1889 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1889 American Association (19th century)American Association Jefferson Street Grounds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 75 58 y 3rd Bill Sharsig, H. C. Pennypacker, William Whittaker Bill Sharsig The 1889 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 75–58 record and finished in third place in the American Association. Regular season Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Opening Day lineup Roster 1889 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers George Bausewine John Coleman Ed Knouff Sadie McMahon Ed Seward Phenomenal Smith Gus Weyhing Catchers Jack Brennan Bill Collins Lave Cross Tom Gunning Wilbert Robinson Infielders Lou Bierbauer Frank Fennelly James Graham Henry Larkin Denny Lyons Outfielders Mike Mattimore Blondie Purcell Harry Stovey Curt Welch Manager Bill Sharsig 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 Wilbert Robinson 69 264 61 .231 0 28 1B Henry Larkin 133 516 164 .318 3 74 2B Lou Bierbauer 130 549 167 .304 7 105 SS Frank Fennelly 138 513 132 .257 1 64 3B Denny Lyons 131 510 168 .329 9 82 OF Harry Stovey 137 556 171 .308 19 119 OF Curt Welch 125 516 140 .271 0 39 OF Blondie Purcell 129 507 160 .316 0 85 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 Lave Cross 55 199 44 .221 0 23 Jack Brennan Jack Brennan (baseball) 31 113 25 .221 0 15 Mike Mattimore 23 73 17 .233 1 8 Tom Gunning 8 24 6 .250 1 1 James Graham James Graham (baseball) 4 18 3 .167 0 0 Bill Collins Bill Collins (catcher) 1 4 1 .250 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 Gus Weyhing 54 449.0 30 21 2.95 213 Ed Seward 39 320.0 21 15 3.97 102 Sadie McMahon 28 242.0 14 12 3.53 117 George Bausewine 7 55.1 1 4 3.90 18 Phenomenal Smith 5 43.0 2 3 4.40 12 John Coleman John Coleman (outfielder/pitcher) 5 34.0 3 2 2.91 6 Ed Knouff 3 25.0 2 0 3.96 5 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 Mike Mattimore 5 31.0 2 1 5.81 6 References 1889 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference Category:Philadelphia Athletics (AA) seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Philly