1884 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1884 American Association (19th century)American Association Jefferson Street Grounds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 61 46 y 7th Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason Lon Knight The 1884 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 61–46 record and finished in seventh place in the American Association. Regular season On May 26, 1884, Athletic welcomed Toledo who featured African-American Moses Fleetwood Walker at catcher to Jefferson Street Grounds. Walker "was applauded when he came to the bat" and went 3 for 5 hitting fourth in a 14-8 Toledo loss. May 27, 1884 Base Ball: The Athletics Win the First Game from the Toledo Club Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Opening Day lineup Notable transactions August 1884: Frank Ringo was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Frank Ringo page at Baseball Reference Roster 1884 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Al Atkinson Bobby Mathews Phenomenal Smith Billy Taylor Catchers Robert Foster Jocko Milligan Jack O'Brien Frank Ringo Ed Rowen Frank Siffell Infielders Fred Corey Sadie Houck Harry Stovey Cub Stricker Outfielders Jud Birchall Bob Blakiston John Coleman Charlie Hilsey Lon Knight Henry Larkin Mike Mansell Mike Moynahan Manager 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR C Jocko Milligan 66 268 77 .287 3 1B Harry Stovey 104 448 146 .326 10 2B Cub Stricker 107 399 92 .231 1 SS Sadie Houck 108 472 140 .297 0 3B Fred Corey 104 439 121 .276 5 OF Jud Birchall 54 221 57 .258 0 OF Lon Knight 108 484 131 .271 1 OF Henry Larkin 85 326 90 .276 3 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs Player G AB H Avg. HR Jack O'Brien 36 138 39 .283 1 Bob Blakiston 32 128 33 .258 0 John Coleman 28 107 22 .206 2 Mike Mansell 20 70 14 .200 0 Frank Siffell 7 17 3 .176 0 Ed Rowen 4 15 6 .400 0 Robert Foster 4 11 2 .182 0 Frank Ringo 2 6 0 .000 0 Mike Moynahan 1 4 0 .000 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 Bobby Mathews 49 430.2 30 18 3.32 286 Billy Taylor 30 260.0 18 12 2.53 130 Al Atkinson Al Atkinson (baseball) 22 184.1 11 11 4.20 93 Charlie Hilsey 3 27.0 2 1 4.67 10 Phenomenal Smith 1 9.0 0 1 4.00 3 Other 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 John Coleman 3 21.0 0 2 3.43 5 Lon Knight 2 14.0 0 1 9.00 2 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 Cub Stricker 1 0 0 0 6.00 1 Notes 2 References 1884 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference Category:Philadelphia Athletics (AA) seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Philadelphia Athletics