1886 Philadelphia Athletics season

The 1886 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 63–72 record and finished in sixth place in the American Association.

1886 Philadelphia Athletics
Major League affiliations
American Association (since 1882)
Location
Jefferson Street Grounds (since 1883) Philadelphia (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason
Manager(s)	Lew Simmons, Bill Sharsig
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Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Browns	93	46	0.669	—	52–18	41–28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	80	57	0.584	12	45–28	35–29
Brooklyn Grays	76	61	0.555	16	44–25	32–36
Louisville Colonels	66	70	0.485	25½	37–30	29–40
Cincinnati Red Stockings	65	73	0.471	27½	40–31	25–42
Philadelphia Athletics	63	72	0.467	28	38–31	25–41
New York Metropolitans	53	82	0.393	38	30–33	23–49
Baltimore Orioles	48	83	0.366	41	30–32	18–51

Record vs. opponents

1886 American Association Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BR	CIN	LOU	NY	PHI	PIT	STL
Baltimore	—	6–14–1	5–13–2	7–12–2	8–9	8–10–1	7–12–2	7–13
Brooklyn	14–6–1	—	13–7	13–7	10–9–1	11–7–2	8–12	7–13
Cincinnati	13–5–2	7–13	—	10–10	13–7–1	10–10	7–13	5–15
Louisville	12–7–2	7–13	10–10	—	11–8	9–11	7–12	10–9
New York	9–8	9–10–1	7–13–1	8–11	—	8–12	8–12	4–16
Philadelphia	10–8–1	7–11–2	10–10	11–9	12–8	—	8–11–1	5–15
Pittsburgh	12–7–2	12–8	13–7	12–7	12–8	11–8–1	—	8–12
St. Louis	13–7	13–7	15–5	9–10	16–4	15–5	12–8	—

Roster

1886 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers Al Atkinson Jake Aydelott Jim Brown Ed Clark Charlie Gessner Bill Hart Ted Kennedy Bobby Mathews Cyclone Miller Rex Smith Sam Weaver		Catchers Jocko Milligan Jack O'Brien Wilbert Robinson Infielders Lou Bierbauer George Bradley Jack Gleason John Irwin Charlie Kelly Denny Lyons Chippy McGarr Joe Quest		Outfielders John Coleman Ed Greer Jim Hyndman Henry Larkin Orator Shafer Harry Stovey		Manager Bill Sharsig Lew Simmons

Player stats

Starters by position

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
1B	Harry Stovey	123	489	144	.294	7	59
2B	Lou Bierbauer	137	522	118	.226	2	47
OF	John Coleman	121	492	121	.246	0	65

Other batters

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
Orator Shafer	21	82	22	.268	0	8

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
Al Atkinson	45	396.2	25	17	3.95	154
Jake Aydelott	2	18	0	2	4.00	5
Jim Brown	1	8.1	0	1	3.24	4
Ed Clark	1	8	0	1	6.75	2

Other 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
John Coleman	3	20.2	1	1	2.61	2

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
Lou Bierbauer	2	0	0	0	4.22	1
Harry Stovey	1	0	0	0	27.00	0

References

• 1886 Philadelphia Athletics at Baseball Reference