1885 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1885 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 55–57 record and finished in fourth place in the American Association.
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| Owner(s) | Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason |
| Manager(s) | Harry Stovey |
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Regular season
Season standings
| American Association | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Browns | 79 | 33 | 0.705 | — | 44–11 | 35–22 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 63 | 49 | 0.562 | 16 | 35–21 | 28–28 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 56 | 55 | 0.505 | 22½ | 37–19 | 19–36 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 57 | 0.491 | 24 | 33–23 | 22–34 |
| Brooklyn Grays | 53 | 59 | 0.473 | 26 | 35–22 | 18–37 |
| Louisville Colonels | 53 | 59 | 0.473 | 26 | 37–19 | 16–40 |
| New York Metropolitans | 44 | 64 | 0.407 | 33 | 28–24 | 16–40 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 68 | 0.376 | 36½ | 29–26 | 12–42 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BR | CIN | LOU | NY | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||||||
| Baltimore | — | 7–9 | 6–10 | 7–9 | 7–6 | 6–10–1 | 6–10 | 2–14 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 9–7 | — | 5–11 | 10–6 | 8–8 | 11–5 | 6–10 | 4–12 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 10–6 | 11–5 | — | 8–8 | 10–6 | 9–7 | 9–7 | 6–10 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 9–7 | 6–10 | 8–8 | — | 9–7 | 8–8 | 6–10 | 7–9 | |||||||||
| New York | 6–7 | 8–8 | 6–10 | 7–9 | — | 5–11 | 8–7 | 4–12 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 10–6–1 | 5–11 | 7–9 | 8–8 | 11–5 | — | 10–6 | 4–12 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–6 | 10–6 | 7–9 | 10–6 | 7–8 | 6–10 | — | 6–10 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 14–2 | 12–4 | 10–6 | 9–7 | 12–4 | 12–4 | 10–6 | — | |||||||||
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; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jocko Milligan | 67 | 265 | 71 | .268 | 2 | 39 |
| 1B | Harry Stovey | 112 | 486 | 153 | .315 | 13 | 75 |
| 2B | Cub Stricker | 106 | 398 | 93 | .234 | 1 | 41 |
| SS | Sadie Houck | 93 | 388 | 99 | .255 | 0 | 54 |
| 3B | Fred Corey | 94 | 384 | 94 | .245 | 1 | 38 |
| OF | John Coleman | 96 | 398 | 119 | .299 | 3 | 70 |
| OF | Blondie Purcell | 66 | 304 | 90 | .296 | 0 | 22 |
| OF | Henry Larkin | 108 | 453 | 149 | .329 | 8 | 88 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack O'Brien | 62 | 225 | 60 | .267 | 2 | 30 |
| George Strief | 44 | 175 | 48 | .274 | 0 | 27 |
| Lon Knight | 29 | 119 | 25 | .210 | 0 | 14 |
| Jim Powell | 19 | 75 | 12 | .160 | 0 | 5 |
| Marshall Quinton | 7 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 4 |
| Eddie Fusselback | 5 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Siffell | 3 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Orator Shafer | 2 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
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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| Bobby Mathews | 48 | 422.1 | 30 | 17 | 2.43 | 286 |
| Tom Lovett | 16 | 138.2 | 7 | 8 | 3.70 | 56 |
| Ed Knouff | 14 | 106 | 7 | 6 | 3.65 | 43 |
| Ed Cushman | 10 | 87 | 3 | 7 | 3.52 | 37 |
| Bill Vinton | 7 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 2.45 | 34 |
| Billy Taylor | 6 | 52.1 | 1 | 5 | 3.27 | 11 |
| Bob Emslie | 4 | 28.2 | 0 | 4 | 6.28 | 9 |
| Bill Hughes | 2 | 16.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.86 | 4 |
| Jim Conway | 2 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.30 | 0 |
| Fred Corey | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 3 |
| Phenomenal Smith | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 7 |
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 |
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| John Coleman | 8 | 60.1 | 2 | 2 | 3.43 | 12 |
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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| Blondie Purcell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
| Lon Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1 |
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