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1939 Philadelphia Athletics

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940

55-97, Finished 7th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Connie Mack (25-37) and Earle Mack (30-60)
Scored 711 runs, Allowed 1022 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 52-100

Ballparks: Shibe Park · Attendance: 395,022 (6th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 101

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1938 / 1940 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	23	95	66	45	376	150	208	18	34	.952	3.73								SS-2B
Bill Beckmann	31	27	19	7	29	10	19	0	0	1.000	1.07								P
Al Brancato	20	21	19	11	66	20	42	4	2	.939	2.95								3B-SS
Earle Brucker	38	47	42	38	168	150	18	0	5	1.000	3.57	2		28	13	32%	37%		C
George Caster	31	28	17	7	31	9	21	1	4	.968	1.07								P
Fred Chapman	22	15	14	9	69	24	38	7	5	.899	4.13								SS
Sam Chapman	23	134	129	121	534	497	16	21	8	.961	3.77								OF-1B
Eddie Collins	22	7	0	0	13	11	1	1	0	.923	1.71								OF-2B
Chubby Dean	23	54	1	0	31	3	26	2	4	.935	0.54								P
Nick Etten	25	41	41	40	399	376	19	4	29	.990	9.63								1B
Lou Finney	28	4	3	3	12	12	0	0	0	1.000	3.00								OF
Joe Gantenbein	23	94	79	71	404	178	203	23	30	.943	4.01								2B-3B-SS
Frankie Hayes	24	114	108	100	450	380	60	10	12	.978	3.86	12		71	26	27%	37%		C
Bob Johnson	33	150	149	134	397	369	15	13	3	.967	2.54								OF-2B
Bob Joyce	24	30	6	1	27	3	24	0	1	1.000	0.90								P
Bill Lillard	21	7	5	4	38	12	25	1	3	.974	5.29								SS
Dario Lodigiani	23	116	110	102	449	159	263	27	24	.940	3.61								3B-2B
Walt Masters	32	4	0	0	4	0	3	1	0	.750	0.75								P
Les McCrabb	24	5	4	2	7	1	6	0	0	1.000	1.40								P
Bob McNamara	22	9	0	0	10	5	5	0	0	1.000	1.11								3B-SS-2B-1B
Dee Miles	30	77	65	64	155	146	4	5	1	.968	1.95								OF
Wally Moses	28	103	103	92	227	209	10	8	2	.965	2.13								OF
Bill Nagel	23	100	96	73	373	134	218	21	32	.944	3.52								P-2B-3B
Lynn Nelson	34	35	24	12	40	11	27	2	6	.950	1.09								P
Skeeter Newsome	28	95	70	52	420	178	221	21	44	.950	4.20								SS-2B
Harry O'Neill	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0		0	0				C
Sam Page	23	4	3	1	6	0	6	0	1	1.000	1.50								P
Roy Parmelee	32	14	5	0	13	2	10	1	0	.923	0.86								P
Cotton Pippen	28	25	17	5	38	9	26	3	4	.921	1.40								P
Nels Potter	27	41	25	9	43	8	34	1	0	.977	1.02								P
Jim Reninger	24	4	2	0	5	3	2	0	0	1.000	1.25								P
Buck Ross	24	29	28	6	31	9	20	2	1	.935	1.00								P
Jim Schelle	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Dick Siebert	27	99	98	92	957	874	74	9	73	.991	9.58								1B
Dave Smith	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Eddie Smith	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Bud Thomas	28	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50								P
Eric Tipton	24	34	24	21	69	65	0	4	0	.942	1.91								OF
Hal Wagner	23	5	3	1	14	11	3	0	0	1.000	2.80	0		4	3	43%	37%		C
Team Totals	26.4	153	1377	1123	5906	4028	1668	210	328	.964	3.39	14		103	42	29%	37%
Rank in 8 AL teams								1	8	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%
Frankie Hayes	24	114	108	100	450	380	60	10	12	.978	3.86	12	71	26	27%
Earle Brucker	38	47	42	38	168	150	18	0	5	1.000	3.57	2	28	13	32%
Hal Wagner	23	5	3	1	14	11	3	0	0	1.000	2.80	0	4	3	43%
Harry O'Neill	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0	0	0
League Average										.981	4.44				37%
Team Total		153	153	139	632	541	81	10	17	.984	3.72	14	103	42	29%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Dick Siebert	27	99	98	92	957	874	74	9	73	.991	9.58
Nick Etten	25	41	41	40	399	376	19	4	29	.990	9.63
Sam Chapman	23	19	14	14	156	147	5	4	6	.974	8.00
Bob McNamara	22	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.990	9.43
Team Total		153	153	146	1513	1398	98	17	108	.989	9.35

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Joe Gantenbein	23	76	70	64	363	165	179	19	26	.948	4.53
Bill Nagel	23	56	55	37	251	100	137	14	28	.944	4.23
Dario Lodigiani	23	28	23	19	148	56	82	10	16	.932	4.93
Wayne Ambler	23	19	5	4	51	24	24	3	3	.941	2.53
Skeeter Newsome	28	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
Eddie Collins	22	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	.667	2.00
Bob Johnson	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Bob McNamara	22	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.965	5.14
Team Total		153	153	124	819	349	423	47	73	.943	4.20

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Dario Lodigiani	23	89	87	83	301	103	181	17	8	.944	3.19
Bill Nagel	23	43	41	36	122	34	81	7	4	.943	2.67
Al Brancato	20	20	19	11	66	20	42	4	2	.939	3.10
Joe Gantenbein	23	14	6	5	22	8	13	1	2	.955	1.50
Bob McNamara	22	5	0	0	6	2	4	0	0	1.000	1.20
League Average										.943	3.03
Team Total		153	153	135	517	167	321	29	16	.944	2.85

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Skeeter Newsome	28	93	70	52	418	176	221	21	44	.950	4.27
Wayne Ambler	23	77	61	41	325	126	184	15	31	.954	4.03
Fred Chapman	22	15	14	9	69	24	38	7	5	.899	4.13
Bill Lillard	21	7	5	4	38	12	25	1	3	.974	5.29
Joe Gantenbein	23	5	3	2	19	5	11	3	2	.842	3.20
Bob McNamara	22	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
Al Brancato	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.950	4.68
Team Total		153	153	108	871	344	480	47	85	.946	4.12

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bob Johnson	33	150	149	134	397	369	15	13	3	.967	2.56
Sam Chapman	23	117	115	107	378	350	11	17	2	.955	3.09
Wally Moses	28	103	103	92	227	209	10	8	2	.965	2.13
Dee Miles	30	77	65	64	155	146	4	5	1	.968	1.95
Eric Tipton	24	34	24	21	69	65	0	4	0	.942	1.91
Eddie Collins	22	6	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	1.000	1.67
Lou Finney	28	4	3	3	12	12	0	0	0	1.000	3.00
League Average										.969	2.33
Team Total		153	459	421	1248	1161	40	47	8	.962	2.45

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Lynn Nelson	34	35	24	12	40	11	27	2	6	.950	1.09
Nels Potter	27	41	25	9	43	8	34	1	0	.977	1.02
Buck Ross	24	29	28	6	31	9	20	2	1	.935	1.00
Bill Beckmann	31	27	19	7	29	10	19	0	0	1.000	1.07
George Caster	31	28	17	7	31	9	21	1	4	.968	1.07
Cotton Pippen	28	25	17	5	38	9	26	3	4	.921	1.40
Chubby Dean	23	54	1	0	31	3	26	2	4	.935	0.54
Bob Joyce	24	30	6	1	27	3	24	0	1	1.000	0.90
Roy Parmelee	32	14	5	0	13	2	10	1	0	.923	0.86
Les McCrabb	24	5	4	2	7	1	6	0	0	1.000	1.40
Sam Page	23	4	3	1	6	0	6	0	1	1.000	1.50
Jim Reninger	24	4	2	0	5	3	2	0	0	1.000	1.25
Walt Masters	32	4	0	0	4	0	3	1	0	.750	0.75
Bud Thomas	28	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50
Eddie Smith	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Bill Nagel	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Jim Schelle	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Dave Smith	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.952	0.97
Team Total		153	153	50	306	68	225	13	21	.958	0.95

1938 / 1940 Fielding Statistics

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