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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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Game Results

Season Summary   53-99 , Final Rank: 8, GB:   46.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:       never
Most Games under .500:          47 (last on October 2)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       46.0 (last on October 2)

Longest Winning Streak:          5 (June 11 to June 15)
Longest Losing Streak:           9 (July 16 to July 30 and August 17 to August 23)

Most Runs Allowed:              16 (August 9 and August 12)
Most Runs Scored:               15 (September 10)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       7
Times Opponent Shutout:          4

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        53  99     726     956    .349

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           28  47     378     486    .373
Road           25  52     348     470    .325

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           3   7      44      66    .300
May            11  13     119     133    .458
June           12  13     117     147    .480
July            3  20     113     172    .130
August         15  25     206     260    .375
September       8  20     121     171    .286
October         1   1       6       7    .500

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     27  38     304     391    .415
Second Half    26  61     422     565    .299
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        14  18     168     172    .438

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        19  37     278     429    .339

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BOS             8  14     115     166    .364
CHW            10  12     118     117    .455
CLE             4  18     111     145    .182
DET             8  14     114     136    .364
NYY             5  16      80     160    .238
SLB            12   9     110      98    .571
WSH             6  16      78     134    .273

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Mon, Apr 18     PHA @WSH  L   8-12       0-1     3     1.0       W Ferrell                         -
  2 Tue, Apr 19     PHA @WSH  L   2-9        0-2     8     2.0  1:58 M Weaver                    7,000 --
  3 Wed, Apr 20     PHA @WSH  L   0-3        0-3     8     3.0  1:51 D Leonard                   6,500 ---
  4 Sat, Apr 23     PHA  BOS  L   4-10       0-4     8     3.5  2:24 L Grove                    10,895 ----
  5 Sun, Apr 24     PHA  BOS  W  10-4        1-4     7     3.5  2:12 G Caster                    9,154 +
  6 Mon, Apr 25     PHA  NYY  W   6-1        2-4     6     3.0  1:45 B Ross                      4,000 ++
  7 Tue, Apr 26     PHA  NYY  L   3-5        2-5     8     4.0  2:10 M Pearson                   6,300 -
  8 Wed, Apr 27     PHA  NYY  L   2-9        2-6     8     4.0  2:16 R Ruffing                   6,000 --
  9 Thu, Apr 28     PHA  WSH  L   2-7        2-7     8     5.0       W Ferrell                   9,100 ---
 10 Fri, Apr 29     PHA  WSH  W   7-6        3-7     8     5.0  2:29 E Smith                     9,100 +
 11 Sun, May  1     PHA @BOS  W   8-6        4-7     7     4.5  2:15 B Thomas                   17,200 ++
 12 Mon, May  2     PHA @BOS  L   1-13       4-8     8     5.5  1:55 J Marcum                    4,000 -
 13 Tue, May  3     PHA  CHW  W   7-2        5-8     6     5.5  1:54 B Ross                      4,000 +
 14 Wed, May  4     PHA  CHW  L   1-4        5-9     7     5.5  1:50 B Dietrich                  3,000 -
 15 Thu, May  5     PHA  CHW  L   4-10       5-10    7     5.5  1:59 F Gabler                    7,500 --
 16 Fri, May  6     PHA  CLE  L   1-4        5-11    7     6.5  2:21 J Allen                     2,000 ---
 17 Sat, May  7     PHA  CLE  L   2-4        5-12    7     7.5  2:11 W Hudlin                    8,000 ----
 18 Sun, May  8     PHA  DET  W   7-6        6-12    7     6.5  2:28 L Nelson                   10,000 +
 19 Wed, May 11     PHA  SLB  L   5-9        6-13    7     7.0  2:23 J Knott                       200 -
 20 Fri, May 13     PHA @NYY  W   8-6        7-13    7     6.5  2:20 G Caster                   11,064 +
 21 Sat, May 14     PHA @NYY  -   1-1        7-13    7     6.5  1:03                            10,611 +
 22 Mon, May 16     PHA @CLE  L   3-4        7-14    7     7.5  2:21 W Hudlin                    2,500 -
 23 Tue, May 17     PHA @CLE  L   1-5        7-15    7     8.0  2:02 E Whitehill                 1,500 --
 24 Wed, May 18     PHA @CLE  L   2-7        7-16    7     8.5  2:30 B Feller                    4,000 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Thu, May 19     PHA @DET  L   2-6        7-17    7     9.5  2:00 G Gill                      4,850 ----
 26 Fri, May 20     PHA @DET  W   5-2        8-17    7     9.5  2:11 B Thomas                    6,700 +
 27 Sat, May 21     PHA @DET  L   5-7        8-18    7     9.5  1:35 V Kennedy                   7,400 -
 28 Sun, May 22     PHA @SLB  W   8-5        9-18    7     9.5  2:56 N Potter                    3,100 +
 29 Tue, May 24     PHA @SLB  W   6-1       10-18    7     9.5  2:11 L Nelson                    1,010 ++
 30 Wed, May 25     PHA @CHW  L   4-7       10-19    7    10.5  1:51 J Whitehead                 2,000 -
 31 Thu, May 26     PHA @CHW  W   4-1       11-19    7     9.5  1:49 G Caster                    2,500 +
 32 Sat, May 28     PHA  NYY  W  10-4       12-19    7     9.0  2:10 L Nelson                   10,000 ++
 33 Sun, May 29     PHA  NYY  W  11-9       13-19    7     8.0  2:38 E Smith                    15,000 +++
 34 Mon, May 30     PHA  WSH  L   4-9       13-20    6     9.0  2:31 P Appleton                      0 -
 35                 PHA  WSH  W   9-1       14-20    6     9.0  2:05 G Caster                   33,000 +
 36 Wed, Jun  1     PHA  CLE  W   9-5       15-20    6     8.0  2:20 L Nelson                    7,500 ++
 37 Thu, Jun  2     PHA  CLE  L   5-10      15-21    6     9.0  2:43 E Whitehill                14,000 -
 38 Fri, Jun  3     PHA  CLE  L   5-10      15-22    6    10.0  2:29 J Allen                     5,000 --
 39 Sat, Jun  4     PHA  CHW  W   9-4       16-22    6    10.0  1:51 G Caster                    5,000 +
 40 Sun, Jun  5     PHA  CHW  L   2-8       16-23    6    10.5  1:52 M Stratton                      0 -
 41                 PHA  CHW  W   7-6       17-23    6    10.5  2:04 L Nelson                   25,000 +
 42 Tue, Jun  7     PHA  DET  L   4-5       17-24    6    11.0  2:05 G Gill                      8,000 -
 43 Wed, Jun  8     PHA  DET  L   1-5       17-25    7    11.0  2:20 T Bridges                   5,000 --
 44 Thu, Jun  9     PHA  DET  W   8-5       18-25    6    10.0  2:27 C Dean                     15,000 +
 45 Fri, Jun 10     PHA  SLB  L   4-8       18-26    7    10.0       B Newsom                      154 -
 46 Sat, Jun 11     PHA  SLB  W   5-4       19-26    6     9.5  2:15 G Caster                    5,000 +
 47 Sun, Jun 12     PHA  SLB  W   8-3       20-26    6     8.0  2:29 B Ross                          0 ++
 48                 PHA  SLB  W   1-0       21-26    6     8.0  1:26 B Thomas                   23,000 +++
 49 Tue, Jun 14     PHA @DET  W   8-2       22-26    6     7.0  1:54 L Nelson                    7,000 ++++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Wed, Jun 15     PHA @DET  W   7-6       23-26    6     7.0  2:10 C Dean                      5,400 +++++
 51 Thu, Jun 16     PHA @DET  L   3-12      23-27    6     8.0  2:10 T Bridges                   4,850 -
 52 Fri, Jun 17     PHA @CLE  L   1-8       23-28    6     9.0  2:18 J Allen                     9,000 --
 53 Sat, Jun 18     PHA @CLE  W   8-4       24-28    6     8.0  2:25 L Nelson                   10,000 +
 54 Sun, Jun 19     PHA @CLE  L   4-5       24-29    6     9.0  2:12 J Humphries                20,000 -
 55 Tue, Jun 21     PHA @SLB  L   2-5       24-30    6    10.0  2:04 O Hildebrand                1,035 --
 56 Wed, Jun 22     PHA @SLB  W   7-1       25-30    6    10.5  2:00 G Caster                    1,004 +
 57 Thu, Jun 23     PHA @SLB  W   7-1       26-30    6     9.5  2:00 L Nelson                      912 ++
 58 Wed, Jun 29     PHA @NYY  L   0-10      26-31    6    11.5  2:05 L Gomez                         0 -
 59                 PHA @NYY  L   1-13      26-32    6    11.5  2:20 B Hadley                   25,000 --
 60 Thu, Jun 30     PHA @NYY  L   1-7       26-33    6    12.5  1:45 R Ruffing                   4,663 ---
 61 Fri, Jul  1     PHA  BOS  L   7-12      26-34    6    13.0  2:12 L Grove                    10,000 ----
 62 Sat, Jul  2     PHA  BOS  L   5-6       26-35    6    13.5  2:44 E Dickman                   5,000 -----
 63 Sun, Jul  3     PHA  WSH  W   3-0       27-35    6    13.5  1:26 G Caster                        0 +
 64                 PHA  WSH  L   2-14      27-36    6    13.5  2:27 M Weaver                          -
 65 Mon, Jul  4     PHA @BOS  L   5-8       27-37    7    13.5  2:28 F Ostermuell                    0 --
 66                 PHA @BOS  L   2-5       27-38    7    13.5  1:42 J Bagby                    18,000 ---
 67 Fri, Jul  8     PHA @WSH  L   0-11      27-39    7    14.5  1:53 H Kelley                    7,000 ----
 68 Sat, Jul  9     PHA @WSH  L   4-7       27-40    7    15.5  2:03 W Ferrell                   3,000 -----
 69 Sun, Jul 10     PHA @WSH  L   2-5       27-41    7    17.0  1:42 D Leonard                       0 ------
 70                 PHA @WSH  L   7-8       27-42    7    17.0  2:35 J DeShong                  18,000 -------
 71 Tue, Jul 12     PHA  CHW  L   6-8       27-43    7    17.0  2:20 M Stratton                  2,500 --------
 72 Wed, Jul 13     PHA  CHW  W   5-2       28-43    7    16.5  2:06 G Caster                    3,000 +
 73 Thu, Jul 14     PHA  CHW  L   8-9       28-44    7    17.5  2:32 J Rigney                    5,000 -
 74 Fri, Jul 15     PHA  CLE  W   5-4       29-44    7    17.5  2:15 B Ross                      5,000 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Jul 16     PHA  CLE  L   8-9       29-45    7    18.5  3:11 J Humphries                 8,000 -
 76 Sun, Jul 17     PHA  CLE  L   6-7       29-46    7    19.5  2:44 B Feller                   14,580 --
 77 Sun, Jul 24     PHA  DET  L   6-7       29-47    7    20.0  2:17 E Auker                         0 ---
 78                 PHA  DET  L   3-7       29-48    7    20.0  2:32 T Bridges                  12,000 ----
 79 Tue, Jul 26     PHA @CLE  L   2-4       29-49    7    21.5  2:10 B Feller                    7,500 -----
 80 Wed, Jul 27     PHA @CLE  L  11-12      29-50    7    22.5  2:58 A Milnar                    7,500 ------
 81 Fri, Jul 29     PHA @DET  L   2-9       29-51    7    23.0  1:44 E Auker                           -------
 82 Sat, Jul 30     PHA @DET  L   7-10      29-52    7    24.5  2:29 H Eisenstat                     0 --------
 83                 PHA @DET  L   7-8       29-53    7    24.5  2:17 H Eisenstat                       ---------
 84 Mon, Aug  1     PHA @DET  W   4-0       30-53    7    25.0  2:14 B Ross                      5,800 +
 85 Tue, Aug  2     PHA @CHW  L   4-8       30-54    7    25.0  2:05 M Stratton                  3,000 -
 86 Wed, Aug  3     PHA @CHW  W  14-2       31-54    7    24.5  2:36 B Thomas                        0 +
 87                 PHA @CHW  W  13-5       32-54    7    24.5  2:13 G Caster                    5,000 ++
 88 Thu, Aug  4     PHA @CHW  L   2-8       32-55    7    26.0  1:44 T Lee                           0 -
 89                 PHA @CHW  L   3-7       32-56    7    26.0  2:01 J Knott                     3,000 --
 90 Fri, Aug  5     PHA @SLB  L   2-9       32-57    7    27.0  2:02 F Johnson                     881 ---
 91 Sat, Aug  6     PHA @SLB  W   8-4       33-57    7    27.0  2:23 B Thomas                    1,341 +
 92 Sun, Aug  7     PHA @SLB  L   3-5       33-58    7    27.5  2:14 B Newsom                        0 -
 93                 PHA @SLB  W   8-5       34-58    7    27.5  2:19 G Caster                          +
 94 Tue, Aug  9     PHA  BOS  L   4-16      34-59    7    27.5  2:23 B Harris                    2,000 -
 95 Wed, Aug 10     PHA  BOS  W   5-3       35-59    7    27.5  1:50 B Thomas                    1,500 +
 96 Thu, Aug 11     PHA  BOS  W   5-3       36-59    7    27.5  1:56 G Caster                    5,000 ++
 97 Fri, Aug 12     PHA @NYY  W   5-4       37-59    7    27.5  2:05 E Smith                         0 +++
 98                 PHA @NYY  L   3-16      37-60    7    27.5  2:30 B Hadley                          -
 99 Sat, Aug 13     PHA @NYY  L   4-11      37-61    7    28.5  2:10 S Sundra                    9,232 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sun, Aug 14     PHA @NYY  L   3-4       37-62    7    30.5  1:56 S Chandler                      0 ---
101                 PHA @NYY  L   2-9       37-63    7    30.5  1:55 M Pearson                  33,922 ----
102 Tue, Aug 16     PHA @BOS  W  14-11      38-63    7    31.0  2:32 B Ross                      5,200 +
103 Wed, Aug 17     PHA @BOS  L   3-4       38-64    7    32.0  1:50 J Wilson                          -
104                 PHA @BOS  L   0-5       38-65    7    32.0  1:45 J Heving                    3,200 --
105 Thu, Aug 18     PHA @BOS  L   0-2       38-66    7    32.5  1:35 J Bagby                     2,000 ---
106 Fri, Aug 19     PHA  NYY  L   2-5       38-67    7    33.5  1:59 S Chandler                 12,000 ----
107 Sat, Aug 20     PHA  NYY  L   3-11      38-68    7    34.5  2:13 M Pearson                   9,000 -----
108 Sun, Aug 21     PHA  NYY  L   4-8       38-69    8    36.5  2:00 L Gomez                         0 ------
109                 PHA  NYY  L   1-8       38-70    8    36.5       R Ruffing                  30,151 -------
110 Tue, Aug 23     PHA  DET  L   5-13      38-71    8    37.5  2:22 T Bridges                       0 --------
111                 PHA  DET  L   3-8       38-72    8    37.5  2:11 G Gill                      8,000 ---------
112 Wed, Aug 24     PHA  DET  W  10-5       39-72    7    36.5  2:01 N Potter                        0 +
113                 PHA  DET  W  11-2       40-72    7    36.5  1:47 G Caster                    6,000 ++
114 Thu, Aug 25     PHA  SLB  L   5-8       40-73    7    37.5  3:20 B Newsom                        0 -
115                 PHA  SLB  W   4-1       41-73    7    37.5  1:47 B Ross                     15,000 +
116 Fri, Aug 26     PHA  SLB  W  11-6       42-73    7    37.5  2:12 L Nelson                        0 ++
117                 PHA  SLB  L   4-6       42-74    7    37.5  2:17 F Johnson                   5,000 -
118 Sat, Aug 27     PHA  SLB  L   3-8       42-75    8    39.5  2:05 L Mills                         0 --
119                 PHA  SLB  L   5-6       42-76    8    39.5  2:00 R Van Atta                  7,000 ---
120 Sun, Aug 28     PHA  CHW  W   5-4       43-76    8    39.0  1:58 B Ross                          0 +
121                 PHA  CHW  W   7-2       44-76    8    39.0  1:58 B Thomas                          ++
122 Tue, Aug 30     PHA  CLE  L   8-10      44-77    8    40.5  2:30 J Humphries                       -
123 Wed, Aug 31     PHA  CLE  L   6-8       44-78    8    40.5  2:08 W Hudlin                          --
124 Thu, Sep  1     PHA  CLE  L   4-11      44-79    8    40.5  2:17 B Feller                          ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Fri, Sep  2     PHA  WSH  L   2-4       44-80    8    41.5  2:24 K Chase                     1,000 ----
126 Sat, Sep  3     PHA  WSH  L   0-7       44-81    8    41.5  2:00 J Krakauskas                3,000 -----
127 Sun, Sep  4     PHA  BOS  W  12-11      45-81    8    42.0  2:30 D Smith                         0 +
128                 PHA  BOS  L   2-12      45-82    8    42.0  1:47 B Harris                   16,000 -
129 Mon, Sep  5     PHA @NYY  L   2-5       45-83    8    44.0  2:08 S Chandler                      0 --
130                 PHA @NYY  L   3-6       45-84    8    44.0  2:20 M Pearson                  35,567 ---
131 Wed, Sep  7     PHA @WSH  W   5-2       46-84    8    43.0  1:43 G Caster                      800 +
132 Thu, Sep  8     PHA @WSH  L   2-5       46-85    8    44.0  1:38 K Chase                       800 -
133 Fri, Sep  9     PHA @BOS  W   4-3       47-85    8    44.0  2:05 B Ross                      2,200 +
134 Sat, Sep 10     PHA @BOS  W  15-7       48-85    8    44.0  2:16 L Nelson                    4,200 ++
135 Sun, Sep 11     PHA @BOS  L   7-12      48-86    8    44.0  2:20 J Wilson                    9,000 -
136 Wed, Sep 14     PHA @SLB  W   4-3       49-86    8    44.0  2:25 B Thomas                          +
137 Thu, Sep 15     PHA @CHW  L   4-5       49-87    7    43.5  2:04 J Whitehead                     0 -
138                 PHA @CHW  W   1-0       50-87    7    43.5  1:52 G Caster                          +
139 Sat, Sep 17     PHA @CHW  L   4-8       50-88    7    44.5  1:47 T Lyons                         0 -
140                 PHA @CHW  L   4-7       50-89    7    44.5  1:43 J Knott                         0 --
141 Sun, Sep 18     PHA @CLE  L   3-7       50-90    8    43.5  1:51 W Hudlin                        0 ---
142                 PHA @CLE  W  14-3       51-90    8    43.5  2:03 B Thomas                          +
143 Mon, Sep 19     PHA @CLE  L   3-4       51-91    8    43.5  2:07 M Harder                      474 -
144 Wed, Sep 21     PHA @DET  L   6-8       51-92    8    43.5  2:09 R Lawson                        0 --
145                 PHA @DET  L   0-3       51-93    8    43.5  1:02 B Poffenberg                      ---
146 Sat, Sep 24     PHA  WSH  L   3-7       51-94    8    44.0  2:12 H Kelley                    2,500 ----
147 Sun, Sep 25     PHA  WSH  W   6-5       52-94    8    43.5  2:06 D Smith                         0 +
148                 PHA  WSH  L   4-5       52-95    8    43.5  1:45 K Chase                     8,000 -
149 Tue, Sep 27     PHA  BOS  L   1-11      52-96    8    45.0  1:30 B Harris                    2,500 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Wed, Sep 28     PHA  BOS  L   1-2       52-97    8    45.0  1:31 J Heving                          ---
151 Thu, Sep 29     PHA  NYY  L   4-7       52-98    8    46.0  2:08 M Pearson                       0 ----
152                 PHA  NYY  -   1-1       52-98    8    46.0  0:52                             1,500 ----
153 Sun, Oct  2     PHA @WSH  L   2-5       52-99    8    46.0  1:50 J Krakauskas                    0 -----
154                 PHA @WSH  W   4-2       53-99    8    46.0  1:55 G Caster                          +

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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