1885 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1885 American Association (19th century)American Association Jefferson Street Grounds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 55 57 y 4th Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason Harry Stovey The 1885 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 55–57 record and finished in fourth place in the American Association. Regular season Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Opening Day lineup Roster 1885 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Jim Conway Ed Cushman Bob Emslie Ed Knouff Tom Lovett Bobby Mathews Phenomenal Smith Billy Taylor Bill Vinton Catchers Eddie Fusselback Jocko Milligan Jack O'Brien Marshall Quinton Frank Siffell Infielders Fred Corey Sadie Houck Jim Powell Harry Stovey Cub Stricker George Strief Outfielders John Coleman Bill Hughes Lon Knight Henry Larkin Blondie Purcell Orator Shafer Manager Harry Stovey 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 Jocko Milligan 67 265 71 .268 2 39 1B Harry Stovey 112 486 153 .315 13 75 2B Cub Stricker 106 398 93 .234 1 41 SS Sadie Houck 93 388 99 .255 0 54 3B Fred Corey 94 384 94 .245 1 38 OF John Coleman John Coleman (outfielder/pitcher) 96 398 119 .299 3 70 OF Blondie Purcell 66 304 90 .296 0 22 OF Henry Larkin 108 453 149 .329 8 88 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 Jack O'Brien 62 225 60 .267 2 30 George Strief 44 175 48 .274 0 27 Lon Knight 29 119 25 .210 0 14 Jim Powell 19 75 12 .160 0 5 Marshall Quinton 7 29 6 .207 0 4 Eddie Fusselback 5 19 6 .316 0 2 Frank Siffell 3 10 1 .100 0 0 Orator Shafer 2 9 2 .222 0 1 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 48 422.1 30 17 2.43 286 Tom Lovett 16 138.2 7 8 3.70 56 Ed Knouff 14 106.0 7 6 3.65 43 Ed Cushman 10 87.0 3 7 3.52 37 Bill Vinton 7 55.0 4 3 2.45 34 Billy Taylor 6 52.1 1 5 3.27 11 Bob Emslie 4 28.2 0 4 6.28 9 Bill Hughes 2 16.2 0 2 4.86 4 Jim Conway Jim Conway (baseball) 2 12.1 0 1 7.30 0 Fred Corey 1 9.0 1 0 7.00 3 Phenomenal Smith 1 4.0 0 1 9.00 7 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 John Coleman (outfielder/pitcher) 8 60.1 2 2 3.43 12 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 Blondie Purcell 1 0 1 0 6.00 3 Lon Knight 1 0 0 0 1.80 1 References 1885 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference Category:Philadelphia Athletics (AA) seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Philly