The 1874 Philadelphia Athletics finished in third place in the National Association with a record of 33–22. Dick McBride pitched all of the team's innings and led the league with a 1.64 earned run average.
Regular season
On July 15, 1874, six thousand fans filled twenty-fifth and Jefferson's two pavilions and stands down the left and right field lines to see Athletic, behind the pitching of Al Spalding defeat Boston. Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1874 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 39 165 48 .291 3 19 1B 37 180 59 .328 0 22 2B 51 226 52 .230 0 27 SS 54 271 87 .321 0 22 3B 55 243 71 .292 0 28 OF 55 260 87 .335 0 37 OF 54 222 61 .275 1 34 OF 55 260 90 .346 2 32
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 21 82 17 .207 0 11 14 55 7 .127 0 2 5 16 3 .188 0 2 4 16 8 .500 0 5
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 55 487.0 33 22 1.64 37
References
1874 Philadelphia Athletics season at Baseball Reference