1876 Philadelphia Athletics season

November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1876 National League Jefferson Street Grounds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 14 45 y 7th Thomas J. Smith Al Wright After five seasons in the National Association, the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics finished the first season of the National League with a record of 14–45, good for 7th place. It would prove to be their only season in the league, as they were expelled from the league as punishment for refusing to make a late-season road trip. Regular season April 22, 1876: The Athletics played in the first game in National League history, losing to the Boston Red Caps, 6-5.Events of Saturday, April 22, 1876 (from Retrosheet) Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHN Roster 1876 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Lon Knight Flip Lafferty George Zettlein Catchers Doc Bushong John Curran Fergy Malone John Mullen Lou Paul Nealy Phelps Jim Ward Infielders Wes Fisler Davy Force Bill Fouser Levi Meyerle Ezra Sutton Outfielders John Bergh William Coon Dave Eggler George Hall Whitey Ritterson Fred Warner Manager Al Wright 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Fergy Malone 22 96 22 .229 0 6 1B Ezra Sutton 54 236 70 .297 1 31 2B Wes Fisler 59 278 80 .288 1 30 3B Levi Meyerle 55 256 87 .340 0 34 SS Davy Force 60 284 66 .232 0 17 OF George Hall George Hall (baseball) 60 268 98 .366 5 45 OF Dave Eggler 39 174 52 .299 0 19 OF William Coon 54 220 50 .227 0 22 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Bill Fouser 21 89 12 .135 0 2 Whitey Ritterson 16 52 13 .250 0 4 Doc Bushong 5 21 1 .048 0 1 John Curran John Curran (baseball) 3 12 4 .333 0 2 Lou Paul 3 12 2 .167 0 0 John Bergh 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Nealy Phelps 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Jim Ward Jim Ward (baseball) 1 4 2 .500 0 1 John Mullen John Mullen (catcher) 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Fred Warner Fred Warner (baseball) 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Lon Knight 34 282.0 10 22 2.62 12 George Zettlein 28 234.0 4 20 3.88 10 Levi Meyerle 2 18.0 0 2 5.00 0 Flip Lafferty 1 9.0 0 1 0.00 0 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO William Coon 2 0 0 0 5.14 0 Notes References 1876 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference Category:Philadelphia Athletics (1860–1876) seasons Philadelphia Athletics season