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1928 Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1927 / 1929

98-55, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Connie Mack (98-55)
Scored 829 runs, Allowed 615 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 97-56

Ballparks: Shibe Park · Attendance: 689,756 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 98

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1927 / 1929 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

· League Register

Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	SP	Lefty Grove*	28	24	8	.750	2.58	39	31	6	24	4	4	261.2	228	93	75	10	64		183	1	0	4	1064	155	1.116	7.8	0.3	2.2	6.3	2.86
2	SP	Rube Walberg*	31	17	12	.586	3.55	38	30	6	15	3	1	235.2	236	111	93	19	64		112	3	0	1	987	113	1.273	9.0	0.7	2.4	4.3	1.75
3	SP	Jack Quinn	44	18	7	.720	2.90	31	28	2	18	4	1	211.1	239	92	68	3	34		43	7	0	0	898	138	1.292	10.2	0.1	1.4	1.8	1.26
4	SP	George Earnshaw	28	7	7	.500	3.81	26	22	4	7	3	1	158.1	143	81	67	7	100		117	1	0	7	713	105	1.535	8.1	0.4	5.7	6.7	1.17
5	SP	Howard Ehmke	34	9	8	.529	3.62	23	18	3	5	1	0	139.1	135	65	56	6	44		34	4	0	0	593	111	1.285	8.7	0.4	2.8	2.2	0.77
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
6	RP	Eddie Rommel	30	13	5	.722	3.06	43	11	18	6	0	4	173.2	177	70	59	11	26		37	2	0	2	709	131	1.169	9.2	0.6	1.3	1.9	1.42
7	RP	Ossie Orwoll*	27	6	5	.545	4.58	27	8	15	3	0	2	106.0	110	59	54	7	50		53	2	0	3	473	88	1.509	9.3	0.6	4.2	4.5	1.06
8	RP	Bullet Joe Bush	35	2	1	.667	5.09	11	2	7	1	0	1	35.1	39	21	20	1	18		15	1	0	1	157	79	1.613	9.9	0.3	4.6	3.8	0.83
9	RP	Ike Powers	22	1	0	1.000	4.50	9	0	7	0	0	2	12.0	8	6	6	1	10		4	1	0	0	51	92	1.500	6.0	0.8	7.5	3.0	0.40
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
10		Bill Shores	24	1	1	.500	3.21	3	2	0	1	0	0	14.0	13	7	5	0	7		5	0	0	1	61	128	1.429	8.4	0.0	4.5	3.2	0.71
11		Jing Johnson	33	0	0		5.06	3	0	2	0	0	0	10.2	13	8	6	1	5		3	0	0	0	48	82	1.688	11.0	0.8	4.2	2.5	0.60
12		Carroll Yerkes*	25	0	1	.000	2.08	2	1	1	1	0	0	8.2	7	2	2	0	2		1	0	0	0	33	201	1.038	7.3	0.0	2.1	1.0	0.50
13		Art Daney	23	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	4		1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
		Team Totals	31.9	98	55	.641	3.36	153	153	72	81	15	16	1367.2	1349	615	511	66	424		607	22	0	19	5791	119	1.296	8.9	0.4	2.8	4.0	1.43
		Rank in 8 AL teams		2	7		1				3	1	2	7	1	1	1	6	1		1
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB

* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

· League Register

	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact
Bullet Joe Bush	35	1	2	.333	5.14	35.0	40	22	20	1	18	15	1	1.657	10.3	4.6	3.9	0.83	0.3	11	11
Art Daney	23	0	0		0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	1	1
George Earnshaw	28	10	8	.556	3.56	167.0	146	73	66	7	102	123	1	1.485	7.9	5.5	6.6	1.21	0.4	26	26
Howard Ehmke	34	9	7	.563	3.45	146.0	138	62	56	6	45	36	4	1.253	8.5	2.8	2.2	0.80	0.4	23	23
Lefty Grove*	28	22	8	.733	2.44	273.0	233	82	74	10	65	191	1	1.092	7.7	2.1	6.3	2.94	0.3	39	39
Jing Johnson	33	0	1	.000	5.40	10.0	14	7	6	1	5	3	0	1.900	12.6	4.5	2.7	0.60	0.9	3	3
Ossie Orwoll*	27	6	6	.500	4.30	111.0	112	59	53	7	51	56	2	1.468	9.1	4.1	4.5	1.10	0.6	27	27
Ike Powers	22	0	1	.000	3.75	12.0	8	6	5	1	10	4	1	1.500	6.0	7.5	3.0	0.40	0.8	9	9
Jack Quinn	44	16	8	.667	2.74	220.0	244	74	67	3	35	45	7	1.268	10.0	1.4	1.8	1.29	0.1	31	31
Eddie Rommel	30	12	7	.632	2.92	179.0	180	64	58	11	26	38	2	1.151	9.1	1.3	1.9	1.46	0.6	43	43
Bill Shores	24	1	0	1.000	3.00	15.0	13	6	5	0	7	5	0	1.333	7.8	4.2	3.0	0.71	0.0	3	3
Rube Walberg*	31	16	11	.593	3.41	243.0	240	102	92	19	65	116	3	1.255	8.9	2.4	4.3	1.78	0.7	38	38
Carroll Yerkes*	25	0	0		2.00	9.0	7	2	2	0	2	1	0	1.000	7.0	2.0	1.0	0.50	0.0	2	2
	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

· League Register

	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
Bullet Joe Bush	35	17	196	184	.516	3.51	489	370	93	225	35	19	3087.1	2992	1441	1205	96	1263		1319	63	1	87	13061	100	1.378	8.7	0.3	3.7	3.8	1.04	100
Art Daney	23	1	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	4		1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
George Earnshaw	28	1	7	7	.500	3.81	26	22	4	7	3	1	158.1	143	81	67	7	100		117	1	0	7	713	105	1.535	8.1	0.4	5.7	6.7	1.17	105
Howard Ehmke	34	13	159	163	.494	3.73	413	329	64	197	20	14	2756.0	2803	1387	1141	97	1025		1006	133	7	27	11797	105	1.389	9.2	0.3	3.3	3.3	0.98	105
Lefty Grove*	28	4	67	46	.593	3.16	180	110	45	63	6	20	979.0	913	426	344	33	375		667	14	1	23	4150	134	1.316	8.4	0.3	3.4	6.1	1.78	134
Jing Johnson	33	5	24	38	.387	3.35	100	63	24	35	0	0	539.2	551	256	201	17	178		166	12	2	7	2201	95	1.351	9.2	0.3	3.0	2.8	0.93	95
Ossie Orwoll*	27	1	6	5	.545	4.58	27	8	15	3	0	2	106.0	110	59	54	7	50		53	2	0	3	473	88	1.509	9.3	0.6	4.2	4.5	1.06	88
Ike Powers	22	2	2	1	.667	4.50	20	1	13	0	0	2	38.0	34	22	19	2	17		7	1	0	0	161	94	1.342	8.1	0.5	4.0	1.7	0.41	94
Jack Quinn	44	18	219	190	.535	3.24	591	418	122	236	28	25	3502.1	3760	1626	1260	87	746		1204	87	4	50	14544	114	1.287	9.7	0.2	1.9	3.1	1.61	114
Eddie Rommel	30	9	142	106	.573	3.50	391	224	121	130	17	20	2129.0	2232	1002	829	106	618		505	30	4	24	9026	122	1.339	9.4	0.4	2.6	2.1	0.82	122
Bill Shores	24	1	1	1	.500	3.21	3	2	0	1	0	0	14.0	13	7	5	0	7		5	0	0	1	61	128	1.429	8.4	0.0	4.5	3.2	0.71	128
Rube Walberg*	31	6	57	56	.504	3.89	211	114	61	45	5	14	954.2	994	505	413	62	363		444	17	2	11	4121	109	1.421	9.4	0.6	3.4	4.2	1.22	109
Carroll Yerkes*	25	2	0	1	.000	1.86	3	1	2	1	0	0	9.2	7	2	2	0	3		1	0	0	0	37	233	1.034	6.5	0.0	2.8	0.9	0.33	233
	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+

1927 / 1929 Pitching Statistics

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