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1929 Philadelphia Athletics Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1928 / 1930)
104-46, Finished 1st in American League
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Scored 901 runs, Allowed 615 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 100-50
Manager: Connie Mack (104-46)
Ballpark: Shibe Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 839,176 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 100;   one-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 104
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (4-1) over Chicago Cubs

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1928 / 1930 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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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* 29 20 6 .769 2.81 42 37 5 19 2 4 275.1 278 104 86 8 81 170 3 0 8 1168 151 1.304 9.1 0.3 2.6 5.6 2.10
2 SP Rube Walberg* 32 18 11 .621 3.60 40 33 6 20 3 4 267.2 256 115 107 22 99 94 0 0 4 1139 118 1.326 8.6 0.7 3.3 3.2 0.95
3 SP George Earnshaw 29 24 8 .750 3.29 44 33 5 13 3 1 254.2 233 110 93 8 125 149 5 0 8 1115 129 1.406 8.2 0.3 4.4 5.3 1.19
4 SP Jack Quinn 45 11 9 .550 3.97 35 18 9 7 0 2 161.0 182 87 71 8 39 41 1 1 3 687 107 1.373 10.2 0.4 2.2 2.3 1.05
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
5 CL Bill Shores 25 11 6 .647 3.60 39 13 19 5 1 7 152.2 150 71 61 9 59 49 3 0 1 653 118 1.369 8.8 0.5 3.5 2.9 0.83
6 RP Eddie Rommel 31 12 2 .857 2.85 32 6 16 4 0 4 113.2 135 52 36 10 34 25 1 1 1 503 149 1.487 10.7 0.8 2.7 2.0 0.74
7 RP Carroll Yerkes* 26 1 0 1.000 4.58 19 2 10 0 0 1 37.1 47 20 19 0 13 11 1 0 0 163 93 1.607 11.3 0.0 3.1 2.7 0.85
8 RP Ossie Orwoll* 28 0 2 .000 4.80 12 0 7 0 0 1 30.0 32 23 16 6 6 12 0 0 0 125 88 1.267 9.6 1.8 1.8 3.6 2.00
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
9 Howard Ehmke 35 7 2 .778 3.29 11 8 3 2 0 0 54.2 48 24 20 2 15 20 1 0 1 229 129 1.152 7.9 0.3 2.5 3.3 1.33
10 Bill Breckinridge 21 0 0 8.10 3 1 1 0 0 0 10.0 10 10 9 0 16 2 0 0 2 55 52 2.600 9.0 0.0 14.4 1.8 0.13
Team Totals 31.3 104 46 .693 3.44 151 151 81 70 9 24 1357.0 1371 616 518 73 487 573 15 2 28 5837 123 1.369 9.1 0.5 3.2 3.8 1.18
Rank in 8 AL teams 1 8 1 6 3 1 5 1 1 1 3 3 3567
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
CSV
* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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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
Bill Breckinridge 21 0 1 .000 7.36 11.0 10 10 9 0 16 2 0 2.364 8.2 13.1 1.6 0.13 0.0 3 3
George Earnshaw 29 20 10 .667 2.87 273.0 233 97 87 8 125 160 5 1.311 7.7 4.1 5.3 1.28 0.3 44 44
Howard Ehmke 35 4 2 .667 2.90 59.0 49 21 19 2 15 22 1 1.085 7.5 2.3 3.4 1.47 0.3 11 11
*Lefty Grove 29 23 9 .719 2.49 293.0 276 90 81 8 80 181 3 1.215 8.5 2.5 5.6 2.26 0.2 42 42
*Ossie Orwoll 28 1 2 .333 4.35 31.0 32 17 15 6 6 12 0 1.226 9.3 1.7 3.5 2.00 1.7 12 12
Jack Quinn 45 10 8 .556 3.51 169.0 180 73 66 8 39 43 1 1.296 9.6 2.1 2.3 1.10 0.4 35 35
Eddie Rommel 31 9 4 .692 2.53 121.0 135 38 34 10 34 27 1 1.397 10.0 2.5 2.0 0.79 0.7 32 32
Bill Shores 25 10 7 .588 3.21 160.0 149 63 57 9 59 51 3 1.300 8.4 3.3 2.9 0.86 0.5 39 39
*Rube Walberg 32 19 12 .613 3.21 283.0 257 112 101 22 99 99 0 1.258 8.2 3.1 3.1 1.00 0.7 40 40
*Carroll Yerkes 26 2 2 .500 4.03 38.0 45 19 17 0 12 11 1 1.500 10.7 2.8 2.6 0.92 0.0 19 19
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

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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+
Bill Breckinridge 21 1 0 0 8.10 3 1 1 0 0 0 10.0 10 10 9 0 16 2 0 0 2 55 52 2.600 9.0 0.0 14.4 1.8 0.13 52
George Earnshaw 29 2 31 15 .674 3.49 70 55 9 20 6 2 413.0 376 191 160 15 225 266 6 0 15 1843 119 1.455 8.2 0.3 4.9 5.8 1.18 119
Howard Ehmke 35 14 166 165 .502 3.72 424 338 69 199 20 14 2810.2 2851 1412 1161 99 1040 1026 134 7 28 12055 105 1.384 9.1 0.3 3.3 3.3 0.99 105
*Lefty Grove 29 5 87 52 .626 3.09 222 147 50 82 8 24 1254.1 1191 530 430 41 456 837 17 1 31 5329 138 1.313 8.5 0.3 3.3 6.0 1.84 138
*Ossie Orwoll 28 2 6 7 .462 4.63 39 8 22 3 0 3 136.0 142 82 70 13 56 65 2 0 3 604 87 1.456 9.4 0.9 3.7 4.3 1.16 87
Jack Quinn 45 19 230 199 .536 3.27 626 436 131 243 28 27 3663.1 3942 1711 1331 94 785 1245 91 5 50 15368 114 1.290 9.7 0.2 1.9 3.1 1.59 114
Eddie Rommel 31 10 154 108 .588 3.47 423 230 137 134 17 24 2242.2 2367 1054 865 116 652 530 29 5 29 9533 123 1.346 9.5 0.5 2.6 2.1 0.81 123
Bill Shores 25 2 12 7 .632 3.56 42 15 19 6 1 7 166.2 163 78 66 9 66 54 3 0 2 714 118 1.374 8.8 0.5 3.6 2.9 0.82 118
*Rube Walberg 32 7 75 67 .528 3.83 251 148 66 66 8 18 1222.1 1250 620 520 84 462 538 17 2 15 5267 111 1.401 9.2 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.16 111
*Carroll Yerkes 26 3 1 1 .500 4.02 22 3 12 1 0 1 47.0 54 23 21 0 16 12 1 0 0 203 104 1.489 10.3 0.0 3.1 2.3 0.75 104
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+

1928 / 1930 Pitching Statistics