1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys

23-113 • .169 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys went 23-113 (.169) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 597 runs, allowed 1,235, and played home games at Recreation Park. Team leaders included Harry Decker (5 HR, 38 RBI) and Billy Gumbert (4-6, 5.22 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

23 Wins
113 Losses
.169 Win %
8th Rank
597 R 1235 RA
Diff -638

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⚡ Quick Stats

597 Runs Scored
1235 Runs Allowed
-638 Run Diff
16K Attendance

📈 vs. 1890 NL Average

Batting Avg .229 10% below the 1890 league average (.253)
OBP .299 9% below the 1890 league average (.328)
SLG .294 14% below the 1890 league average (.342)
Team ERA 5.97 67% worse than the 1890 league average (3.57)
Runs Scored 597 21% below the 1890 league average (751 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRecreation Park
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Home Games (est.) 69 ≈
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Total Attendance 16,064
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Avg per Game 232

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1890

Batting Avg

1 Harry Decker 0.274 2 George Miller 0.273 3 Tun Berger 0.266 4 Billy Sunday 0.257 5 Sam LaRocque 0.242

Home Runs

1 Harry Decker 5 2 George Miller 4 3 Fred Roat 2 4 Peek-A-Boo Veach 2 5 Eddie Burke 1

RBI

1 George Miller 66 2 Tun Berger 40 3 Sam LaRocque 40 4 Harry Decker 38 5 Guy Hecker 38
1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Miller 138 549 85 150 24 3 4 66 68 11 32 0.273
Sam LaRocque 111 434 59 105 20 4 1 40 35 29 27 0.242
Tun Berger 104 391 64 104 18 4 0 40 35 23 11 0.266
Billy Sunday 86 358 58 92 9 2 1 33 32 20 56 0.257
Harry Decker 92 354 52 97 14 3 5 38 26 36 8 0.274
Guy Hecker 86 340 43 77 13 9 0 38 19 17 13 0.226
Bill Wilson 83 304 30 65 11 3 0 21 22 50 5 0.214
Fred Roat 57 215 18 48 2 0 2 17 16 22 7 0.223
John Kelty 59 207 24 49 10 2 1 27 22 42 10 0.237
Ed Sales 51 189 19 43 7 3 1 23 16 15 3 0.228
Fred Osborne 41 168 24 40 8 3 1 14 6 18 0 0.238
Mike Jordan 37 125 8 12 1 0 0 6 15 19 5 0.096
Eddie Burke 31 124 17 26 5 2 1 7 14 9 6 0.210
Paul Hines 31 121 11 22 1 0 0 9 11 7 6 0.182
Sam Crane 22 82 3 16 3 0 0 3 0 7 5 0.195
Ducky Hemp 21 81 9 19 0 2 0 4 8 12 3 0.235
Kirtley Baker 26 68 6 10 0 0 0 0 10 6 1 0.147
Fred Dunlap 17 64 9 11 1 1 0 3 7 6 2 0.172
Dad Lytle 15 55 2 8 1 0 0 0 8 9 0 0.145
Bill Sowders 17 50 3 9 0 0 0 4 2 7 1 0.180
Henry Youngman 13 47 6 6 1 1 0 4 6 9 1 0.128
Bill Phillips 14 46 6 11 2 0 0 2 3 13 0 0.239
Charlie Heard 12 43 2 8 2 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.186
Dave Anderson 13 42 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.071
Billy Gumbert 10 37 8 9 3 0 1 7 2 5 1 0.243
Sumner Bowman 10 36 7 10 1 0 0 3 4 5 0 0.278
Crazy Schmit 11 33 4 2 0 0 0 0 5 8 2 0.061
Peek-A-Boo Veach 8 30 6 9 1 1 2 5 8 3 0 0.300
Bill Day 6 23 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.043
Phenomenal Smith 5 17 3 7 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.412
Charlie Gray 5 15 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.200
Robert Gibson 3 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.231
Pete Daniels 4 12 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.333
John Coleman 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0.182
Henry Jones 5 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.222
Harry Gilbert 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
John Gilbert 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Duke Esper 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Al Lawson 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Frank McGinn 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Phil Routcliffe 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.250
Jim Gray 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Truax 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.333
Fred Hayner 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Ziegler 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Clement 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1890

ERA

1 Phenomenal Smith 3.07 2 Henry Jones 3.48 3 Bill Sowders 4.42 4 Dave Anderson 4.67 5 Guy Hecker 5.11

Wins

1 Billy Gumbert 4 2 Kirtley Baker 3 3 Bill Sowders 3 4 Dave Anderson 2 5 Sumner Bowman 2

Strikeouts

1 Kirtley Baker 76 2 Dave Anderson 41 3 Crazy Schmit 35 4 Guy Hecker 32 5 Bill Sowders 30
1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kirtley Baker 3 19 5.60 25 21 0 178.1 209 111 86 76
Guy Hecker 2 9 5.11 14 12 0 119.2 160 68 44 32
Dave Anderson 2 11 4.67 13 13 0 108.0 116 56 49 41
Bill Sowders 3 8 4.42 15 11 0 106.0 117 52 24 30
Crazy Schmit 1 9 5.83 11 10 0 83.1 108 54 42 35
Bill Phillips 1 9 7.57 10 10 0 82.0 123 69 29 25
Billy Gumbert 4 6 5.22 10 10 0 79.1 96 46 31 18
Sumner Bowman 2 5 6.62 9 7 0 70.2 100 52 50 22
Fred Osborne 0 5 8.38 8 5 0 58.0 82 54 45 14
Bill Day 0 6 5.22 6 6 0 50.0 66 29 24 10
Charlie Heard 0 6 8.39 6 6 0 44.0 75 41 32 13
Phenomenal Smith 1 3 3.07 5 5 0 44.0 39 15 13 15
Charlie Gray 1 4 7.55 5 4 0 31.0 48 26 24 10
Henry Jones 2 1 3.48 5 4 0 31.0 35 12 14 13
Pete Daniels 1 2 7.07 4 4 0 28.0 40 22 12 8
Duke Esper 0 2 5.29 2 2 0 17.0 18 10 10 9
John Coleman 0 2 9.64 2 2 0 14.0 28 15 6 3
Robert Gibson 0 3 17.25 3 3 0 12.0 24 23 23 3
Al Lawson 0 2 9.00 2 2 0 10.0 15 10 10 2
George Ziegler 0 1 10.50 1 1 0 6.0 12 7 0 1
Fred Hayner 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 4.0 7 6 5 1
Billy Sunday 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0

👥 Roster (46)

Dave Anderson Kirtley Baker Tun Berger Sumner Bowman Eddie Burke Fred Clement John Coleman Sam Crane Pete Daniels Bill Day Harry Decker Fred Dunlap +34 more

46 players

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The 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys in brief

A 23-113 record (.169) put the 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys 8th in the NL. Runs came in at 597 scored against 1235 allowed (-638). The team batting average of .229 was 10% below the 1890 league mark of .253. The staff ERA of 5.97 was 67% worse than the league average of 3.57. Measured against the 751-run league average, the offense was 21% behind. Home games were played at Recreation Park, where 16,064 fans came through the gates.

Harry Decker topped the Pittsburg Alleghenys with 5 home runs. The RBI leader was George Miller, with 66. The pitching staff's wins leader was Billy Gumbert (4). The strikeout leader was Kirtley Baker with 76. The 1890 roster runs to 46 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1889 season and the 1891 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys

What was the 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys record?
The 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys finished 23-113 (.169 win pct).
Who led the 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys in home runs?
Harry Decker led the 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys with 5 home runs.
What was the 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys team ERA?
The 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys posted a team ERA of 5.97.
Did the 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys win the World Series?
No. The 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys play?
The 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys played home games at Recreation Park.
Who led the 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Decker (5 HR, 38 RBI) and Billy Gumbert (4-6, 5.22 ERA).
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