1871 Philadelphia Athletics season

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1871  Philadelphia Athletics
1871 National Association Champions
League National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
Ballpark Jefferson Street Grounds
City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record21–7 (.750)
League place1st
Managers Dick McBride
1872  

With the debut of the first professional baseball league, the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, the Athletic Baseball Club of Philadelphia was one of the first clubs to join.

Contents

The Athletics had been around since 1860 as an amateur club. Led by their captain and pitcher, Dick McBride, the team went 21–7 and won the first NA title during the 1871 season. Philadelphia's third baseman, Levi Meyerle, led the league with a .492 batting average.

Regular season

Season standings

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1871 Philadelphia Athletics
PosTeamPldWLTRFRARDPCTGB
1 Philadelphia Athletics (C)282170376266+110.750
2 Chicago White Stockings 281990302241+61.6792
3 Boston Red Stockings 3120101401303+98.6612
4 Washington Olympics 3215152310303+7.5007
5 New York Mutuals 331617030231311.4857.5
6 Troy Haymakers 291315135136211.4668
7 Fort Wayne Kekiongas 197120137243106.3689.5
8 Cleveland Forest Citys 291019024934192.34511.5
9 Rockford Forest Citys 25421023128756.16015.5
Source: Baseball Reference
(C) Champions

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSCHICLEFWNYPHIROCTROWSH
Boston 1–33–12–02–23–13–03–23–1–1
Chicago 3–12–12–03–12–33–01–13–2
Cleveland 1–31–20–33–20–33–12–20–3
Fort Wayne 0–20–23–01–20–21–11–11–2
New York 2–21–32–32–12–33–11–33–1
Philadelphia 1–33–23–02–03–23–03–03–0
Rockford 0–30–31–31–11–30–31–20–3
Troy 2–31–12–21–13–10–32–12–3–1
Washington 1–3–12–33–02–11–30–33–03–2–1

Roster

1871 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Fergy Malone 2713446.343133
1B Wes Fisler 2814741.279016
2B Al Reach 2613347.353034
SS John Radcliff 2814544.303022
3B Levi Meyerle 2613064.492440
OF Count Sensenderfer 2512741.323023
OF Ned Cuthbert 2815037.247330
OF George Heubel 177523.307013

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
George Bechtel 209433.351121
Tom Pratt 162.33301
Nate Berkenstock 140.00000
Tom Berry 141.25000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Dick McBride 25222.01854.5815
George Bechtel 326.0127.961

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Levi Meyerle 11.0009.000

References

Preceded by
First Season
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players Championship Season
1871
Succeeded by