1904
Cy Young's Perfect Game
Young retires all twenty-seven Philadelphia batters at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, the first perfect game of the modern era.
Philadelphia Athletics
The Athletics won the National Association's first pennant in 1871, which makes them the first champions of professional baseball as an organized sport. Five seasons at 165-86, a rate of .657, without another pennant: Boston won the remaining four.
Dick McBride pitched and managed for all five seasons, going 161-85. The club joined the National League at its founding in 1876 and was expelled after one season for refusing to make its final western road trip, the gate receipts not being worth the fare.
One Hall of Famer played here, Cap Anson, who was 19 and at the start of a career that ran to 1897. The National Association is not counted as a major league by Major League Baseball, so none of this appears in the career totals on this site. Home was the Jefferson Street Grounds.
Season by season
| Year | Club | W | L | Pct | Finish | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | Philadelphia Athletics | 21 | 7 | .750 | 1 | Pennant | — |
| 1872 | Philadelphia Athletics | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | — | — |
| 1873 | Philadelphia Athletics | 28 | 23 | .549 | 5 | — | — |
| 1874 | Philadelphia Athletics | 33 | 22 | .600 | 3 | — | — |
| 1875 | Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 20 | .726 | 2 | — | — |
| 1876 | Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | 45 | .237 | 7 | — | — |
| 1882 | Philadelphia Athletics | 41 | 34 | .547 | 3 | — | — |
| 1883 | Philadelphia Athletics | 66 | 32 | .673 | 1 | Pennant | — |
| 1884 | Philadelphia Athletics | 61 | 46 | .570 | 7 | — | — |
| 1885 | Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 57 | .491 | 4 | — | — |
| 1886 | Philadelphia Athletics | 63 | 72 | .467 | 6 | — | — |
| 1887 | Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 69 | .481 | 5 | — | — |
| 1888 | Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 52 | .609 | 3 | — | — |
| 1889 | Philadelphia Athletics | 75 | 58 | .564 | 3 | — | — |
| 1890 | Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 78 | .409 | 8 | — | — |
| 1890 | Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 63 | .519 | 5 | — | — |
| 1891 | Philadelphia Athletics | 73 | 66 | .525 | 5 | — | — |
| 1901 | Philadelphia Athletics | 74 | 62 | .544 | 4 | — | 206,329 |
| 1902 | Philadelphia Athletics | 83 | 53 | .610 | 1 | Pennant | 420,078 |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Athletics | 75 | 60 | .556 | 2 | — | 422,473 |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 70 | .536 | 5 | — | 512,294 |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics | 92 | 56 | .622 | 1 | Pennant | 554,576 |
| 1906 | Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 67 | .538 | 4 | — | 489,129 |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Athletics | 88 | 57 | .607 | 2 | — | 625,581 |
| 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 85 | .444 | 6 | — | 455,062 |
| 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics | 95 | 58 | .621 | 2 | — | 674,915 |
| 1910 | Philadelphia Athletics | 102 | 48 | .680 | 1 | World Series | 588,905 |
| 1911 | Philadelphia Athletics | 101 | 50 | .669 | 1 | World Series | 605,749 |
| 1912 | Philadelphia Athletics | 90 | 62 | .592 | 3 | — | 517,653 |
| 1913 | Philadelphia Athletics | 96 | 57 | .627 | 1 | World Series | 571,896 |
| 1914 | Philadelphia Athletics | 99 | 53 | .651 | 1 | Pennant | 346,641 |
| 1915 | Philadelphia Athletics | 43 | 109 | .283 | 8 | — | 146,223 |
| 1916 | Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 117 | .235 | 8 | — | 184,471 |
| 1917 | Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 98 | .359 | 8 | — | 221,432 |
| 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 76 | .406 | 8 | — | 177,926 |
| 1919 | Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 104 | .257 | 8 | — | 225,209 |
| 1920 | Philadelphia Athletics | 48 | 106 | .312 | 8 | — | 287,888 |
| 1921 | Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 100 | .346 | 8 | — | 344,430 |
| 1922 | Philadelphia Athletics | 65 | 89 | .422 | 7 | — | 425,356 |
| 1923 | Philadelphia Athletics | 69 | 83 | .454 | 6 | — | 534,122 |
| 1924 | Philadelphia Athletics | 71 | 81 | .467 | 5 | — | 531,992 |
| 1925 | Philadelphia Athletics | 88 | 64 | .579 | 2 | — | 869,703 |
| 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics | 83 | 67 | .553 | 3 | — | 714,508 |
| 1927 | Philadelphia Athletics | 91 | 63 | .591 | 2 | — | 605,529 |
| 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics | 98 | 55 | .641 | 2 | — | 689,756 |
| 1929 | Philadelphia Athletics | 104 | 46 | .693 | 1 | World Series | 839,176 |
| 1930 | Philadelphia Athletics | 102 | 52 | .662 | 1 | World Series | 721,663 |
| 1931 | Philadelphia Athletics | 107 | 45 | .704 | 1 | Pennant | 627,464 |
| 1932 | Philadelphia Athletics | 94 | 60 | .610 | 2 | — | 405,500 |
| 1933 | Philadelphia Athletics | 79 | 72 | .523 | 3 | — | 297,138 |
| 1934 | Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 82 | .453 | 5 | — | 305,847 |
| 1935 | Philadelphia Athletics | 58 | 91 | .389 | 8 | — | 233,173 |
| 1936 | Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 100 | .346 | 8 | — | 285,173 |
| 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 97 | .358 | 7 | — | 430,738 |
| 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 99 | .349 | 8 | — | 385,357 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 97 | .362 | 7 | — | 395,022 |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 100 | .351 | 8 | — | 432,145 |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 90 | .416 | 8 | — | 528,894 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 99 | .357 | 8 | — | 423,487 |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | .318 | 8 | — | 376,735 |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics | 72 | 82 | .468 | 5 | — | 505,322 |
| 1945 | Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 98 | .347 | 8 | — | 462,631 |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 105 | .318 | 8 | — | 621,793 |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 76 | .506 | 5 | — | 911,566 |
| 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics | 84 | 70 | .545 | 4 | — | 945,076 |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 73 | .526 | 5 | — | 816,514 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 102 | .338 | 8 | — | 309,805 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics | 70 | 84 | .455 | 6 | — | 465,469 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics | 79 | 75 | .513 | 4 | — | 627,100 |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics | 59 | 95 | .383 | 7 | — | 362,113 |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Athletics | 51 | 103 | .331 | 8 | — | 304,666 |
| Total | 71 seasons | 4,766 | 5,006 | .488 | — | 5 World Series | — |
Notable events
1891
Boston Reds at Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Reds 2, Philadelphia Athletics 18.
1891
Boston Reds at Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Reds 6, Philadelphia Athletics 0.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at Baltimore Orioles
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Baltimore Orioles 2.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at Baltimore Orioles
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 9.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at Baltimore Orioles
Philadelphia Athletics 16, Baltimore Orioles 4.
1891
Boston Reds at Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Reds 5, Philadelphia Athletics 0.
1891
Boston Reds at Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Reds 6, Philadelphia Athletics 11.
1891
Boston Reds at Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Reds 6, Philadelphia Athletics 6.
1891
Washington Statesmen at Philadelphia Athletics
Washington Statesmen 4, Philadelphia Athletics 14.
1891
Washington Statesmen at Philadelphia Athletics
Washington Statesmen 4, Philadelphia Athletics 13.
1891
Washington Statesmen at Philadelphia Athletics
Washington Statesmen 8, Philadelphia Athletics 9.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at Louisville Colonels
Philadelphia Athletics 0, Louisville Colonels 4.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at Louisville Colonels
Philadelphia Athletics 0, Louisville Colonels 0.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at Louisville Colonels
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Louisville Colonels 7.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at Louisville Colonels
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Louisville Colonels 12.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics 10, St. Louis Browns 6.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics 2, St. Louis Browns 5.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics 7, St. Louis Browns 10.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at Milwaukee Brewers
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Milwaukee Brewers 7.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at Milwaukee Brewers
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at Milwaukee Brewers
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Milwaukee Brewers 7.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at Columbus Solons
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Columbus Solons 18.
1891
Philadelphia Athletics at Columbus Solons
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Columbus Solons 0.
1891
Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Athletics
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Philadelphia Athletics 5.
Notable players
Showing 60 of 68 players on file for the club, most prominent first.