1876 Philadelphia Athletics season
| 1876 Philadelphia Athletics | |
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| Owner(s) | Thomas J. Smith |
| Manager(s) | Al Wright |
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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.
Regular season
- 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
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Stockings | 52 | 14 | 0.788 | — | 25–6 | 27–8 |
| Hartford Dark Blues | 47 | 21 | 0.691 | 6 | 23–9 | 24–12 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 45 | 19 | 0.703 | 6 | 24–6 | 21–13 |
| Boston Red Caps | 39 | 31 | 0.557 | 15 | 19–17 | 20–14 |
| Louisville Grays | 30 | 36 | 0.455 | 22 | 15–16 | 15–20 |
| New York Mutuals | 21 | 35 | 0.375 | 26 | 13–20 | 8–15 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | 45 | 0.237 | 34½ | 10–24 | 4–21 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 56 | 0.138 | 42½ | 6–24 | 3–32 |
Record vs. opponents
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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
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Malone, FergyFergy Malone | 22 | 96 | 22 | .229 | 0 | 6 |
| 1B | Sutton, EzraEzra Sutton | 54 | 236 | 70 | .297 | 1 | 31 |
| 2B | Fisler, WesWes Fisler | 59 | 278 | 80 | .288 | 1 | 30 |
| 3B | Meyerle, LeviLevi Meyerle | 55 | 256 | 87 | .340 | 0 | 34 |
| SS | Force, DavyDavy Force | 60 | 284 | 66 | .232 | 0 | 17 |
| OF | Hall, GeorgeGeorge Hall | 60 | 268 | 98 | .366 | 5 | 45 |
| OF | Eggler, DaveDave Eggler | 39 | 174 | 52 | .299 | 0 | 19 |
| OF | Coon, WilliamWilliam Coon | 54 | 220 | 50 | .227 | 0 | 22 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Fouser, BillBill Fouser | 21 | 89 | 12 | .135 | 0 | 2 |
| Ritterson, WhiteyWhitey Ritterson | 16 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 0 | 4 |
| Bushong, DocDoc Bushong | 5 | 21 | 1 | .048 | 0 | 1 |
| Curran, JohnJohn Curran | 3 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul, LouLou Paul | 3 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Bergh, JohnJohn Bergh | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Phelps, NealyNealy Phelps | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ward, JimJim Ward | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
| Mullen, JohnJohn Mullen | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Warner, FredFred Warner | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Knight, LonLon Knight | 34 | 282 | 10 | 22 | 2.62 | 12 |
| Zettlein, GeorgeGeorge Zettlein | 28 | 234 | 4 | 20 | 3.88 | 10 |
| Meyerle, LeviLevi Meyerle | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5.00 | 0 |
| Lafferty, FlipFlip Lafferty | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
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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| Coon, WilliamWilliam Coon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 0 |
Notes
References
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