1883 Philadelphia Athletics season

The 1883 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 66–32 record and won the championship of the American Association.

1883 Philadelphia Athletics
1883 American Association Champions
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkJefferson Street Grounds
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
OwnersBill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason
ManagerLon Knight
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Regular season

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Season standings

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American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Athletics 66 32 .673 37‍–‍14 29‍–‍18
St. Louis Browns 65 33 .663 1 35‍–‍14 30‍–‍19
Cincinnati Red Stockings 61 37 .622 5 38‍–‍13 23‍–‍24
New York Metropolitans 54 42 .562 11 29‍–‍17 25‍–‍25
Louisville Eclipse 52 45 .536 13½ 29‍–‍18 23‍–‍27
Columbus Buckeyes 32 65 .330 33½ 18‍–‍29 14‍–‍36
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 31 67 .316 35 18‍–‍31 13‍–‍36
Baltimore Orioles 28 68 .292 37 18‍–‍31 10‍–‍37

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL CIN CLB LOU NY PHI PIT STL
Baltimore 3–11 6–7 6–8 3–10 3–11 5–9 2–12
Cincinnati 11–3 11–3 10–4 4–10 9–5 8–6 8–6
Columbus 7–6 3–11 5–9 3–11 1–13 10–4 3–11
Louisville 8–6 4–10 9–5 7–6–1 7–7 11–3 6–8
New York 10–3 10–4 11–3 6–7–1 5–9 9–5 3–11
Philadelphia 11–3 5–9 13–1 7–7 9–5 12–2 9–5
Pittsburgh 9–5 6–8 4–10 3–11 5–9 2–12 2–12
St. Louis 12–2 6–8 11–3 8–6 11–3 5–9 12–2


Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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1883 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Jack O'Brien 94 390 113 .290 0 70
1B Harry Stovey 94 421 128 .304 14 66
2B Cub Stricker 89 330 90 .273 1 40
3B George Bradley 76 312 73 .234 1 36
SS Mike Moynahan 95 400 124 .310 1 67
OF Lon Knight 97 429 108 .252 1 53
OF Jud Birchall 96 448 108 .241 1 24
OF Bob Blakiston 44 167 41 .246 0 26

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Fred Corey 71 298 77 .258 1 40
Ed Rowen 49 196 43 .219 0 21
Bill Crowley 23 96 24 .250 0 16
Al Hubbard 2 6 2 .333 0 2
Charlie Mason 1 2 1 .500 0 1

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bobby Mathews 44 381.0 30 13 2.46 203
George Bradley 26 214.1 16 7 3.15 56
Fred Corey 18 148.1 10 7 3.40 42
Jack Jones 7 65.0 5 2 2.63 28
Jersey Bakley 8 61.1 5 3 3.23 14

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Harry Stovey 1 0 0 0 9.00 4

References

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