1885 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

The 1885 Philadelphia Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1885 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1885 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1885 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1885 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1885 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1885 Philadelphia Athletics

Complete Roster  
 
n/a Jim Conway Unknown Unknown Right Unknown 1858-10-08
n/a Ed Cushman 6-00 177 Left Right 1852-03-27
n/a Bob Emslie 5-11 180 Right Right 1859-01-27
n/a Ed Knouff Unknown 160 Right Right 0000-00-00
n/a Tom Lovett 5-08 162 Unknown Right 1863-12-07
n/a Bobby Mathews 5-05½ 140 Right Right 1851-11-21
n/a Phenomenal Smith 5-06½ 161 Left Left 1864-12-12
n/a Billy Taylor 5-11½ 204 Right Right 1855-00-00
n/a Bill Vinton 6-01 160 Right Right 1865-04-27
n/a Eddie Fusselback 5-06 156 Unknown Unknown 1856-07-17
n/a Jocko Milligan 6-00 192 Right Right 1861-08-08
n/a Jack O'Brien 5-10 184 Right Right 1860-06-12
n/a Marshall Quinton 5-11 190 Unknown Unknown 1852-00-00
n/a Frank Siffell Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 0000-00-00
n/a Fred Corey 5-07 160 Right Right 1855-00-00
n/a Sadie Houck 5-07 151 Right Right 0000-00-00
n/a Martin Powell 6-00 170 Left Left 1856-03-25
n/a Harry Stovey 5-11½ 175 Right Right 1856-12-20
n/a Cub Stricker 5-03 138 Right Right 1860-02-15
n/a George Strief 5-07 172 Right Right 1856-10-16
n/a John Coleman 5-09½ 170 Right Left 1863-03-06
n/a Bill Hughes Unknown Unknown Left Left 1860-00-00
n/a Lon Knight 5-11½ 165 Right Right 1853-06-16
n/a Henry Larkin 5-10 175 Right Right 1860-01-12
n/a Blondie Purcell 5-09½ 159 Right Right 1854-03-16
n/a Orator Shafer 5-09 165 Right Left 1851-10-00


The 1885 Philadelphia Athletics played 112 games during the regular season, won 55 games, lost 57 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Jefferson Street Grounds (Park Factors: 106/106) where 169,000 fans witnessed their 1885 Athletics finish the season with a .491 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1885 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1885 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1885 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1885 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1885 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1885 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Jocko Milligan (61)
1B Harry Stovey (82)
2B Cub Stricker (106)
3B Fred Corey (92)
SS Sadie Houck (93)
LF Blondie Purcell (66)
CF Henry Larkin (61)
RF Lon Knight (29)
  
SP Tom Lovett
  
CL Bobby Mathews


1885 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1885 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1885 Philadelphia Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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