1876 Philadelphia Athletics season
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.
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| Owner(s) | Thomas J. Smith |
| Manager(s) | Al Wright |
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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 | 52 | 14 | 0.788 | — | 25–6 | 27–8 |
| Hartford | 47 | 21 | 0.691 | 6 | 23–9 | 24–12 |
| St. Louis | 45 | 19 | 0.703 | 6 | 24–6 | 21–13 |
| Boston | 39 | 31 | 0.557 | 15 | 19–17 | 20–14 |
| Louisville | 30 | 36 | 0.455 | 22 | 15–16 | 15–20 |
| Mutual | 21 | 35 | 0.375 | 26 | 13–20 | 8–15 |
| Athletic | 14 | 45 | 0.237 | 34½ | 10–24 | 4–21 |
| Cincinnati | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Fergy Malone | 22 | 96 | 22 | .229 | 0 | 6 |
| 1B | Ezra Sutton | 54 | 236 | 70 | .297 | 1 | 31 |
| 2B | Wes Fisler | 59 | 278 | 80 | .288 | 1 | 30 |
| 3B | Levi Meyerle | 55 | 256 | 87 | .340 | 0 | 34 |
| SS | Davy Force | 60 | 284 | 66 | .232 | 0 | 17 |
| OF | George Hall | 60 | 268 | 98 | .366 | 5 | 45 |
| OF | Dave Eggler | 39 | 174 | 52 | .299 | 0 | 19 |
| OF | William 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Fouser | 21 | 89 | 12 | .135 | 0 | 2 |
| Whitey Ritterson | 16 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 0 | 4 |
| Doc Bushong | 5 | 21 | 1 | .048 | 0 | 1 |
| John Curran | 3 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Paul | 3 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bergh | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Nealy Phelps | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ward | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mullen | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Warner | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Lon Knight | 34 | 282 | 10 | 22 | 2.62 | 12 |
| George Zettlein | 28 | 234 | 4 | 20 | 3.88 | 10 |
| Levi Meyerle | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5.00 | 0 |
| Flip 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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| William Coon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 0 |
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