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1939 Philadelphia Athletics Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
55-97, Finished 7th in American League
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Scored 711 runs, Allowed 1022 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 52-100
Manager: Connie Mack (25-37) and Earle Mack (30-60)
Ballpark: Shibe Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 395,022 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 102

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1938 / 1940 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 55-97, Final Rank:7, GB: 51.5
Days in Firstnever
 
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind51.5last on Saturday, Sep 30, for days on which they played
Most Games over .5001last on Thursday, Apr 20
Most Games under .50042last on Saturday, Sep 30
Longest Winning Streak4Thursday, May 18 to Sunday, May 21, Wednesday, Aug 30 to Saturday, Sep 2 and Thursday, Sep 14 to Sunday, Sep 17
Longest Losing Streak8Sunday, Aug 6 to Saturday, Aug 12
Most Runs Allowed23Wednesday, Jun 28
Most Runs Scored15Tuesday, Sep 26
Times Shutout by Opponent13 
Times Opponent Shutout6 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 55 97 711 1022 .362
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 28 48 354 523 .368
Road 27 49 357 499 .355
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 2 7 29 44 .222
May 11 15 117 142 .423
June 13 15 144 201 .464
July 8 20 153 229 .286
August 10 22 130 223 .313
September 11 18 138 183 .379
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 28 46 347 483 .378
Second Half 27 51 364 539 .346
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 18 16 160 158 .529
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 11 40 228 490 .216
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BOS 4 18 105 162 .182
CHW 11 11 113 114 .500
CLE 4 18 83 165 .182
DET 11 11 113 146 .500
NYY 4 18 68 179 .182
SLB 13 9 145 143 .591
WSH 8 12 84 113 .400

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Thursday, Apr 20 PHA WSH W 2 0 1-0 2 0.5 Caster 1:43 7,100 +
2 2 Friday, Apr 21 PHA @ BOS L 2 9 1-1 4 1.0 Bagby 1:51 15,000 -
3 3 Saturday, Apr 22 PHA @ BOS L 2 5 1-2 6 1.5 Rich 2:00 10,300 --
4 4 Sunday, Apr 23 PHA @ BOS W 12 8 2-2 4 1.0 Smith 2:55 12,000 +
5 5 Monday, Apr 24 PHA @ NYY L 1 2 2-3 4 2.0 Pearson 2:48 5,820 -
6 6 Tuesday, Apr 25 PHA @ NYY L 4 8 2-4 6 3.0 Ruffing 1:52 7,348 --
7 7 Thursday, Apr 27 PHA @ WSH L 3 6 2-5 8 3.5 Leonard 1:56 2,000 ---
8 8 Saturday, Apr 29 PHA BOS L 2 3 2-6 8 3.5 Wilson 2:20 8,000 ----
9 9 Sunday, Apr 30 PHA BOS L 1 3 2-7 8 3.5 Bagby 1:49 10,000 -----
10 10 Tuesday, May 2 PHA @ CHW L 1 4 2-8 8 4.5 Lyons 1:46 1,000 ------
11 11 Wednesday, May 3 PHA @ CHW W 3 1 3-8 8 4.5 Caster 1:39 1,000 +
12 12 Thursday, May 4 PHA @ SLB L 3 9 3-9 8 5.5 Kramer 2:12 1,071 -
13 13 Friday, May 5 PHA @ SLB W 10 5 4-9 8 5.0 Potter 2:19 1,238 +
14 14 Saturday, May 6 PHA @ SLB L 5 7 4-10 8 6.0 Marcum 2:04 2,003 -
15 15 Sunday, May 7 PHA @ DET W 10 3 5-10 7 5.5 Caster 2:17 16,299 +
16 16 Monday, May 8 PHA @ DET W 6 5 6-10 7 4.5 Nelson 2:16 2,751 ++
17 17 Wednesday, May 10 PHA @ CLE L 4 7 6-11 7 6.0 Feller 2:24 4,000 -
18 18 Thursday, May 11 PHA @ CLE L 0 7 6-12 7 7.0 Milnar 2:12 2,500 --
19 19 Sunday, May 14 PHA NYY L 0 10 6-13 8 8.0 Ruffing 2:00 15,509 ---
20 20 Monday, May 15 PHA NYY L 0 3 6-14 8 9.0 Ferrell 2:00 5,000 ----
21 21 Tuesday, May 16 PHA CLE L 3 8 6-15 8 10.0 Humphries 2:41 15,100 -----
22 22 Thursday, May 18 PHA CLE W 4 3 7-15 8 10.5 Dean 2:34 10,000 +
23 23 Friday, May 19 PHA DET W 11 6 8-15 6 10.5 Ross 2:37 2,000 ++
24 24 Saturday, May 20 PHA DET W 6 5 9-15 6 10.5 Joyce 1:43 8,000 +++
25 25 Sunday, May 21 PHA SLB W 12 4 10-15 6 10.5 Parmelee 2:08 7,502 ++++
26 26 Monday, May 22 PHA SLB L 3 6 10-16 6 11.0 Kennedy 1:56 5,000 -
27 27 Tuesday, May 23 PHA SLB W 7 3 11-16 5 11.0 Nelson 1:59 4,500 +
28 28 Wednesday, May 24 PHA CHW L 1 4 11-17 6 11.0 Smith 1:54 18,721 -
29 29 Friday, May 26 PHA @ NYY L 0 1 11-18 6 12.5 Hildebrand 2:05 5,139 --
30 30 Saturday, May 27 PHA @ NYY L 2 8 11-19 7 14.5 Gomez 1:50 0 ---
31 31 Saturday, May 27 PHA @ NYY L 9 11 11-20 7 14.5 Sundra 2:15 30,358 ----
32 32 Sunday, May 28 PHA @ NYY L 5 9 11-21 7 15.5 Donald 1:55 14,670 -----
33 33 Monday, May 29 PHA @ WSH W 5 4 12-21 7 15.5 Dean 2:12 1,500 +
34 34 Tuesday, May 30 PHA @ WSH W 3 1 13-21 7 15.5 Potter 1:57 0 ++
35 35 Tuesday, May 30 PHA @ WSH L 4 8 13-22 7 15.5 Chase 2:15 16,000 -
36 36 Thursday, Jun 1 PHA @ SLB W 10 7 14-22 7 15.5 Nelson 2:35 487 +
37 37 Saturday, Jun 3 PHA @ SLB W 5 3 15-22 5 15.5 Beckmann 1:41 0 ++
38 38 Saturday, Jun 3 PHA @ SLB W 8 6 16-22 5 15.5 Joyce 2:05 1,718 +++
39 39 Sunday, Jun 4 PHA @ CHW L 9 14 16-23 5 16.0 Lyons 2:15 0 -
40 40 Sunday, Jun 4 PHA @ CHW W 11 6 17-23 5 16.0 Potter 2:14 17,000 +
41 41 Monday, Jun 5 PHA @ CHW L 1 12 17-24 6 16.0 Knott 2:12 2,500 -
42 42 Tuesday, Jun 6 PHA @ CHW L 4 7 17-25 6 16.0 Dietrich 1:41 2,500 --
43 43 Wednesday, Jun 7 PHA @ DET W 5 4 18-25 6 16.0 Nelson 2:05 9,067 +
44 44 Thursday, Jun 8 PHA @ DET L 4 8 18-26 6 17.0 Trout 1:55 3,353 -
45 45 Friday, Jun 9 PHA @ DET L 4 14 18-27 6 17.5 Benton 2:05 3,069 --
46 46 Saturday, Jun 10 PHA @ CLE L 0 6 18-28 6 18.0 Allen 2:03 1,500 ---
47 47 Sunday, Jun 11 PHA @ CLE L 3 4 18-29 6 20.0 Hudlin 1:35 12,000 ----
48 48 Sunday, Jun 11 PHA @ CLE L 2 3 18-30 6 20.0 Milnar 1:35 12,000 -----
49 49 Wednesday, Jun 14 PHA SLB L 0 6 18-31 7 20.0 Kennedy 1:57 10,120 ------
50 50 Friday, Jun 16 PHA SLB W 11 10 19-31 6 20.5 Beckmann 2:10 8,000 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Saturday, Jun 17 PHA CHW W 5 2 20-31 6 20.5 Caster 1:59 2,500 ++
52 52 Sunday, Jun 18 PHA CHW L 5 6 20-32 6 20.0 Lyons 2:00 0 -
53 53 Sunday, Jun 18 PHA CHW W 9 4 21-32 6 20.0 Potter 1:45 10,105 +
54 54 Tuesday, Jun 20 PHA DET L 0 5 21-33 6 21.5 Bridges 2:08 13,048 -
55 55 Thursday, Jun 22 PHA DET W 6 5 22-33 6 22.0 Nelson 2:43 12,000 +
56 56 Friday, Jun 23 PHA CLE L 5 12 22-34 6 22.5 Feller 2:42 3,000 -
57 57 Saturday, Jun 24 PHA CLE W 10 6 23-34 6 22.5 Potter 2:16 +
58 58 Sunday, Jun 25 PHA CLE L 4 8 23-35 6 22.5 Allen 2:02 0 -
59 59 Sunday, Jun 25 PHA CLE W 10 2 24-35 6 22.5 Caster 1:59 19,302 +
60 60 Monday, Jun 26 PHA NYY W 3 2 25-35 6 21.5 Pippen 1:53 33,074 ++
61 61 Wednesday, Jun 28 PHA NYY L 2 23 25-36 6 23.5 Pearson 2:27 0 -
62 62 Wednesday, Jun 28 PHA NYY L 0 10 25-37 6 23.5 Gomez 1:40 21,612 --
63 63 Thursday, Jun 29 PHA @ BOS W 8 6 26-37 6 23.0 Potter 2:01 2,000 +
64 64 Saturday, Jul 1 PHA @ WSH L 4 9 26-38 6 23.5 Haynes 1:58 2,500 -
65 65 Sunday, Jul 2 PHA @ WSH L 3 4 26-39 6 24.5 Appleton 2:12 0 --
66 66 Sunday, Jul 2 PHA @ WSH L 2 13 26-40 6 24.5 Krakauskas 2:00 15,000 ---
67 67 Tuesday, Jul 4 PHA BOS L 7 17 26-41 7 25.5 Heving 2:31 0 ----
68 68 Tuesday, Jul 4 PHA BOS L 12 18 26-42 7 25.5 Galehouse 2:30 22,030 -----
69 69 Wednesday, Jul 5 PHA BOS L 4 6 26-43 7 26.5 Auker 1:59 8,000 ------
70 70 Thursday, Jul 6 PHA WSH W 9 3 27-43 6 26.0 Caster 1:59 8,732 +
71 71 Saturday, Jul 8 PHA WSH W 6 5 28-43 6 24.5 Beckmann 1:56 5,000 ++
72 72 Saturday, Jul 8 PHA WSH L 3 6 28-44 6 24.5 Krakauskas 2:04 6,523 -
73 73 Sunday, Jul 9 PHA WSH L 4 5 28-45 7 24.5 Leonard 1:54 0 --
74 74 Sunday, Jul 9 PHA WSH L 3 10 28-46 7 24.5 Chase 1:59 8,292 ---
75 75 Thursday, Jul 13 PHA @ CHW W 12 10 29-46 7 23.5 Dean 2:47 3,000 +
76 76 Friday, Jul 14 PHA @ CHW W 7 3 30-46 7 23.5 Ross 2:20 10,000 ++
77 77 Saturday, Jul 15 PHA @ CHW L 3 7 30-47 7 24.5 Rigney 2:04 3,000 -
78 78 Sunday, Jul 16 PHA @ SLB L 7 13 30-48 7 26.0 Gill 1:51 0 --
79 79 Sunday, Jul 16 PHA @ SLB T 5 5 30-48 7 26.0 2:59 2,031 --
80 80 Monday, Jul 17 PHA @ SLB W 11 8 31-48 6 26.0 Joyce 2:19 549 +
81 81 Tuesday, Jul 18 PHA @ CLE L 3 6 31-49 7 27.5 Dobson 1:59 9,032 -
82 82 Thursday, Jul 20 PHA @ CLE L 2 3 31-50 7 28.5 Harder 1:46 6,000 --
83 83 Friday, Jul 21 PHA @ DET W 6 2 32-50 7 27.5 Pippen 2:30 4,221 +
84 84 Saturday, Jul 22 PHA @ DET W 4 2 33-50 7 27.5 Nelson 2:31 0 ++
85 85 Saturday, Jul 22 PHA @ DET L 10 11 33-51 7 27.5 Benton 2:22 14,009 -
86 86 Sunday, Jul 23 PHA @ DET L 3 16 33-52 7 28.0 Bridges 2:21 9,772 --
87 87 Tuesday, Jul 25 PHA CLE L 8 12 33-53 7 29.0 Harder 2:11 2,500 ---
88 88 Wednesday, Jul 26 PHA CLE L 3 9 33-54 7 30.0 Milnar 2:10 1,500 ----
89 89 Friday, Jul 28 PHA DET W 3 0 34-54 7 30.0 Ross 1:52 12,000 +
90 90 Saturday, Jul 29 PHA DET L 6 7 34-55 7 30.5 Bridges 2:25 6,000 -
91 91 Sunday, Jul 30 PHA DET L 0 14 34-56 7 31.5 Newsom 2:05 0 --
92 92 Sunday, Jul 30 PHA DET L 3 5 34-57 7 31.5 Hutchinson 2:14 10,251 ---
93 93 Tuesday, Aug 1 PHA CHW L 1 4 34-58 7 31.5 Knott 1:48 3,000 ----
94 94 Wednesday, Aug 2 PHA CHW W 13 4 35-58 7 31.0 Ross 1:55 0 +
95 95 Wednesday, Aug 2 PHA CHW L 1 2 35-59 7 31.0 Rigney 1:44 8,000 -
96 96 Thursday, Aug 3 PHA CHW L 7 9 35-60 7 32.0 Smith 2:07 8,000 --
97 97 Friday, Aug 4 PHA SLB L 1 3 35-61 7 33.0 Trotter 1:58 1,000 ---
98 98 Saturday, Aug 5 PHA SLB W 10 7 36-61 7 33.0 Beckmann 2:23 1,500 +
99 99 Sunday, Aug 6 PHA SLB L 4 11 36-62 7 33.0 Kennedy 1:54 0 -
100 100 Sunday, Aug 6 PHA SLB L 6 8 36-63 7 33.0 Trotter 2:24 7,355 --
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Tuesday, Aug 8 PHA @ BOS L 2 9 36-64 7 33.0 Grove 1:55 3,300 ---
102 102 Wednesday, Aug 9 PHA @ BOS L 3 5 36-65 7 34.5 Galehouse 2:03 ----
103 103 Wednesday, Aug 9 PHA @ BOS L 5 6 36-66 7 34.5 Ostermueller 2:02 8,500 -----
104 104 Thursday, Aug 10 PHA @ BOS L 5 7 36-67 7 34.5 Wilson 1:52 4,000 ------
105 105 Friday, Aug 11 PHA NYY L 5 9 36-68 7 35.5 Gomez 2:16 14,116 -------
106 106 Saturday, Aug 12 PHA NYY L 4 18 36-69 7 36.5 Sundra 2:35 4,000 --------
107 107 Sunday, Aug 13 PHA NYY W 12 9 37-69 7 36.5 Nelson 2:42 0 +
108 108 Sunday, Aug 13 PHA NYY L 0 21 37-70 7 36.5 Ruffing 2:05 34,570 -
109 109 Tuesday, Aug 15 PHA BOS W 3 0 38-70 7 36.5 Nelson 1:50 22,188 +
110 110 Thursday, Aug 17 PHA BOS L 1 7 38-71 7 38.0 Grove 1:58 12,000 -
111 111 Friday, Aug 18 PHA @ NYY L 0 5 38-72 7 39.0 Ruffing 1:40 6,041 --
112 112 Sunday, Aug 20 PHA @ NYY W 5 4 39-72 7 39.0 Ross 2:02 0 +
113 113 Sunday, Aug 20 PHA @ NYY L 1 5 39-73 7 39.0 Sundra -
114 114 Tuesday, Aug 22 PHA @ DET L 4 9 39-74 7 40.0 Bridges 1:59 4,845 --
115 115 Wednesday, Aug 23 PHA @ DET W 7 6 40-74 7 40.5 Pippen 2:16 3,323 +
116 116 Thursday, Aug 24 PHA @ CLE L 2 10 40-75 7 42.0 Harder 2:00 -
117 117 Thursday, Aug 24 PHA @ CLE L 2 17 40-76 7 42.0 Milnar 2:20 8,000 --
118 118 Friday, Aug 25 PHA @ CLE L 0 6 40-77 7 43.5 Eisenstat 1:27 5,000 ---
119 119 Saturday, Aug 26 PHA @ CLE L 5 7 40-78 7 44.5 Milnar 2:10 5,000 ----
120 120 Sunday, Aug 27 PHA @ CHW W 2 0 41-78 7 44.5 Beckmann 1:30 7,000 +
121 121 Monday, Aug 28 PHA @ CHW L 4 5 41-79 7 45.5 Rigney -
122 122 Wednesday, Aug 30 PHA @ SLB W 9 8 42-79 7 43.5 Dean 2:15 0 +
123 123 Wednesday, Aug 30 PHA @ SLB W 2 0 43-79 7 43.5 Nelson 2:35 840 ++
124 124 Thursday, Aug 31 PHA @ SLB W 4 2 44-79 7 43.0 Potter 1:50 440 +++
125 125 Saturday, Sep 2 PHA @ WSH W 3 0 45-79 7 42.5 Beckmann 1:32 2,000 ++++
126 126 Sunday, Sep 3 PHA @ WSH L 1 6 45-80 7 42.5 Krakauskas 1:40 4,000 -
127 127 Monday, Sep 4 PHA NYY L 6 7 45-81 7 44.5 Chandler 2:34 0 --
128 128 Monday, Sep 4 PHA NYY L 0 2 45-82 7 44.5 Russo 1:43 24,126 ---
129 129 Wednesday, Sep 6 PHA WSH L 3 6 45-83 7 45.5 Leonard 1:46 1,000 ----
130 130 Thursday, Sep 7 PHA WSH L 1 10 45-84 7 46.5 Chase 1:48 5,000 -----
131 131 Friday, Sep 8 PHA WSH W 5 4 46-84 7 46.5 Pippen 2:13 1,500 +
132 132 Saturday, Sep 9 PHA BOS W 2 1 47-84 7 46.5 Ross 1:42 5,000 ++
133 133 Sunday, Sep 10 PHA BOS L 7 10 47-85 7 48.5 Wagner 2:01 0 -
134 134 Sunday, Sep 10 PHA BOS L 1 5 47-86 7 48.5 Heving 1:30 23,285 --
135 135 Monday, Sep 11 PHA BOS L 9 11 47-87 7 49.0 Bagby 2:29 500 ---
136 136 Tuesday, Sep 12 PHA SLB W 9 1 48-87 7 48.0 McCrabb 1:44 500 +
137 137 Wednesday, Sep 13 PHA SLB L 3 11 48-88 7 48.0 Kramer 2:15 500 -
138 138 Thursday, Sep 14 PHA CHW W 4 2 49-88 7 47.0 Potter 2:00 6,000 +
139 139 Friday, Sep 15 PHA CHW W 3 2 50-88 7 47.0 Nelson 1:44 300 ++
140 140 Saturday, Sep 16 PHA CHW W 7 6 51-88 7 47.0 Dean 2:28 1,000 +++
141 141 Sunday, Sep 17 PHA CLE W 4 2 52-88 7 46.0 Caster 2:00 0 ++++
142 142 Sunday, Sep 17 PHA CLE L 5 18 52-89 7 46.0 Milnar 2:26 16,478 -
143 143 Monday, Sep 18 PHA CLE L 4 9 52-90 7 47.0 Allen 2:09 500 --
144 144 Tuesday, Sep 19 PHA DET L 4 8 52-91 7 48.0 Thomas 2:32 500 ---
145 145 Wednesday, Sep 20 PHA DET W 5 4 53-91 7 48.0 Caster 2:38 5,000 +
146 146 Thursday, Sep 21 PHA DET L 6 7 53-92 7 49.0 Rowe 2:14 5,000 -
147 147 Friday, Sep 22 PHA @ BOS L 5 7 53-93 7 49.5 Wagner 1:55 --
148 148 Saturday, Sep 23 PHA @ BOS L 8 10 53-94 7 50.5 Wilson 2:13 ---
149 149 Sunday, Sep 24 PHA @ BOS L 4 9 53-95 7 51.5 Dickman 2:05 4,600 ----
150 150 Tuesday, Sep 26 PHA @ WSH W 15 4 54-95 7 51.0 Beckmann 1:47 600 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Thursday, Sep 28 PHA @ NYY L 4 8 54-96 7 51.0 Hildebrand 1:28 0 -
152 152 Thursday, Sep 28 PHA @ NYY W 5 4 55-96 7 51.0 Caster 1:45 4,187 +
153 153 Saturday, Sep 30 PHA WSH L 5 9 55-97 7 51.5 Haynes 2:04 1,000 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

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