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1948 Philadelphia Athletics Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949)
84-70, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 729 runs, Allowed 735 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-78
Manager: Connie Mack (84-70)
Ballpark: Shibe Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 945,076 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100;   one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 102

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1947 / 1949 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics
Redesign Note: Summary Batting, Pitching and Fielding Stats are below. Detailed Batting, Pitching, and Fielding Stats are available using the navigation bar just above this note or the "Detailed" links beside the table headers. Leaderboards have been removed since all tables are now sortable by clicking the headers. The all-stars and salaries are on the roster page linked above.

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 82 102 3 2 6
2 1B Ferris Fain* 27 145 644 520 81 146 27 6 7 88 10 5 113 37 .281 .412 .396 .808 115 206 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 77 179 10 1 13
4 SS Eddie Joost 32 135 637 509 99 127 22 2 16 55 2 4 119 87 .250 .393 .395 .788 110 201 4 1 8
5 3B Hank Majeski 31 148 646 590 88 183 41 4 12 120 2 1 48 43 .310 .368 .454 .822 118 268 19 6 2
6 OF Elmer Valo* 27 113 475 383 72 117 17 4 3 46 10 6 81 13 .305 .432 .394 .826 120 151 11 4 7
7 OF Barney McCosky* 31 135 605 515 95 168 21 5 0 46 1 3 68 22 .326 .405 .386 .791 111 199 10 0 22
8 OF Sam Chapman 32 123 506 445 58 115 18 6 13 70 6 1 55 50 .258 .341 .413 .755 100 184 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 68 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 78 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 57 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 84 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 12 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 26 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 -1 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 .785 109 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 .839 122 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 12 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 -31 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 35 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 58 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 -6 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 1.350 258 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 75 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 90 1874 137 22 120
Rank in 8 AL teams 7 4 6 5 6 5 5 5 2 6 6 4 6 6 6
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
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* - 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 94 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 6 944 105 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 15 76 50 4 1 0 879 113 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 2 855 109 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 7 862 104 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 75 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 1 398 104 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 9 33 26 0 1 5 346 69 1.739 11.7 1.1 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 55 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 75 107 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 75 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 73 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 97 1.530 9.6 0.6 4.2 3.2 0.76
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 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
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
George Binks 33 14 2 0 12 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 1.36 OF
Lou Brissie 24 39 30 8 22 0 1 1.000 0.77 P
Earle Brucker 22 2 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 3.50 1 C
Sam Chapman 32 118 0 118 0 383 368 8 7 2 .982 3.19 OF
Joe Coleman 25 33 42 6 33 3 3 .929 1.18 P
Ray Coleman 26 53 0 32 21 136 126 7 3 3 .978 2.51 OF
Billy DeMars 22 11 46 18 25 3 8 .935 3.91 SS-2B-3B
Bill Dietrich 38 4 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.75 P
Ferris Fain 27 145 1420 1284 120 16 148 .989 9.68 1B
Dick Fowler 27 29 41 10 30 1 4 .976 1.38 P
Nellie Fox 20 3 20 13 6 1 1 .950 6.33 2B
Herman Franks 34 27 133 113 17 3 2 .977 4.81 0 C
Mike Guerra 35 47 188 163 20 5 1 .973 3.89 4 C
Bubba Harris 22 45 20 4 15 1 1 .950 0.42 P
Wally Holborow 34 5 9 2 6 1 1 .889 1.60 P
Eddie Joost 32 135 754 325 409 20 115 .973 5.44 SS
Alex Kellner 23 13 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.15 P
Hank Majeski 31 150 480 176 292 12 23 .975 3.12 3B-SS
Phil Marchildon 34 33 50 10 36 4 5 .920 1.39 P
Bill McCahan 27 17 17 6 10 1 0 .941 0.94 P
Barney McCosky 31 134 134 0 0 289 277 9 3 1 .990 2.13 OF
Nels Potter 36 8 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.25 P
Buddy Rosar 33 90 375 335 39 1 10 .997 4.16 2 C
Bob Savage 26 33 12 1 11 0 0 1.000 0.36 P
Carl Scheib 21 34 1 0 1 53 16 36 1 5 .981 1.53 P-OF
Pete Suder 32 148 813 342 461 10 114 .988 5.43 2B
Elmer Valo 27 109 0 0 109 239 231 4 4 1 .983 2.16 OF
Skeeter Webb 38 17 68 24 42 2 12 .971 3.88 2B-SS
Bob Wellman 22 3 0 0 1 28 26 1 1 2 .964 9.00 1B-OF
Don White 29 71 33 7 17 168 122 37 9 6 .946 2.24 OF-3B
Rudy York 34 14 83 77 5 1 10 .988 5.86 1B
Team Totals 29.7 154 5930 4108 1709 113 479 .981 3.67 7
Rank in 8 AL teams 8 3 2
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary

1947 / 1949 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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