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1945 Philadelphia Athletics

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1944 / 1946

52-98, Finished 8th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Connie Mack (52-98)
Scored 494 runs, Allowed 638 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 58-92

Ballparks: Shibe Park · Attendance: 462,631 (8th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 91, Pitching - 94

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1944 / 1946 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
Joe Astroth	22	8	3	2	28	20	4	4	0	.857	3.00	0		4	0	0%	45%		C
Joe Berry	40	52	0	0	42	11	30	1	0	.976	0.79								P
Don Black	28	26	18	8	27	8	18	1	0	.963	1.00								P
Charlie Bowles	28	8	4	1	11	5	6	0	0	1.000	1.38								P
Al Brancato	26	10	8	8	49	22	25	2	5	.959	4.70								SS
Joe Burns	29	25	22	21	41	32	7	2	1	.951	1.56								OF-3B-1B
Ed Busch	27	122	115	108	629	220	378	31	72	.951	4.94								SS-2B-3B-1B
Sam Chapman	29	8	7	7	18	18	0	0	0	1.000	2.25								OF
Russ Christopher	27	33	27	17	98	26	71	1	4	.990	2.94								P
Joe Cicero	34	7	5	4	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	1.00								OF
Bill Connelly	20	2	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	0.50								P
Woody Crowson	26	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	2.00								P
Larry Drake	24	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.00								OF
Bobby Estalella	34	124	122	115	328	314	10	4	3	.988	2.61								OF
Jesse Flores	30	29	24	9	41	14	23	4	3	.902	1.28								P
Dick Fowler	24	7	3	2	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	0.71								P
Ford Garrison	29	5	5	5	12	11	1	0	0	1.000	2.40								OF
Charlie Gassaway	26	24	11	4	29	3	20	6	1	.793	0.96								P
Greek George	32	46	36	32	180	161	14	5	3	.972	3.80	2		14	8	36%	45%		C
Steve Gerkin	32	21	12	3	32	5	24	3	1	.906	1.38								P
Irv Hall	26	151	151	151	941	422	498	21	108	.978	6.09								2B
Frankie Hayes	30	32	32	28	160	131	28	1	6	.994	4.97	3		20	13	39%	45%		C
George Kell	22	147	146	143	551	186	345	20	32	.964	3.61								3B
Ernie Kish	27	30	25	18	59	52	3	4	0	.932	1.83								OF
Lou Knerr	23	27	17	5	35	10	24	1	3	.971	1.26								P
Phil Marchildon	31	3	2	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Bill McGhee	39	55	51	43	153	143	9	1	7	.993	2.71								OF-1B
Charlie Metro	27	57	50	46	108	100	5	3	0	.972	1.84								OF
Bobo Newsom	37	36	34	16	42	12	28	2	1	.952	1.11								P
Hal Peck	28	110	110	100	211	190	9	12	3	.943	1.81								OF
Jim Pruett	27	4	1	1	13	12	1	0	0	1.000	3.25	0		2	0	0%	45%		C
Buddy Rosar	30	85	81	68	397	338	54	5	6	.987	4.61	4		26	26	50%	45%		C
Larry Rosenthal	35	21	20	17	36	35	1	0	0	1.000	1.71								OF
Carl Scheib	18	4	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	0.75								P
Dick Siebert	33	147	146	143	1576	1427	135	14	129	.991	10.63								1B
Mayo Smith	30	65	51	42	127	120	4	3	0	.976	1.91								OF
Bobby Wilkins	22	44	36	30	213	79	118	16	23	.925	4.48								SS-OF
Team Totals	29.2	153	1377	1197	6211	4140	1903	168	411	.973	3.83	9		66	47	42%	45%
Rank in 8 AL teams								5	4	4
	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%
Buddy Rosar	30	85	81	68	397	338	54	5	6	.987	4.61	4	26	26	50%
Greek George	32	46	36	32	180	161	14	5	3	.972	3.80	2	14	8	36%
Frankie Hayes	30	32	32	28	160	131	28	1	6	.994	4.97	3	20	13	39%
Joe Astroth	22	8	3	2	28	20	4	4	0	.857	3.00	0	4	0	0%
Jim Pruett	27	4	1	1	13	12	1	0	0	1.000	3.25	0	2	0	0%
League Average										.987	4.34				44%
Team Total		153	153	131	778	662	101	15	15	.981	4.36	9	66	47	42%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Dick Siebert	33	147	146	143	1576	1427	135	14	129	.991	10.63
Bill McGhee	39	8	6	5	66	59	7	0	7	1.000	8.25
Joe Burns	29	1	1	1	6	5	1	0	0	1.000	6.00
Ed Busch	27	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	1.000	3.00
League Average										.989	9.81
Team Total		153	153	149	1651	1494	143	14	137	.992	10.43

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Irv Hall	26	151	151	151	941	422	498	21	108	.978	6.09
Ed Busch	27	2	2	2	9	4	4	1	2	.889	4.00
League Average										.970	5.35
Team Total		153	153	153	950	426	502	22	110	.977	6.07

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
George Kell	22	147	146	143	551	186	345	20	32	.964	3.61
Joe Burns	29	5	4	3	8	1	5	2	0	.750	1.20
Ed Busch	27	2	3	3	9	4	4	1	2	.889	4.00
League Average										.949	2.96
Team Total		153	153	149	568	191	354	23	34	.960	3.54

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Ed Busch	27	116	110	103	608	209	370	29	67	.952	4.99
Bobby Wilkins	22	40	35	29	208	74	118	16	23	.923	4.80
Al Brancato	26	10	8	8	49	22	25	2	5	.959	4.70
League Average										.951	4.94
Team Total		153	153	140	865	305	513	47	95	.946	4.93

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bobby Estalella	34	124	122	115	328	314	10	4	3	.988	2.61
Hal Peck	28	110	110	100	211	190	9	12	3	.943	1.81
Mayo Smith	30	65	51	42	127	120	4	3	0	.976	1.91
Charlie Metro	27	57	50	46	108	100	5	3	0	.972	1.84
Bill McGhee	39	48	45	38	87	84	2	1	0	.989	1.79
Ernie Kish	27	30	25	18	59	52	3	4	0	.932	1.83
Larry Rosenthal	35	21	20	17	36	35	1	0	0	1.000	1.71
Joe Burns	29	19	17	17	27	26	1	0	1	1.000	1.42
Sam Chapman	29	8	7	7	18	18	0	0	0	1.000	2.25
Joe Cicero	34	7	5	4	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
Ford Garrison	29	5	5	5	12	11	1	0	0	1.000	2.40
Bobby Wilkins	22	4	1	1	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	1.25
Larry Drake	24	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.00
League Average										.978	2.29
Team Total		153	459	410	1027	964	36	27	7	.974	2.00

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bobo Newsom	37	36	34	16	42	12	28	2	1	.952	1.11
Russ Christopher	27	33	27	17	98	26	71	1	4	.990	2.94
Jesse Flores	30	29	24	9	41	14	23	4	3	.902	1.28
Joe Berry	40	52	0	0	42	11	30	1	0	.976	0.79
Lou Knerr	23	27	17	5	35	10	24	1	3	.971	1.26
Don Black	28	26	18	8	27	8	18	1	0	.963	1.00
Charlie Gassaway	26	24	11	4	29	3	20	6	1	.793	0.96
Steve Gerkin	32	21	12	3	32	5	24	3	1	.906	1.38
Dick Fowler	24	7	3	2	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	0.71
Charlie Bowles	28	8	4	1	11	5	6	0	0	1.000	1.38
Phil Marchildon	31	3	2	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.00
Carl Scheib	18	4	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	0.75
Bill Connelly	20	2	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	0.50
Woody Crowson	26	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	2.00
League Average										.955	1.26
Team Total		153	153	65	372	98	254	20	13	.946	1.29

1944 / 1946 Fielding Statistics

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