1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 1886 American Association (19th century)American Association Recreation Park Allegheny, Pennsylvania Denny McKnight 80 57 y 2nd Horace B. Phillips The 1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season was the fifth season of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys franchise. The Alleghenys finished second in the American Association with a record of 80–57. Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Alleghenys Record vs. opponents PIT Game log background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid; 1886 Game Log1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Schedule, Box Scores and Splits - Baseball-Reference.com https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1886-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid; April: 4–7 (Home: 0–0; Away: 4–7) # Date Opponent Score Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || Sunday, Apr 18 || @ St. Louis Browns || 4–8 || 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || Sunday, Apr 18 || @ St. Louis Browns || 5–10 || 0–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || Monday, Apr 19 || @ St. Louis Browns || 6–5 || 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || Tuesday, Apr 20 || @ St. Louis Browns || 10–11 || 1–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || Wednesday, Apr 21 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 13–7 || 2–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || Thursday, Apr 22 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 8–9 || 2–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || Friday, Apr 23 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 7–13 || 2–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || Saturday, Apr 24 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 10–14 || 2–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || Monday, Apr 26 || @ Louisville Colonels || 8–3 || 3–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || Tuesday, Apr 27 || @ Louisville Colonels || 8–3 || 4–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || Wednesday, Apr 28 || @ Louisville Colonels || 1–2 || 4–7 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid; May: 15–8 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–3) # Date Opponent Score Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || Saturday, May 1 || St. Louis Browns || 4–5 || 4–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || Monday, May 3 || St. Louis Browns || 7–6 || 5–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || Tuesday, May 4 || St. Louis Browns || 7–14 || 5–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || Thursday, May 6 || St. Louis Browns || 6–0 || 6–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || Saturday, May 8 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 9–6 || 7–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || Monday, May 10 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 2–4 || 7–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || Tuesday, May 11 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 9–7 || 8–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || Wednesday, May 12 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 9–7 || 9–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || Thursday, May 13 || Louisville Colonels || 4–2 || 10–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || Friday, May 14 || Louisville Colonels || 1–4 || 10–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || Saturday, May 15 || Louisville Colonels || 2–6 || 10–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || Monday, May 17 || Louisville Colonels || 5–3 || 11–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || Tuesday, May 18 || @ New York Metropolitans || 4–14 || 11–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || Wednesday, May 19 || @ New York Metropolitans || 6–4 || 12–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || Thursday, May 20 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 1–0 || 13–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || Friday, May 21 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 6–4 || 14–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || Saturday, May 22 || @ New York Metropolitans || 5–4 || 15–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || Tuesday, May 25 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 6–4 || 16–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || Wednesday, May 26 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 3–7 || 16–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || Thursday, May 27 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 6–5 || 17–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || Friday, May 28 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 1–4 || 17–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || Saturday, May 29 || Baltimore Orioles || 15–5 || 18–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || Saturday, May 29 || Baltimore Orioles || 4–0 || 19–15 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid; June: 12–10 (Home: 7–4; Away: 5–6) # Date Opponent Score Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || Tuesday, Jun 1 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 6–16 || 19–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || Wednesday, Jun 2 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 6–1 || 20–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || Thursday, Jun 3 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 5–12 || 20–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || Friday, Jun 4 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 16–8 || 21–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || Saturday, Jun 5 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 3–1 || 22–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || Monday, Jun 7 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 3–0 || 23–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || Tuesday, Jun 8 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 9–10 || 23–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || Thursday, Jun 10 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 5–1 || 24–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || Friday, Jun 11 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 3–5 || 24–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || Saturday, Jun 12 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 6–5 || 25–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || Sunday, Jun 13 || @ St. Louis Browns || 0–2 || 25–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || Wednesday, Jun 16 || @ St. Louis Browns || 0–1 || 25–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || Friday, Jun 18 || Louisville Colonels || 4–9 || 25–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || Saturday, Jun 19 || Louisville Colonels || 2–3 || 25–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || Monday, Jun 21 || Louisville Colonels || 8–2 || 26–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || Wednesday, Jun 23 || St. Louis Browns || 3–0 || 27–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || Thursday, Jun 24 || St. Louis Browns || 1–2 || 27–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || Friday, Jun 25 || @ Louisville Colonels || 5–19 || 27–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || Saturday, Jun 26 || @ Louisville Colonels || 4–3 || 28–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || Monday, Jun 28 || Philadelphia Athletics || 9–1 || 29–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || Tuesday, Jun 29 || Philadelphia Athletics || 7–2 || 30–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || Wednesday, Jun 30 || Philadelphia Athletics || 12–3 || 31–25 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid; July: 12–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 4–8) # Date Opponent Score Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || Thursday, Jul 1 || Philadelphia Athletics || 4–5 || 31–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || Friday, Jul 2 || Baltimore Orioles || 6–0 || 32–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || Saturday, Jul 3 || Baltimore Orioles || 3–12 || 32–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || Monday, Jul 5 || Baltimore Orioles || 15–1 || 33–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || Monday, Jul 5 || Baltimore Orioles || 13–2 || 34–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || Wednesday, Jul 7 || Brooklyn Grays || 6–2 || 35–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 || Thursday, Jul 8 || Brooklyn Grays || 8–1 || 36–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || Friday, Jul 9 || Brooklyn Grays || 0–4 || 36–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || Saturday, Jul 10 || Brooklyn Grays || 4–5 || 36–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || Monday, Jul 12 || New York Metropolitans || 2–4 || 36–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || Tuesday, Jul 13 || New York Metropolitans || 9–3 || 37–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || Wednesday, Jul 14 || New York Metropolitans || 4–1 || 38–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || Thursday, Jul 15 || New York Metropolitans || 5–3 || 39–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || Saturday, Jul 17 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 7–6 || 40–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || Monday, Jul 19 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 5–4 || 41–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || Tuesday, Jul 20 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 2–5 || 41–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || Wednesday, Jul 21 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 1–6 || 41–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || Thursday, Jul 22 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 4–7 || 41–33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || Friday, Jul 23 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 17–6 || 42–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || Saturday, Jul 24 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 6–7 || 42–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || Sunday, Jul 25 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 3–6 || 42–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || Tuesday, Jul 27 || @ New York Metropolitans || 1–8 || 42–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || Wednesday, Jul 28 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 6–10 || 42–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || Thursday, Jul 29 || @ New York Metropolitans || 11–2 || 43–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || Saturday, Jul 31 || @ New York Metropolitans || 6–7 || 43–38 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid; August: 19–6 (Home: 8–5; Away: 11–1) # Date Opponent Score Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || Sunday, Aug 1 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 10–9 || 44–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 83 || Tuesday, Aug 3 || Brooklyn Grays || 18–0 || 45–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 84 || Wednesday, Aug 4 || Brooklyn Grays || 5–3 || 46–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || Thursday, Aug 5 || Brooklyn Grays || 3–4 || 46–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || Friday, Aug 6 || Baltimore Orioles || 1–3 || 46–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 87 || Saturday, Aug 7 || Baltimore Orioles || 11–2 || 47–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 88 || Monday, Aug 9 || Baltimore Orioles || 7–2 || 48–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 89 || Tuesday, Aug 10 || Philadelphia Athletics || 14–7 || 49–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || Wednesday, Aug 11 || Philadelphia Athletics || 2–3 || 49–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 91 || Thursday, Aug 12 || Philadelphia Athletics || 7–4 || 50–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 92 || Monday, Aug 16 || New York Metropolitans || 1–0 || 51–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || Tuesday, Aug 17 || New York Metropolitans || 5–7 || 51–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 94 || Wednesday, Aug 18 || New York Metropolitans || 0–2 || 51–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 95 || Thursday, Aug 19 || @ St. Louis Browns || 6–0 || 52–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 96 || Friday, Aug 20 || @ St. Louis Browns || 3–0 || 53–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || Saturday, Aug 21 || @ St. Louis Browns || 3–7 || 53–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 98 || Sunday, Aug 22 || @ St. Louis Browns || 6–4 || 54–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 99 || Monday, Aug 23 || @ Louisville Colonels || 6–3 || 55–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 100 || Tuesday, Aug 24 || @ Louisville Colonels || 7–3 || 56–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 101 || Wednesday, Aug 25 || @ Louisville Colonels || 7–2 || 57–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 102 || Thursday, Aug 26 || @ Louisville Colonels || 7–0 || 58–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 103 || Friday, Aug 27 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 11–8 || 59–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 104 || Saturday, Aug 28 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 10–2 || 60–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 105 || Sunday, Aug 29 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 11–9 || 61–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 106 || Tuesday, Aug 31 || Louisville Colonels || 7–5 || 62–44 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid; September: 12–10 (Home: 7–6; Away: 5–4) # Date Opponent Score Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || Wednesday, Sep 1 || Louisville Colonels || 1–5 || 62–45 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 108 || Thursday, Sep 2 || Louisville Colonels || 6–2 || 63–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || Friday, Sep 3 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 3–5 || 63–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 110 || Saturday, Sep 4 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 1–0 || 64–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 111 || Monday, Sep 6 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 13–4 || 65–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 112 || Tuesday, Sep 7 || St. Louis Browns || 1–2 || 65–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 113 || Wednesday, Sep 8 || St. Louis Browns || 4–8 || 65–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || Wednesday, Sep 8 || St. Louis Browns || 2–6 || 65–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 115 || Thursday, Sep 9 || St. Louis Browns || 4–3 || 66–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 116 || Friday, Sep 10 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 4–3 || 67–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 117 || Saturday, Sep 11 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 10–18 || 67–50 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 118 || Monday, Sep 13 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 7–7 || 67–50 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 119 || Tuesday, Sep 14 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 3–3 || 67–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 120 || Thursday, Sep 16 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 6–0 || 68–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || Friday, Sep 17 || @ New York Metropolitans || 4–7 || 68–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 122 || Saturday, Sep 18 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 7–4 || 69–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 123 || Monday, Sep 20 || @ New York Metropolitans || 5–7 || 69–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 124 || Tuesday, Sep 21 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 7–10 || 69–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 125 || Wednesday, Sep 22 || @ New York Metropolitans || 7–0 || 70–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 126 || Thursday, Sep 23 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 8–2 || 71–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 127 || Saturday, Sep 25 || Philadelphia Athletics || 5–1 || 72–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 128 || Monday, Sep 27 || Philadelphia Athletics || 5–1 || 73–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 129 || Wednesday, Sep 29 || Philadelphia Athletics || 3–6 || 73–54 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 130 || Thursday, Sep 30 || Brooklyn Grays || 12–0 || 74–54 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid; October: 6–3 (Home: 6–3; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 131 || Friday, Oct 1 || Brooklyn Grays || 7–2 || 75–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 132 || Saturday, Oct 2 || Brooklyn Grays || 4–6 || 75–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 133 || Tuesday, Oct 5 || Baltimore Orioles || 3–6 || 75–56 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 134 || Tuesday, Oct 5 || Baltimore Orioles || 3–3 || 75–56 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 135 || Wednesday, Oct 6 || Baltimore Orioles || 0–6 || 75–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 136 || Thursday, Oct 7 || Baltimore Orioles || 7–1 || 76–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 137 || Friday, Oct 8 || New York Metropolitans || 9–0 || 77–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 138 || Saturday, Oct 9 || New York Metropolitans || 4–2 || 78–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 139 || Monday, Oct 11 || New York Metropolitans || 4–1 || 79–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 140 || Tuesday, Oct 12 || New York Metropolitans || 7–2 || 80–57 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #ffc darkgray = Tie Roster 1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys roster1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Roster by Baseball Almanac http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1886&t=PT1 Baseball Almanac Pitchers Bill Bishop Pud Galvin Jim Handiboe John Hofford Ed MorrisCatchers Fred Carroll Tom Quinn Dan Sullivan Infielders Sam Barkley Doggie Miller Frank Mountain Frank Ringo Otto Schomberg Pop Smith Art WhitneyOutfielders Tom Brown John Coleman Ed Glenn Bill Kuehne Fred MannManager Horace B. Phillips Player stats Batters1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1886.shtml Baseball Reference Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular season Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Sam Barkley 122 478 127 0.266 1 69 Bill Bishop 2 7 1 0.143 0 0 Tom Brown 115 460 131 0.285 1 51 Fred Carroll 122 486 140 0.288 5 64 John Coleman 11 43 15 0.349 0 9 Pud Galvin 50 194 49 0.253 0 21 Ed Glenn 71 277 53 0.191 0 26 Jim Handiboe 14 44 5 0.114 0 2 John Hofford 9 34 10 0.294 0 5 Bill Kuehne 117 481 98 0.204 1 48 Fred Mann Fred Mann (baseball) 116 440 110 0.250 2 60 Doggie Miller 83 317 80 0.252 2 36 Ed Morris Ed Morris (1880s pitcher) 64 227 38 0.167 1 24 Frank Mountain 18 55 8 0.145 0 2 Tom Quinn Tom Quinn (baseball) 3 11 0 0.000 0 0 Frank Ringo 15 56 12 0.214 0 5 Otto Schomberg 72 246 67 0.272 1 29 Pop Smith 126 483 105 0.217 2 57 Dan Sullivan Dan Sullivan (baseball) 1 4 0 0.000 0 0 Art Whitney 136 511 122 0.239 0 55 Totals 4,854 1,171 0.241 16 563 Pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular season Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Bill Bishop Bill Bishop (1880s pitcher) 2 17 0 1 3.18 4 Tom Brown Tom Brown (outfielder) 1 2 0 0 9.00 1 Pud Galvin 50 4342 3 29 21 2.67 72 Jim Handiboe 14 114 7 7 3.32 83 John Hofford 9 81 3 6 4.33 25 Ed Morris Ed Morris (1880s pitcher) 64 5551 3 41 20 2.45 326 Frank Mountain 2 16 0 2 7.88 2 Art Whitney 1 6 0 0 3.00 2 Totals 1,226 57 80 2.83 515 Notable transactions April 1886: Milt Scott was assigned by the Alleghenys to the Baltimore Orioles.Milt Scott page at Baseball Reference References Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Alleghenys season Pittsburg Pir