1884 Philadelphia Athletics season

1884 Philadelphia Athletics
Major league affiliations
American Association (Since 1882)
Location
Jefferson Street Grounds (Since 1883) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1882)
1884 Information
Owner(s)	Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason
Manager(s)	Lon Knight
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The 1884 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 61-46 record and finished in seventh place in the American Association.

1 Regular season
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Starters by position
  - 2.1.2 Other batters
- 2.2 Pitching
3 Notes
4 References

Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Metropolitans	75	32	--	.701
Columbus Buckeyes	69	39	6.5	.639
Louisville Eclipse	68	40	7.5	.630
St. Louis Browns	67	40	8	.626
Cincinnati Red Stockings	68	41	8	.624
Baltimore Orioles	63	43	11.5	.594
Philadelphia Athletics	61	46	14	.570
Toledo Blue Stockings	46	58	27.5	.442
Brooklyn Atlantics	40	64	33.5	.385
Richmond Virginians	12	30	30.5	.286
Pittsburg Alleghenys	30	78	45.5	.278
Indianapolis Hoosiers	29	78	46	.271
Washington Nationals	12	51	41	.190

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

August, 1884: Frank Ringo was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[1]

Roster

1884 Philadelphia Athletics

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR
OF	Knight, LonLon Knight	108	484	131	.271	1

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR
Ringo, FrankFrank Ringo	2	6	0	.000	0

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
Atkinson, AlAl Atkinson	22	184.1	11	11	4.20	93

Other pitchers