1885 Philadelphia Athletics

55-57 • .491 Win% • 4th in AA

The 1885 Philadelphia Athletics went 55-57 (.491) finishing 4th in the AA. The club scored 764 runs, allowed 691, and played home games at Jefferson Street Grounds. Team leaders included Harry Stovey (13 HR, 75 RBI) and Bobby Mathews (30-17, 2.43 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

55 Wins
57 Losses
.491 Win %
4th Rank
764 R 691 RA
Diff +73

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764 Runs Scored
691 Runs Allowed
+73 Run Diff
30 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1885 AA Average

Batting Avg .265 8% above the 1885 league average (.246)
OBP .309 6% above the 1885 league average (.291)
SLG .364 11% above the 1885 league average (.328)
Team ERA 3.23 1% better than the 1885 league average (3.25)
Runs Scored 764 25% above the 1885 league average (611 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJefferson Street Grounds
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Home Games 57

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1885

Batting Avg

1 Henry Larkin 0.329 2 Harry Stovey 0.315 3 John Coleman 0.299 4 Blondie Purcell 0.296 5 George Strief 0.274

Home Runs

1 Harry Stovey 13 2 Henry Larkin 8 3 John Coleman 3 4 John Milligan 2 5 Jack O'Brien 2

RBI

1 Henry Larkin 88 2 Harry Stovey 75 3 John Coleman 70 4 Sadie Houck 54 5 Cub Stricker 41
1885 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harry Stovey 112 486 130 153 27 9 13 75 39 0 0 0.315
Henry Larkin 108 453 114 149 37 14 8 88 26 0 0 0.329
John Coleman 96 398 71 119 15 11 3 70 25 0 0 0.299
Cub Stricker 106 398 71 93 9 3 1 41 21 0 0 0.234
Sadie Houck 93 388 74 99 10 9 0 54 10 0 0 0.255
Fred Corey 94 384 61 94 14 8 1 38 17 0 0 0.245
Blondie Purcell 66 304 71 90 15 5 0 22 16 0 0 0.296
John Milligan 67 265 35 71 15 4 2 39 7 0 0 0.268
Jack O'Brien 62 225 35 60 9 1 2 30 20 0 0 0.267
Bobby Mathews 48 179 22 30 3 0 0 12 10 0 0 0.168
George Strief 44 175 19 48 8 5 0 27 9 0 0 0.274
Lon Knight 29 119 17 25 1 1 0 14 9 0 0 0.210
Jim Powell 19 75 5 12 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 0.160
Tom Lovett 16 58 9 13 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0.224
Ed Knouff 14 48 5 9 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.188
Ed Cushman 10 37 5 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.189
Marshall Quinton 7 29 6 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.207
Bill Vinton 7 26 5 4 2 0 0 4 3 0 0 0.154
Billy Taylor 6 21 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.190
Eddie Fusselback 5 19 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.316
Bill Hughes 4 16 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.188
Bob Emslie 4 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.083
Frank Siffell 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.100
Orator Shafer 2 9 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.222
Jim Conway 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Phenomenal Smith 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1885

ERA

1 Bobby Mathews 2.43 2 Bill Vinton 2.45 3 Billy Taylor 3.27 4 John Coleman 3.43 5 Ed Cushman 3.52

Wins

1 Bobby Mathews 30 2 Ed Knouff 7 3 Tom Lovett 7 4 Bill Vinton 4 5 Ed Cushman 3

Strikeouts

1 Bobby Mathews 286 2 Tom Lovett 56 3 Ed Knouff 43 4 Ed Cushman 37 5 Bill Vinton 34
1885 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bobby Mathews 30 17 2.43 48 48 0 422.1 394 114 57 286
Tom Lovett 7 8 3.70 16 16 0 138.2 130 57 38 56
Ed Knouff 7 6 3.65 14 13 0 106.0 103 43 44 43
Ed Cushman 3 7 3.52 10 10 0 87.0 101 34 17 37
John Coleman 2 2 3.43 8 3 0 60.1 82 23 5 12
Bill Vinton 4 3 2.45 7 7 0 55.0 46 15 15 34
Billy Taylor 1 5 3.27 6 6 0 52.1 68 19 9 11
Bob Emslie 0 4 6.28 4 4 0 28.2 37 20 6 9
Bill Hughes 0 2 4.86 2 2 0 16.2 18 9 10 4
Jim Conway 0 1 7.30 2 2 0 12.1 19 10 2 0
Fred Corey 1 0 7.00 1 1 0 9.0 18 7 1 3
Blondie Purcell 0 1 6.00 1 0 0 6.0 11 4 2 3
Lon Knight 0 0 1.80 1 0 0 5.0 4 1 2 1
Phenomenal Smith 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 4.0 7 4 4 7

👥 Roster (26)

John Coleman Jim Conway Fred Corey Ed Cushman Bob Emslie Eddie Fusselback Sadie Houck Bill Hughes Lon Knight Ed Knouff Henry Larkin Tom Lovett +14 more

26 players

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The 1885 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

In 1885 the Philadelphia Athletics posted a 55-57 mark (.491) and finished 4th in the AA. With 764 runs scored and 691 given up, the 1885 differential was +73. At the plate the Philadelphia Athletics hit .265, 8% better than the league's .246. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 3.23 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.25. Measured against the 611-run league average, the offense was 25% ahead.

The club's home park in 1885 was Jefferson Street Grounds. Harry Stovey led the club in home runs with 13. Henry Larkin led in RBI with 88. Bobby Mathews led the pitchers with 30 wins. The roster section lists 26 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1884 season and the 1886 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1885 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1885 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1885 Philadelphia Athletics finished 55-57 (.491 win pct).
Who led the 1885 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Harry Stovey led the 1885 Philadelphia Athletics with 13 home runs.
What was the 1885 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1885 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.23.
Did the 1885 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1885 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1885 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1885 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Jefferson Street Grounds.
Who led the 1885 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Stovey (13 HR, 75 RBI) and Bobby Mathews (30-17, 2.43 ERA).
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