1888 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics

American Association (AA)
Team Record: 81-52
Finished 3rd in the AA
Ballpark: Jefferson Street Grounds
Manager: Bill Sharsig (81-52)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1888 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
1888 Philadelphia Athletics Results

The Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association ended the 1888 season with a record of 81 wins and 52 losses, finishing third in the AA.

The Athletics led the circuit with 827 runs, powered by 31 home runs. Philadelphia surrendered 594 runs. Henry Larkin drove in 101 runs. Denny Lyons paced batters with significant playing time with a .296 average. Ed Seward earned 35 wins for the team, while Mike Mattimore and Gus Weyhing, too added 15 or more wins, too Ed Seward earned a 2.01 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Bill Sharsig coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Ed Seward3519.6482.01575705760518.738820311641270272220542085
Gus Weyhing2818.6092.25474704530404.031419810141110204421561673
Mike Mattimore1510.6003.38262422440221.02211468366508013019958
Phenomenal Smith21.6672.8633030022.02115701001900497
Bill Blair13.2502.6144030031.02921908016101131
Lou Bierbauer000.001010003.0510000300114
Bob Gamble01.0008.001101009.010108030200040
Totals8152.6092.4113913631331301208.79885943241432405967811354998

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Curt Welch1366115491251552281619503337.282.355.357.712196029000
Harry Stovey13059553012715225209658706269.287.365.460.82524403000
Henry Larkin13559254692147281271012003328.269.326.403.729220013000
Lou Bierbauer134561535831432090803402513.267.301.338.64018101000
Denny Lyons111504456931352256833904143.296.363.406.76918507000
Bill Gleason123520499551121020612701227.224.256.253.50812609000
Tom Poorman9741938376871662444603146.227.294.316.60912105000
Wilbert Robinson66263254326272131110926.244.270.299.5697600000
Gus Weyhing4818518419406811450145.217.222.353.5756500000
Mike Mattimore411561422238650121601223.268.333.380.7145402000
Ed Seward642462252732332141201834.142.215.209.4244703000
Mike Sullivan28115112203156119100325.277.296.455.7515100000
George Townsend4216616113256001220413.155.181.193.3733101000
Tom Gunning23979218180005140214.196.237.196.4331803000
Frank Fennelly1556471311221125097.234.357.426.7832000000
Blondie Purcell1872661011310610056.167.236.242.4791601000
Bill Blair414131410010014.308.357.385.742500000
Phenomenal Smith31091310021011.333.400.444.844400000
Bill Farmer312120200010003.167.167.167.333200000
Bob Gamble1330100000000.333.333.333.667100000
Whitey Gibson1330000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Frank Zinn2870000000010.000.125.000.125000000
Totals122552084828827120918389316244340303464.250.305.344.6501663077000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Henry Larkin1B12201083.01222364344.9671.4541.3110000
Harry Stovey1B130110.0125416.9921.5559.9230000
Wilbert Robinson1B107.09012.90011.5719.0000000
Bill Gleason1B107.05120.7507.7146.0000000
Lou Bierbauer2B12101074.03423996839.9166.2096.1240000
Henry Larkin2B140119.04133137.8515.5975.2860000
Curt Welch2B3015.05240.6364.2002.3330000
Denny Lyons3B1110982.01591934911.8783.2263.1710000
Lou Bierbauer3B130116.0222422.9583.5693.5380000
Mike Sullivan3B100100.01218120.7142.7003.0000000
Blondie Purcell3B107.01110.6672.5712.0000000
Bill Gleason3B102.010001.0004.5001.0000000
Wilbert RobinsonC650604.0428143385.9388.5088.78553000
George TownsendC420355.022576292.9127.6317.16746000
Tom GunningC230198.013038204.8947.6367.30426000
Bill FarmerC3027.020410.9608.0008.0003000
Frank ZinnC2017.013210.9387.9417.5004000
Whitey GibsonC107.024001.0007.7146.0000000
Curt WelchOF13501192.027223156.9522.2272.1850000
Harry StoveyOF11801051.020412134.9431.8501.8310000
Tom PoormanOF970835.01158141.8981.3261.2680000
Blondie PurcellOF170168.025331.9031.5001.6470000
Mike MattimoreOF160166.024432.9031.5181.7500000
Mike SullivanOF180151.022180.7421.3711.2780000
Ed SewardOF7055.082011.0001.6361.4290000
Gus WeyhingOF203.00000.000.0000000
Bill BlairOF102.00000.000.0000000
Ed SewardP570519.024125194.8872.5842.6140000
Gus WeyhingP470404.02293171.8712.5622.4470000
Mike MattimoreP260221.086774.9153.0542.8850000
Bill BlairP4031.021231.8244.0653.5000000
Phenomenal SmithP3022.003001.0001.2271.0000000
Bob GambleP109.02220.6674.0004.0000000
Lou BierbauerP103.00000.000.0000000
Bill GleasonSS12101075.01123708032.8584.0353.9830000
Frank FennellySS150132.0184464.9124.2274.1330000
Totals1233010869.036201747475183.9194.4444.353132000




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