1885 Philadelphia Athletics season
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| 1885 Philadelphia Athletics |
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| Owner(s) | Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason | |
| Manager(s) | Harry Stovey | |
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The 1885 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 55-57 record and finished in fourth place in the American Association.
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Regular season
Season standings
| American Association | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Browns | 79 | 33 | 0.705 | — | 44–11 | 35–22 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 63 | 49 | 0.562 | 16 | 35–21 | 28–28 |
| Pittsburg Alleghenys | 56 | 55 | 0.505 | 22½ | 37–19 | 19–36 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 57 | 0.491 | 24 | 33–23 | 22–34 |
| Brooklyn Grays | 53 | 59 | 0.473 | 26 | 35–22 | 18–37 |
| Louisville Colonels | 53 | 59 | 0.473 | 26 | 37–19 | 16–40 |
| New York Metropolitans | 44 | 64 | 0.407 | 33 | 28–24 | 16–40 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 68 | 0.376 | 36½ | 29–26 | 12–42 |
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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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 |
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| 1B | Harry Stovey | 112 | 486 | 153 | .315 | 13 | 75 |
| OF | John Coleman | 96 | 398 | 119 | .299 | 3 | 70 |
| OF | Blondie Purcell | 66 | 304 | 90 | .296 | 0 | 22 |
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 |
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| Lon Knight | 29 | 119 | 25 | .210 | 0 | 14 |
| Orator Shafer | 2 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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| Ed Cushman | 10 | 87 | 3 | 7 | 3.52 | 37 |
| Bob Emslie | 4 | 28.2 | 0 | 4 | 6.28 | 9 |
| Jim Conway | 2 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.30 | 0 |
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 |
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| John Coleman | 8 | 60.1 | 2 | 2 | 3.43 | 12 |
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 |
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| Blondie Purcell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
| Lon Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1 |
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