Philadelphia Keystones
The Philadelphia Keystones (aka Keystones of Philadelphia) were a professional baseball franchise. In 1884, they were a member of the short-lived Union Association. The team was owned by former player Tom Pratt.[1]
The Keystones were managed by catcher Fergy Malone and finished eighth in the league with a 21-46 record. Their top-hitting regular was left fielder/infielder Buster Hoover, who batted .364 with a slugging percentage of .495, and their best pitcher was Jersey Bakely, who was 14-25 with an ERA of 4.47. Their home games were played at Keystone Park. Jack Clements, who played for 17 seasons and was the last (and virtually the only) left-handed catcher in major-league history, made his big-league debut with the Keystones.
Like several other teams in the Union Association, the Keystones did not make it through the entire season, folding after the game of August 7. The entire league ceased operations after 1884, its first and only season.
1884 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ALT | BAL | BOS | CHI/PIT | CIN | KC | MIL | PHI | STL | STP | WSH | WIL | |||||
| Altoona | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–8 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |||||
| Baltimore | 3–1 | — | 10–5–1 | 7–5 | 4–10 | 10–2 | 1–3 | 10–2 | 1–14 | 0–0 | 11–5 | 1–0 | |||||
| Boston | 1–1 | 5–10–1 | — | 4–8–1 | 5–11 | 8–4 | 2–2 | 8–3 | 8–8 | 0–0 | 12–4 | 5–0 | |||||
| Chicago/Pittsburgh | 0–0 | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | — | 7–8 | 12–4 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 2–14 | 0–0 | 4–8–1 | 0–0 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 3–0 | 10–4 | 11–5 | 8–7 | — | 9–1 | 0–0 | 9–0 | 4–12 | 3–0 | 10–6 | 2–1 | |||||
| Kansas City | 0–0 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–12 | 1–9 | — | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–11–1 | 1–1–1 | 4–8–1 | 0–0 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 3–1 | 2–10 | 3–8 | 5–3 | 0–9 | 4–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–8 | 0–0 | 4–7 | 0–0 | |||||
| St. Louis | 8–0 | 14–1 | 8–8 | 14–2 | 12–4 | 11–0–1 | 0–0 | 8–0 | — | 2–1 | 13–3 | 4–0 | |||||
| St. Paul | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||
| Washington | 1–3 | 5–11 | 4–12 | 8–4–1 | 6–10 | 8–4–1 | 1–3 | 7–4 | 3–13 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | |||||
| Wilmington | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | — | |||||
Roster
| 1884 Philadelphia Keystones | |||||||||
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| 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; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Gillen, TomTom Gillen | 29 | 116 | 18 | .155 | 0 |
| 1B | McGuinness, JohnJohn McGuinness | 53 | 210 | 52 | .236 | 0 |
| 3B | McCormick, JerryJerry McCormick | 67 | 295 | 84 | .285 | 0 |
| SS | Easterday, HenryHenry Easterday | 28 | 115 | 28 | .243 | 0 |
| OF | Hoover, BusterBuster Hoover | 63 | 275 | 100 | .364 | 0 |
| OF | Flynn, JoeJoe Flynn | 52 | 209 | 52 | .249 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luff, HenryHenry Luff | 26 | 111 | 30 | .270 | 0 |
| Carroll, PatPat Carroll | 5 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 |
| Jones, BillBill Jones | 4 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 |
| Meyerle, LeviLevi Meyerle | 3 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 |
| Drew, DaveDave Drew | 2 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 0 |
| Johnson, LeftyLefty Johnson | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Malone, FergyFergy Malone | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 |
| Foster, RobertRobert Foster | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakely, JerseyJersey Bakely | 39 | 344.2 | 14 | 25 | 4.47 | 204 |
| Weaver, SamSam Weaver | 17 | 136 | 5 | 10 | 5.76 | 40 |
| Fischer, JohnJohn Fischer | 8 | 70.2 | 1 | 7 | 3.57 | 42 |
| Gallagher, BillBill Gallagher | 3 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3.24 | 12 |
| Maul, AlAl Maul | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew, DaveDave Drew | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 |
| McCormick, JerryJerry McCormick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 |
Notes
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