The 1884 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 61–46 record and finished in seventh place in the American Association.

Regular season On May 26, 1884, Athletic welcomed Toledo who featured African-American Moses Fleetwood Walker at catcher to Jefferson Street Grounds. Walker "was applauded when he came to the bat" and went 3 for 5 hitting fourth in a 14-8 Toledo loss.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions August 1884: Frank Ringo was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Frank Ringo page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1884 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR C Jocko Milligan 66 268 77 .287 3 1B Harry Stovey 104 448 146 .326 10 2B Cub Stricker 107 399 92 .231 1 SS Sadie Houck 108 472 140 .297 0 3B Fred Corey 104 439 121 .276 5 OF Jud Birchall 54 221 57 .258 0 OF 108 484 131 .271 1 OF Henry Larkin 85 326 90 .276 3

Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs Player G AB H Avg. HR Jack O'Brien 36 138 39 .283 1 Bob Blakiston 32 128 33 .258 0 John Coleman 28 107 22 .206 2 Mike Mansell 20 70 14 .200 0 Frank Siffell 7 17 3 .176 0 Ed Rowen 4 15 6 .400 0 Robert Foster 4 11 2 .182 0 2 6 0 .000 0 Mike Moynahan 1 4 0 .000 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Bobby Mathews 49 430.2 30 18 3.32 286 Billy Taylor 30 260.0 18 12 2.53 130 22 184.1 11 11 4.20 93 Charlie Hilsey 3 27.0 2 1 4.67 10 Phenomenal Smith 1 9.0 0 1 4.00 3

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO John Coleman 3 21.0 0 2 3.43 5 Lon Knight 2 14.0 0 1 9.00 2

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Cub Stricker 1 0 0 0 6.00 1

Notes

References 1884 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference