1890 Philadelphia Athletics (PL) season

November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1890 Players' League Forepaugh Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 68 63 y 5th J. Earl Wagner Jim Fogarty, Charlie Buffinton The 1890 Philadelphia Athletics (alternately known as the Quakers) baseball team was a member of the short lived Players' League. The team compiled a 68–63 record and finished in fifth place in the league. After the season ended, the league folded, and the Athletics were admitted into the American Association as a replacement for the AA version of the Philadelphia Athletics, a team that was expelled after the 1890 season. Spring training The team traveled south for spring training in March 1890, and trained in Gainesville, Florida at The Ballpark. March 2, 1890 Base Ball Comment: The Season Near at Hand and the Outlook Very Promising Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6 Regular season Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHQ Opening Day lineup Roster 1890 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Charlie Buffinton Bert Cunningham Bill Husted Phil Knell Ben Sanders Catchers Lave Cross Jocko Milligan Infielders Sid Farrar Joe Mulvey John Pickett Dan Shannon Billy Shindle Outfielders Jim Fogarty Mike Griffin Bill Hallman George Wood Manager Charlie Buffinton Jim Fogarty 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 62 234 69 .295 3 57 1B Sid Farrar 127 481 123 .256 1 69 2B John Pickett 100 407 114 .280 4 64 SS Billy Shindle 132 584 189 .324 10 90 3B Joe Mulvey 120 519 149 .287 5 87 OF Mike Griffin Mike Griffin (outfielder) 115 489 140 .286 6 54 OF Jim Fogarty 91 347 83 .239 4 58 OF George Wood 132 539 156 .289 9 102 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 Bill Hallman 84 356 95 .267 1 37 Lave Cross 63 245 73 .298 3 47 Dan Shannon 19 75 18 .240 1 16 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 Ben Sanders 43 346.2 19 18 3.76 107 Phil Knell 35 286.2 22 11 3.83 99 Charlie Buffinton 36 283.1 19 15 3.81 89 Bill Husted 18 129.0 5 10 4.88 33 Bert Cunningham 14 108.2 3 9 5.22 33 References 1890 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference Philadelphia Athletics (PL) season