Philadelphia Keystones

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Poster promoting an April 1884 match between the Keystones and the Boston Unions.

The Philadelphia Keystones (also known as the Keystone Club of Philadelphia) were a professional baseball franchise. In 1884, they were a member of the short-lived Union Association. The team was owned by former player Tom Pratt. [1]

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The Keystones were managed by catcher Fergy Malone and finished in eighth place in the 12 team league with a 21–46 record. Their top-hitting regular was left fielder / infielder Buster Hoover, who batted .364 with a slugging percentage of .495, and their best pitcher was Jersey Bakley, who was 14–25 with an earned run average of 4.47. Their home games were played at Keystone Park. Jack Clements, who played for 17 seasons and was the last (and virtually the only) left-handed catcher in major league history, made his big-league debut with the Keystones.

Like several other teams in the Union Association, the Keystones did not make it through the entire season, folding after the game of August 7. The entire league ceased operations after 1884, its first and only season.

1860s

There was an amateur or semi-pro Keystone club in Philadelphia during the 1860s. They generally played their games at the same ballpark as the better-known Athletic ball club. The 1884 team revived the old club name, and both names reference Pennsylvania, "The Keystone State".

1884 season

Season standings

Union Association 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Maroons 94190.832—49–645–13
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 69360.6572135–1734–19
Baltimore Monumentals 58470.5523229–2129–26
Boston Reds 58510.5323434–2224–29
Milwaukee Brewers 850.615368–40–1
St. Paul Saints 260.25039½0–02–6
Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies 41500.4514221–1920–31
Altoona Mountain Citys 6190.240446–120–7
Wilmington Quicksteps 2160.11144½1–61–10
Washington Nationals (UA) 47650.42046½36–2711–38
Philadelphia Keystones 21460.3135014–217–25
Kansas City Cowboys 16630.2036111–235–40

Record vs. opponents

1884 Union Association Records

Sources:
TeamALTBALBOSCHI/PITCINKCMILPHISTLSTPWSHWIL
Altoona —1–31–10–00–30–00–01–30–80–03–10–0
Baltimore 3–1—10–5–17–54–1010–21–310–21–140–011–51–0
Boston 1–15–10–1—4–8–15–118–42–28–38–80–012–45–0
Chicago/Pittsburgh 0–05–78–4–1—7–812–40–03–52–140–04–8–10–0
Cincinnati 3–010–411–58–7—9–10–09–04–123–010–62–1
Kansas City 0–02–104–84–121–9—0–00–40–11–11–1–14–8–10–0
Milwaukee 0–03–12–20–00–00–0—0–00–00–03–10–0
Philadelphia 3–12–103–85–30–94–00–0—0–80–04–70–0
St. Louis 8–014–18–814–212–411–0–10–08–0—2–113–34–0
St. Paul 0–00–00–00–00–31–1–10–00–01–2—0–00–0
Washington 1–35–114–128–4–16–108–4–11–37–43–130–0—4–1
Wilmington 0–00–10–50–01–20–00–00–00–40–01–4—

Roster

1884 Philadelphia Keystones
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HR
C Tom Gillen 2911618.1550
1B John McGuinness 5321052.2360
2B Elias Peak 5421542.1950
3B Jerry McCormick 6729584.2850
SS Henry Easterday 2811528.2430
OF Buster Hoover 63275100.3640
OF Joe Flynn 5220952.2494
OF Bill Kienzle 6729976.2540

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HR
Jack Clements 4117750.2823
Henry Luff 2611130.2700
Billy Geer 9369.2500
Fred Siegel 8317.2260
Chris Rickley 6255.2000
Pat Carroll 5193.1580
Bill Jones 4142.1430
Levi Meyerle 3111.0910
Clarence Cross 292.2220
Dave Drew 294.4440
Tom Daly 280.0000
George Patterson 271.1430
Fergy Malone 141.2500
John O'Donnell 141.2500
Lefty Johnson 140.0000
Robert Foster 131.3330

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jersey Bakley 39344.214254.47204
Sam Weaver 171365105.7640
John Fischer 870.2173.5742
Bill Gallagher 325123.2412
Al Maul 18014.507

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Dave Drew 10103.862
Jerry McCormick 10009.003

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References

  1. ↑ Spink, Alfred Henry (1911). The National Game. Carbondale, Illinois: SIU Press. p. 70. ISBN   0-8093-2304-4.
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