1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season

The 1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season was the fifth season of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys franchise. The Alleghenys finished second in the American Association with a record of 80–57.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || Sunday, Apr 18 || @ St. Louis Browns || 4–8 || 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || Sunday, Apr 18 || @ St. Louis Browns || 5–10 || 0–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || Monday, Apr 19 || @ St. Louis Browns || 6–5 || 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || Tuesday, Apr 20 || @ St. Louis Browns || 10–11 || 1–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || Wednesday, Apr 21 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 13–7 || 2–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || Thursday, Apr 22 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 8–9 || 2–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || Friday, Apr 23 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 7–13 || 2–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || Saturday, Apr 24 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 10–14 || 2–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || Monday, Apr 26 || @ Louisville Colonels || 8–3 || 3–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || Tuesday, Apr 27 || @ Louisville Colonels || 8–3 || 4–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || Wednesday, Apr 28 || @ Louisville Colonels || 1–2 || 4–7 |-

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || Saturday, May 1 || St. Louis Browns || 4–5 || 4–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || Monday, May 3 || St. Louis Browns || 7–6 || 5–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || Tuesday, May 4 || St. Louis Browns || 7–14 || 5–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || Thursday, May 6 || St. Louis Browns || 6–0 || 6–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || Saturday, May 8 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 9–6 || 7–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || Monday, May 10 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 2–4 || 7–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || Tuesday, May 11 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 9–7 || 8–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || Wednesday, May 12 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 9–7 || 9–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || Thursday, May 13 || Louisville Colonels || 4–2 || 10–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || Friday, May 14 || Louisville Colonels || 1–4 || 10–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || Saturday, May 15 || Louisville Colonels || 2–6 || 10–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || Monday, May 17 || Louisville Colonels || 5–3 || 11–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || Tuesday, May 18 || @ New York Metropolitans || 4–14 || 11–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || Wednesday, May 19 || @ New York Metropolitans || 6–4 || 12–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || Thursday, May 20 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 1–0 || 13–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || Friday, May 21 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 6–4 || 14–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || Saturday, May 22 || @ New York Metropolitans || 5–4 || 15–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || Tuesday, May 25 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 6–4 || 16–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || Wednesday, May 26 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 3–7 || 16–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || Thursday, May 27 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 6–5 || 17–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || Friday, May 28 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 1–4 || 17–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || Saturday, May 29 || Baltimore Orioles || 15–5 || 18–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || Saturday, May 29 || Baltimore Orioles || 4–0 || 19–15 |-

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || Tuesday, Jun 1 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 6–16 || 19–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || Wednesday, Jun 2 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 6–1 || 20–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || Thursday, Jun 3 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 5–12 || 20–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || Friday, Jun 4 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 16–8 || 21–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || Saturday, Jun 5 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 3–1 || 22–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || Monday, Jun 7 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 3–0 || 23–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || Tuesday, Jun 8 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 9–10 || 23–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || Thursday, Jun 10 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 5–1 || 24–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || Friday, Jun 11 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 3–5 || 24–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || Saturday, Jun 12 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 6–5 || 25–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || Sunday, Jun 13 || @ St. Louis Browns || 0–2 || 25–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || Wednesday, Jun 16 || @ St. Louis Browns || 0–1 || 25–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || Friday, Jun 18 || Louisville Colonels || 4–9 || 25–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || Saturday, Jun 19 || Louisville Colonels || 2–3 || 25–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || Monday, Jun 21 || Louisville Colonels || 8–2 || 26–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || Wednesday, Jun 23 || St. Louis Browns || 3–0 || 27–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || Thursday, Jun 24 || St. Louis Browns || 1–2 || 27–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || Friday, Jun 25 || @ Louisville Colonels || 5–19 || 27–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || Saturday, Jun 26 || @ Louisville Colonels || 4–3 || 28–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || Monday, Jun 28 || Philadelphia Athletics || 9–1 || 29–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || Tuesday, Jun 29 || Philadelphia Athletics || 7–2 || 30–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || Wednesday, Jun 30 || Philadelphia Athletics || 12–3 || 31–25 |-

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || Thursday, Jul 1 || Philadelphia Athletics || 4–5 || 31–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || Friday, Jul 2 || Baltimore Orioles || 6–0 || 32–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || Saturday, Jul 3 || Baltimore Orioles || 3–12 || 32–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || Monday, Jul 5 || Baltimore Orioles || 15–1 || 33–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || Monday, Jul 5 || Baltimore Orioles || 13–2 || 34–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || Wednesday, Jul 7 || Brooklyn Grays || 6–2 || 35–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 || Thursday, Jul 8 || Brooklyn Grays || 8–1 || 36–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || Friday, Jul 9 || Brooklyn Grays || 0–4 || 36–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || Saturday, Jul 10 || Brooklyn Grays || 4–5 || 36–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || Monday, Jul 12 || New York Metropolitans || 2–4 || 36–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || Tuesday, Jul 13 || New York Metropolitans || 9–3 || 37–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || Wednesday, Jul 14 || New York Metropolitans || 4–1 || 38–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || Thursday, Jul 15 || New York Metropolitans || 5–3 || 39–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || Saturday, Jul 17 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 7–6 || 40–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || Monday, Jul 19 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 5–4 || 41–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || Tuesday, Jul 20 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 2–5 || 41–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || Wednesday, Jul 21 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 1–6 || 41–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || Thursday, Jul 22 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 4–7 || 41–33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || Friday, Jul 23 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 17–6 || 42–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || Saturday, Jul 24 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 6–7 || 42–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || Sunday, Jul 25 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 3–6 || 42–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || Tuesday, Jul 27 || @ New York Metropolitans || 1–8 || 42–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || Wednesday, Jul 28 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 6–10 || 42–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || Thursday, Jul 29 || @ New York Metropolitans || 11–2 || 43–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || Saturday, Jul 31 || @ New York Metropolitans || 6–7 || 43–38 |-

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || Sunday, Aug 1 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 10–9 || 44–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 83 || Tuesday, Aug 3 || Brooklyn Grays || 18–0 || 45–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 84 || Wednesday, Aug 4 || Brooklyn Grays || 5–3 || 46–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || Thursday, Aug 5 || Brooklyn Grays || 3–4 || 46–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || Friday, Aug 6 || Baltimore Orioles || 1–3 || 46–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 87 || Saturday, Aug 7 || Baltimore Orioles || 11–2 || 47–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 88 || Monday, Aug 9 || Baltimore Orioles || 7–2 || 48–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 89 || Tuesday, Aug 10 || Philadelphia Athletics || 14–7 || 49–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || Wednesday, Aug 11 || Philadelphia Athletics || 2–3 || 49–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 91 || Thursday, Aug 12 || Philadelphia Athletics || 7–4 || 50–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 92 || Monday, Aug 16 || New York Metropolitans || 1–0 || 51–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || Tuesday, Aug 17 || New York Metropolitans || 5–7 || 51–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 94 || Wednesday, Aug 18 || New York Metropolitans || 0–2 || 51–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 95 || Thursday, Aug 19 || @ St. Louis Browns || 6–0 || 52–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 96 || Friday, Aug 20 || @ St. Louis Browns || 3–0 || 53–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || Saturday, Aug 21 || @ St. Louis Browns || 3–7 || 53–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 98 || Sunday, Aug 22 || @ St. Louis Browns || 6–4 || 54–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 99 || Monday, Aug 23 || @ Louisville Colonels || 6–3 || 55–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 100 || Tuesday, Aug 24 || @ Louisville Colonels || 7–3 || 56–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 101 || Wednesday, Aug 25 || @ Louisville Colonels || 7–2 || 57–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 102 || Thursday, Aug 26 || @ Louisville Colonels || 7–0 || 58–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 103 || Friday, Aug 27 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 11–8 || 59–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 104 || Saturday, Aug 28 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 10–2 || 60–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 105 || Sunday, Aug 29 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 11–9 || 61–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 106 || Tuesday, Aug 31 || Louisville Colonels || 7–5 || 62–44 |-

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || Wednesday, Sep 1 || Louisville Colonels || 1–5 || 62–45 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 108 || Thursday, Sep 2 || Louisville Colonels || 6–2 || 63–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || Friday, Sep 3 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 3–5 || 63–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 110 || Saturday, Sep 4 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 1–0 || 64–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 111 || Monday, Sep 6 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 13–4 || 65–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 112 || Tuesday, Sep 7 || St. Louis Browns || 1–2 || 65–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 113 || Wednesday, Sep 8 || St. Louis Browns || 4–8 || 65–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || Wednesday, Sep 8 || St. Louis Browns || 2–6 || 65–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 115 || Thursday, Sep 9 || St. Louis Browns || 4–3 || 66–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 116 || Friday, Sep 10 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 4–3 || 67–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 117 || Saturday, Sep 11 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 10–18 || 67–50 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 118 || Monday, Sep 13 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 7–7 || 67–50 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 119 || Tuesday, Sep 14 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 3–3 || 67–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 120 || Thursday, Sep 16 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 6–0 || 68–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || Friday, Sep 17 || @ New York Metropolitans || 4–7 || 68–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 122 || Saturday, Sep 18 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 7–4 || 69–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 123 || Monday, Sep 20 || @ New York Metropolitans || 5–7 || 69–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 124 || Tuesday, Sep 21 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 7–10 || 69–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 125 || Wednesday, Sep 22 || @ New York Metropolitans || 7–0 || 70–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 126 || Thursday, Sep 23 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 8–2 || 71–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 127 || Saturday, Sep 25 || Philadelphia Athletics || 5–1 || 72–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 128 || Monday, Sep 27 || Philadelphia Athletics || 5–1 || 73–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 129 || Wednesday, Sep 29 || Philadelphia Athletics || 3–6 || 73–54 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 130 || Thursday, Sep 30 || Brooklyn Grays || 12–0 || 74–54 |-

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 131 || Friday, Oct 1 || Brooklyn Grays || 7–2 || 75–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 132 || Saturday, Oct 2 || Brooklyn Grays || 4–6 || 75–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 133 || Tuesday, Oct 5 || Baltimore Orioles || 3–6 || 75–56 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 134 || Tuesday, Oct 5 || Baltimore Orioles || 3–3 || 75–56 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 135 || Wednesday, Oct 6 || Baltimore Orioles || 0–6 || 75–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 136 || Thursday, Oct 7 || Baltimore Orioles || 7–1 || 76–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 137 || Friday, Oct 8 || New York Metropolitans || 9–0 || 77–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 138 || Saturday, Oct 9 || New York Metropolitans || 4–2 || 78–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 139 || Monday, Oct 11 || New York Metropolitans || 4–1 || 79–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 140 || Tuesday, Oct 12 || New York Metropolitans || 7–2 || 80–57 |-

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Tie

Roster

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

Notable transactions

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

References