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1944 Philadelphia Athletics

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945

72-82, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Connie Mack (72-82)
Scored 525 runs, Allowed 594 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-86

Ballparks: Shibe Park · Attendance: 505,322 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101

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1943 / 1945 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	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Joe Berry	39	53	0	0	42	14	26	2	2	.952	0.75								P
Don Black	27	29	27	8	40	7	32	1	3	.975	1.34								P
Bill Burgo	24	22	20	20	66	62	1	3	0	.955	2.86								OF
Joe Burns	28	25	18	17	72	28	37	7	5	.903	2.50								3B-2B
Ed Busch	26	139	133	128	691	257	393	41	62	.941	4.58								SS-2B-3B
Russ Christopher	26	35	24	13	88	27	58	3	5	.966	2.43								P
Hal Epps	30	60	56	53	149	141	4	4	1	.973	2.42								OF
Bobby Estalella	33	130	127	117	366	346	16	4	5	.989	2.70								OF-1B
Lew Flick	29	6	5	4	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	1.50								OF
Jesse Flores	29	27	25	11	43	9	33	1	0	.977	1.56								P
Bob Garbark	34	15	0	0	24	23	1	0	0	1.000	1.60	0		0	0				C
Ford Garrison	28	119	109	106	299	289	6	4	0	.987	2.48								OF
Irv Hall	25	141	137	131	811	366	419	26	71	.968	5.57								2B-SS-1B
Luke Hamlin	39	29	23	9	24	1	19	4	0	.833	0.69								P
Lum Harris	29	23	22	12	42	8	33	1	1	.976	1.78								P
Frankie Hayes	29	155	155	135	739	637	89	13	11	.982	4.65	12		98	50	34%	39%		C-1B
George Kell	21	139	137	130	476	167	289	20	25	.958	3.28								3B
Bill McGhee	38	75	75	75	755	701	46	8	51	.989	9.96								1B
John McGillen	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Charlie Metro	26	18	9	8	32	21	10	1	3	.969	1.72								OF-3B-2B
Bill Mills	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0		0	0				C
Bobo Newsom	36	37	33	18	48	3	45	0	0	1.000	1.30								P
Tony Parisse	33	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	0.50	0		0	0				C
Hal Peck	27	2	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.50								OF
Jim Pruett	26	2	0	0	8	7	1	0	1	1.000	4.00	0		0	0				C
Larry Rosenthal	34	20	11	9	25	24	0	1	0	.960	1.26								OF
Joe Rullo	28	35	32	25	175	78	88	9	22	.949	4.74								2B-1B-OF
Carl Scheib	17	15	0	0	13	0	13	0	0	1.000	0.87								P
Dick Siebert	32	132	132	97	822	759	53	10	60	.988	6.15								1B-OF
Al Simmons	42	2	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.50								OF
Hal Wagner	28	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00	0		0	0				C
Woody Wheaton	29	19	9	9	36	29	6	1	1	.972	1.84								P-OF
Jo-Jo White	35	75	66	61	176	162	5	9	2	.949	2.23								OF-SS
Bobby Wilkins	21	9	7	5	35	12	21	2	3	.943	3.67								SS
Team Totals	29.3	155	1395	1204	6116	4195	1745	176	334	.971	3.71	12		98	50	34%	39%
Rank in 8 AL teams								4	8	5
	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%
Frankie Hayes	29	155	155	135	738	636	89	13	10	.982	4.68	12	98	50	34%
Bob Garbark	34	15	0	0	24	23	1	0	0	1.000	1.60	0	0	0
Tony Parisse	33	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	0.50	0	0	0
Jim Pruett	26	2	0	0	8	7	1	0	1	1.000	4.00	0	0	0
Bill Mills	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0	0	0
Hal Wagner	28	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00	0	0	0
League Average										.976	4.37				38%
Team Total		155	155	135	774	668	92	14	11	.982	4.32	12	98	50	34%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bill McGhee	38	75	75	75	755	701	46	8	51	.989	9.96
Dick Siebert	32	74	74	68	714	661	48	5	60	.993	9.58
Bobby Estalella	33	6	2	2	32	28	4	0	1	1.000	5.33
Irv Hall	25	4	4	4	33	32	1	0	2	1.000	8.25
Frankie Hayes	29	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
Joe Rullo	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00
League Average										.990	9.80
Team Total		155	155	149	1536	1423	99	14	115	.991	9.45

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Irv Hall	25	97	93	88	545	248	286	11	40	.980	5.51
Joe Rullo	28	33	32	25	174	78	88	8	22	.954	5.03
Ed Busch	26	27	24	23	120	51	62	7	12	.942	4.19
Joe Burns	28	9	6	6	35	14	17	4	3	.886	3.44
Charlie Metro	26	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	1.000	1.00
League Average										.967	5.36
Team Total		155	155	142	876	391	455	30	79	.966	5.04

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
George Kell	21	139	137	130	476	167	289	20	25	.958	3.28
Joe Burns	28	17	12	11	37	14	20	3	2	.919	2.00
Charlie Metro	26	5	5	5	13	5	7	1	1	.923	2.40
Ed Busch	26	4	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	0.75
League Average										.954	3.23
Team Total		155	155	146	529	188	317	24	28	.955	3.06

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Ed Busch	26	111	108	105	568	204	330	34	50	.940	4.81
Irv Hall	25	40	40	39	233	86	132	15	29	.936	5.45
Bobby Wilkins	21	9	7	5	35	12	21	2	3	.943	3.67
Jo-Jo White	35	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.947	5.05
Team Total		155	155	149	836	302	483	51	82	.939	4.88

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bobby Estalella	33	128	125	115	334	318	12	4	4	.988	2.58
Ford Garrison	28	119	109	106	299	289	6	4	0	.987	2.48
Jo-Jo White	35	74	66	61	176	162	5	9	2	.949	2.26
Hal Epps	30	60	56	53	149	141	4	4	1	.973	2.42
Dick Siebert	32	58	58	29	108	98	5	5	0	.954	1.78
Bill Burgo	24	22	20	20	66	62	1	3	0	.955	2.86
Larry Rosenthal	34	19	11	9	25	24	0	1	0	.960	1.26
Charlie Metro	26	11	4	3	17	16	1	0	0	1.000	1.55
Woody Wheaton	29	8	8	8	32	29	2	1	1	.969	3.88
Lew Flick	29	6	5	4	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	1.50
Hal Peck	27	2	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.50
Al Simmons	42	2	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.50
Joe Rullo	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.974	2.36
Team Total		155	465	411	1221	1154	36	31	8	.975	2.33

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bobo Newsom	36	37	33	18	48	3	45	0	0	1.000	1.30
Russ Christopher	26	35	24	13	88	27	58	3	5	.966	2.43
Luke Hamlin	39	29	23	9	24	1	19	4	0	.833	0.69
Jesse Flores	29	27	25	11	43	9	33	1	0	.977	1.56
Don Black	27	29	27	8	40	7	32	1	3	.975	1.34
Lum Harris	29	23	22	12	42	8	33	1	1	.976	1.78
Joe Berry	39	53	0	0	42	14	26	2	2	.952	0.75
Woody Wheaton	29	11	1	1	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	0.36
Carl Scheib	17	15	0	0	13	0	13	0	0	1.000	0.87
Ted Abernathy	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
John McGillen	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.960	1.14
Team Total		155	155	72	344	69	263	12	11	.965	1.27

1943 / 1945 Fielding Statistics

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