fred Mann 29 55 120 103 7 10 2 .917 2.00 OF
Bobby Mathews 35 7 18 2 14 2 1 .889 2.29 P
Chippy McGarr 24 137 686 198 402 86 42 .875 4.38 SS
Jocko Milligan 25 98 841 698 92 51 31 .939 8.06 51 1B-C-OF
Tom Poorman 29 138 280 237 18 25 6 .911 1.85 P-OF-2B
Wilbert Robinson 23 71 479 291 138 50 9 .896 6.04 82 C-1B-OF
Chief Roseman 30 21 56 41 5 10 1 .821 2.19 OF
Jim Roxburgh 29 3 11 6 3 2 0 .818 3.00 8 C-2B
Ed Seward 20 76 164 63 83 18 2 .890 1.92 P-OF
Harry Stovey 30 126 684 613 35 36 22 .947 5.14 OF-1B
Billy Taylor 32 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Cannonball Titcomb 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
George Townsend 20 31 166 102 42 22 1 .867 4.65 26 C-OF
Gus Weyhing 20 58 133 21 85 27 5 .797 1.83 P-OF
Team Totals 24.7 137 5688 3555 1605 528 228 .907 4.09 167
Rank in 8 AA teams 6 4 3
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 (v2.1): 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 26 16 64 -4 -0 0 0 4 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1/O
Lou Bierbauer* 21 126 543 -24 1 0 3 3 -17 -1.2 9 -8 -0.3 .490 .492 -0.6 0.6 -11 $ *4/1
Tommy Casey? -- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
Frank Chapman 25 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .469 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
Ed Flanagan? 25 19 84 -4 -0 0 -1 0 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.2 .480 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -3 $ 3
Ed Greer 22 3 11 -2 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .458 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /O
Bill Hart? 21 3 13 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .442 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ /1
Henry Larkin 27 126 553 18 -2 0 0 -6 10 0.8 9 18 1.7 .506 .505 1.6 -0.3 18 $ *O34
Denny Lyons 21 137 623 51 2 0 -11 5 47 3.6 10 57 4.6 .526 .522 5.4 -0.3 68 $ *5
Fred Mann* 29 55 250 -0 -0 0 -2 -3 -6 -0.4 4 -2 0.0 .492 .497 0.1 -0.3 0 $ Free Agency O
Bobby Mathews 35 7 29 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /1
Chippy McGarr 24 137 561 -8 3 0 -2 9 2 0.2 9 11 1.2 .501 .501 1.3 0.7 13 $ *6
Jocko Milligan 25 95 401 3 -3 0 1 3 5 0.4 6 11 1.1 .504 .502 1.0 0.4 10 $ 32/O
Tom Poorman* 29 135 630 -9 3 0 8 -8 -6 -0.4 10 4 0.7 .497 .497 0.0 0.1 -4 $ Purchased *O/41
Wilbert Robinson 23 68 279 -20 -1 0 -8 4 -24 -1.8 4 -20 -1.4 .472 .488 -0.8 -0.2 -12 $ Unknown 2/3O
Chief Roseman 30 21 88 -2 -1 0 -2 -1 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.2 .481 .497 -0.1 -0.2 -2 $ Purchased O
Jim Roxburgh 29 2 8 -2 0 0 -2 0 -3 -0.2 0 -3 -0.2 .373 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /24
Ed Seward? 20 74 284 -24 -0 0 0 16 -9 -0.6 4 -4 -0.6 .491 .496 -0.7 -0.0 -4 $ 1O
Harry Stovey 30 124 560 14 2 0 9 -5 20 1.6 9 29 2.6 .513 .510 1.8 0.4 20 $ O3
Billy Taylor 32 1 4 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
Cannonball Titcomb* 20 3 12 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .463 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
George Townsend 20 31 112 -13 0 0 -4 2 -15 -1.2 2 -14 -1.0 .461 .493 -0.7 -0.1 -10 $ 2/O
Gus Weyhing 20 57 215 -23 -1 0 -2 16 -10 -0.8 3 -7 -0.8 .486 .495 -0.6 -0.1 -5 $ Purchased 1/O
Team Total 24.9 1242 5326 -56 4 0 -13 44 -21 -1.2 85 64 6.8 .499 .500 7.0 0.3 77 $
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 (v2.1): 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 26 124.2 15 15 121 8.74 6.58 -0.11 0.00 99.0 6.63 -27 -1.9 -0.1 -1.4 -20 .375 .488 $
Lou Bierbauer 21 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 6.59 -0.06 0.00 99.0 6.59 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .560 .500 $
Tommy Casey* -- 1.0 1 0 3 27.00 6.59 -0.16 0.00 99.0 6.68 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -2 .349 .499 $
Frank Chapman 25 5.0 1 1 6 10.80 6.58 -0.10 0.00 99.0 6.61 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -2 .349 .499 $
Bill Hart 21 26.0 3 3 22 7.62 6.58 -0.10 0.00 99.0 6.62 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .440 .499 $
Bobby Mathews 35 58.0 7 7 64 9.93 6.58 -0.11 0.00 99.0 6.63 -20 -1.3 -0.1 -1.1 -17 .313 .492 $
Tom Poorman 29 0.2 1 0 4 54.00 6.59 -0.19 0.00 99.0 6.71 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .284 .499 $ Purchased
Ed Seward 20 470.2 55 52 293 5.60 6.58 -0.10 0.00 99.0 6.61 61 4.9 1.0 -0.5 6.7 89 .589 .530 $
Billy Taylor 32 9.0 1 1 5 5.00 6.59 -0.10 0.00 99.0 6.62 2 0.1 -0.0 0.2 2 .646 .501 $
Cannonball Titcomb* 20 24.0 3 3 30 11.25 6.58 -0.10 0.00 99.0 6.62 -12 -0.7 -0.0 -0.6 -11 .261 .496 $
Gus Weyhing 20 466.1 55 55 342 6.60 6.58 -0.10 0.00 99.0 6.61 8 0.6 -0.5 2.4 36 .512 .504 $ Purchased
Team Total 21.5 1186.1 143 137 890 6.75 6.58 -0.10 0.00 99.0 6.62 1 1.2 1.0 -1.3 5.8 73 .508 .501 $
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired

1886 / 1888 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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