With the debut of the first professional baseball league, the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, the Athletic Baseball Club of Philadelphia was one of the first clubs to join.
The Athletics had been around since 1860 as an amateur club. Led by their captain and pitcher, Dick McBride, the team went 21–7 and won the first NA title during the 1871 season. Philadelphia's third baseman, Levi Meyerle, led the league with a .492 batting average.
Regular season Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1871 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 27 134 46 .343 1 33 1B 28 147 41 .279 0 16 2B 26 133 47 .353 0 34 SS 28 145 44 .303 0 22 3B 26 130 64 .492 4 40 OF 25 127 41 .323 0 23 OF 28 150 37 .247 3 30 OF 17 75 23 .307 0 13
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 20 94 33 .351 1 21 1 6 2 .333 0 1 1 4 0 .000 0 0 1 4 1 .250 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 25 222.0 18 5 4.58 15 3 26.0 1 2 7.96 1
Relief 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 1 1.0 0 0 9.00 0
References 1871 Philadelphia Athletics season at Baseball Reference