1890 Philadelphia Athletics

54-78 • .409 Win% • 8th in AA

The 1890 Philadelphia Athletics went 54-78 (.409) finishing 8th in the AA. The club scored 702 runs, allowed 945, and played home games at Jefferson Street Grounds. Team leaders included Denny Lyons (7 HR, 73 RBI) and Sadie McMahon (29-18, 3.34 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

54 Wins
78 Losses
.409 Win %
8th Rank
702 R 945 RA
Diff -243

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⚡ Quick Stats

702 Runs Scored
945 Runs Allowed
-243 Run Diff
11K Attendance

📈 vs. 1890 AA Average

Batting Avg .235 7% below the 1890 league average (.252)
OBP .320 3% below the 1890 league average (.329)
SLG .314 5% below the 1890 league average (.331)
Team ERA 5.22 35% worse than the 1890 league average (3.87)
Runs Scored 702 5% above the 1890 league average (671 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJefferson Street Grounds
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Home Games 59
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Total Attendance 11,810
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Avg per Game 200

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1890

Batting Avg

1 Denny Lyons 0.354 2 Duke Esper 0.295 3 Orator Shafer 0.282 4 Joe Daly 0.280 5 Blondie Purcell 0.276

Home Runs

1 Denny Lyons 7 2 Jack O'Brien 4 3 Wilbert Robinson 4 4 Sadie McMahon 2 5 Blondie Purcell 2

RBI

1 Jack O'Brien 80 2 Denny Lyons 73 3 Blondie Purcell 59 4 Orator Shafer 58 5 Wilbert Robinson 42
1890 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Blondie Purcell 110 463 110 128 28 3 2 59 43 0 48 0.276
Jack O'Brien 109 433 80 113 24 14 4 80 52 0 31 0.261
Ben Conroy 117 404 45 69 13 1 0 21 45 0 17 0.171
Curt Welch 103 396 100 106 21 4 2 40 49 0 64 0.268
Orator Shafer 100 390 55 110 15 5 1 58 47 0 29 0.282
Denny Lyons 88 339 79 120 29 5 7 73 57 0 21 0.354
Wilbert Robinson 82 329 32 78 13 4 4 42 16 0 20 0.237
Taylor Shafer 69 261 28 45 3 4 0 21 28 0 19 0.172
Joe Kappel 56 208 29 50 8 1 1 22 20 0 12 0.240
Sadie McMahon 49 175 27 40 5 1 2 19 7 0 2 0.229
Ed Green 39 126 15 15 1 1 0 5 13 0 7 0.119
George Carman 27 93 9 16 2 0 0 7 8 0 5 0.172
Kid Baldwin 24 90 5 21 1 2 0 12 4 0 2 0.233
John Riddle 27 85 7 7 0 1 0 2 17 0 4 0.082
Joe Daly 21 75 8 21 4 1 0 7 3 0 1 0.280
Andy Knox 21 75 6 19 3 0 0 8 9 0 5 0.253
Ed Seward 26 72 7 10 4 0 0 2 8 0 3 0.139
Henry Easterday 19 68 17 10 1 0 1 3 10 0 4 0.147
Duke Esper 18 61 11 18 2 2 0 11 2 0 1 0.295
Pete Sweeney 14 49 5 8 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0.163
Al Sauter 14 41 1 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0.098
Charles Snyder 9 33 5 9 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0.273
Ed O'Neil 10 31 0 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.161
William Stecher 10 29 3 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.241
Ed Pabst 8 25 7 10 2 0 0 3 5 0 3 0.400
Bart Cantz 5 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.045
Jim Whitney 7 21 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.238
George Meyers 5 19 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0.158
George Crawford 5 17 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0.118
Mickey Hughes 6 16 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0.125
Dennis Fitzgerald 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Pete Hasney 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.143
Sam Campbell 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ed Carfrey 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bill Price 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Horace Helmbold 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
William Stein 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
McBride 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stafford 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Sterling 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Collins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
William Lackey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Macey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sweigert 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1890

ERA

1 Sadie McMahon 3.34 2 Ed Seward 4.73 3 Duke Esper 4.89 4 Jim Whitney 5.18 5 Mickey Hughes 5.44

Wins

1 Sadie McMahon 29 2 Duke Esper 8 3 Ed Green 7 4 Ed Seward 6 5 Jim Whitney 2

Strikeouts

1 Sadie McMahon 225 2 Duke Esper 61 3 Ed Green 56 4 Ed Seward 55 5 William Stecher 18
1890 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sadie McMahon 29 18 3.34 48 46 1 410.0 414 152 133 225
Ed Green 7 15 5.80 25 22 1 191.0 267 123 94 56
Ed Seward 6 12 4.73 21 19 0 154.0 165 81 72 55
Duke Esper 8 9 4.89 18 16 0 143.2 176 78 67 61
William Stecher 0 10 10.32 10 10 0 68.0 111 78 60 18
Ed O'Neil 0 6 9.69 6 6 0 52.0 84 56 32 17
Mickey Hughes 1 3 5.44 6 5 0 41.1 64 25 21 15
Jim Whitney 2 2 5.18 6 4 0 40.0 61 23 11 6
Bill Price 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 6 2 7 1
William Stein 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 8.0 17 8 4 1
Horace Helmbold 0 1 14.14 1 1 0 7.0 17 11 6 3
John Sterling 0 1 21.60 1 1 0 5.0 16 12 4 1
William Lackey 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 2 3 1
Curt Welch 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 1.0 6 6 0 1

👥 Roster (44)

Kid Baldwin Sam Campbell Bart Cantz Ed Carfrey George Carman Bill Collins Ben Conroy George Crawford Joe Daly Henry Easterday Duke Esper Dennis Fitzgerald +32 more

44 players

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The 1890 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The record for the 1890 Philadelphia Athletics reads 54 wins and 78 losses, good for 8th in the AA. With 702 runs scored and 945 given up, the 1890 differential was -243. Against a league average of .252, the 1890 Philadelphia Athletics batted .235. Pitchers allowed 5.22 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.87. The 702 runs scored compare with a league average of 671 per club, 5% more.

The home park, Jefferson Street Grounds, recorded 11,810 in attendance, about 200 a game. Denny Lyons topped the Philadelphia Athletics with 7 home runs. The RBI leader was Jack O'Brien, with 80. Blondie Purcell collected the most hits, 128. Sadie McMahon was the top winner, with 29 victories.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1890 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1890 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1890 Philadelphia Athletics finished 54-78 (.409 win pct).
Who led the 1890 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Denny Lyons led the 1890 Philadelphia Athletics with 7 home runs.
What was the 1890 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1890 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 5.22.
Did the 1890 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1890 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1890 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1890 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Jefferson Street Grounds.
Who led the 1890 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Denny Lyons (7 HR, 73 RBI) and Sadie McMahon (29-18, 3.34 ERA).
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