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1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

23-113, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Guy Hecker (23-113)
Scored 597 runs, Allowed 1235 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 28-108

Ballparks: Recreation Park, Island Grounds & Mahaffey Park · Attendance: 16,064 (8th)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 88, Pitching - 92 · one-year: Batting - 88, Pitching - 95

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1889 / 1891 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Dave Anderson	21		L			Oct 10, 1868	2	13		13		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.1
Kirtley Baker	21	R	R	5' 9"	160	Jun 24, 1869	1st	26		26		25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-4.8
Tun Berger	22		R		204	Dec 6, 1867	1st	104		104		0	21	0	6	1	33	4	3	36	41			0.6
Sumner Bowman	23	L	L	6' 0"	160	Feb 9, 1867	1st	10		10		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2			-3.6
Eddie Burke	23	L	R	5' 6"	161	Oct 6, 1866	1st	31		31		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	31			-0.1
Fred Clement	23					May, 1867	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			-0.1
John Coleman	27	L	R	5' 9"	170	Mar 6, 1863	8	3		3		2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2			-1.2
Sam Crane	36	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jan 2, 1854	7	22		22		0	0	0	15	0	7	0	0	1	1			-0.5
Pete Daniels	26	L	L	5' 8"	160	Apr 8, 1864	1st	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.8
Bill Day	22		R	5' 8"	150	Jul 28, 1867	2	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.7
Harry Decker	25	R	R	5' 11"	180	Sep 3, 1864	4	92		92		0	70	16	1	0	1	2	0	2	4			1.5
Fred Dunlap	31	R	R	5' 8"	165	May 21, 1859	11	17		17		0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Duke Esper	22		L	5' 11"	185	Jul 28, 1867	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Robert Gibson	20	R	R	6' 3"	185	Aug 20, 1869	1st	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			-3.0
Harry Gilbert	21					Jul 8, 1868	1st	2		2		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
John Gilbert	26					Jan 8, 1864	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Charlie Gray	26					Jun, 1864	1st	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.3
Jim Gray	27		R			Aug 7, 1862	2	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Billy Gumbert	24	R	R	6' 1"	200	Aug 8, 1865	1st	10		10		10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.1
Fred Hayner	18			6' 0"	160	Nov 3, 1871	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Charlie Heard	18	R	R	6' 2"	190	Jan 30, 1872	1st	12		12		6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	6			-3.6
Guy Hecker	34	R	R	6' 0"	190	Apr 3, 1856	9	86		86		14	0	69	0	0	0	5	1	1	7			-2.1
Ducky Hemp	27			5' 7"	136	Dec 27, 1862	2	21		21		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	5	21			-0.2
Paul Hines	35	R	R	5' 9"	173	Mar 1, 1855	19	31		31		0	0	17	0	0	0	0	14	0	14			-0.8
Henry Jones			R	5' 6"	150	Unknown	1st	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Mike Jordan	27			5' 7"	155	Feb 7, 1863	1st	37		37		0	0	0	0	0	0	29	8	0	37			-1.6
John Kelty	19			5' 10"	175	Mar 10, 1871	1st	59		59		0	0	0	0	0	0	59	0	0	59			-0.4
Sam LaRocque	27	R	R	5' 11"	190	Feb 26, 1863	2	111		111		0	0	2	78	0	31	1	0	0	1			-0.5
Al Lawson	21	R	R	5' 11"	161	Mar 24, 1869	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.3
Dad Lytle	28	R	R	5' 11"	160	Mar 10, 1862	1st	15		15		0	0	0	8	0	0	0	4	3	7			-0.6
Frank McGinn	21					1869	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			-0.1
Doggie Miller	25	R	R	5' 6"	145	Aug 15, 1864	7	138		138		0	10	0	6	88	13	1	2	22	25			2.6
Fred Osborne	25	L	L			May, 1865	1st	41		41		8	0	0	0	0	0	28	1	6	35			-4.4
Bill Phillips	21	R	R	5' 11"	180	Nov 9, 1868	1st	14		14		10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	4			-3.7
Fred Roat	22		R			Nov 10, 1867	1st	57		57		0	0	9	0	44	0	0	0	4	4			-0.7
Phil Routcliffe	19	R	R	6' 0"	175	Oct 24, 1870	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.0
Ed Sales	29	L	R			1861	1st	51		51		0	0	0	0	0	51	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Crazy Schmit	24	L	L	5' 10"	165	Feb 13, 1866	1st	11		11		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-4.0
Phenomenal Smith	25	L	L	5' 6"	161	Dec 12, 1864	7	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.9
Bill Sowders	25	R	R	6' 0"	155	Nov 29, 1864	3	17		17		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			-0.4
Billy Sunday	27	L	R	5' 10"	160	Nov 9, 1862	8	86		86		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	35	86			0.4
Fred Truax	22					1868	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.0
Peek-A-Boo Veach	28			6' 0"	175	Jun 15, 1862	3	8		8		0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Bill Wilson	22		R			Oct 28, 1867	1st	83		83		0	38	18	0	0	1	4	8	13	25			-1.2
Henry Youngman	24		R	5' 9"	175	Nov 21, 1865	1st	13		13		0	0	0	6	7	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
George Ziegler	18			5' 8"	150	1872	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR

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