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1939 Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching 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 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 Lynn Nelson 34 10 13 .435 4.78 35 24 11 12 2 1 197.2 233 117 105 27 64 75 3 0 0 877 98 1.503 10.6 1.2 2.9 3.4 1.17
2 SP Nels Potter 27 8 12 .400 6.60 41 25 12 9 0 2 196.1 258 163 144 26 88 60 5 2 12 922 71 1.762 11.8 1.2 4.0 2.8 0.68
3 SP Buck Ross 24 6 14 .300 6.00 29 28 0 6 1 0 174.0 216 143 116 17 95 43 0 0 5 833 78 1.787 11.2 0.9 4.9 2.2 0.45
4 SP Bill Beckmann 31 7 11 .389 5.39 27 19 5 7 2 0 155.1 198 104 93 15 41 20 1 0 1 692 87 1.539 11.5 0.9 2.4 1.2 0.49
5 SP George Caster 31 9 9 .500 4.90 28 17 8 7 1 0 136.0 144 82 74 16 45 59 3 1 1 583 96 1.390 9.5 1.1 3.0 3.9 1.31
6 SP Cotton Pippen 28 4 11 .267 5.99 25 17 4 5 0 1 118.2 169 97 79 13 40 33 1 0 4 566 78 1.761 12.8 1.0 3.0 2.5 0.83
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
7 CL Chubby Dean* 23 5 8 .385 5.25 54 1 38 0 0 7 116.2 132 93 68 8 80 39 0 0 2 556 89 1.817 10.2 0.6 6.2 3.0 0.49
8 RP Bob Joyce 24 3 5 .375 6.69 30 6 11 1 0 0 107.2 156 91 80 13 37 25 1 0 3 517 70 1.793 13.0 1.1 3.1 2.1 0.68
9 RP Roy Parmelee 32 1 6 .143 6.45 14 5 8 0 0 1 44.2 42 41 32 2 35 13 3 0 4 220 73 1.724 8.5 0.4 7.1 2.6 0.37
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
10 Les McCrabb 24 1 2 .333 4.04 5 4 1 2 0 0 35.2 42 20 16 4 10 11 1 0 0 160 117 1.458 10.6 1.0 2.5 2.8 1.10
11 Sam Page 23 0 3 .000 6.95 4 3 0 1 0 0 22.0 34 27 17 1 15 11 0 0 0 115 68 2.227 13.9 0.4 6.1 4.5 0.73
12 Jim Reninger 24 0 2 .000 7.71 4 2 0 0 0 0 16.1 24 15 14 3 12 3 0 0 3 82 62 2.204 13.2 1.7 6.6 1.7 0.25
13 Walt Masters 32 0 0 6.55 4 0 4 0 0 0 11.0 15 9 8 0 8 2 0 0 0 58 73 2.091 12.3 0.0 6.5 1.6 0.25
14 Bud Thomas 28 0 1 .000 15.75 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 8 8 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 21 32 2.250 18.0 4.5 2.3 0.0 0.00
15 Eddie Smith* 25 1 0 1.000 9.82 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 7 4 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 20 52 2.455 17.2 0.0 4.9 7.4 1.50
16 Bill Nagel 23 0 0 12.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 7 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 43 2.667 21.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.00
17 Jim Schelle 22 0 0 inf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 6 0.00
18 Dave Smith 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.00
Team Totals 28.0 55 97 .362 5.79 153 153 103 50 6 12 1342.2 1687 1022 864 148 579 397 19 4 35 6248 81 1.688 11.3 1.0 3.9 2.7 0.69
Rank in 8 AL teams 7 2 7 8 4 6 8 7 7 7 8 5 8
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
* - 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 Beckmann 31 8 10 .444 4.47 165.0 191 91 82 14 40 21 1 1.400 10.4 2.2 1.1 0.53 0.8 27 27
George Caster 31 7 8 .467 4.09 143.0 139 72 65 15 43 62 3 1.273 8.7 2.7 3.9 1.44 0.9 28 28
Chubby Dean* 23 6 8 .429 4.25 127.0 127 67 60 8 77 42 0 1.606 9.0 5.5 3.0 0.55 0.6 54 54
Bob Joyce 24 5 8 .385 5.37 119.0 151 79 71 13 36 28 1 1.571 11.4 2.7 2.1 0.78 1.0 30 30
Walt Masters 32 0 1 .000 4.85 13.0 14 8 7 0 7 2 0 1.615 9.7 4.8 1.4 0.29 0.0 4 4
Les McCrabb 24 2 2 .500 3.23 39.0 41 16 14 4 10 12 1 1.308 9.5 2.3 2.8 1.20 0.9 5 5
Bill Nagel 23 0 0 6.75 4.0 7 3 3 1 1 0 0 2.000 15.8 2.3 0.0 0.00 2.3 1 1
Lynn Nelson 34 12 11 .522 3.97 211.0 224 103 93 26 62 80 3 1.355 9.6 2.6 3.4 1.29 1.1 35 35
Sam Page 23 1 1 .500 5.63 24.0 33 17 15 1 15 12 0 2.000 12.4 5.6 4.5 0.80 0.4 4 4
Roy Parmelee 32 2 3 .400 5.12 51.0 41 32 29 2 34 15 3 1.471 7.2 6.0 2.6 0.44 0.4 14 14
Cotton Pippen 28 6 10 .375 4.80 148.0 180 88 79 13 44 42 1 1.514 10.9 2.7 2.6 0.95 0.8 28 28
Nels Potter 27 8 15 .348 5.44 210.0 249 141 127 25 85 64 5 1.590 10.7 3.6 2.7 0.75 1.1 41 41
Jim Reninger 24 0 1 .000 6.35 17.0 23 13 12 3 12 3 0 2.059 12.2 6.4 1.6 0.25 1.6 4 4
Buck Ross 24 9 12 .429 4.83 192.0 209 114 103 16 92 47 0 1.568 9.8 4.3 2.2 0.51 0.8 29 29
Eddie Smith* 25 13 8 .619 3.13 190.0 161 73 66 11 88 74 4 1.311 7.6 4.2 3.5 0.84 0.5 32 32
Bud Thomas 28 3 4 .429 4.36 64.0 61 34 31 9 22 15 0 1.297 8.6 3.1 2.1 0.68 1.3 33 33
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 Beckmann 31 1 7 11 .389 5.39 27 19 5 7 2 0 155.1 198 104 93 15 41 20 1 0 1 692 87 1.539 11.5 0.9 2.4 1.2 0.49 87
George Caster 31 5 41 54 .432 4.59 134 94 24 48 6 2 749.1 799 454 382 75 320 310 13 2 11 3305 103 1.493 9.6 0.9 3.8 3.7 0.97 103
Chubby Dean* 23 3 8 9 .471 4.90 62 3 43 0 0 7 148.2 161 107 81 11 101 46 0 1 3 699 96 1.762 9.7 0.7 6.1 2.8 0.46 96
Bob Joyce 24 1 3 5 .375 6.69 30 6 11 1 0 0 107.2 156 91 80 13 37 25 1 0 3 517 70 1.793 13.0 1.1 3.1 2.1 0.68 70
Walt Masters 32 3 0 0 6.00 8 0 8 0 0 1 21.0 27 15 14 0 13 3 0 0 0 102 78 1.905 11.6 0.0 5.6 1.3 0.23 78
Les McCrabb 24 1 1 2 .333 4.04 5 4 1 2 0 0 35.2 42 20 16 4 10 11 1 0 0 160 117 1.458 10.6 1.0 2.5 2.8 1.10 117
Bill Nagel 23 1 0 0 12.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 7 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 43 2.667 21.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.00 43
Lynn Nelson 34 6 32 41 .438 5.13 160 58 72 29 2 6 662.2 754 427 378 81 253 248 16 0 12 2973 89 1.520 10.2 1.1 3.4 3.4 0.98 89
Sam Page 23 1 0 3 .000 6.95 4 3 0 1 0 0 22.0 34 27 17 1 15 11 0 0 0 115 68 2.227 13.9 0.4 6.1 4.5 0.73 68
Roy Parmelee 32 10 59 55 .518 4.27 206 145 41 55 5 3 1120.1 1075 605 532 68 531 514 55 1 53 4916 89 1.434 8.6 0.5 4.3 4.1 0.97 89
Cotton Pippen 28 2 4 14 .222 6.33 34 22 4 5 0 1 153.2 224 128 108 19 54 46 3 0 5 740 73 1.809 13.1 1.1 3.2 2.7 0.85 73
Nels Potter 27 3 10 24 .294 6.53 77 34 33 13 0 7 308.2 397 258 224 41 137 103 7 2 12 1442 72 1.730 11.6 1.2 4.0 3.0 0.75 72
Jim Reninger 24 2 0 4 .000 7.38 8 6 0 1 0 0 39.0 52 33 32 6 26 12 0 0 3 192 65 2.000 12.0 1.4 6.0 2.8 0.46 65
Buck Ross 24 4 29 54 .349 5.54 116 105 4 35 3 0 706.1 870 523 435 69 321 181 2 1 24 3282 87 1.686 11.1 0.9 4.1 2.3 0.56 87
Jim Schelle 22 1 0 0 inf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 6 0.00 6
Dave Smith 24 2 2 1 .667 5.08 22 0 15 0 0 0 44.1 51 29 25 0 30 13 1 0 2 210 96 1.827 10.4 0.0 6.1 2.6 0.43 96
Eddie Smith* 25 4 18 39 .316 4.31 115 54 43 23 2 9 526.2 519 299 252 45 266 234 12 1 9 2331 111 1.491 8.9 0.8 4.5 4.0 0.88 111
Bud Thomas 28 5 24 30 .444 5.05 114 57 34 13 2 1 449.1 543 294 252 48 141 118 4 3 14 2005 95 1.522 10.9 1.0 2.8 2.4 0.84 95
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+

1938 / 1940 Pitching Statistics