1875 Philadelphia Athletics season

November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1875 National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Jefferson Street Grounds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 53 20 4 y 7th Dick McBride, Cap Anson The 1875 Athletic Baseball Club of Philadelphia finished in second place in the National Association with a record of 53–20–4. The team played one game in Dover, Delaware, during the season, and otherwise played its home games at Fairview Park Fair Grounds.Retrosheet The National Association folded after this season, and the Athletics joined the new National League for the 1876 season. Regular season Season standings National Association standings Record vs. opponents PHA Roster 1875 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Lon Knight Dick McBride Catchers John Clapp William Coon Infielders Cap Anson Bill Craver Wes Fisler Davy Force John Richmond Ezra Sutton Outfielders George Bechtel Dave Eggler Henry Gilroy George Hall Al Reach Adam Rocap Manager Cap Anson 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C John Clapp John Clapp (baseball) 60 292 77 .264 0 39 1B Wes Fisler 58 268 74 .276 0 31 2B Bill Craver 54 260 83 .319 2 40 SS Davy Force 77 386 120 .311 0 49 3B Ezra Sutton 75 358 116 .324 1 59 OF Dave Eggler 66 295 89 .302 0 33 OF George Hall George Hall (baseball) 77 358 107 .299 4 62 OF George Bechtel 35 164 46 .280 0 20 Other batters 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 Cap Anson 69 326 106 .325 0 58 John Richmond John Richmond (shortstop) 29 125 25 .200 0 12 Adam Rocap 16 69 12 .174 0 4 Al Reach 3 14 4 .286 0 1 William Coon 4 12 2 .167 0 1 Henry Gilroy 2 6 1 .167 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 Dick McBride baseball 60 538.0 44 14 2.33 27 Lon Knight 13 107.0 6 5 2.27 15 George Bechtel 4 36.0 1 0 2.50 3 Relief 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 Ezra Sutton 2 6.0 0 0 10.50 0 References External links 1875 Philadelphia Athletics season at Baseball Reference Category:Philadelphia Athletics (1860–1876) seasons Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Athletics Category:19th century in Philadelphia