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1889 Philadelphia Athletics (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1888/1890)
75-58, Finished 3rd in American Association
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Scored 880 runs, Allowed 787 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-60
Managed by Bill Sharsig

Ballpark: Jefferson Street Grounds

Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 98, Pitching - 99
  (one-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1889 Stats (1888/1890) / Schedule

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Wilbert Robinson    26   69  264   31   61  13  2   0   28   6   34  .231  .251  .295   9           1               56
1B  Henry Larkin        29  133  516  105  164  23 12   3   74  83   41  .318  .428  .426  11          16              145
2B *Lou Bierbauer       23  130  549   80  167  27  7   7  105  29   30  .304  .344  .417  17           4              118
3B  Denny Lyons         23  131  510  135  168  36  4   9   82  79   44  .329  .426  .469  10           7              156
SS  Frank Fennelly      29  138  513   70  132  20  5   1   64  65   78  .257  .344  .322  15           3               91
OF  Harry Stovey        32  137  556  152  171  38 13  19  119  77   68  .308  .393  .525  63           1              162
OF  Blondie Purcell     35  129  507   72  160  19  7   0   85  50   27  .316  .383  .381  22           5              119
OF  Curt Welch          27  125  516  134  140  39  6   0   39  67   30  .271  .375  .370  66          19              114
    Lave Cross          23   55  199   22   44   8  2   0   23  14    9  .221  .272  .281  11           0               59
   ?Jim Brennan         27   31  113   12   25   4  0   0   15  10   15  .221  .285  .257   1           0               56
   *Mike Mattimore      30   23   73   10   17   1  2   1    8   9    7  .233  .333  .342   6           2               94
    Tom Gunning         27    8   24    3    6   0  1   1    1   0    4  .250  .250  .458   3           0              101
   ?Barney Graham             4   18    0    3   0  0   0    0   0    0  .167  .167  .167   0           0               -4
    Bill Collins        26    1    4    0    1   0  0   0    1   1    0  .250  .400  .250   1           0               88

    Gus Weyhing         22   54  191   16   25   2  0   0   12   9   59  .131  .174  .141   4           1               -9
   ?Ed Seward           22   46  143   22   31   5  3   2   17  22   19  .217  .333  .336   6           3               92
    Sadie McMahon       21   30  104    9   16   2  1   0    4   4   16  .154  .185  .192   3           0                8
   ?George Bausewine    20    7   21    1    1   0  0   0    0   4    8  .048  .200  .048   2           0              -27
   *John Coleman        26    6   19    1    1   0  0   0    1   1    3  .053  .100  .053   1           0              -56
   *Phenomenal Smith    24    5   16    3    3   1  0   0    0   3    3  .188  .316  .250   0           0               63
    Ed Knouff           21    3   12    2    3   1  0   0    2   1    1  .250  .308  .333   1           0               84
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.2  138 4868  880 1339 239 65  43  680 534  496  .275  .347  .377 252          62              119
    Rank among 8 AA teams          4    4    1   1  7   4        2    6     1     1     2   7                        
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Gus Weyhing         22  54   2.95  30  21  0  53   1  50   4  449.0  382  271  147  15  212  213 1882  37   0  0     129
SP  Ed Seward           22  39   3.97  21  15  0  38   1  35   3  320.0  353  212  141   8  101  102 1355  12   0  0      96
SP  Sadie McMahon       21  28   3.53  14  12  0  27   1  27   2  242.0  230  160   95   5  102  117 1097  15   0  0     108
SP ?George Bausewine    20   7   3.90   1   4  0   6   1   6   0   55.3   64   46   24   1   33   18    0   0   0  0      97
SP  John Coleman        26   5   2.91   3   2  0   5   0   4   0   34.0   38   23   11   2   14    6    0   0   0  0     131
SP *Phenomenal Smith    24   5   4.40   2   3  0   5   0   5   0   43.0   53   31   21   2   25   12  205   1   1  0      87


   *Mike Mattimore      30   5   5.81   2   1  1   1   4   1   0   31.0   43   27   20   0   13    6    0   0   0  0      66
    Ed Knouff           21   3   3.96   2   0  0   3   0   2   0   25.0   37   17   11   2    9    5    0   0   0  0      96
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 22.0 138   3.53  75  58  1 138   8 130   9 1199.0 1200  787  470  35  509  479 4539  65   1  0     108
    Rank among 8 AA teams           3   4   6  5           1   3      6    3    4        4    7    5

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
WRobinson    69  290  106  24   8  .943  33            
LCross       55  278  102  27   7  .934  28            
JBrennan     13   27   18  10   2  .818  11            
TGunning      8   24    7   6   2  .838   3            
LBierbauer    1    0    0   0   0  .000   0            
BCollins      1    2    2   1   0  .800   0            
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  138  621  235  68  19  .926  75   0   0   0
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .972  9.78
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
HLarkin     131 1230   37  35  88  .973  9.67
MMattimore    7   45    3   5   2  .906  6.86
DLyons        1    7    0   1   0  .875  7.00
HStovey       1    3    0   0   0 1.000  3.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  138 1285   40  41  90  .970  9.95
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  G   PO    A   E   DP  .917  5.59
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
LBierbauer  130  472  406  55  80  .941  6.75
JBrennan      7   15   22   6   2  .860  5.29
HLarkin       1    3    1   2   1  .667  4.00
ESeward       1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  138  490  429  63  83  .936  6.90
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .857  3.53
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
DLyons      130  202  291  80  29  .860  3.79
JBrennan      4    2   12   6   0  .700  3.50
BGraham       4    2   12   1   1  .933  3.50
HLarkin       1    1    0   1   0  .500  1.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  138  207  315  88  30  .856  3.92
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    G   PO    A   E   DP  .873  5.12
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
FFennelly   138  181  453  93  53  .872  4.59
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  138  181  453  93  53  .872  4.76
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     G   PO    A   E   DP  .903  1.96  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
HStovey     137  284   38  37   9  .897  2.35 137   0   0
BPurcell    129  172   15  20   3  .903  1.45   0   0 129
CWelch      125  282   30  26  10  .923  2.50   0 125   0
MMattimore   12   17    0   1   0  .944  1.42   3   5   4
ESeward       8   12    0   0   0 1.000  1.50   0   6   2
JBrennan      7    9    3   0   1 1.000  1.71   0   4   3
SMcMahon      2    0    0   1   0  .000  0.00   0   2   0
JColeman      1    0    0   1   0  .000  0.00   1   0   0
GWeyhing      1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00   0   1   0
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  138  776   86  86  23  .909  2.16 138 138 138
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     G   PO    A   E   DP  .905  2.13
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
GWeyhing     54   12   71   8   2  .912  1.66
ESeward      39   13   56   9   1  .885  1.94
SMcMahon     28    7   65   5   6  .935  2.68
GBausewine    7    0   12   0   0 1.000  1.95
PSmith        5    0    4   1   1  .800  0.84
JColeman      5    3   10   1   0  .929  3.44
MMattimore    5    1    6   2   0  .778  2.03
EKnouff       3    1    2   0   0 1.000  1.08
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  138   37  226  26  10  .910  1.97
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageLyons.329
On-base %Larkin.428
Slugging %Stovey.525
OPSStovey.918
GamesFennelly138
At BatsStovey556
Plate Appearances (approx.)Stovey634
RunsStovey152
HitsStovey171
Total BasesStovey292
DoublesWelch39
TriplesStovey13
Home RunsStovey19
RBIStovey119
Bases on BallsLarkin83
StrikeoutsFennelly78
Stolen BasesWelch66
SinglesPurcell134
Adjusted OPS+Stovey162
Runs CreatedStovey114
Adjusted Batting RunsStovey45
Batting WinsStovey4.5
Extra-Base HitsStovey70
Times on BaseLarkin263
Offensive Win%Stovey.759
Hit By PitchWelch19
Power/Speed NumberStovey29.2
At Bats per StrikeoutPurcell18.8
At Bats per Home RunStovey29.3
OutsStovey385

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERAWeyhing2.95
WinsWeyhing30
Won-Loss %Weyhing.588
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Weyhing1.323
Hits Allowed/9IPWeyhing7.66
Bases on Balls/9IPSeward2.84
Strikeouts/9IPMcMahon4.35
GamesWeyhing54
SavesMattimore1
InningsWeyhing449.0
StrikeoutsWeyhing213
Games StartedWeyhing53
Comp. GamesWeyhing50
ShutoutsWeyhing4
Home Runs Allow.Weyhing15
Bases On Balls Allow.Weyhing212
Hits AllowedWeyhing382
SO to WalkMcMahon1.15
LossesWeyhing21
Earned Runs Allow.Weyhing147
Wild PitchesWeyhing37
Hit BatsmenSmith1
Batters FacedWeyhing1882
Games FinishedMattimore4
Adjusted ERA+Weyhing129

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