1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys

30-78 • .278 Win% • 11th in AA

The 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys went 30-78 (.278) finishing 11th in the AA. The club scored 406 runs, allowed 725, and played home games at Recreation Park. Team leaders included Charlie Eden (1 HR, 0 RBI) and Fleury Sullivan (16-35, 4.20 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

30 Wins
78 Losses
.278 Win %
11th Rank
406 R 725 RA
Diff -319

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406 Runs Scored
725 Runs Allowed
-319 Run Diff
2 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1884 AA Average

Batting Avg .210 12% below the 1884 league average (.239)
OBP .248 11% below the 1884 league average (.278)
SLG .267 18% below the 1884 league average (.325)
Team ERA 4.35 34% worse than the 1884 league average (3.25)
Runs Scored 406 23% below the 1884 league average (530 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRecreation Park
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Home Games 56

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1884

Batting Avg

1 Art Whitney 0.298 2 Conny Doyle 0.293 3 Ed Swartwood 0.288 4 Charlie Eden 0.270 5 Billy Reid 0.243

Home Runs

1 Charlie Eden 1 2 Mike Mansell 1

RBI

1 Jimmy Woulfe 1
1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ed Swartwood 102 399 74 115 19 6 0 0 33 0 0 0.288
George Miller 89 347 46 78 10 2 0 0 13 0 0 0.225
George Creamer 98 339 38 62 8 5 0 0 16 0 0 0.183
Bill White 74 291 25 66 7 10 0 0 13 0 0 0.227
Fleury Sullivan 54 189 14 29 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0.153
Jimmy Knowles 46 182 19 42 5 7 0 0 5 0 0 0.231
Billy Colgan 48 161 10 25 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0.155
Joe Battin 43 158 10 28 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0.177
Live Oak Taylor 41 152 22 32 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 0.211
Jack Neagle 43 148 13 22 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0.149
Jim McDonald 38 145 11 23 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.159
Tom Forster 35 126 10 28 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.222
Jackie Hayes 33 124 11 28 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0.226
Charlie Eden 32 122 12 33 7 4 1 0 7 0 0 0.270
Jay Faatz 29 112 18 27 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0.241
Mike Mansell 27 100 15 14 0 3 1 0 7 0 0 0.140
Art Whitney 23 94 10 28 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.298
Billy Reid 19 70 11 17 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.243
Conny Doyle 15 58 8 17 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0.293
Jimmy Woulfe 15 53 7 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.113
Chuck Lauer 13 44 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.114
Joe Quest 12 43 2 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.209
Bob Ferguson 10 41 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.146
Jim Dee 12 40 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.125
Frank Smith 10 36 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jack Gorman 8 27 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.148
John Fox 8 25 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.240
Charlie Hautz 7 24 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.208
Frank Beck 3 12 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Bill Nelson 3 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Gus Alberts 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
John Peters 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phenomenal Smith 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Gray 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1884

ERA

1 Jack Neagle 3.73 2 Fleury Sullivan 4.20 3 John Fox 5.64

Wins

1 Fleury Sullivan 16 2 Jack Neagle 11 3 John Fox 1 4 Jack Gorman 1 5 Bill Nelson 1

Strikeouts

1 Fleury Sullivan 189 2 Jack Neagle 85 3 John Fox 22 4 Frank Beck 11 5 Jack Gorman 10
1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fleury Sullivan 16 35 4.20 51 51 0 441.0 496 206 96 189
Jack Neagle 11 26 3.73 38 38 0 326.0 354 135 70 85
John Fox 1 6 5.64 7 7 0 59.0 76 37 16 22
Bill Nelson 1 2 4.50 3 3 0 26.0 26 13 8 6
Frank Beck 0 3 6.12 3 3 0 25.0 33 17 6 11
Jack Gorman 1 2 4.68 3 3 0 25.0 22 13 5 10
Chuck Lauer 0 2 7.58 3 3 0 19.0 23 16 9 8
Charlie Eden 0 1 6.00 2 1 0 12.0 12 8 3 3
Phenomenal Smith 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 8.0 11 8 2 4
Ed Swartwood 0 0 11.57 1 0 0 2.1 6 3 1 0

👥 Roster (34)

Gus Alberts Joe Battin Frank Beck Billy Colgan George Creamer Jim Dee Conny Doyle Charlie Eden Jay Faatz Bob Ferguson Tom Forster John Fox +22 more

34 players

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The 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys in brief

In 1884 the Pittsburg Alleghenys posted a 30-78 mark (.278) and finished 11th in the AA. With 406 runs scored and 725 given up, the 1884 differential was -319. The team batting average of .210 was 12% below the 1884 league mark of .239. Pitchers allowed 4.35 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.25. Measured against the 530-run league average, the offense was 23% behind. Recreation Park served as the home ballpark.

The home run leader was Charlie Eden, who hit 1. Jimmy Woulfe led in RBI with 1. The hits leader was Ed Swartwood with 115. Fleury Sullivan led the pitchers with 16 wins. The 1884 roster runs to 34 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1883 season and the 1885 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys

What was the 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys record?
The 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys finished 30-78 (.278 win pct).
Who led the 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys in home runs?
Charlie Eden led the 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys with 1 home runs.
What was the 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys team ERA?
The 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys posted a team ERA of 4.35.
Did the 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys win the World Series?
No. The 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys play?
The 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys played home games at Recreation Park.
Who led the 1884 Pittsburg Alleghenys in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Eden (1 HR, 0 RBI) and Fleury Sullivan (16-35, 4.20 ERA).
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