After five seasons in the National Association, the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics finished the first season of the National League with a record of 14–45, good for 7th place. It would prove to be their only season in the league, as they were expelled from the league as punishment for refusing to make a late-season road trip.
1876 Philadelphia Athletics | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Jefferson Street Grounds |
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Owner | Thomas J. Smith |
Manager | Al Wright |
Regular season edit
- April 22, 1876: The Athletics played in the first game in National League history, losing to the Boston Red Caps, 7–6.[1]
Season standings edit
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago | 52 | 14 | 0.788 | — | 25–6 | 27–8 |
Hartford | 47 | 21 | 0.691 | 6 | 23–9 | 24–12 |
St. Louis | 45 | 19 | 0.703 | 6 | 24–6 | 21–13 |
Boston | 39 | 31 | 0.557 | 15 | 19–17 | 20–14 |
Louisville | 30 | 36 | 0.455 | 22 | 15–16 | 15–20 |
Mutual | 21 | 35 | 0.375 | 26 | 13–20 | 8–15 |
Athletic | 14 | 45 | 0.237 | 34½ | 10–24 | 4–21 |
Cincinnati | 9 | 56 | 0.138 | 42½ | 6–24 | 3–32 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | HAR | LOU | NY | PHI | STL | |||||||||
Boston | — | 1–9 | 10–0 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
Chicago | 9–1 | — | 10–0 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
Cincinnati | 0–10 | 0–10 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 3–5 | 2–7 | |||||||||
Hartford | 8–2 | 4–6 | 9–1 | — | 9–1–1 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
Louisville | 5–5 | 1–9 | 8–2 | 1–9–1 | — | 5–3–1 | 6–2–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
New York | 2–8 | 1–7 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 3–5–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–6 | |||||||||
Philadelphia | 1–9 | 1–7 | 5–3 | 1–9 | 2–6–1 | 4–3 | — | 0–8 | |||||||||
St. Louis | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 6–1 | 8–0 | — |
Roster edit
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Pitchers
Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 |
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C | Fergy Malone | 22 | 96 | 22 | .229 | 0 | 6 |
1B | Ezra Sutton | 54 | 236 | 70 | .297 | 1 | 31 |
2B | Wes Fisler | 59 | 278 | 80 | .288 | 1 | 30 |
3B | Levi Meyerle | 55 | 256 | 87 | .340 | 0 | 34 |
SS | Davy Force | 60 | 284 | 66 | .232 | 0 | 17 |
OF | George Hall | 60 | 268 | 98 | .366 | 5 | 45 |
OF | Dave Eggler | 39 | 174 | 52 | .299 | 0 | 19 |
OF | William Coon | 54 | 220 | 50 | .227 | 0 | 22 |
Other batters edit
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Bill Fouser | 21 | 89 | 12 | .135 | 0 | 2 |
Whitey Ritterson | 16 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 0 | 4 |
Doc Bushong | 5 | 21 | 1 | .048 | 0 | 1 |
John Curran | 3 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
Lou Paul | 3 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
John Bergh | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Nealy Phelps | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Ward | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
John Mullen | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Warner | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Lon Knight | 34 | 282.0 | 10 | 22 | 2.62 | 12 |
George Zettlein | 28 | 234.0 | 4 | 20 | 3.88 | 10 |
Levi Meyerle | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.00 | 0 |
Flip Lafferty | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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William Coon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 0 |