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1888 Philadelphia Athletics Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1887 / 1889)
81-52, Finished 3rd in American Association
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Scored 827 runs, Allowed 594 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-47
Manager: Bill Sharsig (81-52)
Ballpark: Jefferson Street Grounds

Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 98;   one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 97

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1887 / 1889 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Lou Bierbauer 22 L R 5' 8" 140 Sep 28, 1865 3 134 134 134 1 0 0 121 13 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Blair 24 L L 172 Sep 17, 1863 1st 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Bill Farmer 24 R R 187 Feb 13, 1864 1st 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Fennelly 28 R R 5' 8" 168 Feb 18, 1860 5 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Bob Gamble 21 R 5' 10" 155 Feb, 1867 1st 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitey Gibson 19 R 5' 9" 178 Oct 6, 1868 1st 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Gleason 29 R R 5' 8" 170 Nov 12, 1858 7 123 123 123 0 0 1 0 1 121 0 0 0 0
Tom Gunning 26 R R 5' 10" 160 Mar 4, 1862 5 23 23 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Henry Larkin 28 R R 5' 10" 175 Jan 12, 1860 5 135 135 135 0 0 122 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denny Lyons 22 R R 5' 10" 185 Mar 12, 1866 4 111 111 111 0 0 0 0 111 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Mattimore 29 L L 160 Aug, 1858 2 41 41 41 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15 16
Tom Poorman 30 L R 5' 7" 135 Oct 14, 1857 6 97 97 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 97
Blondie Purcell 34 R R 159 Mar 16, 1854 10 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 17
Wilbert Robinson HOF 25 R R 215 Jun 29, 1863 3 66 66 66 0 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Seward 21 R 5' 7" 175 Jun 29, 1867 3 64 64 64 57 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 7
Phenomenal Smith 23 L L 161 Dec 12, 1864 5 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harry Stovey 31 R R 175 Dec 20, 1856 9 130 130 130 0 0 13 0 0 0 118 0 0 118
Mike Sullivan 28 R R 165 Jun 10, 1860 1st 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 10 0 16 0 2 18
George Townsend 21 R R 180 Jun 4, 1867 2 42 42 42 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curt Welch 26 R R 5' 10" 175 Feb 11, 1862 5 136 136 136 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 135 0 135
Gus Weyhing 21 R R 5' 10" 145 Sep 29, 1866 2 48 48 48 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Frank Zinn 22 5' 8" 150 Dec 21, 1865 1st 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

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