1871 Philadelphia Athletics season
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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Philadelphia Athletics
| season = 1871
| misc = 1871 National Association Champions
| league = National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
| ballpark = Jefferson Street Grounds
| city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| record = {{winpct|21|7|record=y}}
| league_place = 1st
| owners =
| managers = Dick McBride
|}}
With the debut of the first professional baseball league, the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, the Athletic Baseball Club of Philadelphia was one of the first clubs to join.
The Athletics had been around since 1860 as an amateur club. Led by their captain and pitcher, Dick McBride, the team went 21–7 and won the first NA title during the 1871 season. Philadelphia's third baseman, Levi Meyerle, led the league with a .492 batting average.
Regular season
=Season standings=
File:1871 Philadelphia Athletics.png
{{#lst:1871 in baseball|National Association standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1871 National Association Record vs. opponents|team=PHI}}
=Roster=
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" | 1871 Philadelphia Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #355E3B; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Dick McBride}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Fergy Malone}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Wes Fisler}}
{{MLBplayer | Levi Meyerle}}
{{MLBplayer | Tom Pratt}}
{{MLBplayer | John Radcliff}}
{{MLBplayer | Al Reach}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | George Bechtel}}
{{MLBplayer | Nate Berkenstock}}
{{MLBplayer | Tom Berry}}
{{MLBplayer | Ned Cuthbert}}
{{MLBplayer | George Heubel}}
{{MLBplayer | Count Sensenderfer}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Dick McBride}} |
Player stats
=Batting=
==Starters by position==
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Fergy|Malone}} | 27 | 134 | 46 | .343 | 1 | 33 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Wes|Fisler}} | 28 | 147 | 41 | .279 | 0 | 16 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Al|Reach}} | 26 | 133 | 47 | .353 | 0 | 34 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|John|Radcliff}} | 28 | 145 | 44 | .303 | 0 | 22 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Levi|Meyerle}} | 26 | 130 | 64 | .492 | 4 | 40 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Count|Sensenderfer}} | 25 | 127 | 41 | .323 | 0 | 23 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Ned|Cuthbert}} | 28 | 150 | 37 | .247 | 3 | 30 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|George|Heubel}} | 17 | 75 | 23 | .307 | 0 | 13 |
==Other batters==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Bechtel}} | 20 | 94 | 33 | .351 | 1 | 21 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Tom|Pratt|Tom Pratt (baseball)}} | 1 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Nate|Berkenstock}} | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Tom|Berry|Tom Berry (baseball)}} | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
=Pitching=
==Starting pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dick|McBride|dab=baseball}} | 25 | 222.0 | 18 | 5 | 4.58 | 15 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Bechtel}} | 3 | 26.0 | 1 | 2 | 7.96 | 1 |
==Relief pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Levi|Meyerle}} | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATH/1871.shtml 1871 Philadelphia Athletics season at Baseball Reference]
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{{succession box
| title = National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Championship Season
| years = 1871
| before = First Season
| after = Boston Red Stockings
1872
}}
{{s-end}}
{{1871 Philadelphia Athletics}}