1884 Philadelphia Athletics season

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{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Philadelphia Athletics

| season = 1884

| misc =

| league = American Association (19th century){{!}}American Association

| ballpark = Jefferson Street Grounds

| city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

| owners = Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason

| manager = Lon Knight

| television =

| radio =

|}}

The 1884 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 61–46 record and finished in seventh place in the American Association.

Regular season

= Season standings =

{{1884 American Association standings|highlight=Philadelphia Athletics}}

= Record vs. opponents =

{{1884 American Association Record vs. opponents|team=PHI}}

= Opening Day lineup =

= Notable transactions =

  • August 1884: Frank Ringo was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ringofr01.shtml Frank Ringo page at Baseball Reference]

= Roster =

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1884 Philadelphia Athletics
colspan="10" style="background-color: white; color: black; text-align: center;" | Roster
valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer

Al Atkinson}}

{{MLBplayer

Bobby Mathews}}

{{MLBplayer

Phenomenal Smith}}

{{MLBplayer

Billy Taylor}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

{{MLBplayer

Robert Foster}}

{{MLBplayer

Jocko Milligan}}

{{MLBplayer

Jack O'Brien}}

{{MLBplayer

Frank Ringo}}

{{MLBplayer

Ed Rowen}}

{{MLBplayer

Frank Siffell}}

Infielders

{{MLBplayer

Fred Corey}}

{{MLBplayer

Sadie Houck}}

{{MLBplayer

Harry Stovey}}

{{MLBplayer

Cub Stricker}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

{{MLBplayer

Jud Birchall}}

{{MLBplayer

Bob Blakiston}}

{{MLBplayer

John Coleman}}

{{MLBplayer

Charlie Hilsey}}

{{MLBplayer

Lon Knight}}

{{MLBplayer

Henry Larkin}}

{{MLBplayer

Mike Mansell}}

{{MLBplayer

Mike Moynahan}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

{{MLBplayer

Lon Knight}}

Player stats

= Batting =

== Starters by position ==

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

class="wikitable sortable"
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

align="center"

| C

Jocko Milligan6626877.2873
align=center

| 1B

Harry Stovey104448146.32610
align=center

| 2B

Cub Stricker10739992.2311
align=center

| SS

Sadie Houck108472140.2970
align=center

| 3B

Fred Corey104439121.2765
align=center

| OF

Jud Birchall5422157.2580
align=center

| OF

{{sortname|Lon|Knight}}108484131.2711
align="center"

| OF

Henry Larkin8532690.2763

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

class="wikitable sortable"
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

align="center"

| Jack O'Brien

3613839.2831
align=center

| Bob Blakiston

3212833.2580
align=center

| John Coleman

2810722.2062
align=center

| Mike Mansell

207014.2000
align=center

| Frank Siffell

7173.1760
align=center

| Ed Rowen

4156.4000
align=center

| Robert Foster

4112.1820
align=center

| {{sortname|Frank|Ringo}}

260.0000
align="center"

| Mike Moynahan

140.0000

= Pitching =

== Starting 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"

| Bobby Mathews

49430.230183.32286
align=center

| Billy Taylor

30260.018122.53130
align=center

| {{sortname|Al|Atkinson|Al Atkinson (baseball)}}

22184.111114.2093
align="center"

| Charlie Hilsey

327.0214.6710
align=center

| Phenomenal Smith

19.0014.003

== Other 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"

| John Coleman

321.0023.435
align=center

| Lon Knight

214.0019.002

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align="center"

| Cub Stricker

10006.001

Notes

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References

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHA/1884.shtml 1884 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]

{{1884 MLB season by team}}

Category:Philadelphia Athletics (AA) seasons

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