After five seasons in the National Association, the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics finished the first season of the National League with a record of 14–45, good for 7th place. It would prove to be their only season in the league, as they were expelled from the league as punishment for refusing to make a late-season road trip.
Regular season April 22, 1876: The Athletics played in the first game in National League history, losing to the Boston Red Caps, 6-5.Events of Saturday, April 22, 1876 (from Retrosheet)
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1876 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; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 22 96 22 .229 0 6 1B 54 236 70 .297 1 31 2B 59 278 80 .288 1 30 3B 55 256 87 .340 0 34 SS 60 284 66 .232 0 17 OF 60 268 98 .366 5 45 OF 39 174 52 .299 0 19 OF 54 220 50 .227 0 22
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 21 89 12 .135 0 2 16 52 13 .250 0 4 5 21 1 .048 0 1 3 12 4 .333 0 2 3 12 2 .167 0 0 1 4 0 .000 0 0 1 4 0 .000 0 0 1 4 2 .500 0 1 1 3 0 .000 0 0 1 3 0 .000 0 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 34 282.0 10 22 2.62 12 28 234.0 4 20 3.88 10 2 18.0 0 2 5.00 0 1 9.0 0 1 0.00 0
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 2 0 0 0 5.14 0
Notes
References 1876 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference