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1948 Philadelphia Athletics

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949

84-70, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Connie Mack (84-70)
Scored 729 runs, Allowed 735 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-78

Ballparks: Shibe Park · Attendance: 945,076 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102


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1947 / 1949 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 33 90 349 302 30 77 13 0 4 41 0 2 39 12 .255 .344 .338 .682 81 102 3 2 6
2 1B Ferris Fain* 27 145 644 520 81 146 27 6 7 88 10 5 113 37 .281 .412 .396 .808 114 206 17 3 8
3 2B Pete Suder 32 148 593 519 64 125 23 5 7 60 1 3 60 60 .241 .321 .345 .666 76 179 10 1 13
4 SS Eddie Joost 32 135 637 509 99 127 22 2 16 55 2 4 119 87 .250 .393 .395 .788 109 201 4 1 8
5 3B Hank Majeski 31 148 646 590 88 183 41 4 12 120 2 1 48 43 .310 .368 .454 .822 117 268 19 6 2
6 OF Elmer Valo* 27 113 475 383 72 117 17 4 3 46 10 6 81 13 .305 .432 .394 .826 119 151 11 4 7
7 OF Barney McCosky* 31 135 605 515 95 168 21 5 0 46 1 3 68 22 .326 .405 .386 .791 110 199 10 0 22
8 OF Sam Chapman 32 123 506 445 58 115 18 6 13 70 6 1 55 50 .258 .341 .413 .755 99 184 18 1 5
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 UT Don White 29 86 280 253 29 62 14 2 1 28 0 1 19 16 .245 .303 .328 .631 67 83 6 2 6
10 OF Ray Coleman* 26 68 249 210 32 51 6 6 0 21 4 3 31 17 .243 .340 .329 .669 77 69 11 0 8
11 C Mike Guerra 35 53 165 142 18 30 4 2 1 23 2 3 18 13 .211 .300 .289 .589 56 41 6 0 5
12 C Herman Franks* 34 40 120 98 10 22 7 1 1 14 0 0 16 11 .224 .345 .347 .692 83 34 4 2 4
13 1B Rudy York 34 31 58 51 4 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 7 15 .157 .259 .157 .415 11 8 2 0 0
14 MI Skeeter Webb 38 23 55 54 5 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .148 .148 .185 .333 -12 10 2 0 1
15 OF George Binks* 33 17 44 41 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 .098 .140 .122 .261 -30 5 1 0 1
16 IF Billy DeMars 22 18 35 29 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 .172 .294 .172 .467 25 5 0 0 1
17 2B Nellie Fox* 20 3 14 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .154 .214 .154 .368 -2 2 0 0 0
18 UT Bob Wellman 22 4 13 10 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 .200 .385 .400 .785 108 4 0 0 0
19 C Earle Brucker* 22 2 7 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .333 .619 64 2 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
20 P Carl Scheib 21 52 112 104 14 31 8 3 2 21 0 0 8 17 .298 .348 .490 .839 121 51 3 0 0
21 P Dick Fowler 27 29 89 82 5 14 1 0 1 8 0 0 3 10 .171 .200 .220 .420 11 18 2 0 4
22 P Joe Coleman 25 33 85 74 2 9 2 0 0 7 0 0 5 29 .122 .177 .149 .326 -13 11 2 0 6
23 P Phil Marchildon 34 33 85 72 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 30 .069 .183 .069 .252 -32 5 2 0 3
24 P Lou Brissie* 24 39 83 76 3 18 1 0 0 10 0 0 2 8 .237 .256 .250 .506 34 19 3 0 5
25 P Bill McCahan 27 17 33 31 4 8 1 0 0 8 0 0 2 2 .258 .303 .290 .593 57 9 0 0 0
26 P Bubba Harris 22 45 29 24 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .125 .222 .125 .347 -7 3 0 0 2
27 P Bob Savage 26 33 18 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .077 .250 .077 .327 -11 1 0 0 2
28 P Wally Holborow 34 5 6 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .500 .600 .750 1.350 256 3 0 0 1
29 P Nels Potter* 36 8 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 74 1 1 0 0
30 P Alex Kellner 23 13 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
31 P Bill Dietrich 38 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -7 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 30.1 154 6048 5181 729 1345 231 47 68 684 40 32 725 523 .260 .353 .362 .715 89 1874 137 22 120
Rank in 8 AL teams 7 4 6 5 6 5 5 5 2 6 6 4 6 6 6 5 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 34 9 15 .375 4.53 33 30 3 12 1 0 226.1 214 133 114 19 131 66 4 0 7 1007 96 1.524 8.5 0.8 5.2 2.6 0.50
2 SP Joe Coleman 25 14 13 .519 4.09 33 29 2 13 3 0 215.2 224 105 98 11 90 86 1 1 6 944 106 1.456 9.3 0.5 3.8 3.6 0.96
3 SP Dick Fowler 27 15 8 .652 3.78 29 26 2 16 2 2 204.2 221 93 86 17 76 50 4 1 0 879 115 1.451 9.7 0.7 3.3 2.2 0.66
4 SP Carl Scheib 21 14 8 .636 3.94 32 24 7 15 1 0 198.2 219 90 87 14 76 44 1 0 2 855 110 1.485 9.9 0.6 3.4 2.0 0.58
5 SP Lou Brissie* 24 14 10 .583 4.13 39 25 13 11 0 5 194.0 202 100 89 6 95 127 2 0 7 862 105 1.531 9.4 0.3 4.4 5.9 1.34
6 SP Bill McCahan 27 4 7 .364 5.71 17 15 2 5 0 0 86.2 98 58 55 8 65 20 0 0 3 417 76 1.881 10.2 0.8 6.8 2.1 0.31
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 Bubba Harris 22 5 2 .714 4.13 45 0 19 0 0 5 93.2 89 51 43 2 35 32 1 1 1 398 105 1.324 8.6 0.2 3.4 3.1 0.91
8 RP Bob Savage 26 5 1 .833 6.21 33 1 19 1 0 5 75.1 98 55 52 7 33 26 0 1 5 346 70 1.739 11.7 0.8 3.9 3.1 0.79
9 RP Alex Kellner* 23 0 0 7.83 13 1 5 0 0 0 23.0 21 20 20 0 16 14 2 0 3 107 56 1.609 8.2 0.0 6.3 5.5 0.88
10 RP Nels Potter 36 2 2 .500 4.00 8 0 5 0 0 1 18.0 17 8 8 1 5 13 0 0 0 75 110 1.222 8.5 0.5 2.5 6.5 2.60
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
11 Wally Holborow 34 1 2 .333 5.71 5 1 1 1 0 0 17.1 32 12 11 1 7 3 0 0 0 88 77 2.250 16.6 0.5 3.6 1.6 0.43
12 Bill Dietrich 38 1 2 .333 5.87 4 2 2 0 0 0 15.1 21 10 10 0 9 5 0 0 1 70 75 1.957 12.3 0.0 5.3 2.9 0.56
Team Totals 26.4 84 70 .545 4.43 154 154 80 74 7 18 1368.2 1456 735 673 86 638 486 15 4 35 6048 98 1.530 9.6 0.6 4.2 3.2 0.76
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 5 5 1 4 7 5 7 5 5 4 4 6
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
George Binks 33 14 10 9 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 1.36 OF
Lou Brissie 24 39 25 11 30 8 22 0 1 1.000 0.77 P
Earle Brucker 22 2 2 2 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 3.50 1 3 0 0% C
Sam Chapman 32 118 117 116 383 368 8 7 2 .982 3.19 OF
Joe Coleman 25 33 29 13 42 6 33 3 3 .929 1.18 P
Ray Coleman 26 53 50 50 136 126 7 3 3 .978 2.51 OF
Billy DeMars 22 11 5 5 46 18 25 3 8 .935 3.91 SS-3B-2B
Bill Dietrich 38 4 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.75 P
Ferris Fain 27 145 145 138 1420 1284 120 16 148 .989 9.68 1B
Dick Fowler 27 29 26 16 41 10 30 1 4 .976 1.38 P
Nellie Fox 20 3 3 3 20 13 6 1 1 .950 6.33 2B
Herman Franks 34 27 25 23 133 113 17 3 2 .977 4.81 0 6 5 45% C
Mike Guerra 35 48 40 37 188 163 20 5 1 .973 3.89 4 19 7 27% C
Bubba Harris 22 45 0 0 20 4 15 1 1 .950 0.42 P
Wally Holborow 34 5 1 1 9 2 6 1 1 .889 1.60 P
Eddie Joost 32 135 135 129 754 325 409 20 115 .973 5.44 SS
Alex Kellner 23 13 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.15 P
Hank Majeski 31 148 148 142 480 176 292 12 23 .975 3.12 3B-SS
Phil Marchildon 34 33 30 12 50 10 36 4 5 .920 1.39 P
Bill McCahan 27 17 15 5 17 6 10 1 0 .941 0.94 P
Barney McCosky 31 134 131 118 289 277 9 3 1 .990 2.13 OF
Nels Potter 36 8 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.25 P
Buddy Rosar 33 90 87 79 375 335 39 1 10 .997 4.16 2 11 21 66% C
Bob Savage 26 33 1 1 12 1 11 0 0 1.000 0.36 P
Carl Scheib 21 34 26 17 53 16 36 1 5 .981 1.53 P-OF
Pete Suder 32 148 148 141 813 342 461 10 114 .988 5.43 2B
Elmer Valo 27 109 109 103 239 231 4 4 1 .983 2.16 OF
Skeeter Webb 38 17 11 11 68 24 42 2 12 .971 3.88 2B-SS
Bob Wellman 22 3 3 3 28 26 1 1 2 .964 9.00 1B-OF
Don White 29 70 54 49 168 122 37 9 6 .946 2.24 OF-3B
Rudy York 34 14 7 7 83 77 5 1 10 .988 5.86 1B
Team Totals 29.7 154 1386 1241 5930 4108 1709 113 479 .981 3.67 7 39 33 46%
Rank in 8 AL teams 8 3 2
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
George Binks* 33 44 -8 0 0 0 -2 -1 1 -10 -1.0 -8 -0.8 -0.2 $ Traded O9/7
Lou Brissie* 24 83 -7 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent 1
Earle Brucker* 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /2
Sam Chapman 32 506 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13 14 1.4 14 1.4 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent *8O
Joe Coleman 25 85 -13 0 0 0 0 6 2 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent 1
Ray Coleman* 26 249 -5 1 0 0 -2 -1 7 0 -0.1 2 0.2 -0.3 $ Traded O89
Billy DeMars 22 35 -3 0 0 0 -1 1 1 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ Rule 5 Draft /645
Bill Dietrich 38 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Free Agency /1
Ferris Fain* 27 644 21 0 0 0 2 -7 16 32 3.2 30 3.0 0.2 $ Rule 5 Draft *3
Dick Fowler 27 89 -11 0 0 0 0 6 2 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ Minor Lg Working Ag 1
Nellie Fox* 20 14 -2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -3 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent /4
Herman Franks* 34 120 -2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 2
Mike Guerra 35 165 -9 0 0 0 -2 2 4 -5 -0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.2 $ Purchased 2
Bubba Harris 22 29 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Unknown 1
Wally Holborow 34 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /1
Eddie Joost 32 637 13 0 0 0 -1 9 15 36 3.6 37 3.7 -0.1 $ Purchased *6
Alex Kellner 23 5 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ Free Agency 1
Hank Majeski 31 646 19 0 0 0 0 1 16 36 3.6 36 3.6 0.0 $ Purchased *5/6
Phil Marchildon 34 85 -15 0 0 0 0 6 2 -7 -0.7 -7 -0.7 0.0 $ Minor Lg Working Ag 1
Bill McCahan 27 33 -2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
Barney McCosky* 31 605 16 2 0 0 0 -6 15 27 2.7 27 2.7 0.0 $ Traded *7O
Nels Potter* 36 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Purchased /1
Buddy Rosar 33 349 -6 -2 0 0 3 3 9 7 0.7 4 0.4 0.3 $ Traded 2
Bob Savage 26 18 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
Carl Scheib 21 112 3 0 0 0 0 6 3 12 1.2 12 1.2 0.0 $ Amateur Free Agent 1/O79
Pete Suder 32 593 -16 -1 0 0 7 7 16 13 1.3 6 0.6 0.7 $ Rule 5 Draft *4
Elmer Valo* 27 475 20 1 0 0 0 -5 12 28 2.8 28 2.8 0.0 $8,500 Amateur Free Agent *O9
Skeeter Webb 38 55 -9 0 0 0 1 1 1 -6 -0.6 -7 -0.7 0.1 $ Free Agency /46
Bob Wellman 22 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Unknown /3O9
Don White 29 280 -11 0 0 0 -2 -2 7 -8 -0.8 -6 -0.6 -0.2 $ Rule 5 Draft O759/8
Rudy York 34 58 -7 0 0 0 0 -1 2 -6 -0.6 -6 -0.6 0.0 $ 3
Team Total 30.1 6048 -40 2 0 0 2 36 151 151 15.0 149 14.9 0.1 $8,500
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* 24 194.0 25 100 120 0 1.0 20 1.9 $ Amateur Free Agent
Joe Coleman 25 215.2 29 105 133 0 1.0 28 2.8 $ Amateur Free Agent
Bill Dietrich 38 15.1 2 10 9 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $ Free Agency
Dick Fowler 27 204.2 26 93 126 0 1.0 33 3.3 $ Minor Lg Working Ag
Bubba Harris 22 93.2 0 51 58 0 1.0 7 0.7 $ Unknown
Wally Holborow 34 17.1 1 12 11 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $
Alex Kellner* 23 23.0 1 20 14 0 1.0 -6 -0.6 $ Free Agency
Phil Marchildon 34 226.1 30 133 140 0 1.0 7 0.6 $ Minor Lg Working Ag
Bill McCahan 27 86.2 15 58 54 0 1.0 -4 -0.5 $
Nels Potter 36 18.0 0 8 11 0 1.0 3 0.3 $ Purchased
Bob Savage 26 75.1 1 55 47 0 1.0 -8 -0.9 $
Carl Scheib 21 198.2 24 90 123 0 1.0 33 3.2 $ Amateur Free Agent
Team Total 26.4 1368.2 154 735 846 0 1.0 111 10.6 $
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired

1947 / 1949 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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