1888 Philadelphia Athletics

81-52 • .609 Win% • 3rd in AA

📊 Season Record

81 Wins
52 Losses
.609 Win %
3rd Rank
827 R 594 RA
Diff +233

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⚡ Quick Stats

827 Runs Scored
594 Runs Allowed
+233 Run Diff
2K Attendance

📈 vs. 1888 AA Average

Batting Avg .250 5% above the 1888 league average (.238)
OBP .305 3% above the 1888 league average (.296)
SLG .344 9% above the 1888 league average (.314)
Team ERA 2.41 21% better than the 1888 league average (3.07)
Runs Scored 827 16% above the 1888 league average (711 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJefferson Street Grounds
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Home Games 72
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Total Attendance 2,014
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Avg per Game 27

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1888

Batting Avg

1 Denny Lyons 0.296 2 Harry Stovey 0.287 3 Curt Welch 0.282 4 Mike Sullivan 0.277 5 Henry Larkin 0.269

Home Runs

1 Harry Stovey 9 2 Henry Larkin 7 3 Denny Lyons 6 4 Tom Poorman 2 5 Ed Seward 2

RBI

1 Henry Larkin 101 2 Denny Lyons 83 3 Lou Bierbauer 80 4 Harry Stovey 65 5 Bill Gleason 61
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Curt Welch 136 549 125 155 22 8 1 61 33 37 95 0.282
Henry Larkin 135 546 92 147 28 12 7 101 33 28 20 0.269
Lou Bierbauer 134 535 83 143 20 9 0 80 25 13 34 0.267
Harry Stovey 130 530 127 152 25 20 9 65 62 69 87 0.287
Bill Gleason 123 499 55 112 10 2 0 61 12 27 27 0.224
Denny Lyons 111 456 93 135 22 5 6 83 41 43 39 0.296
Tom Poorman 97 383 76 87 16 6 2 44 31 46 46 0.227
Wilbert Robinson 66 254 32 62 7 2 1 31 9 26 11 0.244
Ed Seward 64 225 27 32 3 3 2 14 18 34 12 0.142
Gus Weyhing 48 184 19 40 6 8 1 14 1 45 5 0.217
George Townsend 42 161 13 25 6 0 0 12 4 13 2 0.155
Mike Mattimore 41 142 22 38 6 5 0 12 12 23 16 0.268
Mike Sullivan 28 112 20 31 5 6 1 19 3 25 10 0.277
Tom Gunning 23 92 18 18 0 0 0 5 2 14 14 0.196
Blondie Purcell 18 66 10 11 3 1 0 6 5 6 10 0.167
Frank Fennelly 15 47 13 11 2 2 1 12 9 7 5 0.234
Bill Blair 4 13 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.308
Bill Farmer 3 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Phenomenal Smith 3 9 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0.333
Frank Zinn 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bob Gamble 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Whitey Gibson 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1888

ERA

1 Ed Seward 2.01 2 Gus Weyhing 2.25 3 Bill Blair 2.61 4 Mike Mattimore 3.38

Wins

1 Ed Seward 35 2 Gus Weyhing 28 3 Mike Mattimore 15 4 Phenomenal Smith 2 5 Bill Blair 1

Strikeouts

1 Ed Seward 272 2 Gus Weyhing 204 3 Mike Mattimore 80 4 Phenomenal Smith 19 5 Bill Blair 16
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Seward 35 19 2.01 57 57 0 518.2 388 116 127 272
Gus Weyhing 28 18 2.25 47 47 0 404.0 314 101 111 204
Mike Mattimore 15 10 3.38 26 24 0 221.0 221 83 65 80
Bill Blair 1 3 2.61 4 4 0 31.0 29 9 8 16
Phenomenal Smith 2 1 2.86 3 3 0 22.0 21 7 10 19
Bob Gamble 0 1 8.00 1 1 0 9.0 10 8 3 2
Lou Bierbauer 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 0 0 3

👥 Roster (22)

Lou Bierbauer Bill Blair Bill Farmer Frank Fennelly Bob Gamble Whitey Gibson Bill Gleason Tom Gunning Henry Larkin Denny Lyons Mike Mattimore Tom Poorman +10 more

22 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1888 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1888 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1888 Philadelphia Athletics finished 81-52 (.609 win pct).
Who led the 1888 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Harry Stovey led the 1888 Philadelphia Athletics with 9 home runs.
What was the 1888 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1888 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 2.41.
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