| Breaking News |  | Monday, November 1st, 1875: Gotcher's Great Year Nets Pitcher of the Year Award
The Pitcher of the Year Award for 1875 has been presented and the National Association winner is Joe Gotcher of Philadelphia.
"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Gotcher. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Athletics star told reporters.
Gotcher excelled with an impressive 38-13 record in 55 starts. In 442.2 innings he yielded 427 hits and 5 walks, while striking out 23 and compiling a fine 1.73 ERA. |
 | Monday, November 1st, 1875: Jim Shemo Picked NA's Best Hitter
Athletics right fielder Jim Shemo was at the top of the heap in the National Association this season and today he nabbed the Batter of the Year Award.
In 1875 he rang up 126 hits, 6 doubles, 4 triples, 1 home run, 51 RBIs and 86 runs scored. All those numbers helped him to build his .347 batting average and .354 on-base percentage. |
| Sunday, October 31st, 1875: 1875 NA Batting Title to Jim Shemo
For Jim Shemo of the Philadelphia Athletics, 1875 was a very good year. Shemo nabbed the National Association batting championship with a .347 average. On the season, the 26-year-old right fielder registered 126 hits, 86 runs, 6 doubles, 4 triples, 1 home run and 51 RBIs.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 54-23, .701 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 30-8, .789 PCT | | Record on the road | 24-15, .615 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 2-4, .333 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 13-11, .542 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 5-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 49-23, .681 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 1-1, .500 PCT | | Record in May | 12-7, .632 PCT | | Record in June | 10-3, .769 PCT | | Record in July | 8-3, .727 PCT | | Record in August | 9-3, .750 PCT | | Record in September | 5-1, .833 PCT | | Record in October | 9-5, .643 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .264 - 1st in NA | | On-Base Percentage | .268 - 2nd in NA | | Slugging Percentage | .317 - 2nd in NA | | On-Base + Slugging | .584 - 2nd in NA | | Runs Scored | 574 - 2nd in NA | | Hits | 827 - 2nd in NA | | Extra-Base Hits | 118 - 3rd in NA | | Home Runs | 9 - 1st in NA | | Bases-On-Balls | 16 - 9th in NA | | Strikeouts | 22 - 6th in NA | | Stolen Bases | 26 - 6th in NA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 1.85 - 2nd in NA | | Starters' ERA | 1.89 - 3rd in NA | | Bullpen ERA | 1.62 - 2nd in NA | | Runs allowed | 401 - 7th in NA | | Hits allowed | 678 - 9th in NA | | Opponents AVG | .229 - 2nd in NA | | BABIP | .232 - 2nd in NA | | Home Runs allowed | 1 - tied for 1st in NA | | Bases-On-Balls | 17 - 5th in NA | | Strikeouts | 38 - tied for 6th in NA |
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