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1942 Philadelphia Athletics

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1941 / 1943

55-99, Finished 8th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Connie Mack (55-99)
Scored 549 runs, Allowed 801 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 51-103

Ballparks: Shibe Park · Attendance: 423,487 (6th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 102

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1941 / 1943 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
Ted Abernathy	20	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00								P
Dick Adkins	22	3	2	2	8	2	5	1	1	.875	2.33								SS
Bill Beckmann	34	5	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.40								P
Herman Besse	30	30	14	4	19	0	18	1	0	.947	0.60								P
Buddy Blair	31	126	124	119	405	143	234	28	21	.931	2.99								3B
Fred Caligiuri	23	13	2	0	9	0	8	1	0	.889	0.62								P
Jim Castiglia	23	3	0	0	8	6	1	1	0	.875	2.33	1		0	0				C
Russ Christopher	24	30	18	10	72	10	60	2	5	.972	2.33								P
Joe Coleman	19	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Eddie Collins	25	9	7	6	10	8	0	2	0	.800	0.89								OF
Crash Davis	22	82	73	63	409	179	211	19	31	.954	4.53								2B-SS-1B
Larry Eschen	21	8	3	1	18	11	4	3	0	.833	1.88								SS-2B
Dick Fowler	21	31	17	4	29	8	18	3	2	.897	0.84								P
Bob Harris	27	16	8	2	32	5	27	0	0	1.000	2.00								P
Lum Harris	27	26	20	10	39	7	31	1	3	.974	1.46								P
Frankie Hayes	27	20	18	13	77	66	11	0	0	1.000	3.85	4		9	5	36%	42%		C
Bob Johnson	36	149	149	141	349	318	18	13	1	.963	2.26								OF
Bill Knickerbocker	30	81	77	69	414	178	220	16	45	.961	4.85								2B-SS
Jack Knott	35	20	14	4	32	7	24	1	3	.969	1.55								P
Bruce Konopka	22	3	1	1	18	17	1	0	2	1.000	6.00								1B
Mike Kreevich	34	107	106	104	324	314	4	6	0	.981	2.97								OF
Sam Lowry	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Felix Mackiewicz	24	3	3	2	7	6	1	0	0	1.000	2.33								OF
Phil Marchildon	28	38	31	18	50	13	35	2	3	.960	1.26								P
Les McCrabb	27	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	2.00								P
Eric McNair	33	30	26	26	126	50	69	7	10	.944	3.97								SS-2B
Dee Miles	33	81	77	74	186	177	6	3	0	.984	2.26								OF
Ken Richardson	27	5	4	4	21	18	2	1	1	.952	4.00								OF-3B-1B
Bob Savage	20	8	3	0	8	4	4	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Tex Shirley	24	15	1	0	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	0.40								P
Dick Siebert	30	152	152	147	1465	1345	104	16	109	.989	9.53								1B
Pete Suder	26	126	124	111	608	242	344	22	59	.964	4.37								SS-3B-2B
Bob Swift	27	60	57	43	301	253	39	9	3	.970	4.87	3		34	26	43%	42%		C
Elmer Valo	21	122	117	116	279	264	5	10	0	.964	2.20								OF
Hal Wagner	26	94	77	68	424	371	47	6	7	.986	4.45	15		50	28	36%	42%		C
Jack Wallaesa	22	36	33	31	150	62	76	12	16	.920	3.83								SS
Roger Wolff	31	32	25	15	57	17	38	2	5	.965	1.72								P
George Yankowski	19	6	2	1	17	14	3	0	0	1.000	2.83	0		3	1	25%	42%		C
Team Totals	28.4	154	1386	1209	5984	4117	1679	188	327	.969	3.65	23		96	60	38%	42%
Rank in 8 AL teams								3	8	6
	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%
Hal Wagner	26	94	77	68	424	371	47	6	7	.986	4.45	15	50	28	36%
Bob Swift	27	60	57	43	301	253	39	9	3	.970	4.87	3	34	26	43%
Frankie Hayes	27	20	18	13	77	66	11	0	0	1.000	3.85	4	9	5	36%
George Yankowski	19	6	2	1	17	14	3	0	0	1.000	2.83	0	3	1	25%
Jim Castiglia	23	3	0	0	8	6	1	1	0	.875	2.33	1	0	0
League Average										.979	4.26				41%
Team Total		154	154	125	827	710	101	16	10	.981	4.43	23	96	60	38%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Dick Siebert	30	152	152	147	1465	1345	104	16	109	.989	9.53
Crash Davis	22	3	0	0	5	4	1	0	1	1.000	1.67
Bruce Konopka	22	3	1	1	18	17	1	0	2	1.000	6.00
Ken Richardson	27	1	1	1	15	14	0	1	1	.933	14.00
League Average										.989	9.85
Team Total		154	154	149	1503	1380	106	17	113	.989	9.35

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bill Knickerbocker	30	81	77	69	413	178	220	15	45	.964	4.91
Crash Davis	22	57	49	43	283	131	142	10	19	.965	4.79
Pete Suder	26	31	28	26	160	63	95	2	20	.988	5.10
Larry Eschen	21	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
Eric McNair	33	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	1.00
League Average										.969	5.39
Team Total		154	154	138	859	373	458	28	84	.967	4.86

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Buddy Blair	31	126	124	119	405	143	234	28	21	.931	2.99
Pete Suder	26	34	30	28	98	38	56	4	8	.959	2.76
Ken Richardson	27	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average										.939	3.03
Team Total		154	154	147	504	181	291	32	29	.937	2.93

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Pete Suder	26	69	66	57	350	141	193	16	31	.954	4.84
Jack Wallaesa	22	36	33	31	150	62	76	12	16	.920	3.83
Eric McNair	33	29	26	26	124	50	68	6	10	.952	4.07
Crash Davis	22	26	24	20	121	44	68	9	11	.926	4.31
Larry Eschen	21	7	3	1	17	10	4	3	0	.824	2.00
Dick Adkins	22	3	2	2	8	2	5	1	1	.875	2.33
Bill Knickerbocker	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00
League Average										.949	4.74
Team Total		154	154	137	771	309	414	48	69	.938	4.23

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bob Johnson	36	149	149	141	349	318	18	13	1	.963	2.26
Elmer Valo	21	122	117	116	279	264	5	10	0	.964	2.20
Mike Kreevich	34	107	106	104	324	314	4	6	0	.981	2.97
Dee Miles	33	81	77	74	186	177	6	3	0	.984	2.26
Eddie Collins	25	9	7	6	10	8	0	2	0	.800	0.89
Felix Mackiewicz	24	3	3	2	7	6	1	0	0	1.000	2.33
Ken Richardson	27	3	3	3	5	4	1	0	0	1.000	1.67
League Average										.975	2.31
Team Total		154	462	446	1160	1091	35	34	1	.971	2.38

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Phil Marchildon	28	38	31	18	50	13	35	2	3	.960	1.26
Roger Wolff	31	32	25	15	57	17	38	2	5	.965	1.72
Lum Harris	27	26	20	10	39	7	31	1	3	.974	1.46
Russ Christopher	24	30	18	10	72	10	60	2	5	.972	2.33
Dick Fowler	21	31	17	4	29	8	18	3	2	.897	0.84
Herman Besse	30	30	14	4	19	0	18	1	0	.947	0.60
Jack Knott	35	20	14	4	32	7	24	1	3	.969	1.55
Bob Harris	27	16	8	2	32	5	27	0	0	1.000	2.00
Fred Caligiuri	23	13	2	0	9	0	8	1	0	.889	0.62
Tex Shirley	24	15	1	0	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	0.40
Bob Savage	20	8	3	0	8	4	4	0	0	1.000	1.00
Bill Beckmann	34	5	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.40
Joe Coleman	19	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
Les McCrabb	27	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	2.00
Sam Lowry	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Ted Abernathy	20	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00
League Average										.958	1.29
Team Total		154	154	67	360	73	274	13	21	.964	1.29

1941 / 1943 Fielding Statistics

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