1886 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

American Association (AA)
Team Record: 63-72
Finished 6th in the AA
Attendance: 11,000, Avg. 5,500
Ballpark: Jefferson Street Grounds
Manager: Lew Simmons (41-55)
Manager: Bill Sharsig (22-17)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1886 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics
1886 Philadelphia Athletics Results

The Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association ended the 1886 season with a record of 63 wins and 72 losses, finishing sixth in the AA.

The Athletics scored 772 runs and allowed 942 runs, most in the circuit. Henry Larkin drove in 74 runs and topped all regular batters with a .319 average. Al Atkinson recorded 25 wins on the mound for the team, while Cyclone Miller registered a 2.97 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Lew Simmons and Bill Sharsig coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Al AtkinsonPRRMarch 9, 18615'11"165Clinton, IL USA
Jake AydelottPLRJuly 6, 18616'0"180Marion, IN USA
Lou BierbauerPLRSeptember 28, 18655'8"140Erie, PA USA
George BradleyPRRJuly 13, 18525'10"175Reading, PA USA
Jim BrownPDecember 12, 18600'0"0Clinton County, PA USA
Ed ClarkP5'10"0Cincinnati, OH USA
John ColemanPLRMarch 6, 18635'9"170Saratoga Springs, NY USA
Charlie GessnerPDecember 0, 18635'8"0Philadelphia, PA USA
Jack GleasonPRRJuly 14, 18540'0"170St. Louis, MO USA
Ed GreerPRRJuly 29, 18635'9"155Philadelphia, PA USA
Bill HartPRJuly 19, 18655'10"163Louisville, KY USA
William HyndmanPOctober 1, 18545'8"150Philadelphia, PA USA
John IrwinPLRJuly 21, 18615'10"168Toronto, ON CAN
Charlie KellyPRRFebruary 25, 18620'0"0Kellyville, PA USA
Ted KennedyPLRFebruary 7, 18655'8"178Henry, IL USA
Henry LarkinPRRJanuary 12, 18605'10"175Reading, PA USA
Denny LyonsPRRMarch 12, 18665'10"185Cincinnati, OH USA
Bobby MathewsPRRNovember 21, 18515'5"140Baltimore, MD USA
Chippy McGarrPRRMay 10, 18635'9"168Worcester, MA USA
Cyclone MillerPLSeptember 24, 18595'9"165Springfield, MA USA
John MilliganPRRAugust 8, 18616'0"192Philadelphia, PA USA
Jack O'BrienPRRJune 12, 18605'10"184Philadelphia, PA USA
Joe QuestPRRNovember 16, 18525'6"150New Castle, PA USA
Wilbert RobinsonPRRJune 29, 18645'8"215Bolton, MA USA
Orator ShaferPLROctober 4, 18515'9"165Philadelphia, PA USA
Rex SmithPRJanuary 4, 18615'10"190Louisville, KY USA
Harry StoveyPRRDecember 20, 18565'11"175Philadelphia, PA USA
Sam WeaverPRRJuly 20, 18555'10"175Philadelphia, PA USA



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