1886 Pittsburg Alleghenys season

1886 Pittsburg Alleghenys
Major league affiliations
American Association (Since 1882)
Location
Recreation Park (Since 1884) Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Since 1882)
1886 Information
Owner(s)	Denny McKnight
Manager(s)	Horace B. Phillips
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Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Browns	93	46	0.669	—	52–18	41–28
Pittsburg Alleghenys	80	57	0.584	12	45–28	35–29
Brooklyn Grays	76	61	0.555	16	44–25	32–36
Louisville Colonels	66	70	0.485	25½	37–30	29–40
Cincinnati Red Stockings	65	73	0.471	27½	40–31	25–42
Philadelphia Athletics	63	72	0.467	28	38–31	25–41
New York Metropolitans	53	82	0.393	38	30–33	23–49
Baltimore Orioles	48	83	0.366	41	30–32	18–51

Game log

1886 Game Log
April: 4–7 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 4–7) # Date Opponent Score Record 1 Sunday, Apr 18 @ St. Louis Browns 4–8 0–1 2 Sunday, Apr 18 @ St. Louis Browns 5–10 0–2 3 Monday, Apr 19 @ St. Louis Browns 6–5 1–2 4 Tuesday, Apr 20 @ St. Louis Browns 10–11 1–3 5 Wednesday, Apr 21 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 13–7 2–3 6 Thursday, Apr 22 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 8–9 2–4 7 Friday, Apr 23 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 7–13 2–5 8 Saturday, Apr 24 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 10–14 2–6 9 Monday, Apr 26 @ Louisville Colonels 8–3 3–6 10 Tuesday, Apr 27 @ Louisville Colonels 8–3 4–6 11 Wednesday, Apr 28 @ Louisville Colonels 1–2 4–7
May: 15–8 (Home: 9–5 ; Away: 6–3) # Date Opponent Score Record 12 Saturday, May 1 St. Louis Browns 4–5 4–8 13 Monday, May 3 St. Louis Browns 7–6 5–8 14 Tuesday, May 4 St. Louis Browns 7–14 5–9 15 Thursday, May 6 St. Louis Browns 6–0 6–9 16 Saturday, May 8 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9–6 7–9 17 Monday, May 10 Cincinnati Red Stockings 2–4 7–10 18 Tuesday, May 11 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9–7 8–10 19 Wednesday, May 12 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9–7 9–10 20 Thursday, May 13 Louisville Colonels 4–2 10–10 21 Friday, May 14 Louisville Colonels 1–4 10–11 22 Saturday, May 15 Louisville Colonels 2–6 10–12 23 Monday, May 17 Louisville Colonels 5–3 11–12 24 Tuesday, May 18 @ New York Metropolitans 4–14 11–13 25 Wednesday, May 19 @ New York Metropolitans 6–4 12–13 26 Thursday, May 20 @ Brooklyn Grays 1–0 13–13 27 Friday, May 21 @ Brooklyn Grays 6–4 14–13 28 Saturday, May 22 @ New York Metropolitans 5–4 15–13 29 Tuesday, May 25 @ Brooklyn Grays 6–4 16–13 30 Wednesday, May 26 @ Brooklyn Grays 3–7 16–14 31 Thursday, May 27 @ Baltimore Orioles 6–5 17–14 32 Friday, May 28 @ Baltimore Orioles 1–4 17–15 33 Saturday, May 29 Baltimore Orioles 15–5 18–15 34 Saturday, May 29 Baltimore Orioles 4–0 19–15
June: 12–10 (Home: 7–4 ; Away: 5–6) # Date Opponent Score Record 35 Tuesday, Jun 1 @ Philadelphia Athletics 6–16 19–16 36 Wednesday, Jun 2 @ Philadelphia Athletics 6–1 20–16 37 Thursday, Jun 3 @ Philadelphia Athletics 5–12 20–17 38 Friday, Jun 4 @ Philadelphia Athletics 16–8 21–17 39 Saturday, Jun 5 Cincinnati Red Stockings 3–1 22–17 40 Monday, Jun 7 Cincinnati Red Stockings 3–0 23–17 41 Tuesday, Jun 8 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9–10 23–18 42 Thursday, Jun 10 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 5–1 24–18 43 Friday, Jun 11 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 3–5 24–19 44 Saturday, Jun 12 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 6–5 25–19 45 Sunday, Jun 13 @ St. Louis Browns 0–2 25–20 46 Wednesday, Jun 16 @ St. Louis Browns 0–1 25–21 47 Friday, Jun 18 Louisville Colonels 4–9 25–22 48 Saturday, Jun 19 Louisville Colonels 2–3 25–23 49 Monday, Jun 21 Louisville Colonels 8–2 26–23 50 Wednesday, Jun 23 St. Louis Browns 3–0 27–23 51 Thursday, Jun 24 St. Louis Browns 1–2 27–24 52 Friday, Jun 25 @ Louisville Colonels 5–19 27–25 53 Saturday, Jun 26 @ Louisville Colonels 4–3 28–25 54 Monday, Jun 28 Philadelphia Athletics 9–1 29–25 55 Tuesday, Jun 29 Philadelphia Athletics 7–2 30–25 56 Wednesday, Jun 30 Philadelphia Athletics 12–3 31–25
July: 12–13 (Home: 8–5 ; Away: 4–8) # Date Opponent Score Record 57 Thursday, Jul 1 Philadelphia Athletics 4–5 31–26 58 Friday, Jul 2 Baltimore Orioles 6–0 32–26 59 Saturday, Jul 3 Baltimore Orioles 3–12 32–27 60 Monday, Jul 5 Baltimore Orioles 15–1 33–27 61 Monday, Jul 5 Baltimore Orioles 13–2 34–27 62 Wednesday, Jul 7 Brooklyn Grays 6–2 35–27 63 Thursday, Jul 8 Brooklyn Grays 8–1 36–27 64 Friday, Jul 9 Brooklyn Grays 0–4 36–28 65 Saturday, Jul 10 Brooklyn Grays 4–5 36–29 66 Monday, Jul 12 New York Metropolitans 2–4 36–30 67 Tuesday, Jul 13 New York Metropolitans 9–3 37–30 68 Wednesday, Jul 14 New York Metropolitans 4–1 38–30 69 Thursday, Jul 15 New York Metropolitans 5–3 39–30 70 Saturday, Jul 17 @ Baltimore Orioles 7–6 40–30 71 Monday, Jul 19 @ Baltimore Orioles 5–4 41–30 72 Tuesday, Jul 20 @ Baltimore Orioles 2–5 41–31 73 Wednesday, Jul 21 @ Baltimore Orioles 1–6 41–32 74 Thursday, Jul 22 @ Philadelphia Athletics 4–7 41–33 75 Friday, Jul 23 @ Philadelphia Athletics 17–6 42–33 76 Saturday, Jul 24 @ Philadelphia Athletics 6–7 42–34 77 Sunday, Jul 25 @ Brooklyn Grays 3–6 42–35 78 Tuesday, Jul 27 @ New York Metropolitans 1–8 42–36 79 Wednesday, Jul 28 @ Brooklyn Grays 6–10 42–37 80 Thursday, Jul 29 @ New York Metropolitans 11–2 43–37 81 Saturday, Jul 31 @ New York Metropolitans 6–7 43–38
August: 19–6 (Home: 8–5 ; Away: 11–1) # Date Opponent Score Record 82 Sunday, Aug 1 @ Brooklyn Grays 10–9 44–38 83 Tuesday, Aug 3 Brooklyn Grays 18–0 45–38 84 Wednesday, Aug 4 Brooklyn Grays 5–3 46–38 85 Thursday, Aug 5 Brooklyn Grays 3–4 46–39 86 Friday, Aug 6 Baltimore Orioles 1–3 46–40 87 Saturday, Aug 7 Baltimore Orioles 11–2 47–40 88 Monday, Aug 9 Baltimore Orioles 7–2 48–40 89 Tuesday, Aug 10 Philadelphia Athletics 14–7 49–40 90 Wednesday, Aug 11 Philadelphia Athletics 2–3 49–41 91 Thursday, Aug 12 Philadelphia Athletics 7–4 50–41 92 Monday, Aug 16 New York Metropolitans 1–0 51–41 93 Tuesday, Aug 17 New York Metropolitans 5–7 51–42 94 Wednesday, Aug 18 New York Metropolitans 0–2 51–43 95 Thursday, Aug 19 @ St. Louis Browns 6–0 52–43 96 Friday, Aug 20 @ St. Louis Browns 3–0 53–43 97 Saturday, Aug 21 @ St. Louis Browns 3–7 53–44 98 Sunday, Aug 22 @ St. Louis Browns 6–4 54–44 99 Monday, Aug 23 @ Louisville Colonels 6–3 55–44 100 Tuesday, Aug 24 @ Louisville Colonels 7–3 56–44 101 Wednesday, Aug 25 @ Louisville Colonels 7–2 57–44 102 Thursday, Aug 26 @ Louisville Colonels 7–0 58–44 103 Friday, Aug 27 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 11–8 59–44 104 Saturday, Aug 28 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 10–2 60–44 105 Sunday, Aug 29 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 11–9 61–44 106 Tuesday, Aug 31 Louisville Colonels 7–5 62–44
September: 12–10 (Home: 7–6 ; Away: 5–4) # Date Opponent Score Record 107 Wednesday, Sep 1 Louisville Colonels 1–5 62–45 108 Thursday, Sep 2 Louisville Colonels 6–2 63–45 109 Friday, Sep 3 Cincinnati Red Stockings 3–5 63–46 110 Saturday, Sep 4 Cincinnati Red Stockings 1–0 64–46 111 Monday, Sep 6 Cincinnati Red Stockings 13–4 65–46 112 Tuesday, Sep 7 St. Louis Browns 1–2 65–47 113 Wednesday, Sep 8 St. Louis Browns 4–8 65–48 114 Wednesday, Sep 8 St. Louis Browns 2–6 65–49 115 Thursday, Sep 9 St. Louis Browns 4–3 66–49 116 Friday, Sep 10 @ Philadelphia Athletics 4–3 67–49 117 Saturday, Sep 11 @ Philadelphia Athletics 10–18 67–50 118 Monday, Sep 13 @ Philadelphia Athletics 7–7 67–50 119 Tuesday, Sep 14 @ Baltimore Orioles 3–3 67–50 120 Thursday, Sep 16 @ Baltimore Orioles 6–0 68–50 121 Friday, Sep 17 @ New York Metropolitans 4–7 68–51 122 Saturday, Sep 18 @ Brooklyn Grays 7–4 69–51 123 Monday, Sep 20 @ New York Metropolitans 5–7 69–52 124 Tuesday, Sep 21 @ Brooklyn Grays 7–10 69–53 125 Wednesday, Sep 22 @ New York Metropolitans 7–0 70–53 126 Thursday, Sep 23 @ Brooklyn Grays 8–2 71–53 127 Saturday, Sep 25 Philadelphia Athletics 5–1 72–53 128 Monday, Sep 27 Philadelphia Athletics 5–1 73–53 129 Wednesday, Sep 29 Philadelphia Athletics 3–6 73–54 130 Thursday, Sep 30 Brooklyn Grays 12–0 74–54
October: 6–3 (Home: 6–3 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Record 131 Friday, Oct 1 Brooklyn Grays 7–2 75–54 132 Saturday, Oct 2 Brooklyn Grays 4–6 75–55 133 Tuesday, Oct 5 Baltimore Orioles 3–6 75–56 134 Tuesday, Oct 5 Baltimore Orioles 3–3 75–56 135 Wednesday, Oct 6 Baltimore Orioles 0–6 75–57 136 Thursday, Oct 7 Baltimore Orioles 7–1 76–57 137 Friday, Oct 8 New York Metropolitans 9–0 77–57 138 Saturday, Oct 9 New York Metropolitans 4–2 78–57 139 Monday, Oct 11 New York Metropolitans 4–1 79–57 140 Tuesday, Oct 12 New York Metropolitans 7–2 80–57
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie

Player stats

Batters

Regular Season

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Barkley, SamSam Barkley	122	478	127	0.266	1	69
Bishop, BillBill Bishop	2	7	1	0.143	0	0
Brown, TomTom Brown	115	460	131	0.285	1	51
Carroll, FredFred Carroll	122	486	140	0.288	5	64
Coleman, JohnJohn Coleman	11	43	15	0.349	0	9
Galvin, PudPud Galvin	50	194	49	0.253	0	21
Glenn, EdEd Glenn	71	277	53	0.191	0	26
Handiboe, JimJim Handiboe	14	44	5	0.114	0	2
Hofford, JohnJohn Hofford	9	34	10	0.294	0	5
Kuehne, BillBill Kuehne	117	481	98	0.204	1	48
Mann, FredFred Mann	116	440	110	0.250	2	60
Miller, DoggieDoggie Miller	83	317	80	0.252	2	36
Morris, EdEd Morris	64	227	38	0.167	1	24
Mountain, FrankFrank Mountain	18	55	8	0.145	0	2
Quinn, TomTom Quinn	3	11	0	0.000	0	0
Ringo, FrankFrank Ringo	15	56	12	0.214	0	5
Schomberg, OttoOtto Schomberg	72	246	67	0.272	1	29
Smith, PopPop Smith	126	483	105	0.217	2	57
Sullivan, DanDan Sullivan	1	4	0	0.000	0	0
Whitney, ArtArt Whitney	136	511	122	0.239	0	55
Totals		4,854	1,171	0.241	16	563

Pitchers

Regular Season

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bishop, BillBill Bishop	2	17	0	1	3.18	4
Brown, TomTom Brown	1	2	0	0	9.00	1
Galvin, PudPud Galvin	50	434⅔	29	21	2.67	72
Handiboe, JimJim Handiboe	14	114	7	7	3.32	83
Hofford, JohnJohn Hofford	9	81	3	6	4.33	25
Morris, EdEd Morris	64	555⅓	41	20	2.45	326
Mountain, FrankFrank Mountain	2	16	0	2	7.88	2
Whitney, ArtArt Whitney	1	6	0	0	3.00	2
Totals		1,226	57	80	2.83	515

Notable transactions

• April, 1886: Milt Scott was assigned by the Alleghenys to the Baltimore Orioles.