1875 Philadelphia Athletics season

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1875  Philadelphia Athletics
League National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
Ballpark Jefferson Street Grounds
City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Managers Dick McBride, Cap Anson
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The 1875 Athletic Baseball Club of Philadelphia finished in second place in the National Association with a record of 53-20. The team played one game in Dover, Delaware, during the season, and otherwise played its home games at Fairview Park Fair Grounds. [1]

Contents

The National Association folded after this season, and the Athletics joined the new National League for the 1876 season.

Regular season

Season standings

National Association WLTGBPct.
Boston Red Stockings 7183–.884
Philadelphia Athletics 5320415.0.714
Hartford Dark Blues 5428318.5.659
St. Louis Brown Stockings 3929226.5.571
Philadelphia White Stockings 3731228.5.542
Chicago White Stockings 3037235.0.449
New York Mutuals 3038335.5.443
New Haven Elm Citys 740–48.0.149
Washington Nationals 523–40.5.179
St. Louis Red Stockings 415–37.0.211
Philadelphia Centennials 212–36.5.143
Brooklyn Atlantics 242–51.5.045
Keokuk Westerns 112–37.0.077

Record vs. opponents

1875 National Association Records

Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHIHARKEONHNYPHAPHCPWSSLBSLRWSH
Boston —6–08–29–11–05–110–08–2–24–06–0–17–21–06–0
Brooklyn 0–6—0–20–100–02–10–70–70–00–70–20–00–0
Chicago 2–82–0—4–6–14–02–13–31–7–10–03–75–54–00–0
Hartford 1–910–06–4–1—0–08–18–2–24–3–11–04–45–53–04–0
Keokuk 0–10–00–40–0—0–00–10–00–00–00–41–20–0
New Haven 1–51–21–21–80–0—1–50–70–10–41–20–01–4
New York 0–107–03–32–8–21–05–1—3–62–05–20–8–12–00–0
Philadelphia Athletics 2–8–27–07–1–13–4–10–07–06–3—2–18–26–10–05–0
Philadelphia Centennials 0–40–00–00–10–01–00–21–2—0–30–00–00–0
Philadelphia White Stockings 0–6–17–07–34–40–04–02–52–83–0—5–5–11–02–0
St. Louis Brown Stockings 2–72–05–55–54–02–18–0–11–60–05–5–1—2–03–0
St. Louis Red Stockings 0–10–00–40–32–10–00–20–00–00–10–2—2–1
Washington 0–60–00–00–40–04–10–00–50–00–20–31–2—

Roster

1875 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

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 John Clapp 6029277.264039
1B Wes Fisler 5826874.276031
2B Bill Craver 5426083.319240
SS Davy Force 77386120.311049
3B Ezra Sutton 75358116.324159
OF Dave Eggler 6629589.302033
OF George Hall 77358107.299462
OF George Bechtel 3516446.280020

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Cap Anson 69326106.325058
John Richmond 2912525.200012
Adam Rocap 166912.17404
Al Reach 3144.28601
William Coon 4122.16701
Henry Gilroy 261.16700

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Dick McBride 60538.044142.3327
Lon Knight 13107.0652.2715
George Bechtel 436.0102.503

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Ezra Sutton 26.00010.500

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