1890 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
American Association (AA)
Team Record: 54-78
Finished 8th in the AA
Ballpark: Jefferson Street Grounds
Manager: Bill Sharsig (54-78)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1890 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 54-78
Finished 8th in the AA
Ballpark: Jefferson Street Grounds
Manager: Bill Sharsig (54-78)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1890 Philadelphia Athletics Results
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association ended the 1890 season with a record of 54 wins and 78 losses, finishing eighth in the AA.
The Athletics scored 702 runs and yielded 945 runs, most in the circuit. Jack O'Brien drove in 80 runs. Orator Shafer led hitters with significant playing time with a .282 average. Sadie McMahon earned 29 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 3.34 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Bill Sharsig coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Baldwin | P | R | R | November 1, 1864 | 5'6" | 147 | Newport, KY USA |
| Sam Campbell | P | 0'0" | 0 | Philadelphia, PA USA | |||
| Bart Cantz | P | R | R | January 29, 1860 | 5'9" | 152 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Ed Carfrey | P | July 28, 1863 | 5'8" | 158 | Philadelphia, PA USA | ||
| George Carman | P | March 29, 1866 | 5'4" | 139 | Philadelphia, PA USA | ||
| Bill Collins | P | R | R | 0'0" | 150 | Dublin, Dublin Ireland | |
| Ben Conroy | P | March 14, 1871 | 5'6" | 136 | Philadelphia, PA USA | ||
| George Crawford | P | 0'0" | 0 | ||||
| Joe Daly | P | R | September 21, 1868 | 5'8" | 157 | Conshohocken, PA USA | |
| Henry Easterday | P | R | R | September 16, 1864 | 5'6" | 145 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Duke Esper | P | L | July 28, 1867 | 5'11" | 185 | Salem, NJ USA | |
| Dennis Fitzgerald | P | March 0, 1865 | 5'10" | 160 | , United Kingdom | ||
| Ed Green | P | January 0, 1860 | 0'0" | 0 | Millville, NJ USA | ||
| Pete Hasney | P | May 26, 1864 | 0'0" | 0 | , United Kingdom | ||
| Horace Helmbold | P | August 27, 1867 | 5'9" | 0 | Philadelphia, PA USA | ||
| Mickey Hughes | P | R | R | October 25, 1866 | 5'6" | 165 | New York, NY USA |
| Joe Kappel | P | R | April 27, 1857 | 5'10" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA USA | |
| Andy Knox | P | R | R | January 6, 1864 | 6'5" | 0 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| William Lackey | P | December 8, 1870 | 0'0" | 0 | St. Albans, WV USA | ||
| Denny Lyons | P | R | R | March 12, 1866 | 5'10" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Macey | P | 0'0" | 0 | Columbus, OH USA | |||
| McBride | P | 0'0" | 0 | ||||
| Sadie McMahon | P | R | R | September 19, 1867 | 5'9" | 165 | Wilmington, DE USA |
| George Meyers | P | February 14, 1865 | 0'0" | 0 | Philadelphia, PA USA | ||
| Jack O'Brien | P | R | R | June 12, 1860 | 5'10" | 184 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Ed O'Neil | P | R | May 19, 1870 | 5'11" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA USA | |
| Ed Pabst | P | R | July 8, 1867 | 5'11" | 170 | St. Louis, MO USA | |
| Bill Price | P | June 10, 1863 | 0'0" | 0 | Philadelphia, PA USA | ||
| Blondie Purcell | P | R | R | March 16, 1854 | 5'9" | 159 | Paterson, NJ USA |
| John Riddle | P | R | R | February 0, 1864 | 0'0" | 0 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Wilbert Robinson | P | R | R | June 29, 1864 | 5'8" | 215 | Bolton, MA USA |
| Al Sauter | P | September 2, 1868 | 0'0" | 0 | Philadelphia, PA USA | ||
| Ed Seward | P | R | June 29, 1867 | 5'7" | 175 | Cleveland, OH USA | |
| Orator Shafer | P | L | R | October 4, 1851 | 5'9" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Taylor Shafer | P | L | R | July 13, 1866 | 5'7" | 155 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Charles Snyder | P | R | R | February 6, 1873 | 5'8" | 150 | Camden, NJ USA |
| Stafford | P | 0'0" | 0 | ||||
| William Stecher | P | R | October 20, 1869 | 0'0" | 0 | Riverside, NJ USA | |
| William Stein | P | L | April 9, 1868 | 0'0" | 0 | Telford, PA USA | |
| John Albert Sterling | P | R | R | 6'1" | 172 | Philadelphia, PA USA | |
| Pete Sweeney | P | R | R | December 31, 1863 | 5'9" | 170 | San Mateo, CA USA |
| Sweigert | P | 0'0" | 0 | ||||
| Curt Welch | P | R | R | February 10, 1862 | 5'10" | 175 | Williamsport, OH USA |
| Jim Whitney | P | L | R | November 10, 1857 | 6'2" | 172 | Conklin, NY USA |
