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1939 Philadelphia Athletics (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
Managed by Connie Mack and Earle Mack

Ballpark: Shibe Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 395,022 (6th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 98, Pitching - 102
  (one-year): Batting - 97, Pitching - 102
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Game Results

Season Summary   55-97 , Final Rank: 7, GB:   51.5
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:           1 (last on April 20)
Most Games under .500:          42 (last on September 30)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       51.5 (last on September 30)

Longest Winning Streak:          4 (May 18 to May 21, August 30 to September 2, and September 14 to September 17)
Longest Losing Streak:           8 (August 6 to August 12)

Most Runs Allowed:              23 (June 28)
Most Runs Scored:               15 (September 26)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      13
Times Opponent Shutout:          6

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        55  97     711    1022    .362

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           28  48     354     523    .368
Road           27  49     357     499    .355

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     28  46     347     483    .378
Second Half    27  51     364     539    .346
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        18  16     160     158    .529

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        11  40     228     490    .216

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Thu, Apr 20     PHA  WSH  W   2-0        1-0     2     0.5  1:43 G Caster                    7,100 +
  2 Fri, Apr 21     PHA @BOS  L   2-9        1-1     4     1.0  1:51 J Bagby                    15,000 -
  3 Sat, Apr 22     PHA @BOS  L   2-5        1-2     6     1.5  2:00 W Rich                     10,300 --
  4 Sun, Apr 23     PHA @BOS  W  12-8        2-2     4     1.0  2:55 E Smith                    12,000 +
  5 Mon, Apr 24     PHA @NYY  L   1-2        2-3     4     2.0  2:48 M Pearson                   5,820 -
  6 Tue, Apr 25     PHA @NYY  L   4-8        2-4     6     3.0  1:52 R Ruffing                   7,348 --
  7 Thu, Apr 27     PHA @WSH  L   3-6        2-5     8     3.5  1:56 D Leonard                   2,000 ---
  8 Sat, Apr 29     PHA  BOS  L   2-3        2-6     8     3.5  2:20 J Wilson                    8,000 ----
  9 Sun, Apr 30     PHA  BOS  L   1-3        2-7     8     3.5  1:49 J Bagby                    10,000 -----
 10 Tue, May  2     PHA @CHW  L   1-4        2-8     8     4.5  1:46 T Lyons                     1,000 ------
 11 Wed, May  3     PHA @CHW  W   3-1        3-8     8     4.5  1:39 G Caster                    1,000 +
 12 Thu, May  4     PHA @SLB  L   3-9        3-9     8     5.5  2:12 J Kramer                    1,071 -
 13 Fri, May  5     PHA @SLB  W  10-5        4-9     8     5.0  2:19 N Potter                    1,238 +
 14 Sat, May  6     PHA @SLB  L   5-7        4-10    8     6.0  2:04 J Marcum                    2,003 -
 15 Sun, May  7     PHA @DET  W  10-3        5-10    7     5.5  2:17 G Caster                   16,299 +
 16 Mon, May  8     PHA @DET  W   6-5        6-10    7     4.5  2:16 L Nelson                    2,751 ++
 17 Wed, May 10     PHA @CLE  L   4-7        6-11    7     6.0  2:24 B Feller                    4,000 -
 18 Thu, May 11     PHA @CLE  L   0-7        6-12    7     7.0  2:12 A Milnar                    2,500 --
 19 Sun, May 14     PHA  NYY  L   0-10       6-13    8     8.0  2:00 R Ruffing                  15,509 ---
 20 Mon, May 15     PHA  NYY  L   0-3        6-14    8     9.0  2:00 W Ferrell                   5,000 ----
 21 Tue, May 16     PHA  CLE  L   3-8        6-15    8    10.0  2:41 J Humphries                15,100 -----
 22 Thu, May 18     PHA  CLE  W   4-3        7-15    8    10.5  2:34 C Dean                     10,000 +
 23 Fri, May 19     PHA  DET  W  11-6        8-15    6    10.5  2:37 B Ross                      2,000 ++
 24 Sat, May 20     PHA  DET  W   6-5        9-15    6    10.5  1:43 B Joyce                     8,000 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sun, May 21     PHA  SLB  W  12-4       10-15    6    10.5  2:08 R Parmelee                  7,502 ++++
 26 Mon, May 22     PHA  SLB  L   3-6       10-16    6    11.0  1:56 V Kennedy                   5,000 -
 27 Tue, May 23     PHA  SLB  W   7-3       11-16    5    11.0  1:59 L Nelson                    4,500 +
 28 Wed, May 24     PHA  CHW  L   1-4       11-17    6    11.0  1:54 E Smith                    18,721 -
 29 Fri, May 26     PHA @NYY  L   0-1       11-18    6    12.5  2:05 O Hildebrand                5,139 --
 30 Sat, May 27     PHA @NYY  L   2-8       11-19    7    14.5  1:50 L Gomez                         0 ---
 31                 PHA @NYY  L   9-11      11-20    7    14.5  2:15 S Sundra                   30,358 ----
 32 Sun, May 28     PHA @NYY  L   5-9       11-21    7    15.5  1:55 A Donald                   14,670 -----
 33 Mon, May 29     PHA @WSH  W   5-4       12-21    7    15.5  2:12 C Dean                      1,500 +
 34 Tue, May 30     PHA @WSH  W   3-1       13-21    7    15.5  1:57 N Potter                        0 ++
 35                 PHA @WSH  L   4-8       13-22    7    15.5  2:15 K Chase                    16,000 -
 36 Thu, Jun  1     PHA @SLB  W  10-7       14-22    7    15.5  2:35 L Nelson                      487 +
 37 Sat, Jun  3     PHA @SLB  W   5-3       15-22    5    15.5  1:41 B Beckmann                      0 ++
 38                 PHA @SLB  W   8-6       16-22    5    15.5  2:05 B Joyce                     1,718 +++
 39 Sun, Jun  4     PHA @CHW  L   9-14      16-23    5    16.0  2:15 T Lyons                         0 -
 40                 PHA @CHW  W  11-6       17-23    5    16.0  2:14 N Potter                   17,000 +
 41 Mon, Jun  5     PHA @CHW  L   1-12      17-24    6    16.0  2:12 J Knott                     2,500 -
 42 Tue, Jun  6     PHA @CHW  L   4-7       17-25    6    16.0  1:41 B Dietrich                  2,500 --
 43 Wed, Jun  7     PHA @DET  W   5-4       18-25    6    16.0  2:05 L Nelson                    9,067 +
 44 Thu, Jun  8     PHA @DET  L   4-8       18-26    6    17.0  1:55 D Trout                     3,353 -
 45 Fri, Jun  9     PHA @DET  L   4-14      18-27    6    17.5  2:05 A Benton                    3,069 --
 46 Sat, Jun 10     PHA @CLE  L   0-6       18-28    6    18.0  2:03 J Allen                     1,500 ---
 47 Sun, Jun 11     PHA @CLE  L   3-4       18-29    6    20.0  1:35 W Hudlin                   12,000 ----
 48                 PHA @CLE  L   2-3       18-30    6    20.0  1:35 A Milnar                   12,000 -----
 49 Wed, Jun 14     PHA  SLB  L   0-6       18-31    7    20.0  1:57 V Kennedy                  10,120 ------

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, Jun 16     PHA  SLB  W  11-10      19-31    6    20.5  2:10 B Beckmann                  8,000 +
 51 Sat, Jun 17     PHA  CHW  W   5-2       20-31    6    20.5  1:59 G Caster                    2,500 ++
 52 Sun, Jun 18     PHA  CHW  L   5-6       20-32    6    20.0  2:00 T Lyons                         0 -
 53                 PHA  CHW  W   9-4       21-32    6    20.0  1:45 N Potter                   10,105 +
 54 Tue, Jun 20     PHA  DET  L   0-5       21-33    6    21.5  2:08 T Bridges                  13,048 -
 55 Thu, Jun 22     PHA  DET  W   6-5       22-33    6    22.0  2:43 L Nelson                   12,000 +
 56 Fri, Jun 23     PHA  CLE  L   5-12      22-34    6    22.5  2:42 B Feller                    3,000 -
 57 Sat, Jun 24     PHA  CLE  W  10-6       23-34    6    22.5  2:16 N Potter                          +
 58 Sun, Jun 25     PHA  CLE  L   4-8       23-35    6    22.5  2:02 J Allen                         0 -
 59                 PHA  CLE  W  10-2       24-35    6    22.5  1:59 G Caster                   19,302 +
 60 Mon, Jun 26     PHA  NYY  W   3-2       25-35    6    21.5  1:53 C Pippen                   33,074 ++
 61 Wed, Jun 28     PHA  NYY  L   2-23      25-36    6    23.5  2:27 M Pearson                       0 -
 62                 PHA  NYY  L   0-10      25-37    6    23.5  1:40 L Gomez                    21,612 --
 63 Thu, Jun 29     PHA @BOS  W   8-6       26-37    6    23.0  2:01 N Potter                    2,000 +
 64 Sat, Jul  1     PHA @WSH  L   4-9       26-38    6    23.5  1:58 J Haynes                    2,500 -
 65 Sun, Jul  2     PHA @WSH  L   3-4       26-39    6    24.5  2:12 P Appleton                      0 --
 66                 PHA @WSH  L   2-13      26-40    6    24.5  2:00 J Krakauskas               15,000 ---
 67 Tue, Jul  4     PHA  BOS  L   7-17      26-41    7    25.5  2:31 J Heving                        0 ----
 68                 PHA  BOS  L  12-18      26-42    7    25.5  2:30 D Galehouse                22,030 -----
 69 Wed, Jul  5     PHA  BOS  L   4-6       26-43    7    26.5  1:59 E Auker                     8,000 ------
 70 Thu, Jul  6     PHA  WSH  W   9-3       27-43    6    26.0  1:59 G Caster                    8,732 +
 71 Sat, Jul  8     PHA  WSH  W   6-5       28-43    6    24.5  1:56 B Beckmann                  5,000 ++
 72                 PHA  WSH  L   3-6       28-44    6    24.5  2:04 J Krakauskas                6,523 -
 73 Sun, Jul  9     PHA  WSH  L   4-5       28-45    7    24.5  1:54 D Leonard                       0 --
 74                 PHA  WSH  L   3-10      28-46    7    24.5  1:59 K Chase                     8,292 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Thu, Jul 13     PHA @CHW  W  12-10      29-46    7    23.5  2:47 C Dean                      3,000 +
 76 Fri, Jul 14     PHA @CHW  W   7-3       30-46    7    23.5  2:20 B Ross                     10,000 ++
 77 Sat, Jul 15     PHA @CHW  L   3-7       30-47    7    24.5  2:04 J Rigney                    3,000 -
 78 Sun, Jul 16     PHA @SLB  L   7-13      30-48    7    26.0  1:51 G Gill                          0 --
 79                 PHA @SLB  -   5-5       30-48    7    26.0  2:59                             2,031 --
 80 Mon, Jul 17     PHA @SLB  W  11-8       31-48    6    26.0  2:19 B Joyce                       549 +
 81 Tue, Jul 18     PHA @CLE  L   3-6       31-49    7    27.5  1:59 J Dobson                    9,032 -
 82 Thu, Jul 20     PHA @CLE  L   2-3       31-50    7    28.5  1:46 M Harder                    6,000 --
 83 Fri, Jul 21     PHA @DET  W   6-2       32-50    7    27.5  2:30 C Pippen                    4,221 +
 84 Sat, Jul 22     PHA @DET  W   4-2       33-50    7    27.5  2:31 L Nelson                        0 ++
 85                 PHA @DET  L  10-11      33-51    7    27.5  2:22 A Benton                   14,009 -
 86 Sun, Jul 23     PHA @DET  L   3-16      33-52    7    28.0  2:21 T Bridges                   9,772 --
 87 Tue, Jul 25     PHA  CLE  L   8-12      33-53    7    29.0  2:11 M Harder                    2,500 ---
 88 Wed, Jul 26     PHA  CLE  L   3-9       33-54    7    30.0  2:10 A Milnar                    1,500 ----
 89 Fri, Jul 28     PHA  DET  W   3-0       34-54    7    30.0  1:52 B Ross                     12,000 +
 90 Sat, Jul 29     PHA  DET  L   6-7       34-55    7    30.5  2:25 T Bridges                   6,000 -
 91 Sun, Jul 30     PHA  DET  L   0-14      34-56    7    31.5  2:05 B Newsom                        0 --
 92                 PHA  DET  L   3-5       34-57    7    31.5  2:14 F Hutchinson               10,251 ---
 93 Tue, Aug  1     PHA  CHW  L   1-4       34-58    7    31.5  1:48 J Knott                     3,000 ----
 94 Wed, Aug  2     PHA  CHW  W  13-4       35-58    7    31.0  1:55 B Ross                          0 +
 95                 PHA  CHW  L   1-2       35-59    7    31.0  1:44 J Rigney                    8,000 -
 96 Thu, Aug  3     PHA  CHW  L   7-9       35-60    7    32.0  2:07 E Smith                     8,000 --
 97 Fri, Aug  4     PHA  SLB  L   1-3       35-61    7    33.0  1:58 B Trotter                   1,000 ---
 98 Sat, Aug  5     PHA  SLB  W  10-7       36-61    7    33.0  2:23 B Beckmann                  1,500 +
 99 Sun, Aug  6     PHA  SLB  L   4-11      36-62    7    33.0  1:54 V Kennedy                       0 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100                 PHA  SLB  L   6-8       36-63    7    33.0  2:24 B Trotter                   7,355 --
101 Tue, Aug  8     PHA @BOS  L   2-9       36-64    7    33.0  1:55 L Grove                     3,300 ---
102 Wed, Aug  9     PHA @BOS  L   3-5       36-65    7    34.5  2:03 D Galehouse                       ----
103                 PHA @BOS  L   5-6       36-66    7    34.5  2:02 F Ostermuell                8,500 -----
104 Thu, Aug 10     PHA @BOS  L   5-7       36-67    7    34.5  1:52 J Wilson                    4,000 ------
105 Fri, Aug 11     PHA  NYY  L   5-9       36-68    7    35.5  2:16 L Gomez                    14,116 -------
106 Sat, Aug 12     PHA  NYY  L   4-18      36-69    7    36.5  2:35 S Sundra                    4,000 --------
107 Sun, Aug 13     PHA  NYY  W  12-9       37-69    7    36.5  2:42 L Nelson                        0 +
108                 PHA  NYY  L   0-21      37-70    7    36.5  2:05 R Ruffing                  34,570 -
109 Tue, Aug 15     PHA  BOS  W   3-0       38-70    7    36.5  1:50 L Nelson                   22,188 +
110 Thu, Aug 17     PHA  BOS  L   1-7       38-71    7    38.0  1:58 L Grove                    12,000 -
111 Fri, Aug 18     PHA @NYY  L   0-5       38-72    7    39.0  1:40 R Ruffing                   6,041 --
112 Sun, Aug 20     PHA @NYY  W   5-4       39-72    7    39.0  2:02 B Ross                          0 +
113                 PHA @NYY  L   1-5       39-73    7    39.0       S Sundra                          -
114 Tue, Aug 22     PHA @DET  L   4-9       39-74    7    40.0  1:59 T Bridges                   4,845 --
115 Wed, Aug 23     PHA @DET  W   7-6       40-74    7    40.5  2:16 C Pippen                    3,323 +
116 Thu, Aug 24     PHA @CLE  L   2-10      40-75    7    42.0  2:00 M Harder                          -
117                 PHA @CLE  L   2-17      40-76    7    42.0  2:20 A Milnar                    8,000 --
118 Fri, Aug 25     PHA @CLE  L   0-6       40-77    7    43.5  1:27 H Eisenstat                 5,000 ---
119 Sat, Aug 26     PHA @CLE  L   5-7       40-78    7    44.5  2:10 A Milnar                    5,000 ----
120 Sun, Aug 27     PHA @CHW  W   2-0       41-78    7    44.5  1:30 B Beckmann                  7,000 +
121 Mon, Aug 28     PHA @CHW  L   4-5       41-79    7    45.5       J Rigney                          -
122 Wed, Aug 30     PHA @SLB  W   9-8       42-79    7    43.5  2:15 C Dean                          0 +
123                 PHA @SLB  W   2-0       43-79    7    43.5  2:35 L Nelson                      840 ++
124 Thu, Aug 31     PHA @SLB  W   4-2       44-79    7    43.0  1:50 N Potter                      440 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Sat, Sep  2     PHA @WSH  W   3-0       45-79    7    42.5  1:32 B Beckmann                  2,000 ++++
126 Sun, Sep  3     PHA @WSH  L   1-6       45-80    7    42.5  1:40 J Krakauskas                4,000 -
127 Mon, Sep  4     PHA  NYY  L   6-7       45-81    7    44.5  2:34 S Chandler                      0 --
128                 PHA  NYY  L   0-2       45-82    7    44.5  1:43 M Russo                    24,126 ---
129 Wed, Sep  6     PHA  WSH  L   3-6       45-83    7    45.5  1:46 D Leonard                   1,000 ----
130 Thu, Sep  7     PHA  WSH  L   1-10      45-84    7    46.5  1:48 K Chase                     5,000 -----
131 Fri, Sep  8     PHA  WSH  W   5-4       46-84    7    46.5  2:13 C Pippen                    1,500 +
132 Sat, Sep  9     PHA  BOS  W   2-1       47-84    7    46.5  1:42 B Ross                      5,000 ++
133 Sun, Sep 10     PHA  BOS  L   7-10      47-85    7    48.5  2:01 C Wagner                        0 -
134                 PHA  BOS  L   1-5       47-86    7    48.5  1:30 J Heving                   23,285 --
135 Mon, Sep 11     PHA  BOS  L   9-11      47-87    7    49.0  2:29 J Bagby                       500 ---
136 Tue, Sep 12     PHA  SLB  W   9-1       48-87    7    48.0  1:44 L McCrabb                     500 +
137 Wed, Sep 13     PHA  SLB  L   3-11      48-88    7    48.0  2:15 J Kramer                      500 -
138 Thu, Sep 14     PHA  CHW  W   4-2       49-88    7    47.0  2:00 N Potter                    6,000 +
139 Fri, Sep 15     PHA  CHW  W   3-2       50-88    7    47.0  1:44 L Nelson                      300 ++
140 Sat, Sep 16     PHA  CHW  W   7-6       51-88    7    47.0  2:28 C Dean                      1,000 +++
141 Sun, Sep 17     PHA  CLE  W   4-2       52-88    7    46.0  2:00 G Caster                        0 ++++
142                 PHA  CLE  L   5-18      52-89    7    46.0  2:26 A Milnar                   16,478 -
143 Mon, Sep 18     PHA  CLE  L   4-9       52-90    7    47.0  2:09 J Allen                       500 --
144 Tue, Sep 19     PHA  DET  L   4-8       52-91    7    48.0  2:32 B Thomas                      500 ---
145 Wed, Sep 20     PHA  DET  W   5-4       53-91    7    48.0  2:38 G Caster                    5,000 +
146 Thu, Sep 21     PHA  DET  L   6-7       53-92    7    49.0  0:34 S Rowe                      5,000 -
147 Fri, Sep 22     PHA @BOS  L   5-7       53-93    7    49.5  1:55 C Wagner                          --
148 Sat, Sep 23     PHA @BOS  L   8-10      53-94    7    50.5  2:13 J Wilson                          ---
149 Sun, Sep 24     PHA @BOS  L   4-9       53-95    7    51.5  2:05 E Dickman                   4,600 ----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Tue, Sep 26     PHA @WSH  W  15-4       54-95    7    51.0  1:47 B Beckmann                    600 +
151 Thu, Sep 28     PHA @NYY  L   4-8       54-96    7    51.0  1:28 O Hildebrand                    0 -
152                 PHA @NYY  W   5-4       55-96    7    51.0  1:45 G Caster                    4,187 +
153 Sat, Sep 30     PHA  WSH  L   5-9       55-97    7    51.5  2:04 J Haynes                    1,000 -

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


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