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1937 Philadelphia Athletics

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1936 / 1938

54-97, Finished 7th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Connie Mack (39-80) and Earle Mack (15-17)
Scored 699 runs, Allowed 854 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 62-89

Ballparks: Shibe Park · Attendance: 430,738 (6th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 95

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1936 / 1938 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary
Wayne Ambler	21	56	51	38	268	107	149	12	34	.955	4.57								2B
Fred Archer	27	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Babe Barna	22	10	10	7	21	17	2	2	3	.905	1.90								OF-1B
Earle Brucker	36	92	91	80	382	323	48	11	13	.971	4.03	4		44	28	39%	37%		C
George Caster	29	34	33	19	56	8	44	4	2	.929	1.53								P
Bill Cissell	33	33	33	33	210	87	115	8	17	.962	6.12								2B
Bill Conroy	22	19	12	12	64	58	6	0	2	1.000	3.37	2		13	0	0%	37%		C-1B
Chubby Dean	21	80	76	75	753	706	40	7	55	.991	9.33								P-1B
Herman Fink	25	28	3	1	16	0	16	0	1	1.000	0.57								P
Lou Finney	26	88	88	79	562	519	31	12	39	.979	6.11								1B-OF-2B
Randy Gumpert	19	10	1	0	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	0.40								P
Gene Hasson	21	28	28	28	298	290	8	0	31	1.000	10.64								1B
Frankie Hayes	22	56	51	49	238	208	23	7	4	.971	4.13	9		18	11	38%	37%		C
Jesse Hill	30	67	63	63	175	163	4	8	0	.954	2.46								OF
Warren Huston	23	34	15	9	107	40	58	9	17	.916	2.97								2B-SS-3B
Bob Johnson	31	134	133	124	337	314	15	8	3	.976	2.44								OF-2B
Bill Kalfass	21	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33								P
Harry Kelley	31	41	29	14	42	10	32	0	2	1.000	1.02								P
Doyt Morris	20	3	2	1	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	2.33								OF
Wally Moses	26	154	154	154	354	323	16	15	4	.958	2.20								OF
Lynn Nelson	32	36	9	5	34	19	15	0	0	1.000	0.94								P-OF
Skeeter Newsome	26	122	121	119	696	256	408	32	76	.954	5.44								SS
Ace Parker	25	32	27	20	124	54	60	10	12	.919	3.45								SS-2B-OF
Rusty Peters	22	108	95	79	486	191	266	29	39	.940	4.01								2B-3B-SS
Buck Ross	22	28	22	7	36	7	28	1	2	.972	1.25								P
Jack Rothrock	32	58	50	46	136	132	3	1	0	.993	2.29								OF-2B
Eddie Smith	23	40	24	15	37	9	28	0	1	1.000	0.93								P-OF
Bud Thomas	26	35	26	6	24	7	17	0	0	1.000	0.69								P
George Turbeville	22	31	3	0	21	2	14	5	0	.762	0.52								P
Hal Wagner	21	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1.000	1.00	0		0	0				C
Billy Werber	29	126	126	122	418	141	260	17	25	.959	3.13								3B-OF
Al Williams	23	16	8	2	17	2	14	1	5	.941	1.00								P
Eddie Yount	21	2	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.50								OF
Team Totals	26.7	154	1386	1208	5929	4005	1725	199	388	.966	3.54	15		75	39	34%	37%
Rank in 8 AL teams								1	5	8
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Earle Brucker	36	92	91	80	382	323	48	11	13	.971	4.03	4	44	28	39%
Frankie Hayes	22	56	51	49	238	208	23	7	4	.971	4.13	9	18	11	38%
Bill Conroy	22	18	12	12	63	57	6	0	2	1.000	3.50	2	13	0	0%
Hal Wagner	21	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1.000	1.00	0	0	0
League Average										.981	4.63				37%
Team Total		154	154	141	684	589	77	18	20	.974	3.99	15	75	39	34%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Chubby Dean	21	78	75	75	750	705	38	7	55	.991	9.53
Lou Finney	26	50	50	47	461	428	28	5	38	.989	9.12
Gene Hasson	21	28	28	28	298	290	8	0	31	1.000	10.64
Babe Barna	22	1	1	0	11	9	2	0	3	1.000	11.00
Bill Conroy	22	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.991	9.61
Team Total		154	154	150	1521	1433	76	12	127	.992	9.55

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Rusty Peters	22	70	55	46	319	138	170	11	34	.966	4.40
Wayne Ambler	21	56	51	38	268	107	149	12	34	.955	4.57
Bill Cissell	33	33	33	33	210	87	115	8	17	.962	6.12
Warren Huston	23	16	12	6	73	27	40	6	12	.918	4.19
Ace Parker	25	9	3	2	20	10	10	0	2	1.000	2.22
Bob Johnson	31	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
Lou Finney	26	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
Jack Rothrock	32	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	3.00
League Average										.972	5.28
Team Total		154	154	125	896	372	487	37	99	.959	4.57

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Billy Werber	29	125	125	121	409	132	260	17	25	.958	3.14
Rusty Peters	22	31	27	27	104	37	54	13	2	.875	2.94
Warren Huston	23	2	2	2	7	1	5	1	2	.857	3.00
League Average										.946	3.07
Team Total		154	154	150	520	170	319	31	29	.940	3.09

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Skeeter Newsome	26	122	121	119	696	256	408	32	76	.954	5.44
Ace Parker	25	19	19	13	95	36	50	9	10	.905	4.53
Warren Huston	23	15	1	1	27	12	13	2	3	.926	1.67
Rusty Peters	22	13	13	6	63	16	42	5	3	.921	4.46
League Average										.955	5.06
Team Total		154	154	139	881	320	513	48	92	.946	4.93

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Wally Moses	26	154	154	154	354	323	16	15	4	.958	2.20
Bob Johnson	31	133	133	124	335	313	14	8	3	.976	2.46
Jesse Hill	30	68	63	63	175	163	4	8	0	.954	2.46
Jack Rothrock	32	58	50	46	133	130	2	1	0	.992	2.28
Lou Finney	26	39	38	32	100	91	2	7	1	.930	2.38
Babe Barna	22	9	9	7	10	8	0	2	0	.800	0.89
Lynn Nelson	32	6	5	4	17	16	1	0	0	1.000	2.83
Ace Parker	25	5	5	5	9	8	0	1	0	.889	1.60
Doyt Morris	20	3	2	1	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	2.33
Billy Werber	29	3	1	1	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	3.00
Eddie Smith	23	2	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.50
Eddie Yount	21	2	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.50
League Average										.969	2.31
Team Total		154	462	438	1155	1074	39	42	8	.964	2.31

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
George Caster	29	34	33	19	56	8	44	4	2	.929	1.53
Harry Kelley	31	41	29	14	42	10	32	0	2	1.000	1.02
Eddie Smith	23	38	23	14	34	6	28	0	1	1.000	0.89
Bud Thomas	26	35	26	6	24	7	17	0	0	1.000	0.69
Buck Ross	22	28	22	7	36	7	28	1	2	.972	1.25
Lynn Nelson	32	30	4	1	17	3	14	0	0	1.000	0.57
Herman Fink	25	28	3	1	16	0	16	0	1	1.000	0.57
George Turbeville	22	31	3	0	21	2	14	5	0	.762	0.52
Al Williams	23	16	8	2	17	2	14	1	5	.941	1.00
Randy Gumpert	19	10	1	0	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	0.40
Bill Kalfass	21	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.33
Chubby Dean	21	2	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.50
Fred Archer	27	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.954	1.08
Team Total		154	154	65	272	47	214	11	13	.960	0.88

1936 / 1938 Fielding Statistics

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