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1938 Philadelphia Athletics (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937/1939)
53-99, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 726 runs, Allowed 956 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-95
Managed by Connie Mack

Ballpark: Shibe Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 385,357 (6th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 97, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 101, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 Stats (1937/1939) / Schedule / Transactions

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Frankie Hayes       23   99  316   56   92  19  3  11   55  54   51  .291  .396  .475   2   3       1   2          120
1B *Lou Finney          27  122  454   61  125  21 12  10   48  39   25  .275  .333  .441   5   8       0   9           94
2B  Dario Lodigiani     22   93  325   36   91  15  1   6   44  34   25  .280  .361  .388   3   0       7   6           90
3B  Billy Werber        30  134  499   92  129  22  7  11   69  93   37  .259  .377  .397  19  15       2   5           96
SS  Wayne Ambler        22  120  393   42   92  21  2   0   38  48   31  .234  .317  .298   2   1       0  11           57
OF  Bob Johnson         32  152  563  114  176  27  9  30  113  87   73  .313  .406  .552   9   8       2   0          141
OF *Wally Moses         27  142  589   86  181  29  8   8   49  58   31  .307  .369  .424  15   5       0   3          101
OF  Sam Chapman         22  114  406   60  105  17  7  17   63  55   94  .259  .353  .461   3   4       4   1          105
   *Stan Sperry         24   60  253   28   69   6  3   0   27  15    9  .273  .313  .320   1   2       0   4           61
   *Dick Siebert        26   48  194   24   55   8  3   0   28  10    9  .284  .329  .356   2   3       3   2           73
    Earle Brucker       37   53  171   26   64  21  1   3   35  19   16  .374  .437  .561   1   1       0   1          151
    Ace Parker          26   56  113   12   26   5  0   0   12  10   16  .230  .293  .274   1   2       0   5           45
   *Hal Wagner          22   33   88   10   20   2  1   0    8   8    9  .227  .299  .273   0   0       1   3           46
   *Nick Etten          24   22   81    6   21   6  2   0   11   9    7  .259  .333  .383   1   0       0   0           81
   *Mule Haas           34   40   78    7   16   2  0   0   12  12   10  .205  .311  .231   0   0       0   3           39
   *Gene Hasson         22   19   69   10   19   6  2   1   12  12    7  .275  .383  .464   0   0       0   1          114
    Skeeter Newsome     27   17   48    7   13   4  0   0    7   1    4  .271  .286  .354   1   1       0   2           61
    Irv Bartling        24   14   46    5    8   1  1   0    5   3    7  .174  .224  .239   0   0       0   2           18
   *Babe Barna          23    9   30    4    4   0  0   0    2   3    5  .133  .212  .133   0   0       0   0          -11
    Paul Easterling     32    4    7    1    2   0  0   0    0   1    2  .286  .375  .286   0   0       0   0           70
    Rusty Peters        23    2    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0       0   0         -100
    Charlie Berry       35    1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0       0   0         -100

   *Lynn Nelson         33   67  112   12   31   0  0   0   15   7   12  .277  .319  .277   0   0       0   0           52
    George Caster       30   42  101    9   20   5  0   0   10   8   28  .198  .264  .248   0   0       1   2           30
    Bud Thomas          27   42   69    4    9   1  0   0    5   5   30  .130  .189  .145   0   0       0   7          -14
    Buck Ross           23   29   63    4   12   0  0   1    5   2   17  .190  .227  .238   0   0       1   5           18
   #Eddie Smith         24   43   42    4   12   2  0   0    5   3    8  .286  .333  .333   0   0       0   2           70
   *Nels Potter         26   38   39    1   10   1  0   0    6   1    3  .256  .275  .282   0   0       0   1           42
    Al Williams         24   30   25    0    1   0  0   0    0   2    9  .040  .111  .040   0   0       0   1          -60
   *Chubby Dean         21   16   20    3    6   2  0   0    1   1    4  .300  .333  .400   0   0       0   0           85
    Dave Smith          23   21   12    0    0   0  0   0    0   2    6  .000  .143  .000   0   0       0   0          -61
    Jim Reninger        23    4    7    1    0   0  0   0    0   2    2  .000  .222  .000   0   0       0   0          -39
    Randy Gumpert       20    4    4    1    1   0  0   0    1   1    1  .250  .400  .250   0   0       0   0           68
    Harry Kelley        32    4    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0       0   0         -100
    Ralph Buxton        24    5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0       0   0         -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 26.5  154 5229  726 1410 243 62  98  686 605  590  .270  .345  .396  65  53      22  78           95
    Rank among 8 AL teams          6    7    8   6  4   4        4    3     8     7     7   4   1                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  George Caster       30  42   4.35  16  20  1  40   2  20   2  281.3  310  156  136  25  117  112 1250   5   3  0     111
SP  Bud Thomas          27  42   4.92   9  14  0  29   9   7   1  212.3  259  138  116  23   62   48  945   5   2  1      98
SP  Buck Ross           23  29   5.32   9  16  0  28   1  10   0  184.3  218  132  109  23   80   54  849   1   0  1      91
SP  Lynn Nelson         33  32   5.65  10  11  2  23   8  13   0  191.0  215  142  120  29   79   75  870   5   5  0      86

CL  Nels Potter         26  35   6.47   2  12  5   9  20   4   0  111.3  139   95   80  15   49   43  517   0   2  0      75
RP *Eddie Smith         24  43   5.92   3  10  4   7  27   0   0  130.7  151  102   86  13   76   78  614   4   4  0      82
RP  Al Williams         24  30   6.94   0   7  0   8   7   1   0   93.3  128   93   72   6   54   25  456   4   1  1      70
RP  Dave Smith          23  21   5.08   2   1  0   0  15   0   0   44.3   50   29   25   0   28   13  207   2   1  0      95
RP  Ralph Buxton        24   5   4.82   0   1  0   0   3   0   0    9.3   12    7    5   1    5    9   43   0   0  0     100

   *Chubby Dean         21   6   3.52   2   1  0   1   4   0   0   23.0   22   10    9   3   15    3  103   1   0  1     137
    Jim Reninger        23   4   7.15   0   2  0   4   0   1   0   22.7   28   18   18   3   14    9  110   0   0  0      68
    Randy Gumpert       20   4  10.95   0   2  0   2   1   0   0   12.3   24   18   15   1   10    1   72   1   0  0      44
    Harry Kelley        32   4  16.88   0   2  0   3   1   0   0    8.0   17   16   15   0   10    3   49   0   0  0      29
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.0 154   5.48  53  99 12 154  98  56   4 1324.0 1573  956  806 142  599  473 6085  28  18  4      88
    Rank among 8 AL teams           7   8   1  4           8   6      6    7    7        8    4    6

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
FHayes       90  319   38   9   2  .975  10            
EBrucker     44  188   20   3   1  .986   3            
HWagner      30   87   16   3   2  .972   2            
CBerry        1    1    1   0   1 1.000   0            
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  154  595   75  15   6  .978  15   0   0   0
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .990  9.56
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
LFinney      64  574   24   6  35  .990  9.34
DSiebert     46  403   41   0  35 1.000  9.65
NEtten       22  212   10   3  20  .987 10.09
GHasson      19  154    6   7  17  .958  8.42
MHaas         6   48    1   0   2 1.000  8.17
EBrucker      1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154 1391   82  16 109  .989 10.01
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  G   PO    A   E   DP  .967  5.32
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
DLodigiani   80  193  233  21  45  .953  5.33
SSperry      60  121  185  13  26  .959  5.10
AParker       9   22   19   2   3  .953  4.56
WAmbler       4   12   16   0   4 1.000  7.00
BJohnson      3    6    6   2   3  .857  4.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154  354  459  38  81  .955  5.53
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .941  3.07
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
BWerber     134  168  266  30  21  .935  3.24
DLodigiani   13   17   26   4   3  .915  3.31
AParker       9    3   16   1   1  .950  2.11
IBartling     1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
BJohnson      1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154  188  308  35  25  .934  3.37
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    G   PO    A   E   DP  .953  4.99
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
WAmbler     116  209  310  32  54  .942  4.47
AParker      26   29   40   2   6  .972  2.65
SNewsome     15   24   43   2   7  .971  4.47
IBartling    13   29   35   6   8  .914  4.92
RPeters       2    3    2   2   0  .714  2.50
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154  294  430  44  75  .943  4.92
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     G   PO    A   E   DP  .972  2.28  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
BJohnson    150  400   21  16   3  .963  2.81  29 122   0
WMoses      139  304   11  11   3  .966  2.27   0   0 139
SChapman    110  229    8  12   0  .952  2.15 103   8   0
LFinney      46  124    4   3   0  .977  2.78  19  21   6
MHaas        12   19    1   0   1 1.000  1.67   0   5   7
BBarna        7   10    1   1   0  .917  1.57   4   0   3
PEasterling   1    3    0   1   0  .750  3.00   0   1   0
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  154 1089   46  44   7  .963  2.57 154 154 154
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     G   PO    A   E   DP  .952  2.11
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
GCaster      42   12   44   4   1  .933  1.79
BThomas      42    7   39   2   1  .958  1.95
LNelson      32    4   36   2   0  .952  1.88
BRoss        29    5   36   2   2  .953  2.00
ESmith       43   10   20   1   1  .968  2.07
NPotter      35    8   16   1   0  .960  1.94
AWilliams    30    4   18   2   0  .917  2.12
DSmith       21    2    8   0   0 1.000  2.03
CDean         6    0    8   0   0 1.000  3.13
JReninger     4    0    6   0   0 1.000  2.38
RGumpert      4    1    5   0   0 1.000  4.39
RBuxton       5    0    1   0   0 1.000  0.97
HKelley       4    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  154   53  237  14   5  .954  1.97
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageJohnson.313
On-base %Johnson.406
Slugging %Johnson.552
OPSJohnson.958
GamesJohnson152
At BatsMoses589
Plate Appearances (approx.)Johnson652
RunsJohnson114
HitsMoses181
Total BasesJohnson311
DoublesMoses29
TriplesFinney12
Home RunsJohnson30
RBIJohnson113
Bases on BallsWerber93
StrikeoutsChapman94
Stolen BasesWerber19
SinglesMoses136
Adjusted OPS+Johnson141
Runs CreatedJohnson124
Adjusted Batting RunsJohnson36
Batting WinsJohnson3.2
Extra-Base HitsJohnson66
Times on BaseJohnson265
Offensive Win%Johnson.694
Hit By PitchLodigiani7
Sac. HitsAmbler11
Caught StealingWerber15
Power/Speed NumberWerber13.9
At Bats per StrikeoutMoses19.0
At Bats per Home RunJohnson18.8
OutsMoses416

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERACaster4.35
WinsCaster16
Won-Loss %Nelson.476
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Thomas1.512
Hits Allowed/9IPCaster9.92
Bases on Balls/9IPThomas2.63
Strikeouts/9IPCaster3.58
GamesSmith43
SavesPotter5
InningsCaster281.3
StrikeoutsCaster112
Games StartedCaster40
Comp. GamesCaster20
ShutoutsCaster2
Home Runs Allow.Nelson29
Bases On Balls Allow.Caster117
Hits AllowedCaster310
SO to WalkCaster0.96
LossesCaster20
Earned Runs Allow.Caster136
Wild PitchesCaster, Nelson, and Thomas5
Hit BatsmenNelson5
Batters FacedCaster1250
Games FinishedSmith27
Adjusted ERA+Caster111

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