1883 Philadelphia Athletics season

The 1883 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 66–32 record and won the championship of the American Association.

1883 Philadelphia Athletics
1883 American Association Champions
Major League affiliations
American Association (since 1882)
Location
Jefferson Street Grounds (since 1883) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason
Manager(s)	Lon Knight
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Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Athletics	66	32	0.673	—	37–14	29–18
St. Louis Browns	65	33	0.663	1	35–14	30–19
Cincinnati Red Stockings	61	37	0.622	5	38–13	23–24
New York Metropolitans	54	42	0.562	11	29–17	25–25
Louisville Eclipse	52	45	0.536	13½	29–18	23–27
Columbus Buckeyes	32	65	0.330	33½	18–29	14–36
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	31	67	0.316	35	18–31	13–36
Baltimore Orioles	28	68	0.292	37	18–31	10–37

Record vs. opponents

1883 American Association Records Sources:
Team	BAL	CIN	CLB	LOU	NY	PHI	PIT	STL
Baltimore	—	3–11	6–7	6–8	3–10	3–11	5–9	2–12
Cincinnati	11–3	—	11–3	10–4	4–10	9–5	8–6	8–6
Columbus	7–6	3–11	—	5–9	3–11	1–13	10–4	3–11
Louisville	8–6	4–10	9–5	—	7–6–1	7–7	11–3	6–8
New York	10–3	10–4	11–3	6–7–1	—	5–9	9–5	3–11
Philadelphia	11–3	5–9	13–1	7–7	9–5	—	12–2	9–5
Pittsburgh	9–5	6–8	4–10	3–11	5–9	2–12	—	2–12
St. Louis	12–2	6–8	11–3	8–6	11–3	5–9	12–2	—

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1883 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers Jersey Bakley Jumping Jack Jones Bobby Mathews Catchers Jack O'Brien Ed Rowen		Infielders George Bradley Fred Corey Al Hubbard Mike Moynahan Harry Stovey Cub Stricker		Outfielders Jud Birchall Bob Blakiston Bill Crowley Lon Knight Charlie Mason		Manager Lon Knight

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Jack O'Brien	94	390	113	.290	0	70
1B	Harry Stovey	94	421	128	.304	14	66
2B	Cub Stricker	89	330	90	.273	1	40
3B	George Bradley	76	312	73	.234	1	36
SS	Mike Moynahan	95	400	124	.310	1	67
OF	Lon Knight	97	429	108	.252	1	53
OF	Jud Birchall	96	448	108	.241	1	24
OF	Bob Blakiston	44	167	41	.246	0	26

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
Fred Corey	71	298	77	.258	1	40
Ed Rowen	49	196	43	.219	0	21
Bill Crowley	23	96	24	.250	0	16
Al Hubbard	2	6	2	.333	0	2
Charlie Mason	1	2	1	.500	0	1

Pitching

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
Bobby Mathews	44	381	30	13	2.46	203
George Bradley	26	214.1	16	7	3.15	56
Fred Corey	18	148.1	10	7	3.40	42
Jack Jones	7	65	5	2	2.63	28
Jersey Bakley	8	61.1	5	3	3.23	14

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
Harry Stovey	1	0	0	0	9.00	4

References

• 1883 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference