1875 Philadelphia Athletics season
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| Manager(s) | 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 played at Fairview Park Fair Grounds.[1] NA folded after this season, and the Athletics joined the new National League for the 1876 season.
Regular season
Season standings
| National Association | W | L | T | GB | Pct. |
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| Boston Red Stockings | 71 | 8 | 3 | -- | .884 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 20 | 4 | 15.0 | .714 |
| Hartford Dark Blues | 54 | 28 | 3 | 18.5 | .659 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 39 | 29 | 2 | 26.5 | .571 |
| Philadelphia White Stockings | 37 | 31 | 2 | 28.5 | .542 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 30 | 37 | 2 | 35.0 | .449 |
| New York Mutuals | 30 | 38 | 3 | 35.5 | .443 |
| New Haven Elm Citys | 7 | 40 | - | 48.0 | .149 |
| Washington Nationals | 5 | 23 | - | 40.5 | .179 |
| St. Louis Red Stockings | 4 | 15 | - | 37.0 | .211 |
| Philadelphia Centennials | 2 | 12 | - | 36.5 | .143 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 2 | 42 | - | 51.5 | .045 |
| Keokuk Westerns | 1 | 12 | - | 37.0 | .077 |
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Clapp, JohnJohn Clapp | 60 | 292 | 77 | .264 | 0 | 39 |
| 1B | Fisler, WesWes Fisler | 58 | 268 | 74 | .276 | 0 | 31 |
| 2B | Craver, BillBill Craver | 54 | 260 | 83 | .319 | 2 | 40 |
| SS | Force, DavyDavy Force | 77 | 386 | 120 | .311 | 0 | 49 |
| 3B | Sutton, EzraEzra Sutton | 75 | 358 | 116 | .324 | 1 | 59 |
| OF | Eggler, DaveDave Eggler | 66 | 295 | 89 | .302 | 0 | 33 |
| OF | Hall, GeorgeGeorge Hall | 77 | 358 | 107 | .299 | 4 | 62 |
| OF | Bechtel, GeorgeGeorge Bechtel | 35 | 164 | 46 | .280 | 0 | 20 |
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 |
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| Anson, CapCap Anson | 69 | 326 | 106 | .325 | 0 | 58 |
| Richmond, JohnJohn Richmond | 29 | 125 | 25 | .200 | 0 | 12 |
| Rocap, AdamAdam Rocap | 16 | 69 | 12 | .174 | 0 | 4 |
| Reach, AlAl Reach | 3 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Coon, WilliamWilliam Coon | 4 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilroy, Gilroy | 2 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 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 |
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| McBride, DickDick McBride | 60 | 538 | 44 | 14 | 2.33 | 27 |
| Knight, LonLon Knight | 13 | 107 | 6 | 5 | 2.27 | 15 |
| Bechtel, GeorgeGeorge Bechtel | 4 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 | 3 |
Relief 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 |
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| Sutton, EzraEzra Sutton | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.50 | 0 |