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1940 Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941

54-100, Finished 8th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Connie Mack (54-100)
Scored 703 runs, Allowed 932 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 58-96

Ballparks: Shibe Park · Attendance: 432,145 (6th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 99

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1939 / 1941 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

· League Register

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	Johnny Babich	27	14	13	.519	3.73	31	30	1	16	1	0	229.1	222	111	95	16	80		94	1	0	0	988	119	1.317	8.7	0.6	3.1	3.7	1.18
2	SP	Nels Potter	28	9	14	.391	4.44	31	25	5	13	0	0	200.2	213	115	99	18	71		73	1	2	10	876	100	1.415	9.6	0.8	3.2	3.3	1.03
3	SP	George Caster	32	4	19	.174	6.56	36	24	8	11	0	2	178.1	234	160	130	18	69		75	3	1	3	835	68	1.699	11.8	0.9	3.5	3.8	1.09
4	SP	Chubby Dean*	24	6	13	.316	6.61	30	19	8	8	1	1	159.1	220	136	117	21	63		38	0	0	5	754	67	1.776	12.4	1.2	3.6	2.1	0.60
5	SP	Buck Ross	25	5	10	.333	4.38	24	19	3	10	0	1	156.1	160	91	76	15	60		43	0	0	4	690	101	1.407	9.2	0.9	3.5	2.5	0.72
6	SP	Porter Vaughan*	21	2	9	.182	5.35	18	15	3	5	0	2	99.1	104	74	59	9	61		46	3	2	12	464	83	1.661	9.4	0.8	5.5	4.2	0.75
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	Ed Heusser	31	6	13	.316	4.99	41	6	26	2	0	5	110.0	144	84	61	11	42		39	2	0	1	518	89	1.691	11.8	0.9	3.4	3.2	0.93
8	RP	Bill Beckmann	32	8	4	.667	4.17	34	9	16	6	2	1	127.1	132	68	59	11	35		47	1	0	1	543	106	1.312	9.3	0.8	2.5	3.3	1.34
9	RP	Herman Besse*	28	0	3	.000	8.83	17	5	7	0	0	0	53.0	70	56	52	10	34		19	3	0	2	262	50	1.962	11.9	1.7	5.8	3.2	0.56
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	25	0	0		6.94	4	0	3	0	0	0	11.2	19	13	9	2	2		4	1	0	0	58	66	1.800	14.7	1.5	1.5	3.1	2.00
11		Phil Marchildon	26	0	2	.000	7.20	2	2	0	1	0	0	10.0	12	9	8	1	8		4	0	0	2	51	64	2.000	10.8	0.9	7.2	3.6	0.50
12		Carl Miles*	22	0	0		13.50	2	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	9	12	12	2	8		6	0	0	0	41	34	2.125	10.1	2.3	9.0	6.8	0.75
13		Pat McLaughlin	29	0	0		16.20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	4	3	3	1	1		0	0	0	0	10	33	3.000	21.6	5.4	5.4	0.0	0.00
		Team Totals	27.6	54	100	.351	5.22	154	154	82	72	4	12	1345.0	1543	932	780	135	534		488	15	5	40	6090	85	1.544	10.3	0.9	3.6	3.3	0.91
		Rank in 8 AL teams		8	1		8				4	6	6	8	6	8	7	8	4		7
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

· League Register

	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
Johnny Babich	27	16	11	.593	3.20	245.0	218	97	87	16	79	100	1	1.212	8.0	2.9	3.7	1.27	0.6	31	31
Bill Beckmann	32	8	6	.571	3.60	135.0	129	60	54	11	34	50	1	1.207	8.6	2.3	3.3	1.47	0.7	34	34
Herman Besse*	28	1	5	.167	7.42	57.0	68	52	47	10	33	20	3	1.772	10.7	5.2	3.2	0.61	1.6	17	17
George Caster	32	7	14	.333	5.65	191.0	230	133	120	18	68	80	3	1.560	10.8	3.2	3.8	1.18	0.8	36	36
Chubby Dean*	24	6	12	.333	5.72	170.0	216	120	108	21	62	41	0	1.635	11.4	3.3	2.2	0.66	1.1	30	30
Ed Heusser	31	6	7	.462	4.24	119.0	141	62	56	11	41	42	2	1.529	10.7	3.1	3.2	1.02	0.8	41	41
Phil Marchildon	26	0	1	.000	5.73	11.0	12	8	7	1	8	4	0	1.818	9.8	6.5	3.3	0.50	0.8	2	2
Les McCrabb	25	0	1	.000	5.54	13.0	19	9	8	2	2	4	1	1.615	13.2	1.4	2.8	2.00	1.4	4	4
Pat McLaughlin	29	0	0		9.00	2.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	2.500	18.0	4.5	0.0	0.00	4.5	1	1
Carl Miles*	22	0	0		11.00	9.0	9	12	11	2	8	6	0	1.889	9.0	8.0	6.0	0.75	2.0	2	2
Nels Potter	28	12	11	.522	3.91	212.0	209	102	92	18	70	77	1	1.316	8.9	3.0	3.3	1.10	0.8	31	31
Buck Ross	25	10	8	.556	3.75	168.0	157	78	70	15	59	46	0	1.286	8.4	3.2	2.5	0.78	0.8	24	24
Porter Vaughan*	21	5	6	.455	4.54	107.0	102	60	54	9	60	49	3	1.514	8.6	5.0	4.1	0.82	0.8	18	18
	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

· League Register

	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+
Johnny Babich	27	4	28	38	.424	4.75	96	72	16	30	3	1	513.2	572	319	271	29	189		212	6	0	10	2279	88	1.482	10.0	0.5	3.3	3.7	1.12	88
Bill Beckmann	32	2	15	15	.500	4.84	61	28	21	13	4	1	282.2	330	172	152	26	76		67	2	0	2	1235	94	1.436	10.5	0.8	2.4	2.1	0.88	94
Herman Besse*	28	1	0	3	.000	8.83	17	5	7	0	0	0	53.0	70	56	52	10	34		19	3	0	2	262	50	1.962	11.9	1.7	5.8	3.2	0.56	50
George Caster	32	6	45	73	.381	4.97	170	118	32	59	6	4	927.2	1033	614	512	93	389		385	16	3	14	4140	94	1.533	10.0	0.9	3.8	3.7	0.99	94
Chubby Dean*	24	4	14	22	.389	5.79	92	22	51	8	1	8	308.0	381	243	198	32	164		84	0	1	8	1453	79	1.769	11.1	0.9	4.8	2.5	0.51	79
Ed Heusser	31	4	18	21	.462	4.44	117	20	51	4	0	10	338.2	401	210	167	23	108		104	8	1	9	1508	94	1.503	10.7	0.6	2.9	2.8	0.96	94
Phil Marchildon	26	1	0	2	.000	7.20	2	2	0	1	0	0	10.0	12	9	8	1	8		4	0	0	2	51	64	2.000	10.8	0.9	7.2	3.6	0.50	64
Les McCrabb	25	2	1	2	.333	4.75	9	4	4	2	0	0	47.1	61	33	25	6	12		15	2	0	0	218	98	1.542	11.6	1.1	2.3	2.9	1.25	98
Pat McLaughlin	29	2	0	2	.000	6.82	11	3	6	0	0	0	34.1	43	26	26	4	17		8	0	0	0	160	70	1.748	11.3	1.0	4.5	2.1	0.47	70
Carl Miles*	22	1	0	0		13.50	2	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	9	12	12	2	8		6	0	0	0	41	34	2.125	10.1	2.3	9.0	6.8	0.75	34
Nels Potter	28	4	19	38	.333	5.71	108	59	38	26	0	7	509.1	610	373	323	59	208		176	8	4	22	2318	81	1.606	10.8	1.0	3.7	3.1	0.85	81
Buck Ross	25	5	34	64	.347	5.33	140	124	7	45	3	1	862.2	1030	614	511	84	381		224	2	1	28	3972	89	1.636	10.7	0.9	4.0	2.3	0.59	89
Porter Vaughan*	21	1	2	9	.182	5.35	18	15	3	5	0	2	99.1	104	74	59	9	61		46	3	2	12	464	83	1.661	9.4	0.8	5.5	4.2	0.75	83
	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+

1939 / 1941 Pitching Statistics

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