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1947 Philadelphia Athletics

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1946 / 1948

78-76, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Connie Mack (78-76)
Scored 633 runs, Allowed 614 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-75

Ballparks: Shibe Park · Attendance: 911,566 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100


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1946 / 1948 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Buddy Rosar 32 102 409 359 40 93 20 2 1 33 1 3 40 13 .259 .335 .334 .669 85 120 11 1 9
2 1B Ferris Fain* 26 136 567 461 70 134 28 6 7 71 4 5 95 34 .291 .414 .423 .837 131 195 15 2 9
3 2B Pete Suder 31 145 579 528 45 127 28 4 5 60 0 3 35 44 .241 .290 .337 .627 73 178 14 2 14
4 SS Eddie Joost 31 151 682 540 76 111 22 3 13 64 6 6 114 110 .206 .348 .330 .678 87 178 5 4 24
5 3B Hank Majeski 30 141 545 479 54 134 26 5 8 72 1 0 53 31 .280 .358 .405 .763 110 194 18 5 8
6 OF Elmer Valo* 26 112 450 370 60 111 12 6 5 36 11 3 64 21 .300 .406 .405 .811 124 150 4 2 14
7 OF Barney McCosky* 30 137 616 546 77 179 22 7 1 52 1 4 57 29 .328 .395 .399 .795 119 218 5 4 9
8 OF Sam Chapman 31 149 624 551 84 139 18 5 14 83 3 4 65 70 .252 .331 .379 .710 95 209 14 0 8
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF George Binks* 32 104 363 333 33 86 19 4 2 34 8 2 23 36 .258 .308 .357 .665 83 119 6 1 6
10 C Mike Guerra 34 72 225 209 20 45 2 2 0 18 1 2 10 15 .215 .251 .244 .495 37 51 4 0 6
11 IF Gene Handley 32 36 100 90 10 23 2 1 0 8 1 0 10 2 .256 .330 .300 .630 74 27 3 0 0
12 1B Dick Adams 27 37 93 89 9 18 2 3 2 11 0 0 2 18 .202 .220 .360 .579 58 32 0 0 2
13 OF Austin Knickerbocker 28 21 53 48 8 12 3 2 0 2 0 1 3 4 .250 .294 .396 .690 89 19 1 0 2
14 3B Mickey Rutner 28 12 52 48 4 12 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 2 .250 .294 .333 .627 73 16 4 0 1
15 OF Chet Laabs 35 15 36 32 5 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 4 .219 .306 .344 .649 79 11 0 0 0
16 IF Don Richmond* 27 19 24 21 2 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 3 .190 .292 .333 .625 72 7 1 0 0
17 C Herman Franks* 33 8 19 15 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 .200 .368 .333 .702 94 5 1 0 0
18 1B Pat Cooper 29 13 16 16 0 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .375 .625 71 6 0 0 0
19 Ray Poole* 27 13 14 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .231 .286 .231 .516 43 3 1 0 0
20 2B Nellie Fox* 19 7 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -28 0 0 0 0
21 Tom Kirk* 19 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
22 P Phil Marchildon 33 35 115 98 8 15 3 0 1 9 0 0 4 25 .153 .194 .214 .408 12 21 2 1 12
23 P Dick Fowler 26 36 86 82 3 14 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 .171 .171 .183 .354 -3 15 3 0 4
24 P Bill McCahan 26 29 61 55 8 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .164 .207 .200 .407 12 11 1 0 3
25 P Joe Coleman 24 32 55 48 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 25 .146 .212 .188 .399 10 9 1 0 3
26 P Jesse Flores 32 28 49 44 2 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .227 .277 .250 .527 46 11 0 2 2
27 P Carl Scheib 20 22 46 45 4 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .133 .152 .133 .286 -21 6 3 0 0
28 P Bob Savage 25 44 44 40 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .050 .095 .050 .145 -59 2 0 0 2
29 P Russ Christopher 29 44 21 16 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .125 .263 .125 .388 9 2 0 0 2
30 P Bill Dietrich 37 11 20 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .063 .063 .063 .125 -65 1 0 0 4
31 P Lou Brissie* 23 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 29.8 156 5971 5198 633 1311 218 52 61 581 37 33 605 563 .252 .333 .349 .682 88 1816 117 24 144
Rank in 8 AL teams 6 5 6 4 3 6 6 6 4 6 6 4 6 5 5 2 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Pitching

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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 Phil Marchildon 33 19 9 .679 3.22 35 35 0 21 2 0 276.2 228 110 99 15 141 128 7 0 1 1172 119 1.334 7.4 0.5 4.6 4.2 0.91
2 SP Dick Fowler 26 12 11 .522 2.81 36 31 2 16 3 0 227.1 210 77 71 12 85 75 3 0 0 943 136 1.298 8.3 0.5 3.4 3.0 0.88
3 SP Bill McCahan 26 10 5 .667 3.32 29 19 5 10 1 0 165.1 160 73 61 7 62 47 0 0 3 703 115 1.343 8.7 0.4 3.4 2.6 0.76
4 SP Joe Coleman 24 6 12 .333 4.32 32 21 9 9 2 1 160.1 171 84 77 17 62 65 0 0 0 689 89 1.453 9.6 1.0 3.5 3.6 1.05
5 SP Jesse Flores 32 4 13 .235 3.39 28 20 5 4 0 0 151.1 139 72 57 10 59 41 0 0 0 633 113 1.308 8.3 0.6 3.5 2.4 0.69
6 SP Carl Scheib 20 4 6 .400 5.04 21 12 6 6 2 0 116.0 121 68 65 11 55 26 2 2 6 505 76 1.517 9.4 0.9 4.3 2.0 0.47
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 Russ Christopher 29 10 7 .588 2.90 44 0 38 0 0 12 80.2 70 30 26 4 33 33 0 0 1 333 132 1.277 7.8 0.4 3.7 3.7 1.00
8 RP Bob Savage 25 8 10 .444 3.76 44 8 20 2 1 2 146.0 135 71 61 8 55 56 0 0 1 614 102 1.301 8.3 0.5 3.4 3.5 1.02
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
9 Bill Dietrich 37 5 2 .714 3.12 11 9 1 2 1 0 60.2 48 24 21 0 40 18 2 0 0 259 123 1.451 7.1 0.0 5.9 2.7 0.45
10 Lou Brissie* 23 0 1 .000 6.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 5 5 1 5 4 0 0 2 34 63 2.000 11.6 1.3 6.4 5.1 0.80
Team Totals 27.8 78 76 .506 3.51 156 156 86 70 12 15 1391.1 1291 614 543 85 597 493 14 2 14 5885 109 1.357 8.4 0.5 3.9 3.2 0.83
Rank in 8 AL teams 5 4 3 3 6 6 3 3 3 3 5 4 8
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 Fielding--Totals

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Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Pos. Summary
Dick Adams 27 27 18 15 189 171 17 1 19 .995 6.96 1B-OF
George Binks 32 87 77 71 261 239 15 7 5 .973 2.89 OF-1B
Lou Brissie 23 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 P
Sam Chapman 31 146 145 144 450 428 16 6 2 .987 3.04 OF
Russ Christopher 29 44 0 0 24 10 13 1 0 .958 0.52 P
Joe Coleman 24 32 21 9 22 5 16 1 0 .955 0.66 P
Pat Cooper 29 1 1 1 8 8 0 0 1 1.000 8.00 1B
Bill Dietrich 37 11 9 2 13 1 8 4 3 .692 0.82 P
Ferris Fain 26 131 130 121 1261 1141 101 19 118 .985 9.41 1B
Jesse Flores 32 28 20 4 34 12 19 3 3 .912 1.11 P
Dick Fowler 26 36 31 16 45 14 29 2 1 .956 1.19 P
Nellie Fox 19 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 2B
Herman Franks 33 4 4 3 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 3.25 1 2 0 0% C
Mike Guerra 34 62 54 50 248 203 36 9 5 .964 3.85 1 17 19 53% C
Gene Handley 32 28 25 24 108 43 58 7 11 .935 3.61 2B-3B-SS
Eddie Joost 31 151 151 148 860 370 452 38 100 .956 5.44 SS
Austin Knickerbocker 28 14 10 9 35 32 1 2 0 .943 2.36 OF
Chet Laabs 35 7 7 6 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 2.57 OF
Hank Majeski 30 138 136 133 458 170 283 5 32 .989 3.26 3B-SS-2B
Phil Marchildon 33 35 35 21 44 7 34 3 2 .932 1.17 P
Bill McCahan 26 29 19 10 41 7 33 1 4 .976 1.38 P
Barney McCosky 30 136 134 132 360 346 8 6 2 .983 2.60 OF
Don Richmond 27 5 3 1 6 1 3 2 0 .667 0.80 3B-2B
Buddy Rosar 32 102 98 91 478 406 70 2 12 .996 4.67 3 18 38 68% C
Mickey Rutner 28 11 11 11 26 5 18 3 2 .885 2.09 3B
Bob Savage 25 44 8 2 24 6 16 2 0 .917 0.50 P
Carl Scheib 20 21 12 6 17 3 13 1 2 .941 0.76 P
Pete Suder 31 144 142 139 740 310 418 12 96 .984 5.02 2B-SS-3B
Elmer Valo 26 104 102 94 220 205 9 6 0 .973 2.06 OF
Team Totals 29.6 156 1404 1263 6006 4174 1689 143 420 .976 3.70 5 37 57 61%
Rank in 8 AL teams 3 5 5
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Pos. Summary

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
Dick Adams 27 93 -6 1 0 0 2 -1 2 -2 -0.2 -4 -0.4 0.2 $ Rule 5 Draft 3/O97
George Binks* 32 363 -8 1 0 0 2 -4 10 1 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ Traded O973
Lou Brissie* 23 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent /1
Sam Chapman 31 624 -4 1 0 0 6 -1 16 18 1.8 12 1.2 0.6 $ Amateur Free Agent *O87
Russ Christopher 29 21 -2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ Rule 5 Draft 1
Joe Coleman 24 55 -6 0 0 0 0 4 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent 1
Pat Cooper 29 16 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /3
Bill Dietrich 37 20 -4 0 0 0 0 1 0 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ Free Agency 1
Ferris Fain* 26 567 23 -1 0 0 5 -6 15 36 3.8 31 3.2 0.6 $ Rule 5 Draft *3
Jesse Flores 32 49 -3 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ Purchased 1
Dick Fowler 26 86 -11 0 0 0 0 7 2 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ Minor Lg Working Ag 1
Nellie Fox* 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent /4
Herman Franks* 33 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /2
Mike Guerra 34 225 -17 0 0 0 -1 2 6 -10 -1.2 -9 -0.9 -0.3 $ Purchased 2
Gene Handley 32 100 -3 0 0 0 -1 1 3 0 -0.1 1 0.1 -0.2 $ Rule 5 Draft 45/6
Eddie Joost 31 682 -8 -1 0 0 0 10 16 17 1.7 17 1.8 -0.1 $ Purchased *6
Tom Kirk* 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
Austin Knickerbocker 28 53 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ O9/87
Chet Laabs 35 36 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Purchased /O79
Hank Majeski 30 545 7 0 0 0 8 0 15 30 3.0 22 2.3 0.7 $ Purchased *5/64
Phil Marchildon 33 115 -12 0 0 0 0 8 3 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ Minor Lg Working Ag 1
Bill McCahan 26 61 -6 1 0 0 0 5 2 2 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 $ 1
Barney McCosky* 30 616 16 0 0 0 6 -5 15 32 3.4 26 2.7 0.7 $ Traded *O78
Ray Poole* 27 14 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
Don Richmond* 27 24 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent /54
Buddy Rosar 32 409 -6 -1 0 0 3 3 11 10 0.9 7 0.7 0.2 $ Traded 2
Mickey Rutner 28 52 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 5
Bob Savage 25 44 -9 0 0 0 0 3 1 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $ 1
Carl Scheib 20 46 -7 0 0 0 0 4 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent 1
Pete Suder 31 579 -20 -2 0 0 7 7 15 7 0.5 0 0.0 0.5 $ Rule 5 Draft *4/65
Elmer Valo* 26 450 14 3 0 0 2 -5 12 26 2.8 24 2.5 0.3 $ Amateur Free Agent *O9
Team Total 29.8 5971 -80 2 0 0 39 38 153 152 14.5 113 11.8 2.7 $
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Player Value--Pitchers

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired
Lou Brissie* 23 7.0 1 5 4 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent
Russ Christopher 29 80.2 0 30 44 2 1.0 14 1.4 $ Rule 5 Draft
Joe Coleman 24 160.1 21 84 87 3 1.0 3 0.3 $ Amateur Free Agent
Bill Dietrich 37 60.2 9 24 33 1 1.0 9 0.9 $ Free Agency
Jesse Flores 32 151.1 20 72 82 3 1.0 10 1.0 $ Purchased
Dick Fowler 26 227.1 31 77 123 4 1.0 46 4.8 $ Minor Lg Working Ag
Phil Marchildon 33 276.2 35 110 150 5 1.0 40 4.1 $ Minor Lg Working Ag
Bill McCahan 26 165.1 19 73 90 3 1.0 17 1.7 $
Bob Savage 25 146.0 8 71 79 3 1.0 8 0.8 $
Carl Scheib 20 116.0 12 68 63 2 1.0 -5 -0.6 $ Amateur Free Agent
Team Total 27.8 1391.1 156 614 755 26 1.0 141 14.3 $
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired

1946 / 1948 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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