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1889 Philadelphia Athletics

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1888 / 1890

75-58, Finished 3rd in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bill Sharsig (75-58)
Scored 880 runs, Allowed 787 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-60

Ballparks: Jefferson Street Grounds & Gloucester Point Grounds ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 96, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97


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1888 / 1890 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 25 69 271 264 31 61 13 2 0 28 9 6 34 .231 .251 .295 .546 58 78 1
2 1B Henry Larkin 29 133 615 516 105 164 23 12 3 74 11 83 41 .318 .428 .426 .854 147 220 16
3 2B Lou Bierbauer* 23 130 582 549 80 167 27 7 7 105 17 29 30 .304 .344 .417 .761 120 229 4
4 SS Frank Fennelly 29 138 581 513 70 132 20 5 1 64 15 65 78 .257 .344 .322 .666 93 165 3
5 3B Denny Lyons 23 131 596 510 135 168 36 4 9 82 10 79 44 .329 .426 .469 .895 159 239 7
6 OF Harry Stovey 32 137 634 556 152 171 38 13 19 119 63 77 68 .308 .393 .525 .918 165 292 1
7 OF Curt Welch 27 125 602 516 134 140 39 6 0 39 66 67 30 .271 .375 .370 .746 116 191 19
8 OF Blondie Purcell 35 129 562 507 72 160 19 7 0 85 22 50 27 .316 .383 .381 .763 121 193 5
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 Lave Cross 23 55 213 199 22 44 8 2 0 23 11 14 9 .221 .272 .281 .554 60 56 0
10 UT Jack Brennan? 25 31 123 113 12 25 4 0 0 15 1 10 15 .221 .285 .257 .541 57 29 0
11 UT Mike Mattimore* 30 23 84 73 10 17 1 2 1 8 6 9 7 .233 .333 .342 .676 96 25 2
12 C Tom Gunning 27 8 24 24 3 6 0 1 1 1 3 0 4 .250 .250 .458 .708 103 11 0
13 3B James Graham? 4 18 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -3 3 0
14 C Bill Collins 26 1 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 90 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 Gus Weyhing 22 54 201 191 16 25 2 0 0 12 4 9 59 .131 .174 .141 .315 -8 27 1
16 P Ed Seward? 22 46 168 143 22 31 5 3 2 17 6 22 19 .217 .333 .336 .669 94 48 3
17 P Sadie McMahon 21 30 108 104 9 16 2 1 0 4 3 4 16 .154 .185 .192 .377 9 20 0
18 P George Bausewine? 20 7 25 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 .048 .200 .048 .248 -27 1 0
19 P John Coleman* 26 6 20 19 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 .053 .100 .053 .153 -55 1 0
20 P Phenomenal Smith* 24 5 19 16 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 .188 .316 .250 .566 64 4 0
21 P Ed Knouff 22 3 13 12 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 .250 .308 .333 .641 85 4 0
Team Totals 27.2 138 5464 4868 880 1339 239 65 43 680 252 534 496 .275 .354 .377 .731 112 1837 62
Rank in 8 AA teams 4 4 1 1 7 4 7 1 2 6 1 1 2 1 2 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 Gus Weyhing 22 30 21 .588 2.95 54 53 1 50 4 0 449.0 382 271 147 15 212 213 34 37 1959 128 1.323 7.7 0.3 4.2 4.3 1.00
2 SP Ed Seward 22 21 15 .583 3.97 39 38 1 35 3 0 320.0 353 212 141 8 101 102 13 14 1415 95 1.419 9.9 0.2 2.8 2.9 1.01
3 SP Sadie McMahon 21 14 12 .538 3.53 28 27 1 27 2 0 242.0 230 160 95 5 102 117 14 15 1063 107 1.372 8.6 0.2 3.8 4.4 1.15
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 George Bausewine? 20 1 4 .200 3.90 7 6 1 6 0 0 55.1 64 46 24 1 33 18 9 5 270 97 1.753 10.4 0.2 5.4 2.9 0.55
5 Phenomenal Smith* 24 2 3 .400 4.40 5 5 0 5 0 0 43.0 53 31 21 2 25 12 3 1 208 87 1.814 11.1 0.4 5.2 2.5 0.48
6 John Coleman 26 3 2 .600 2.91 5 5 0 4 0 0 34.0 38 23 11 2 14 6 1 0 154 131 1.529 10.1 0.5 3.7 1.6 0.43
7 Mike Mattimore* 30 2 1 .667 5.81 5 1 4 1 0 1 31.0 42 27 20 0 13 6 1 4 148 66 1.774 12.2 0.0 3.8 1.7 0.46
8 Ed Knouff 22 2 0 1.000 3.96 3 3 0 2 0 0 25.0 37 17 11 2 9 5 1 1 121 97 1.840 13.3 0.7 3.2 1.8 0.56
Team Totals 22.1 75 58 .564 3.53 138 138 8 130 9 1 1199.1 1199 787 470 35 509 479 76 77 5338 107 1.424 9.0 0.3 3.8 3.6 0.94
Rank in 8 AA teams 4 6 3 1 3 5 6 3 4 2 4 7 5
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
George Bausewine 20 7 12 0 12 0 0 1.000 1.71 P
Lou Bierbauer 23 131 933 472 406 55 80 .941 6.70 0 2B-C
Jack Brennan 25 31 130 53 55 22 5 .831 3.48 11 C-2B-OF-3B
John Coleman 26 6 15 3 10 2 0 .867 2.17 P-OF
Bill Collins 26 1 5 2 2 1 0 .800 4.00 0 C
Lave Cross 23 55 407 278 102 27 7 .934 6.91 28 C
Frank Fennelly 29 138 727 181 453 93 53 .872 4.59 SS
James Graham -- 4 15 2 12 1 1 .933 3.50 3B
Tom Gunning 27 8 37 24 7 6 2 .838 3.88 3 C
Ed Knouff 22 3 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Henry Larkin 29 133 1310 1234 38 38 89 .971 9.56 1B-2B-3B
Denny Lyons 23 131 581 209 291 81 29 .861 3.82 3B-1B
Mike Mattimore 30 24 80 63 9 8 2 .900 3.00 P-OF-1B
Sadie McMahon 21 30 75 7 62 6 6 .920 2.30 P-OF
Blondie Purcell 35 129 207 172 15 20 3 .903 1.45 OF
Wilbert Robinson 25 69 420 290 106 24 8 .943 5.74 33 C
Ed Seward 22 48 90 25 56 9 1 .900 1.69 P-OF-2B
Phenomenal Smith 24 5 5 0 4 1 1 .800 0.80 P
Harry Stovey 32 138 362 287 38 37 9 .898 2.36 OF-1B
Curt Welch 27 125 338 282 30 26 10 .923 2.50 OF
Gus Weyhing 22 55 91 12 71 8 2 .912 1.51 P-OF
Team Totals 27.1 138 5843 3597 1781 465 308 .920 4.23 75
Rank in 8 AA teams 5 2 4
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
George Bausewine? 20 7 25 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .477 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 Free Agency /1
Lou Bierbauer* 23 130 582 15 -3 0 6 3 20 1.6 9 30 2.6 .513 .510 2.0 0.8 24 *4/2
Jack Brennan? 25 31 123 -7 -0 0 -3 1 -9 -0.8 2 -8 -0.6 .475 .495 -0.3 -0.2 -5 Free Agency 2/4O5
John Coleman* 26 6 20 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .465 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 Free Agency /1O
Bill Collins 26 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .524 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /2
Lave Cross 23 55 213 -10 -0 0 7 4 1 0.0 3 4 0.4 .501 .500 -0.2 0.9 -3 Purchased 2
Frank Fennelly 29 138 581 -4 -3 0 3 9 5 0.3 9 14 1.3 .503 .502 1.0 1.0 11 Purchased *6
James Graham? -- 4 18 -2 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .472 .499 -0.2 0.1 -2 /5
Tom Gunning 27 8 24 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.1 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 Free Agency /2
Ed Knouff 22 3 13 -0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .524 .500 0.1 0.0 1 Free Agency /1
Henry Larkin 29 133 615 42 -3 0 -9 0 30 2.4 10 40 3.4 .518 .515 4.1 -0.7 49 *3/45
Denny Lyons 23 131 596 46 -3 0 3 4 51 4.1 9 60 5.1 .531 .525 4.7 0.6 57 *5/3
Mike Mattimore* 30 23 84 -0 0 0 -1 1 0 0.0 1 1 0.2 .500 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 O/31
Sadie McMahon 21 30 108 -14 -0 0 -1 9 -6 -0.5 2 -4 -0.5 .483 .497 -0.5 -0.1 -3 Purchased 1/O
Blondie Purcell 35 129 562 20 -4 0 -2 -8 7 0.5 9 16 1.5 .504 .504 1.5 -0.8 18 Purchased *O
Wilbert Robinson 25 69 271 -17 -1 0 8 4 -6 -0.5 4 -1 0.0 .493 .497 -0.8 1.0 -9 Unknown 2
Ed Seward? 22 46 168 -1 -1 0 0 12 11 0.9 3 13 0.9 .519 .505 0.8 -0.0 13 1/O4
Phenomenal Smith* 24 5 19 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .513 .500 0.1 0.0 1 Purchased /1
Harry Stovey 32 137 634 46 4 0 9 -9 49 4.0 10 59 5.0 .529 .525 4.2 0.1 50 *O/3
Curt Welch 27 125 602 19 4 0 7 -7 23 1.8 10 33 2.9 .515 .512 2.2 0.1 26 Traded *O
Gus Weyhing 22 54 201 -33 -1 0 0 17 -17 -1.4 3 -14 -1.4 .474 .491 -1.5 0.0 -14 Purchased 1/O
Team Total 27.1 1265 5464 91 -11 0 28 48 155 12.0 86 242 20.6 .510 .504 17.0 2.8 214
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
George Bausewine? 20 55.1 7 6 46 7.48 6.02 0.23 0.00 99.0 5.74 -10 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .395 .495 Free Agency
John Coleman 26 34.0 5 5 23 6.09 6.02 0.23 0.00 99.0 5.74 -1 -0.1 -0.0 0.1 1 .489 .500 Free Agency
Ed Knouff 22 25.0 3 3 17 6.12 6.02 0.24 0.00 99.0 5.72 -1 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 1 .482 .500 Free Agency
Mike Mattimore* 30 31.0 5 1 27 7.84 6.02 0.24 0.00 99.0 5.72 -7 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -5 .398 .497
Sadie McMahon 21 242.0 28 27 160 5.95 6.02 0.20 0.00 99.0 5.76 -1 -0.0 1.0 -0.2 0.9 12 .498 .500 Purchased
Ed Seward 22 320.0 39 38 212 5.96 6.02 0.22 0.00 99.0 5.75 -2 -0.1 1.0 -0.2 1.1 14 .496 .499
Phenomenal Smith* 24 43.0 5 5 31 6.49 6.02 0.23 0.00 99.0 5.74 -3 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .455 .499 Purchased
Gus Weyhing 22 449.0 54 53 271 5.43 6.02 0.20 0.00 99.0 5.77 25 2.1 1.0 -0.3 3.9 48 .540 .513 Purchased
Team Total 22.1 1199.1 146 138 787 5.91 6.02 0.21 0.00 99.0 5.76 2 0.4 1.0 -0.9 5.0 63 .503 .500
Age IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Acquired

1888 / 1890 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics