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1927 Philadelphia Athletics Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1926 / 1928)
91-63, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 841 runs, Allowed 726 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-67
Manager: Connie Mack (91-63)
Ballpark: Shibe Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 605,529 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 106, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 95

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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Mickey Cochrane* 24 126 507 432 80 146 20 6 12 80 9 6 50 7 .338 .409 .495 .904 128 214 2 23
2 1B Jimmie Dykes 30 121 480 417 61 135 33 6 3 60 2 3 44 23 .324 .394 .453 .847 114 189 4 15
3 2B Max Bishop* 27 117 489 372 80 103 15 1 0 22 8 6 105 28 .277 .442 .323 .764 96 120 5 7
4 SS Joe Boley 30 118 415 370 49 115 18 8 1 52 8 5 26 14 .311 .361 .411 .772 95 152 3 16
5 3B Sammy Hale 30 131 564 501 77 157 24 8 5 81 11 3 32 32 .313 .358 .423 .781 97 212 3 28
6 OF Al Simmons 25 106 458 406 86 159 36 11 15 108 10 2 31 30 .392 .436 .645 1.081 171 262 1 20
7 OF Ty Cobb* 40 134 574 490 104 175 32 7 5 93 22 16 67 12 .357 .440 .482 .921 133 236 5 12
8 OF Walter French* 27 109 356 326 48 99 10 5 0 41 9 1 16 14 .304 .338 .365 .703 78 119 1 13
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Bill Lamar* 30 84 355 324 48 97 23 3 4 47 4 8 16 10 .299 .334 .426 .760 92 138 1 14
10 2B Eddie Collins* 40 95 290 226 50 76 12 1 1 15 6 2 56 9 .336 .468 .412 .880 124 93 0 8
11 OF Zack Wheat* 39 88 276 247 34 80 12 1 1 38 2 3 18 5 .324 .379 .393 .772 96 97 4 7
12 SS Chick Galloway 30 77 205 181 25 48 10 4 0 22 1 3 18 9 .265 .332 .365 .696 76 66 0 6
13 C Cy Perkins 31 59 154 137 11 35 7 2 1 15 0 2 12 8 .255 .315 .358 .673 70 49 0 5
14 1B Jimmie Foxx 19 61 146 130 23 42 6 5 3 20 2 1 14 11 .323 .393 .515 .908 129 67 1 1
15 1B Jim Poole* 32 38 112 99 4 22 2 0 0 10 0 0 9 6 .222 .287 .242 .529 35 24 0 4
16 1B Dud Branom* 29 30 102 94 8 22 1 0 0 13 2 1 2 5 .234 .250 .245 .495 26 23 0 6
17 OF Charlie Bates 19 9 41 38 5 9 2 2 0 2 3 1 3 5 .237 .293 .395 .687 73 15 0 0
18 OF Baby Doll Jacobson 36 17 38 35 3 8 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 3 .229 .229 .400 .629 57 14 0 3
19 OF Rusty Saunders 21 5 18 15 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 .133 .278 .200 .478 23 3 0 0
20 3B Joe Mellana 22 4 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 45 2 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
21 P Rube Walberg* 30 47 102 87 14 18 3 0 2 10 1 0 13 16 .207 .310 .310 .620 58 27 0 2
22 P Lefty Grove* 27 51 97 80 8 10 1 0 2 8 1 0 8 30 .125 .205 .213 .417 6 17 0 9
23 P Jack Quinn 43 34 75 66 1 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 17 .091 .118 .106 .224 -43 7 0 7
24 P Howard Ehmke 33 30 71 68 5 14 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .206 .206 .279 .485 22 19 0 3
25 P Eddie Rommel 29 30 58 51 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 .157 .204 .176 .380 -3 9 0 4
26 P Dolly Gray 29 37 48 42 6 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 11 .190 .244 .190 .435 11 8 0 3
27 P Jing Johnson 32 17 15 12 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .250 .417 4 3 0 3
28 P Joe Pate* 35 32 11 10 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .300 .364 .400 .764 93 4 0 0
29 P Lefty Willis* 21 15 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -61 0 0 0
30 P Neal Baker 23 5 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -15 1 0 0
31 P Guy Cantrell 23 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -15 1 0 0
32 P Ike Powers 21 11 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 151 3 0 0
33 P Buzz Wetzel 32 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 408 1 0 0
34 P Carroll Yerkes 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 30.4 155 6089 5287 841 1606 281 70 56 767 101 63 553 325 .304 .373 .415 .788 99 2195 0 30 219 0 0
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 3 2 5 5 2 3 6 3 8 2 2 2 2 2
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Neal Baker 23 6 5 0 0.0 116 .250 .167 .300 .167 .369 .167 .422 .333 .791 -15 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .200 .000 .000 /1
Charlie Bates 19 41 30 4 3.6 116 .273 .237 .300 .293 .369 .395 .422 .687 .791 73 .361 -1.9 -0.2 .667 .289 .158 .0 /O
*Max Bishop 27 489 282 53 5.0 116 .299 .277 .300 .442 .369 .323 .422 .764 .791 96 .515 6.6 0.6 .844 .333 .046 .0 *4
Joe Boley 30 415 276 54 5.2 116 .321 .311 .300 .361 .369 .411 .422 .772 .791 95 .534 -3.9 -0.4 .708 .178 .100 1.8 *6
*Dud Branom 29 102 79 6 2.0 116 .247 .234 .300 .250 .369 .245 .422 .495 .791 26 .168 -11.0 -1.1 .356 .043 .011 .0 3
Guy Cantrell 23 6 5 0 0.0 116 .167 .167 .300 .167 .369 .167 .422 .333 .791 -15 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .200 .000 .000 /1
*Ty Cobb 40 574 343 101 7.8 116 .359 .357 .300 .440 .369 .482 .422 .921 .791 133 .707 27.8 2.6 .949 .273 .124 8.1 *O
*Mickey Cochrane 24 507 315 86 7.3 116 .324 .338 .300 .409 .369 .495 .422 .904 .791 128 .678 18.2 1.7 .921 .280 .157 10.3 *2
*Eddie Collins 40 290 160 44 7.3 116 .347 .336 .300 .468 .369 .412 .422 .880 .791 124 .680 13.0 1.2 1.007 .341 .075 1.7 4/6
Jimmie Dykes 30 480 300 73 6.5 116 .338 .324 .300 .394 .369 .453 .422 .847 .791 114 .630 9.7 0.9 .828 .233 .129 2.4 35/O641
Howard Ehmke 33 71 57 4 1.9 116 .219 .206 .300 .206 .369 .279 .422 .485 .791 22 .149 -8.3 -0.8 .352 .074 .074 1
Jimmie Foxx 19 146 90 26 7.7 116 .336 .323 .300 .393 .369 .515 .422 .908 .791 129 .700 5.0 0.5 .933 .308 .192 2.4 3/2
*Walter French 27 356 241 41 4.5 116 .317 .304 .300 .338 .369 .365 .422 .703 .791 78 .470 -12.1 -1.2 .632 .135 .061 .0 O
Chick Galloway 30 205 142 21 3.9 116 .279 .265 .300 .332 .369 .365 .422 .696 .791 76 .406 -7.0 -0.7 .603 .188 .099 .0 6/5
Dolly Gray 29 48 37 2 1.4 116 .258 .190 .300 .244 .369 .190 .422 .435 .791 11 .098 -5.8 -0.6 .324 .071 .000 1
*Lefty Grove 27 97 79 4 1.4 116 .167 .125 .300 .205 .369 .213 .422 .417 .791 6 .088 -12.2 -1.2 .371 .200 .088 1.3 1
Sammy Hale 30 564 375 76 5.4 116 .328 .313 .300 .358 .369 .423 .422 .781 .791 97 .549 -4.0 -0.4 .735 .190 .110 6.9 *5
Baby Doll Jacobson 36 38 30 3 2.7 116 .226 .229 .300 .229 .369 .400 .422 .629 .791 57 .251 -2.6 -0.2 .519 .171 .171 .0 O
Jing Johnson 32 15 13 1 2.0 116 .200 .167 .300 .167 .369 .250 .422 .417 .791 4 .171 -1.8 -0.2 .300 .083 .083 1
*Bill Lamar 30 355 249 43 4.6 116 .300 .299 .300 .334 .369 .426 .422 .760 .791 92 .476 -5.5 -0.5 .643 .164 .127 4.0 O
Joe Mellana 22 7 5 1 5.3 116 .333 .286 .300 .286 .369 .286 .422 .571 .791 45 .543 -0.6 -0.1 .400 .000 .000 /5
*Joe Pate 35 11 7 1 3.8 116 .300 .300 .300 .364 .369 .400 .422 .764 .791 93 .391 -0.1 -0.0 .714 .200 .100 1
Cy Perkins 31 154 109 15 3.7 116 .266 .255 .300 .315 .369 .358 .422 .673 .791 70 .375 -6.7 -0.6 .567 .175 .102 .0 2/3
*Jim Poole 32 112 81 7 2.3 116 .237 .222 .300 .287 .369 .242 .422 .529 .791 35 .203 -9.9 -1.0 .429 .111 .020 3
Ike Powers 21 5 3 1 8.9 116 .400 .400 .300 .400 .369 .600 .422 1.000 .791 151 .752 0.4 0.0 1.000 .200 .200 1
Jack Quinn 43 75 67 1 0.4 116 .122 .091 .300 .118 .369 .106 .422 .224 .791 -43 .010 -14.7 -1.4 .150 .045 .015 1
Eddie Rommel 29 58 47 2 1.1 116 .182 .157 .300 .204 .369 .176 .422 .380 .791 -3 .065 -8.2 -0.8 .279 .078 .020 1
Rusty Saunders 21 18 13 1 2.0 116 .154 .133 .300 .278 .369 .200 .422 .478 .791 23 .171 -1.7 -0.2 .462 .267 .067 /O
Al Simmons 25 458 269 115 11.4 116 .399 .392 .300 .436 .369 .645 .422 1.081 .791 171 .827 41.4 3.9 1.213 .350 .254 12.0 *O
*Rube Walberg 30 102 71 9 3.4 116 .232 .207 .300 .310 .369 .310 .422 .620 .791 58 .341 -5.7 -0.6 .594 .264 .103 1.3 1
Buzz Wetzel 32 1 0 1 116 1.000 1.000 .300 1.000 .369 1.000 .422 2.000 .791 408 0.5 0.0 .000 .000 /1
*Zack Wheat 39 276 177 35 5.3 116 .328 .324 .300 .379 .369 .393 .422 .772 .791 96 .538 -1.3 -0.1 .694 .138 .069 1.3 O
*Lefty Willis 21 7 6 0 0.0 116 .000 .000 .300 .143 .369 .000 .422 .143 .791 -61 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .167 .167 .000 1
Carroll Yerkes 24 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
League Average 4.9 111 .302 .285 .293 .351 .362 .398 .412 .749 .773 94 .508 .697 .216 .113
Team Total 6089 3963 831 5.6 116 .316 .304 .300 .373 .369 .415 .422 .788 .791 99 .565 -5.9 -0.8 .752 .223 .111 72.1
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Neal Baker 23 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5 5
Charlie Bates 19 9 42 39 5 9 2 2 0 2 3 3 5 .231 .286 .385 .670 4 9 9
*Max Bishop 27 122 484 379 71 98 14 1 0 20 8 100 29 .259 .419 .301 .720 47 117 117
Joe Boley 30 123 402 375 43 108 17 8 1 46 8 24 15 .288 .336 .384 .720 47 118 118
*Dud Branom 29 31 98 96 7 21 1 0 0 12 2 2 5 .219 .235 .229 .464 5 30 30
Guy Cantrell 23 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8 8
*Ty Cobb 40 140 558 491 92 162 30 6 5 82 20 62 13 .330 .410 .446 .856 89 134 134
*Mickey Cochrane 24 132 485 436 71 137 19 6 11 71 8 47 7 .314 .384 .461 .845 76 126 126
*Eddie Collins 40 99 284 230 45 73 12 1 1 13 6 54 9 .317 .447 .391 .838 40 95 95
Jimmie Dykes 30 126 466 421 54 126 31 6 3 53 2 41 24 .299 .367 .423 .790 64 121 121
Howard Ehmke 33 31 71 71 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 30 30
Jimmie Foxx 19 64 146 132 20 40 6 5 3 18 2 13 11 .303 .370 .492 .862 23 61 61
*Walter French 27 114 350 333 42 96 10 5 0 36 9 16 15 .288 .323 .348 .671 37 109 109
Chick Galloway 30 80 201 184 22 45 9 4 0 20 1 17 9 .245 .308 .337 .645 19 77 77
Dolly Gray 29 39 47 44 6 8 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 .182 .234 .182 .416 2 37 37
*Lefty Grove 27 53 91 83 7 10 1 0 2 7 1 8 31 .120 .198 .205 .403 3 51 51
Sammy Hale 30 137 542 509 68 149 23 8 5 71 10 30 33 .293 .336 .399 .735 67 131 131
Baby Doll Jacobson 36 98 316 302 25 71 17 3 1 39 1 11 20 .235 .269 .321 .590 25 94 94
Jing Johnson 32 18 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 17 17
*Bill Lamar 30 88 342 326 43 89 21 3 4 42 4 15 10 .273 .307 .393 .700 39 84 84
Joe Mellana 22 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4 4
*Joe Pate 35 33 11 10 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .300 .364 .400 .764 1 32 32
Cy Perkins 31 62 151 140 10 33 7 2 1 14 0 11 8 .236 .291 .336 .627 14 59 59
*Jim Poole 32 40 110 101 4 21 2 0 0 9 0 9 6 .208 .273 .228 .500 6 38 38
Ike Powers 21 11 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 11 11
Jack Quinn 43 36 72 70 1 7 1 0 0 8 0 2 18 .100 .125 .114 .239 1 34 34
Eddie Rommel 29 31 57 54 5 9 1 0 0 3 0 3 7 .167 .211 .185 .396 2 30 30
Rusty Saunders 21 5 19 16 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 .125 .263 .188 .451 1 5 5
Al Simmons 25 111 438 408 76 150 34 10 14 95 9 29 31 .368 .411 .603 1.014 101 106 106
*Rube Walberg 30 49 101 89 12 17 3 0 2 9 1 12 17 .191 .287 .292 .579 7 47 47
Buzz Wetzel 32 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 2 2
*Zack Wheat 39 92 271 250 30 75 11 1 1 34 2 17 5 .300 .354 .364 .718 31 88 88
*Lefty Willis 21 16 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 15 15
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Neal Baker 23 1 6 5 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -15 1 0 0
Charlie Bates 19 1 41 9 41 38 5 9 2 2 0 2 3 1 3 5 .237 .293 .395 .687 73 15 0 0
*Max Bishop 27 4 1842 435 1842 1434 275 387 66 9 6 103 21 23 362 136 .270 .421 .341 .762 94 489 13 33
Joe Boley 30 1 415 118 415 370 49 115 18 8 1 52 8 5 26 14 .311 .361 .411 .772 95 152 3 16
*Dud Branom 29 1 102 30 102 94 8 22 1 0 0 13 2 1 2 5 .234 .250 .245 .495 26 23 0 6
Guy Cantrell 23 2 19 22 19 18 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .111 .158 .111 .269 -29 2 1 0
*Ty Cobb 40 23 12679 2940 12679 11081 2192 4075 697 291 116 1897 887 170 1215 341 .368 .434 .515 .949 170 5702 90 293
*Mickey Cochrane 24 3 1433 380 1433 1222 199 386 49 20 26 182 21 12 150 41 .316 .392 .453 .845 112 553 4 57
*Eddie Collins 40 22 11989 2778 11989 9907 1817 3304 435 187 47 1293 744 173 1493 282 .334 .425 .429 .854 142 4254 77 512
Jimmie Dykes 30 10 4632 1119 4632 4032 578 1131 235 56 52 446 39 30 408 495 .281 .355 .405 .761 96 1634 61 131
Howard Ehmke 33 12 1008 392 1008 941 64 196 34 5 0 68 5 1 24 106 .208 .228 .255 .483 28 240 0 43
Jimmie Foxx 19 3 190 97 190 171 33 58 9 6 3 25 3 1 15 18 .339 .396 .515 .910 129 88 1 3
*Walter French 27 4 945 304 945 862 126 266 40 12 1 93 12 6 40 54 .309 .342 .386 .728 84 333 4 39
Chick Galloway 30 9 3827 1023 3827 3435 374 907 131 44 16 390 72 69 259 222 .264 .317 .342 .659 69 1174 6 127
Dolly Gray 29 4 243 141 243 217 17 41 5 1 0 13 0 0 15 49 .189 .245 .221 .466 18 48 1 10
*Lefty Grove 27 3 260 141 260 226 17 26 2 1 2 17 1 0 14 98 .115 .167 .159 .326 -18 36 0 20
Sammy Hale 30 7 2229 632 2229 2032 312 626 115 41 23 269 32 17 101 161 .308 .346 .439 .785 99 892 17 79
Baby Doll Jacobson 36 11 6072 1472 6072 5507 787 1714 328 94 83 821 86 54 355 410 .311 .357 .450 .807 111 2479 39 171
Jing Johnson 32 4 196 99 196 170 9 30 5 1 2 11 0 0 15 38 .176 .243 .253 .496 44 43 0 11
*Bill Lamar 30 9 2197 550 2197 2040 303 633 114 23 19 245 25 27 86 78 .310 .339 .417 .755 94 850 2 69
Joe Mellana 22 1 7 4 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 45 2 0 0
*Joe Pate 35 2 43 79 43 37 2 7 3 0 0 6 0 0 4 3 .189 .268 .270 .539 37 10 0 2
Cy Perkins 31 12 3810 1077 3810 3413 320 894 168 35 30 388 18 33 292 209 .262 .323 .358 .681 79 1222 14 91
*Jim Poole 32 3 1028 283 1028 940 118 271 54 13 13 140 9 7 59 68 .288 .333 .415 .748 86 390 4 25
Ike Powers 21 1 5 11 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 151 3 0 0
Jack Quinn 43 17 1283 575 1283 1140 83 211 33 7 7 89 5 0 83 211 .185 .242 .245 .487 33 279 3 57
Eddie Rommel 29 8 722 351 722 628 54 114 17 3 1 43 1 3 35 78 .182 .225 .223 .448 15 140 0 59
Rusty Saunders 21 1 18 5 18 15 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 .133 .278 .200 .478 23 3 0 0
Al Simmons 25 4 2440 558 2440 2237 367 794 163 42 66 448 44 34 144 180 .355 .395 .554 .949 138 1239 5 54
*Rube Walberg 30 5 267 174 267 241 21 49 9 1 2 22 1 0 16 65 .203 .253 .274 .527 33 66 0 10
Buzz Wetzel 32 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 408 1 0 0
*Zack Wheat 39 19 9996 2410 9996 9106 1289 2884 476 172 132 1248 205 49 650 559 .317 .367 .450 .817 129 4100 77 163
*Lefty Willis 21 3 19 29 19 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 .158 .111 .269 -31 2 0 0
Carroll Yerkes 24 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1926 / 1928 Batting Statistics