1890 Philadelphia Athletics (PL) season

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.

1890 Philadelphia Athletics
LeaguePlayers' League
BallparkForepaugh Park
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
OwnerJ. Earl Wagner
ManagersJim Fogarty, Charlie Buffinton
← 1889
1891 →

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

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The team traveled south for spring training in March 1890, and trained in Gainesville, Florida at The Ballpark.[1]

Regular season

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Season standings

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Players' League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Reds 81 48 .628 48‍–‍21 33‍–‍27
Brooklyn Ward's Wonders 76 56 .576 46‍–‍19 30‍–‍37
New York Giants 74 57 .565 8 47‍–‍19 27‍–‍38
Chicago Pirates 75 62 .547 10 46‍–‍23 29‍–‍39
Philadelphia Athletics 68 63 .519 14 35‍–‍30 33‍–‍33
Pittsburgh Burghers 60 68 .469 20½ 37‍–‍28 23‍–‍40
Cleveland Infants 55 75 .423 26½ 31‍–‍30 24‍–‍45
Buffalo Bisons 36 96 .273 46½ 23‍–‍42 13‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR BUF CHI CLE NY PHI PIT
Boston 11–7 14–6–1 12–8 12–8 12–8 10–6 10–5
Brooklyn 7–11 12–6–1 10–9 12–8 7–10 14–6 14–6
Buffalo 6–14–1 6–12–1 5–15 7–9 3–17 4–16 5–13
Chicago 8–12 9–10 15–5 13–7 9–9–1 10–10 11–9
Cleveland 8–12 8–12 9–7 7–13 8–11 8–11–1 7–9
New York 8–12 10–7 17–3 9–9–1 11–8 5–12 14–6
Philadelphia 6–10 6–14 16–4 10–10 11–8–1 12–5 7–12
Pittsburgh 5–10 6–14 13–5 9–11 9–7 6–14 12–7


Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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1890 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 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

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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

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Starting pitchers

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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

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  1. ^ "Base Ball Comment: The Season Near at Hand and the Outlook Very Promising". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 2, 1890. p. 6.