1885 Philadelphia Athletics Roster (40-man)

Record: 55-57-1, Finished 4th in American Association (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Harry Stovey (55-57-1)

Ballpark: Jefferson Street Grounds

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 106
One-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102

Pythagorean W-L: 61-51, 764 Runs, 691 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
John Coleman	22	us US	L	R	5' 9"	170	Mar 6, 1863	3	96		96		8	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	76	93			1.1
Jim Conway	26	us US	R	R			Oct 8, 1858	2	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.5
Fred Corey	30	us US	R	R	5' 7"	160	1855	7	94		94		1	0	0	0	92	1	0	0	0	0			0.5
Ed Cushman	33	us US	R	L	6' 0"	177	Mar 27, 1852	3	10		10		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.3
Bob Emslie	26	ca CA	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jan 27, 1859	3	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.8
Eddie Fusselback	28	us US	R		5' 6"	156	Jul 17, 1856	3	5		5		0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Sadie Houck	29	us US	R	R	5' 7"	151	Feb 29, 1856	6	93		93		0	0	0	0	0	93	0	0	0	0			1.0
Bill Hughes	25	us US	L	L			1860	2	4		4		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			-0.4
Lon Knight	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Jun 16, 1853	8	29		29		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	29			0.0
Ed Knouff	18	us US	R	R		160	Jun, 1867	1st	14		14		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.3
Henry Larkin	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Jan 12, 1860	2	108		108		0	0	0	0	0	0	48	61	0	108			4.3
Tom Lovett	21	us US	R	R	5' 8"	162	Dec 7, 1863	1st	16		16		16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.2
Bobby Mathews	33	us US	R	R	5' 5"	140	Nov 21, 1851	13	48		48		48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			5.7
John Milligan	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	192	Aug 8, 1861	2	67		67		0	61	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			2.2
Jack O'Brien	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	184	Jun 12, 1860	4	62		62		0	43	7	0	2	9	0	0	3	3			0.9	$2,200
Jim Powell	25	us US	R		5' 10"	170	Aug 30, 1859	2	19		19		0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Blondie Purcell	31	us US	R	R	5' 9"	159	Mar 16, 1854	7	66		66		1	0	0	0	0	0	66	1	0	66			0.3
Marshall Quinton	33	us US			5' 11"	190	1852	2	7		7		0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Orator Shafer	33	us US	L	R	5' 9"	165	Oct 4, 1851	11	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2			0.0
Frank Siffell	21	us US					Jan, 1864	2	3		3		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.2
Phenomenal Smith	20	us US	L	L	5' 6"	161	Dec 12, 1864	2	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Harry Stovey	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Dec 20, 1856	6	112		112		0	0	82	0	0	0	0	30	0	30			3.8
Cub Stricker	26	us US	R	R	5' 3"	138	Jun 8, 1859	4	106		106		0	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.1
George Strief	28	us US	R	R	5' 7"	172	Oct 16, 1856	5	44		44		0	0	0	7	19	10	0	4	4	8			0.5
Billy Taylor	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	204	1855	5	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Bill Vinton	20	us US	R	R	6' 1"	160	Apr 27, 1865	2	7		7		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.2
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary