1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season

1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkRecreation Park
CityAllegheny, Pennsylvania
OwnerDenny McKnight
ManagersJoe Battin, Denny McKnight, Bob Ferguson, George Creamer, Horace Phillips
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The 1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season was the third season of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys franchise. The Alleghenys finished 11th in the American Association with a record of 30–78.

Game log

1884 Game Log[1]
May: 8–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 2–7)
# Date Opponent Score Record
1 Thursday, May 1 Philadelphia Athletics 2–9 0–1
2 Friday, May 2 Philadelphia Athletics 2–11 0–2
3 Saturday, May 3 Philadelphia Athletics 9–8 1–2
4 Monday, May 5 New York Metropolitans 1–6 1–3
5 Wednesday, May 7 New York Metropolitans 1–8 1–4
6 Thursday, May 8 New York Metropolitans 1–8 1–5
7 Friday, May 9 Brooklyn Atlantics 8–2 2–5
8 Saturday, May 10 Brooklyn Atlantics 16–6 3–5
9 Monday, May 12 Brooklyn Atlantics 9–6 4–5
10 Tuesday, May 13 @ New York Metropolitans 4–13 4–6
11 Wednesday, May 14 @ New York Metropolitans 2–4 4–7
12 Thursday, May 15 @ New York Metropolitans 0–8 4–8
13 Saturday, May 17 @ Brooklyn Atlantics 4–3 5–8
14 Monday, May 19 @ Brooklyn Atlantics 6–11 5–9
15 Tuesday, May 20 @ Brooklyn Atlantics 10–1 6–9
16 Thursday, May 22 @ Philadelphia Athletics 1–8 6–10
17 Friday, May 23 @ Philadelphia Athletics 4–9 6–11
18 Saturday, May 24 @ Philadelphia Athletics 1–10 6–12
19 Wednesday, May 28 Columbus Buckeyes 0–5 6–13
20 Thursday, May 29 Columbus Buckeyes 0–5 6–14
21 Friday, May 30 Toledo Blue Stockings 8–6 7–14
22 Friday, May 30 Toledo Blue Stockings 1–2 7–15
23 Saturday, May 31 Toledo Blue Stockings 5–3 8–15
June: 4–16 (Home: 3–10; Away: 1–6)
# Date Opponent Score Record
24 Tuesday, Jun 3 Indianapolis Hoosiers 2–3 8–16
25 Wednesday, Jun 4 Indianapolis Hoosiers 11–6 9–16
26 Thursday, Jun 5 Indianapolis Hoosiers 10–11 9–17
27 Saturday, Jun 7 St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns 5–13 9–18
28 Monday, Jun 9 St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns 3–9 9–19
29 Wednesday, Jun 11 St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns 0–3 9–20
30 Thursday, Jun 12 Cincinnati Red Stockings 5–7 9–21
31 Friday, Jun 13 Cincinnati Red Stockings 2–0 10–21
32 Monday, Jun 16 Louisville Eclipse 3–7 10–22
33 Tuesday, Jun 17 Louisville Eclipse 6–7 10–23
34 Wednesday, Jun 18 Louisville Eclipse 6–2 11–23
35 Thursday, Jun 19 Cincinnati Red Stockings 1–7 11–24
36 Friday, Jun 20 Columbus Buckeyes 3–6 11–25
37 Saturday, Jun 21 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 0–5 11–26
38 Sunday, Jun 22 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 2–4 11–27
39 Tuesday, Jun 24 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 0–12 11–28
40 Thursday, Jun 26 @ Columbus Buckeyes 3–6 11–29
41 Friday, Jun 27 @ Columbus Buckeyes 1–4 11–30
42 Saturday, Jun 28 @ Columbus Buckeyes 3–4 11–31
43 Monday, Jun 30 @ Toledo Blue Stockings 4–3 12–31
July: 8–13 (Home: 3–1; Away: 5–12)
# Date Opponent Score Record
44 Tuesday, Jul 1 @ Toledo Blue Stockings 3–5 12–32
45 Wednesday, Jul 2 @ Toledo Blue Stockings 8–7 13–32
46 Friday, Jul 4 @ Indianapolis Hoosiers 4–15 13–33
47 Friday, Jul 4 @ Indianapolis Hoosiers 3–1 14–33
48 Saturday, Jul 5 @ Indianapolis Hoosiers 3–12 14–34
49 Sunday, Jul 6 @ St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns 6–12 14–35
50 Tuesday, Jul 8 @ St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns 1–7 14–36
51 Thursday, Jul 10 @ St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns 2–11 14–37
52 Saturday, Jul 12 @ Louisville Eclipse 1–4 14–38
53 Sunday, Jul 13 @ Louisville Eclipse 5–4 15–38
54 Monday, Jul 14 @ Louisville Eclipse 0–6 15–39
55 Thursday, Jul 17 Washington Nationals 3–2 16–39
56 Friday, Jul 18 Washington Nationals 4–2 17–39
57 Saturday, Jul 19 Washington Nationals 7–1 18–39
58 Monday, Jul 21 @ Washington Nationals 3–12 18–40
59 Tuesday, Jul 22 @ Washington Nationals 9–8 19–40
60 Wednesday, Jul 23 @ Brooklyn Atlantics 4–10 19–41
61 Thursday, Jul 24 @ Brooklyn Atlantics 6–2 20–41
62 Saturday, Jul 26 @ New York Metropolitans 3–9 20–42
63 Monday, Jul 28 @ New York Metropolitans 1–9 20–43
64 Wednesday, Jul 30 Baltimore Orioles 2–9 20–44
August: 3–14 (Home: 2–6; Away: 1–8)
# Date Opponent Score Record
65 Friday, Aug 1 Philadelphia Athletics 4–3 21–44
66 Saturday, Aug 2 Philadelphia Athletics 2–7 21–45
67 Monday, Aug 4 Brooklyn Atlantics 2–4 21–46
68 Wednesday, Aug 6 Brooklyn Atlantics 0–6 21–47
69 Thursday, Aug 7 @ Philadelphia Athletics 1–7 21–48
70 Saturday, Aug 9 @ Philadelphia Athletics 2–13 21–49
71 Monday, Aug 11 @ Baltimore Orioles 4–10 21–50
72 Tuesday, Aug 12 @ Baltimore Orioles 3–4 21–51
73 Wednesday, Aug 13 Baltimore Orioles 0–8 21–52
74 Thursday, Aug 14 Baltimore Orioles 4–14 21–53
75 Saturday, Aug 16 New York Metropolitans 0–6 21–54
76 Monday, Aug 18 New York Metropolitans 1–0 22–54
77 Friday, Aug 22 @ Baltimore Orioles 6–8 22–55
78 Saturday, Aug 23 @ Baltimore Orioles 3–7 22–56
79 Monday, Aug 25 @ Baltimore Orioles 3–9 22–57
80 Tuesday, Aug 26 @ Richmond Virginians 4–4 22–57
81 Wednesday, Aug 27 @ Richmond Virginians 5–7 22–58
82 Thursday, Aug 28 @ Richmond Virginians 5–0 23–58
September: 6–12 (Home: 3–4; Away: 3–8)
# Date Opponent Score Record
83 Monday, Sep 1 Richmond Virginians 5–10 23–59
84 Tuesday, Sep 2 Richmond Virginians 1–2 23–60
85 Wednesday, Sep 3 Richmond Virginians 4–8 23–61
86 Thursday, Sep 4 @ Toledo Blue Stockings 2–4 23–62
87 Saturday, Sep 6 @ Toledo Blue Stockings 10–3 24–62
88 Sunday, Sep 7 @ Columbus Buckeyes 7–3 25–62
89 Wednesday, Sep 10 @ Columbus Buckeyes 2–10 25–63
90 Thursday, Sep 11 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 1–11 25–64
91 Saturday, Sep 13 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 6–11 25–65
92 Tuesday, Sep 16 @ Louisville Eclipse 1–6 25–66
93 Wednesday, Sep 17 @ Louisville Eclipse 1–4 25–67
94 Thursday, Sep 18 @ St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns 4–6 25–68
95 Saturday, Sep 20 @ St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns 1–4 25–69
96 Sunday, Sep 21 @ Indianapolis Hoosiers 4–2 26–69
97 Wednesday, Sep 24 Baltimore Orioles 6–8 26–70
98 Thursday, Sep 25 Indianapolis Hoosiers 15–4 27–70
99 Saturday, Sep 27 Indianapolis Hoosiers 8–4 28–70
100 Monday, Sep 29 Indianapolis Hoosiers 2–0 29–70
October: 1–8 (Home: 1–8; Away: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Record
101 Wednesday, Oct 1 St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns 2–1 30–70
102 Thursday, Oct 2 St. Louisville Eclipseis Browns 5–10 30–71
103 Friday, Oct 3 Columbus Buckeyes 3–14 30–72
104 Saturday, Oct 4 Columbus Buckeyes 4–15 30–73
105 Monday, Oct 6 Cincinnati Red Stockings 8–8 30–73
106 Tuesday, Oct 7 Cincinnati Red Stockings 3–8 30–74
107 Thursday, Oct 9 Toledo Blue Stockings 3–9 30–75
108 Saturday, Oct 11 Toledo Blue Stockings 0–2 30–76
109 Tuesday, Oct 14 Louisville Eclipse 3–10 30–77
110 Wednesday, Oct 15 Louisville Eclipse 4–9 30–78
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie

Season standings

American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Metropolitans 75 32 .701 — 42‍–‍9 33‍–‍23
Columbus Buckeyes 69 39 .639 6½ 38‍–‍16 31‍–‍23
Louisville Eclipse 68 40 .630 7½ 41‍–‍14 27‍–‍26
St. Louis Browns 67 40 .626 8 38‍–‍16 29‍–‍24
Cincinnati Red Stockings 68 41 .624 8 40‍–‍16 28‍–‍25
Baltimore Orioles 63 43 .594 11½ 42‍–‍13 21‍–‍30
Philadelphia Athletics 61 46 .570 14 38‍–‍16 23‍–‍30
Toledo Blue Stockings 46 58 .442 27½ 28‍–‍25 18‍–‍33
Brooklyn Atlantics 40 64 .385 33½ 23‍–‍26 17‍–‍38
Richmond Virginians 12 30 .286 30½ 5‍–‍15 7‍–‍15
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 30 78 .278 45½ 18‍–‍37 12‍–‍41
Indianapolis Hoosiers 29 78 .271 46 15‍–‍39 14‍–‍39
Washington Nationals 12 51 .190 41 10‍–‍20 2‍–‍31

Record vs. opponents

1884 American Association record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Team BAL BR CIN COL IND LOU NY PHI PIT RIC STL TOL WSH
Baltimore — 5–5 4–6 6–4 9–1 6–4–1 5–5 3–7 9–0 4–0 5–5 5–5–1 2–1
Brooklyn 5–5 — 2–8 3–7 7–3 3–6 1–9–1 3–6 4–6 3–2–1 2–7–1 4–4–2 3–1
Cincinnati 6–4 8–2 — 3–7 9–1–1 5–5 4–6–1 4–6 8–1–1 4–0 4–6 7–3 6–0
Columbus 4–6 7–3 7–3 — 8–2 5–5 4–5 5–5–1 9–1 2–2 5–5 8–1–1 5–1
Indianapolis 1–9 3–7 1–9–1 2–8 — 1–9 2–8 4–6 4–6 1–2–1 3–6–1 3–6 4–2
Louisville 4–6–1 6–3 5–5 5–5 9–1 — 3–7–1 6–3 8–2 4–1 5–5 9–1 4–1
New York 5–5 9–1–1 6–4–1 5–4 8–2 7–3–1 — 8–2 9–1 2–0 5–4–1 5–4–1 6–2
Philadelphia 7–3 6–3 6–4 5–5–1 6–4 3–6 2–8 — 8–2 2–0 3–7 6–3 7–1
Pittsburgh 0–9 6–4 1–8–1 1–9 6–4 2–8 1–9 2–8 — 1–4–1 1–9 5–5 4–1
Richmond 0–4 2–3–1 0–4 2–2 2–1–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 4–1–1 — 1–3 0–4–1 0–0
St. Louis 5–5 7–2–1 6–4 5–5 6–3–1 5–5 4–5–1 7–3 9–1 3–1 — 5–5 5–1
Toledo 5–5–1 4–4–2 3–7 1–8–1 6–3 1–9 4–5–1 3–6 5–5 4–0–1 5–5 — 5–1
Washington 1–2 1–3 0–6 1–5 2–4 1–4 2–6 1–7 1–4 0–0 1–5 1–5 —


Roster

1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys roster[2]
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Managers

Player stats

Batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

  1. ^ "1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Schedule, Box Scores and Splits - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.
  2. ^ "1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Roster by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac.
  3. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2016.