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1884 Philadelphia Athletics Season
The 1884 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 61–46 record and finished in seventh place in the American Association. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Opening Day lineup Notable transactions * August 1884: Frank Ringo was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position ''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Other pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Relief pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson Street Grounds
Jefferson Street Grounds was a baseball field located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was also known as Jefferson Park and Athletics Park. It was home to three different professional baseball teams, competing in three different leagues. Notably, it was the venue for the first game in National League history, played on April 22, 1876. History Baseball had first been played on the site in 1864. Several local clubs held their games there, including the historic Olympic Ball Club of Philadelphia, which had begun playing various varieties of town ball starting in the early 1830s and had adopted the "New York game" by 1860. When they began playing at the Jefferson site, the diamond was situated at the southeast corner, at 25th (first base) and Master (third base). The Olympics built a clubhouse along Master. Jefferson was behind right field. Local newspapers typically gave the ballfield location as "25th and Jefferson". The grounds would be home to three different professional teams: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Rowen
W. Edward Rowen (born October 22, 1857 – February 22, 1892) was an American Major League Baseball player who played catcher from -. He would play for the Boston Red Caps and Philadelphia Athletics. External links Ed Rowenat SABR The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball primarily through the use of statistics. Established in Cooperstown, New ... (Baseball BioProject) 1857 births 1922 deaths Baseball players from Bridgeport, Connecticut Major League Baseball catchers Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players Boston Red Caps players 19th-century baseball players Fall River Casscade players Manchester (minor league baseball) players San Francisco Bay City players San Francisco Californias players Oakland (minor league baseball) players {{US-baseball-catcher-1850s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia Athletics (AA) Seasons
The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oakland Athletics, their current identity and location. The beginning The Western League had been renamed the American League in 1900 by league president Bancroft (Ban) Johnson, and declared itself the second major league in 1901. Johnson created new franchises in the east and eliminated some franchises in the west. Philadelphia had a new franchise created to compete with the National League's Philadelphia Phillies. Former catcher Connie Mack was recruited to manage the club. Mack in turn persuaded Phillies minority owner Ben Shibe as well as others to invest in the team, which would be called the Philadelphia Athletics, a name taken from the Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia, which had been a founding member of the NL in 1876 but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Moynahan
Michael Moynahan (1856 – April 9, 1899) was an American professional baseball player from 1879 to 1886. He appeared in 169 games across four seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a shortstop, for the Buffalo Bisons (1880), Detroit Wolverines (1881), Cleveland Blues (1881, 1884), and Philadelphia Athletics (1883-1884). He was the starting shortstop, and with a .310 batting average the leading hitter, for the 1883 Athletics team that won the American Association pennant with a 66-32 record. Early years Moynahan was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1856. Professional baseball player Moynahan began his career as a professional baseball player in 1879 with the Davenport Brown Stockings of the Northwestern League. In August 1880, Moynahan made his major league debut with the Buffalo Bisons of the National League. He appeared in 27 games, all at shortstop for the Bisons, and compiled a .330 batting average. During the 1881 season, Moynahan played for two National Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Mansell
Michael R. Mansell (January 15, 1858 in Auburn, New York – December 4, 1902 in Auburn, New York), was a professional baseball outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1879 to 1884. He played for the Syracuse Stars, Cincinnati Stars, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Philadelphia Athletics, and Richmond Virginians. His brothers John and Tom also played professional baseball. See also *List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders In baseball, a doubles is recorded when the ball is hit so that the batter is able to advance to second base without an error by a defensive player. In Major League Baseball (MLB), the leader in each league (American League and National League) ... * List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders External links Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from New York (state) 19th-century baseball players Richmond Virginians players Cincinnati Reds (1876–1879) players Syracuse Stars (NL) players Pittsburgh Alleghenys players Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Larkin
Henry E. Larkin (January 12, 1860 – January 31, 1942) was a professional baseball player who played Major League Baseball for 10 seasons (1883–1893). At age 24, Larkin started his career with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1884. On June 16, 1885, he hit for the cycle. That same year in a single game he recorded four doubles, still a major league record that has been tied many times, but never broken. He played six years with the club, usually hitting above .300. His 7th season he switched leagues to the Players' League, and was the Cleveland Infants' star first baseman, hitting .330 and knocking in 112 RBI. He also managed the club in 1890. When the league disbanded, he returned to Philadelphia, and later finished his career with the Washington Senators. He averaged a .303 batting average for his career. Unlike other power hitters of his era, Larkin hit more of his home runs on the road than at home – 35 versus 18.James, Bill, ''The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Hilsey
Charles T. Hilsey (1864–1918) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. After playing in the Majors in 1883 and 1884 he played in the minor leagues in 1885 and 1887. External linksBaseball Reference.com page 1864 births 1918 deaths Philadelphia Quakers players Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Pennsylvania Portland (minor league baseball) players Shamokin Maroons players Oswego Starchboxes players Ashland (minor league baseball) players Camden (minor league baseball) players Lancaster (minor league baseball) players 19th-century baseball players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coleman (outfielder/pitcher)
John Francis Coleman (March 6, 1863 – May 31, 1922) was an American professional baseball outfielder and pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Quakers, Philadelphia Athletics, and Pittsburgh Alleghenys from 1883 to 1890. Coleman holds the MLB single-season record for pitching losses, with 48. 1883 season Coleman was born in 1863, and he started his professional baseball career with the Philadelphia Quakers of the National League in 1883."John Coleman Minor Leagues Statistics & History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2021. It was the first year of the franchise later known as the |
Bob Blakiston
Robert J. Blakiston (October 2, 1855 – December 25, 1918), was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played three seasons in the majors, from -, for the Philadelphia Athletics and Indianapolis Hoosiers Indianapolis Hoosiers was the name of three major league and at least three minor league baseball clubs based in Indianapolis. * Indianapolis Hoosiers (American Association), which played in 1884 * Indianapolis Hoosiers (National League), which pla .... External links 1855 births 1918 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players Indianapolis Hoosiers (AA) players Baseball players from San Francisco 19th-century baseball players San Francisco Californias players San Francisco Athletics players Newark Domestics players Chattanooga Lookouts players Binghamton Crickets (1880s) players Rochester Maroons players Stockton (minor league baseball) players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1850s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jud Birchall
Adoniram Judson "Jud" Birchall (September 12, 1855 – December 22, 1887) was an American Major League Baseball player who played left field for the Philadelphia Athletics in the American Association for three seasons from to . Birchall died at the age of 32 of a pulmonary The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and most other animals, including some snails and a small number of fish. In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of ... ailment, and is interred at Milestown Baptist Church Cemetery in Philadelphia. References External links *Jud Birchall'ObituaryaTheDeadBallEra Baseball players from Philadelphia Major League Baseball left fielders Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players 19th-century baseball players 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis Philadelphia (minor league baseball) players New Bedford (minor league baseball) players New Haven (minor league baseball) players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cub Stricker
John A. "Cub" Stricker, born John A. Streaker (June 8, 1859 – November 19, 1937) was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven different teams during his 11-season career, mostly with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Blues/Spiders. Career Born in Philadelphia, Stricker was signed by the Athletics as a free agent in and played four seasons with moderate success. He would get his most playing time while with the Cleveland Blues though, and did well with the opportunity, especially his first season with them in , when he batted .264 in 131 games, scored 122 runs scored, and stole 86 bases. He stole 60 bases the following year, and finished his career with a respectable 278, along with 1,106 base hits and a .239 batting average. In , he was signed by the St. Louis Browns to be the team's player-manager. His time was cut short when after 23 games, the team had only won six of them. The final straw came after a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Stovey
Harry Duffield Stovey (''né'' Stowe; December 20, 1856 – September 20, 1937) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball player and the first player in major league history to hit 100 home runs. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Stovey played for fourteen seasons in the majors and was appointed player-manager on two separate occasions during his career. Known today as both a prolific home run hitter and base-stealer, he led the league in both categories multiple times in his career, including a season record of fourteen home runs in and a league-leading 97 stolen bases in . He stole 509 bases in his career, which is tied for 35th all-time; among players who played in fifteen seasons or less, he ranks sixth. Stovey finished in the top ten in home runs eleven times (1880–1886, 1888–1991), which included time in three leagues; he led the league in home runs five times. He also finished in the top ten in runs scored ten times, batting average six times, and on-base percentage s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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