1883 Pittsburg Alleghenys season

1883 Pittsburg Alleghenys
Major League affiliations
American Association (since 1882)
Location
Exposition Park II (since 1883)
Allegheny, Pennsylvania (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Denny McKnight
Manager(s)	Al Pratt, Ormond Butler, Joe Battin
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The 1883 Pittsburg Alleghenys season was the 2nd season of the Pittsburg Alleghenys franchise. The Alleghenys finished seventh in the American Association with a record of 31–67.

Game log

1883 Game Log
May: 7–13 (Home: 3–8 ; Away: 4–5) # Date Opponent Score Record 1 Tuesday, May 1 Philadelphia Athletics 0–4 0–1 2 Wednesday, May 2 Philadelphia Athletics 1–8 0–2 3 Monday, May 7 New York Metropolitans 5–8 0–3 4 Tuesday, May 8 New York Metropolitans 7–10 0–4 5 Wednesday, May 9 New York Metropolitans 18–3 1–4 6 Thursday, May 10 Baltimore Orioles 3–4 1–5 7 Friday, May 11 Baltimore Orioles 7–6 2–5 8 Saturday, May 12 Baltimore Orioles 3–6 2–6 9 Tuesday, May 15 @ New York Metropolitans 2–6 2–7 10 Wednesday, May 16 @ New York Metropolitans 3–2 3–7 11 Thursday, May 17 @ New York Metropolitans 3–7 3–8 12 Saturday, May 19 @ Philadelphia Athletics 8–11 3–9 13 Monday, May 21 @ Philadelphia Athletics 1–4 3–10 14 Tuesday, May 22 @ Philadelphia Athletics 1–9 3–11 15 Thursday, May 24 @ Baltimore Orioles 16–4 4–11 16 Friday, May 25 @ Baltimore Orioles 15–6 5–11 17 Saturday, May 26 @ Baltimore Orioles 7–5 6–11 18 Tuesday, May 29 St. Louis Browns 5–10 6–12 19 Wednesday, May 30 St. Louis Browns 2–4 6–13 20 Wednesday, May 30 St. Louis Browns 10–4 7–13
June: 7–11 (Home: 3–6 ; Away: 4–5) # Date Opponent Score Record 21 Saturday, Jun 2 Cincinnati Red Stockings 10–9 8–13 22 Monday, Jun 4 Cincinnati Red Stockings 8–12 8–14 23 Tuesday, Jun 5 Cincinnati Red Stockings 2–3 8–15 24 Thursday, Jun 7 Louisville Eclipse 10–0 9–15 25 Friday, Jun 8 Louisville Eclipse 18–6 10–15 26 Saturday, Jun 9 Louisville Eclipse 1–3 10–16 27 Tuesday, Jun 12 Columbus Buckeyes 5–6 10–17 28 Thursday, Jun 14 Columbus Buckeyes 10–23 10–18 29 Friday, Jun 15 Columbus Buckeyes 8–11 10–19 30 Monday, Jun 18 @ Columbus Buckeyes 5–4 11–19 31 Tuesday, Jun 19 @ Columbus Buckeyes 2–5 11–20 32 Wednesday, Jun 20 @ Columbus Buckeyes 11–4 12–20 33 Friday, Jun 22 @ Columbus Buckeyes 8–10 12–21 34 Saturday, Jun 23 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 2–7 12–22 35 Monday, Jun 25 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 2–1 13–22 36 Tuesday, Jun 26 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 4–1 14–22 37 Thursday, Jun 28 @ Louisville Eclipse 4–9 14–23 38 Saturday, Jun 30 @ Louisville Eclipse 7–8 14–24
July: 6–16 (Home: 4–5 ; Away: 2–11) # Date Opponent Score Record 39 Sunday, Jul 1 @ Louisville Eclipse 0–14 14–25 40 Monday, Jul 2 @ Louisville Eclipse 4–10 14–26 41 Wednesday, Jul 4 @ St. Louis Browns 2–8 14–27 42 Wednesday, Jul 4 @ St. Louis Browns 2–3 14–28 43 Friday, Jul 6 @ St. Louis Browns 1–4 14–29 44 Sunday, Jul 8 @ St. Louis Browns 2–5 14–30 45 Tuesday, Jul 10 Philadelphia Athletics 11–4 15–30 46 Wednesday, Jul 11 Philadelphia Athletics 3–12 15–31 47 Thursday, Jul 12 Philadelphia Athletics 9–1 16–31 48 Friday, Jul 13 Philadelphia Athletics 1–4 16–32 49 Saturday, Jul 14 Philadelphia Athletics 2–3 16–33 50 Tuesday, Jul 17 New York Metropolitans 7–6 17–33 51 Wednesday, Jul 18 New York Metropolitans 1–9 17–34 52 Thursday, Jul 19 New York Metropolitans 6–1 18–34 53 Friday, Jul 20 New York Metropolitans 9–10 18–35 54 Monday, Jul 23 @ Baltimore Orioles 12–4 19–35 55 Wednesday, Jul 25 @ Baltimore Orioles 9–13 19–36 56 Thursday, Jul 26 @ Baltimore Orioles 11–8 20–36 57 Friday, Jul 27 @ Baltimore Orioles 8–21 20–37 58 Saturday, Jul 28 @ Philadelphia Athletics 2–11 20–38 59 Monday, Jul 30 @ Philadelphia Athletics 4–17 20–39 60 Tuesday, Jul 31 @ Philadelphia Athletics 12–16 20–40
August: 6–15 (Home: 5–11 ; Away: 1–4) # Date Opponent Score Record 61 Wednesday, Aug 1 @ Philadelphia Athletics 2–19 20–41 62 Friday, Aug 3 @ New York Metropolitans 4–3 21–41 63 Saturday, Aug 4 @ New York Metropolitans 6–7 21–42 64 Monday, Aug 6 @ New York Metropolitans 3–7 21–43 65 Tuesday, Aug 7 @ New York Metropolitans 1–16 21–44 66 Thursday, Aug 9 Baltimore Orioles 4–2 22–44 67 Friday, Aug 10 Baltimore Orioles 5–4 23–44 68 Saturday, Aug 11 Baltimore Orioles 6–4 24–44 69 Monday, Aug 13 Baltimore Orioles 3–11 24–45 70 Thursday, Aug 16 Louisville Eclipse 1–5 24–46 71 Friday, Aug 17 Louisville Eclipse 9–11 24–47 72 Saturday, Aug 18 Louisville Eclipse 1–7 24–48 73 Monday, Aug 20 Louisville Eclipse 2–8 24–49 74 Wednesday, Aug 22 St. Louis Browns 3–6 24–50 75 Thursday, Aug 23 St. Louis Browns 7–10 24–51 76 Friday, Aug 24 St. Louis Browns 4–15 24–52 77 Saturday, Aug 25 St. Louis Browns 7–3 25–52 78 Tuesday, Aug 28 Columbus Buckeyes 0–4 25–53 79 Wednesday, Aug 29 Columbus Buckeyes 6–10 25–54 80 Thursday, Aug 30 Columbus Buckeyes 14–4 26–54 81 Friday, Aug 31 Columbus Buckeyes 0–2 26–55
September: 5–12 (Home: 3–1 ; Away: 2–11) # Date Opponent Score Record 82 Monday, Sep 3 Cincinnati Red Stockings 4–3 27–55 83 Tuesday, Sep 4 Cincinnati Red Stockings 7–9 27–56 84 Wednesday, Sep 5 Cincinnati Red Stockings 15–9 28–56 85 Thursday, Sep 6 Cincinnati Red Stockings 12–4 29–56 86 Monday, Sep 10 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 6–12 29–57 87 Tuesday, Sep 11 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 2–7 29–58 88 Wednesday, Sep 12 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 5–27 29–59 89 Thursday, Sep 13 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 2–8 29–60 90 Saturday, Sep 15 @ Columbus Buckeyes 7–3 30–60 91 Sunday, Sep 16 @ Columbus Buckeyes 1–5 30–61 92 Wednesday, Sep 19 @ Columbus Buckeyes 3–8 30–62 93 Friday, Sep 21 @ Louisville Eclipse 7–5 31–62 94 Saturday, Sep 22 @ Louisville Eclipse 4–5 31–63 95 Sunday, Sep 23 @ Louisville Eclipse 0–4 31–64 96 Wednesday, Sep 26 @ St. Louis Browns 3–20 31–65 97 Thursday, Sep 27 @ St. Louis Browns 2–6 31–66 98 Sunday, Sep 30 @ St. Louis Browns 3–6 31–67
Legend:           = Win           = Loss

Season standings

American Association	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Athletics	66	32	0.673	—	37–14	29–18
St. Louis Browns	65	33	0.663	1	35–14	30–19
Cincinnati Red Stockings	61	37	0.622	5	38–13	23–24
New York Metropolitans	54	42	0.562	11	29–17	25–25
Louisville Eclipse	52	45	0.536	13½	29–18	23–27
Columbus Buckeyes	32	65	0.330	33½	18–29	14–36
Pittsburg Alleghenys	31	67	0.316	35	18–31	13–36
Baltimore Orioles	28	68	0.292	37	18–31	10–37

Record vs. opponents

1883 American Association Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BAL	CIN	COL	LOU	NY	PHI	PIT	STL
Baltimore	—	3–11	6–7	6–8	3–10	3–11	5–9	2–12
Cincinnati	11–3	—	11–3	10–4	4–10	9–5	8–6	8–6
Columbus	7–6	3–11	—	5–9	3–11	1–13	10–4	3–11
Louisville	8–6	4–10	9–5	—	7–6–1	7–7	11–3	6–8
New York	10–3	10–4	11–3	6–7–1	—	5–9	9–5	3–11
Philadelphia	11–3	5–9	13–1	7–7	9–5	—	12–2	9–5
Pittsburg	9–5	6–8	4–10	3–11	5–9	2–12	—	2–12
St. Louis	12–2	6–8	11–3	8–6	11–3	5–9	12–2	—

Player stats

Batters

Regular Season

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
E. Swartwood	94	412	147	0.357	3	—
E. Nolan	7	26	8	0.308	0	—
J. Hayes	85	351	92	0.262	3	—
B. Taylor	83	369	96	0.260	2	—
M. Mansell	96	412	106	0.257	3	—
G. Creamer	91	369	94	0.255	0	—
B. Dickerson	85	354	88	0.249	0	—
B. Barr	37	142	35	0.246	0	—
H. Oberbeck	2	9	2	0.222	0	—
F. McLaughlin	29	114	25	0.219	1	—
J. Battin	98	388	83	0.214	1	—
D. Mack	60	224	44	0.196	0	—
J. Neagle	27	101	19	0.188	0	—
D. Driscoll	41	148	27	0.182	0	—
B. Morgan	32	114	18	0.158	0	—
W. Blogg	9	34	5	0.147	0	—
J. Peters	8	28	3	0.107	0	—
N. Baker	4	12	0	0.000	0	—

Pitchers

Regular Season

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
J. Battin	2	4	0	0	2.25	0
N. Baker	3	19	0	2	3.32	5
D. Driscoll	41	3361⁄3	18	21	3.99	79
E. Nolan	7	55	0	7	4.25	23
B. Barr	26	2031⁄3	6	18	4.38	81
B. Taylor	19	127	4	7	5.39	41
J. Neagle	16	114	3	12	5.84	41
F. McLaughlin	2	9	0	0	13.00	1