1890 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1890 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 54–78 record and finished in eighth place in the American Association. During the season, the team struggled financially and wound up selling or releasing most of their players. They were able to finish the season with a pickup team and were subsequently expelled from the league following the season. They were replaced by a new Philadelphia Athletics team that had played in the Players' League the previous season.Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 1B | | 109 | 433 | 113 | .261 | 4 | 80 |
| SS | | 117 | 404 | 69 | .171 | 0 | 21 |
| OF | | 100 | 390 | 110 | .282 | 1 | 58 |
| OF | | 103 | 396 | 106 | .268 | 2 | 40 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 25 | 191 | 7 | 15 | 5.80 | 56 |
| 18 | 143.2 | 8 | 9 | 4.89 | 61 |
| 6 | 41.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.44 | 15 |
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14.14 | 3 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 6 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 5.18 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 |
