1884 Wilmington Quicksteps season

1884 Wilmington Quicksteps
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Union Street Park (since 1884)
Other information
Manager(s) Joe Simmons
     

The 1884 Wilmington Quicksteps joined the Union Association from the Eastern League as a replacement team for the Philadelphia Keystones late in the season, playing their first game on August 18. They played just 18 games before folding themselves and being replaced by the Milwaukee Brewers. The Quicksteps finished with a 2–16 record, worst in the league. Their .111 winning percentage for the year is a record low for any major league team, although they did not play a full season, and the Union Association's status as a major league is extremely questionable. This was the only season this version of the team existed, and indeed the only season the Union Association existed.

Regular season

Season standings

Union Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Maroons 94 19 0.832 — 49–6 45–13
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 69 36 0.657 21 35–17 34–19
Baltimore Monumentals 58 47 0.552 32 29–21 29–26
Boston Reds 58 51 0.532 34 34–22 24–29
Milwaukee Brewers 8 5 0.615 36 8–4 0–1
St. Paul Saints 2 6 0.250 39½ 0–0 2–6
Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies 41 50 0.451 42 21–19 20–31
Altoona Mountain City 6 19 0.240 44 6–12 0–7
Wilmington Quicksteps 2 16 0.111 44½ 1–6 1–10
Washington Nationals (UA) 47 65 0.420 46½ 36–27 11–38
Philadelphia Keystones 21 46 0.313 50 14–21 7–25
Kansas City Cowboys 16 63 0.203 61 11–23 5–40

Roster

1884 Wilmington Quicksteps
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

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
C Lynch, TomTom Lynch 16 58 16 .276 0
2B Bastian, CharlieCharlie Bastian 17 60 12 .200 2
SS Myers, HenryHenry Myers 6 24 3 .125 0
OF Cullen, JohnJohn Cullen 9 31 6 .194 0

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR
Cusick, AndyAndy Cusick 11 34 5 .147 0
Casey, DennisDennis Casey 2 8 2 .250 0
Burns, OysterOyster Burns 2 7 1 .143 0
Sheehan, DanDan Sheehan 2 6 1 .167 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
Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy 7 48 0 6 3.27 27
Nolan, The OnlyThe Only Nolan 5 40 1 4 2.93 52
Casey, DanDan Casey 2 18 1 1 1.00 10
Bakely, JerseyJersey Bakely 2 17 0 2 4.24 9
Tenney, FredFred Tenney 1 8 0 1 1.13 10
McElroy, JimJim McElroy 1 5 0 1 10.80 3

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
Bastian, CharlieCharlie Bastian 1 0 0 0 3.00 2

References