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1951 Philadelphia Athletics Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1950 / 1952)
70-84, Finished 6th in American League
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Scored 736 runs, Allowed 745 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-78
Manager: Jimmie Dykes (70-84)
Ballpark: Shibe Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 465,469 (7th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 104;   one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 106
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1950 / 1952 Batting Statistics

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 Joe Tipton 29 72 266 213 23 51 9 0 3 20 1 1 51 25 .239 .389 .324 .713 92 69 2 1 1
2 1B Ferris Fain* 30 117 511 425 63 146 30 3 6 57 0 3 80 20 .344 .451 .471 .921 147 200 10 3 3
3 2B Pete Suder 35 123 477 440 46 108 18 1 1 42 5 5 30 42 .245 .295 .298 .593 59 131 15 1 6
4 SS Eddie Joost 35 140 667 553 107 160 28 5 19 78 10 8 106 70 .289 .409 .461 .870 133 255 6 6 2
5 3B Hank Majeski 34 89 364 323 41 92 19 4 5 42 1 2 35 24 .285 .358 .415 .773 107 134 9 2 4
6 OF Gus Zernial 28 139 617 552 90 151 30 5 33 125 2 2 61 99 .274 .350 .525 .875 132 290 15 4 0
7 OF Elmer Valo* 30 123 530 444 75 134 27 8 7 55 11 6 75 20 .302 .412 .446 .858 130 198 12 8 3
8 OF Dave Philley# 31 125 538 468 71 123 18 7 7 59 9 6 63 38 .263 .354 .376 .730 96 176 4 3 4
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 IF Billy Hitchcock 34 77 249 222 27 68 10 4 1 36 2 0 21 23 .306 .371 .401 .772 107 89 2 2 4
10 1B Lou Limmer* 26 94 247 214 25 34 9 1 5 30 1 0 28 40 .159 .256 .280 .537 44 60 4 0 5
11 C Joe Astroth 28 64 205 187 30 46 10 2 2 19 0 1 18 13 .246 .312 .353 .665 78 66 4 0 0
12 OF Allie Clark 28 56 179 161 20 40 10 1 4 22 2 0 15 7 .248 .320 .398 .718 92 64 6 2 1
13 OF Wally Moses* 40 70 158 136 17 26 6 0 0 9 2 2 21 9 .191 .304 .235 .539 46 32 5 1 0
14 2B Lou Klein 32 49 156 144 22 33 7 0 5 17 0 0 10 12 .229 .279 .382 .661 76 55 4 0 2
15 C Ray Murray 33 40 138 122 10 26 6 0 0 13 0 0 14 8 .213 .294 .262 .556 50 32 5 0 2
16 OF Sam Chapman 35 18 78 65 7 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 12 12 .169 .299 .185 .483 32 12 2 0 1
17 3B Kermit Wahl 28 20 70 59 4 11 2 0 0 6 0 0 9 5 .186 .294 .220 .514 39 13 2 0 2
18 OF Paul Lehner* 30 9 30 28 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .143 .172 .179 .351 -6 5 3 0 1
19 OF Barney McCosky* 34 12 30 27 4 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 .296 .367 .481 .848 126 13 0 0 0
20 IF Tod Davis 26 11 16 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .067 .125 .067 .192 -48 1 1 0 0
21 2B Ed Samcoff 26 4 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .083 .000 .083 -76 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 Bobby Shantz 25 36 86 72 11 18 4 0 0 9 1 0 6 7 .250 .308 .306 .613 65 22 1 0 8
23 P Alex Kellner 26 33 82 79 5 18 3 0 0 9 0 0 1 13 .228 .238 .266 .503 35 21 3 0 2
24 P Bob Hooper 29 38 75 72 8 15 3 0 1 8 0 0 1 19 .208 .219 .292 .511 36 21 1 0 2
25 P Morrie Martin* 28 35 57 50 12 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 11 .220 .264 .220 .484 31 11 0 0 4
26 P Carl Scheib 24 48 55 53 9 21 2 2 2 8 0 0 1 5 .396 .418 .623 1.041 176 33 1 1 0
27 P Dick Fowler 30 22 47 42 2 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 .190 .261 .262 .523 40 11 1 0 1
28 P Sam Zoldak* 32 26 46 45 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .156 .156 .178 .333 -11 8 0 0 1
29 P Joe Coleman 28 28 30 27 2 7 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 .259 .310 .370 .681 82 10 0 0 1
30 P Johnny Kucab 31 30 20 16 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 .000 .200 .000 .200 -43 0 0 0 0
31 P Lou Brissie* 27 2 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 7 1 0 0 1
32 P Hank Wyse 33 9 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 1 0 0 0
33 P Moe Burtschy 29 7 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 79 1 0 0 0
34 P Bubba Harris 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 31.1 154 6049 5277 736 1381 262 43 102 685 47 36 677 564 .262 .349 .386 .735 97 2035 118 34 61 0 0
Rank in 8 AL teams 5 3 6 1 5 5 4 5 2 4 6 2 4 3 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
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Joe Astroth 28 205 146 20 3.7 104 .256 .246 .270 .312 .351 .353 .396 .665 .747 78 .408 -6.2 -0.6 .568 .198 .107 .0 2
*Lou Brissie 27 6 5 0 0.0 104 .250 .200 .270 .200 .351 .200 .396 .400 .747 7 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .000 .000 /1
Moe Burtschy 29 3 2 0 0.0 104 1.000 .333 .270 .333 .351 .333 .396 .667 .747 79 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000 /1
Sam Chapman 35 78 57 4 1.9 104 .208 .169 .270 .299 .351 .185 .396 .483 .747 32 .169 -6.0 -0.6 .429 .200 .015 O
Allie Clark 28 179 128 20 4.2 104 .240 .248 .270 .320 .351 .398 .396 .718 .747 92 .468 -2.3 -0.2 .654 .255 .149 2.7 O5
Joe Coleman 28 30 21 3 3.8 104 .467 .259 .270 .310 .351 .370 .396 .681 .747 82 .427 -0.7 -0.1 .600 .185 .111 1
Tod Davis 26 16 15 0 0.0 104 .083 .067 .270 .125 .351 .067 .396 .192 .747 -48 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .133 .067 .000 /45
*Ferris Fain 30 511 295 88 8.0 104 .351 .344 .270 .451 .351 .471 .396 .921 .747 147 .741 34.2 3.4 .959 .308 .127 .0 *3O
Dick Fowler 30 47 36 3 2.2 104 .222 .190 .270 .261 .351 .262 .396 .523 .747 40 .217 -3.6 -0.4 .429 .167 .071 1
Bubba Harris 25 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Billy Hitchcock 34 249 160 33 5.5 104 .338 .306 .270 .371 .351 .401 .396 .772 .747 107 .593 2.2 0.2 .731 .198 .095 1.3 54/3
Bob Hooper 29 75 60 5 2.2 104 .269 .208 .270 .219 .351 .292 .396 .511 .747 36 .217 -6.9 -0.7 .379 .097 .083 .0 1
Eddie Joost 35 667 409 102 6.7 104 .304 .289 .270 .409 .351 .461 .396 .870 .747 133 .674 30.1 3.0 .907 .367 .172 13.1 *6
Alex Kellner 26 82 66 5 2.0 104 .273 .228 .270 .238 .351 .266 .396 .503 .747 35 .190 -7.6 -0.8 .344 .051 .038 1
Lou Klein 32 156 117 15 3.4 104 .220 .229 .270 .279 .351 .382 .396 .661 .747 76 .380 -5.8 -0.6 .565 .222 .153 .0 4
Johnny Kucab 31 20 16 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .270 .200 .351 .000 .396 .200 .747 -43 .000 -3.3 -0.3 .250 .250 .000 1
*Paul Lehner 30 30 28 1 1.0 104 .148 .143 .270 .172 .351 .179 .396 .351 .747 -6 .056 -4.3 -0.4 .222 .071 .036 /O
*Lou Limmer 26 247 189 16 2.3 104 .172 .159 .270 .256 .351 .280 .396 .537 .747 44 .222 -17.8 -1.8 .484 .257 .121 1.7 3
Hank Majeski 34 364 246 47 5.1 104 .296 .285 .270 .358 .351 .415 .396 .773 .747 107 .559 3.1 0.3 .702 .235 .130 1.7 5
*Morrie Martin 28 57 43 3 1.9 104 .282 .220 .270 .264 .351 .220 .396 .484 .747 31 .166 -5.0 -0.5 .359 .060 .000 1
*Barney McCosky 34 30 19 5 7.1 104 .318 .296 .270 .367 .351 .481 .396 .848 .747 126 .695 1.0 0.1 .842 .296 .185 .0 /O
*Wally Moses 40 158 117 9 2.1 104 .205 .191 .270 .304 .351 .235 .396 .539 .747 46 .194 -9.8 -1.0 .462 .199 .044 .0 O
Ray Murray 33 138 103 9 2.4 104 .228 .213 .270 .294 .351 .262 .396 .556 .747 50 .233 -8.5 -0.8 .455 .164 .049 2
#Dave Philley 31 538 359 61 4.6 104 .274 .263 .270 .354 .351 .376 .396 .730 .747 96 .506 -2.4 -0.2 .690 .254 .113 7.9 *O/5
Ed Samcoff 26 12 11 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .270 .083 .351 .000 .396 .083 .747 -76 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .091 .091 .000 /4
Carl Scheib 24 55 33 13 10.6 104 .413 .396 .270 .418 .351 .623 .396 1.041 .747 176 .827 5.0 0.5 1.061 .245 .226 .0 1
Bobby Shantz 25 86 63 7 3.0 104 .277 .250 .270 .308 .351 .306 .396 .613 .747 65 .320 -3.6 -0.4 .527 .153 .056 .0 1
Pete Suder 35 477 358 38 2.8 104 .270 .245 .270 .295 .351 .298 .396 .593 .747 59 .302 -26.1 -2.6 .460 .120 .052 1.7 *46/5
Joe Tipton 29 266 166 27 4.4 104 .259 .239 .270 .389 .351 .324 .396 .713 .747 92 .486 0.7 0.1 .733 .324 .085 1.5 2
*Elmer Valo 30 530 331 80 6.5 104 .305 .302 .270 .412 .351 .446 .396 .858 .747 130 .661 22.3 2.2 .872 .324 .144 8.6 *O
Kermit Wahl 28 70 52 4 2.1 104 .204 .186 .270 .294 .351 .220 .396 .514 .747 39 .194 -4.9 -0.5 .440 .186 .034 5
Hank Wyse 33 4 3 0 0.0 104 .333 .250 .270 .250 .352 .250 .396 .500 .747 34 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .000 .000 /1
Gus Zernial 28 617 418 100 6.4 104 .281 .274 .270 .350 .351 .525 .396 .875 .747 132 .657 22.0 2.2 .849 .362 .252 3.8 *O
*Sam Zoldak 32 46 39 1 0.7 104 .179 .156 .270 .156 .351 .178 .396 .333 .747 -11 .031 -7.2 -0.7 .211 .022 .022 1
League Average 4.5 102 .277 .261 .268 .340 .349 .381 .392 .722 .741 95 .497 .653 .238 .120
Team Total 6049 4111 719 4.7 104 .277 .262 .270 .349 .351 .386 .396 .735 .747 97 .519 -18.6 -2.2 .681 .254 .124 64.3
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Joe Astroth 28 67 212 194 30 46 10 2 2 19 0 18 14 .237 .302 .340 .642 20 64 64
*Lou Brissie 27 59 29 29 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 56 56
Moe Burtschy 29 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7 7
Sam Chapman 35 118 369 328 33 71 11 1 6 43 3 41 46 .216 .304 .311 .614 32 112 112
Allie Clark 28 62 197 179 23 44 12 1 5 25 2 16 9 .246 .315 .408 .723 23 59 59
Joe Coleman 28 29 30 28 2 7 3 0 0 5 0 2 13 .250 .300 .357 .657 3 28 28
Tod Davis 26 12 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 11 11
*Ferris Fain 30 123 522 439 62 146 30 3 6 56 0 80 21 .333 .439 .456 .894 87 117 117
Dick Fowler 30 23 49 45 2 9 3 0 0 2 0 4 6 .200 .265 .267 .532 3 22 22
Billy Hitchcock 34 81 254 231 27 69 10 4 1 36 2 21 24 .299 .362 .390 .752 33 77 77
Bob Hooper 29 40 76 75 7 15 3 0 1 7 0 1 20 .200 .211 .280 .491 4 38 38
Eddie Joost 35 147 685 573 105 160 28 5 19 76 10 106 74 .279 .397 .445 .842 100 140 140
Alex Kellner 26 35 84 83 5 19 3 0 0 9 0 1 14 .229 .238 .265 .503 5 33 33
Lou Klein 32 54 162 152 21 33 7 0 5 16 0 10 14 .217 .265 .362 .627 15 51 51
Johnny Kucab 31 32 21 17 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 .000 .190 .000 .190 0 30 30
*Paul Lehner 30 68 208 189 15 32 9 1 1 7 0 19 13 .169 .245 .243 .489 12 65 65
*Lou Limmer 26 99 253 224 25 35 9 1 5 31 1 29 42 .156 .253 .272 .525 16 94 94
Hank Majeski 34 106 409 371 44 101 23 4 5 47 1 36 25 .272 .340 .396 .736 49 101 101
*Morrie Martin 28 37 56 53 13 12 0 0 0 4 0 3 12 .226 .268 .226 .494 3 35 35
*Barney McCosky 34 71 161 145 14 39 7 1 2 14 1 16 12 .269 .342 .372 .714 19 68 68
*Wally Moses 40 74 164 142 17 26 6 0 0 9 2 21 9 .183 .293 .225 .518 9 70 70
Ray Murray 33 43 145 130 10 29 6 0 0 14 0 15 8 .223 .303 .269 .573 11 41 41
#Dave Philley 31 139 583 514 70 131 20 7 7 60 9 66 43 .255 .343 .362 .705 63 132 132
Ed Samcoff 26 4 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .077 .000 .077 0 4 4
Carl Scheib 24 50 58 56 9 22 2 2 2 8 0 1 5 .393 .414 .607 1.021 14 48 48
Bobby Shantz 25 38 81 75 10 18 4 0 0 8 1 6 7 .240 .296 .293 .590 6 36 36
Pete Suder 35 129 488 457 45 108 18 1 1 41 5 30 44 .236 .285 .287 .571 37 123 123
Joe Tipton 29 76 275 222 23 52 9 0 3 20 1 52 26 .234 .382 .315 .697 26 72 72
*Elmer Valo 30 129 546 462 74 136 27 8 7 54 11 76 21 .294 .403 .433 .836 79 123 123
Kermit Wahl 28 29 98 89 6 20 3 1 0 8 0 9 8 .225 .296 .281 .577 7 28 28
Hank Wyse 33 13 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 12 12
Gus Zernial 28 150 664 596 91 156 31 5 34 127 2 64 106 .262 .337 .502 .839 99 143 143
*Sam Zoldak 32 27 47 47 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 26 26
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Joe Astroth 28 5 528 172 528 469 60 120 17 4 3 50 1 1 57 32 .256 .338 .328 .666 78 154 18 1 1
*Lou Brissie 27 5 303 176 303 283 17 64 5 1 0 25 0 0 6 23 .226 .242 .251 .493 31 71 10 0 14
Moe Burtschy 29 2 10 16 10 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125 .300 .125 .425 14 1 1 0 0
Sam Chapman 35 11 5600 1368 5600 4988 754 1329 210 52 180 773 41 38 562 682 .266 .342 .438 .780 106 2183 137 15 35
Allie Clark 28 5 814 258 814 746 102 200 32 4 22 107 2 3 59 41 .268 .323 .410 .734 95 306 37 2 7
Joe Coleman 28 7 289 146 289 254 13 40 10 0 2 19 0 0 18 104 .157 .213 .220 .434 17 56 8 0 17
Tod Davis 26 2 103 42 103 90 7 21 0 1 1 6 0 0 10 19 .233 .310 .289 .599 61 26 2 0 3
*Ferris Fain 30 5 3052 699 3052 2453 378 711 131 24 33 377 30 19 557 168 .290 .423 .403 .827 121 989 75 11 31
Dick Fowler 30 9 486 208 486 457 22 88 10 1 1 32 0 1 14 66 .193 .218 .225 .444 21 103 14 1 14
Bubba Harris 25 3 56 87 56 48 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 .125 .176 .125 .301 -19 6 0 0 5 0 0
Billy Hitchcock 34 7 2001 562 2001 1804 178 439 59 18 4 201 14 10 164 182 .243 .309 .303 .611 65 546 70 6 27
Bob Hooper 29 2 137 83 137 128 12 22 5 0 2 16 0 0 1 40 .172 .191 .258 .449 17 33 3 2 6
Eddie Joost 35 13 5695 1303 5695 4723 719 1123 201 32 102 485 53 20 849 678 .238 .357 .359 .716 97 1694 70 27 96
Alex Kellner 26 4 274 120 274 256 17 54 5 0 0 22 0 0 12 42 .211 .246 .230 .477 27 59 9 0 6
Lou Klein 32 5 1171 305 1171 1037 162 269 48 15 16 101 10 0 105 119 .259 .330 .381 .711 97 395 10 5 24
Johnny Kucab 31 2 30 34 30 25 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 5 .040 .200 .040 .240 -34 1 0 0 0
*Paul Lehner 30 6 1927 537 1927 1765 175 453 80 21 22 195 6 11 125 118 .257 .307 .363 .670 78 641 56 4 33
*Lou Limmer 26 1 247 94 247 214 25 34 9 1 5 30 1 0 28 40 .159 .256 .280 .537 44 60 4 0 5
Hank Majeski 34 9 3303 840 3303 2990 362 845 169 25 48 435 10 10 253 214 .283 .343 .404 .747 101 1208 97 23 37
*Morrie Martin 28 2 67 45 67 60 12 13 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 11 .217 .254 .217 .471 27 13 0 0 4
*Barney McCosky 34 9 4650 1094 4650 4071 647 1280 207 70 23 388 57 30 488 252 .314 .389 .417 .806 111 1696 60 10 81
*Wally Moses 40 17 8253 2012 8253 7356 1124 2138 435 110 89 679 174 81 821 457 .291 .364 .416 .779 109 3060 58 21 55
Ray Murray 33 3 296 100 296 266 26 65 14 2 1 27 1 0 26 24 .244 .312 .323 .635 67 86 14 0 4
#Dave Philley 31 7 3130 738 3130 2826 344 758 117 37 28 289 62 39 263 228 .268 .332 .366 .698 88 1033 60 7 34
Ed Samcoff 26 1 12 4 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .083 .000 .083 -76 0 0 0 0
Carl Scheib 24 8 365 244 365 343 43 91 14 6 5 48 0 0 19 49 .265 .306 .385 .691 84 132 11 1 2
Bobby Shantz 25 3 210 106 210 175 17 36 5 0 1 15 2 0 17 23 .206 .280 .251 .531 41 44 3 1 17
Pete Suder 35 9 4449 1137 4449 4117 392 1025 177 37 44 469 15 23 246 375 .249 .292 .342 .634 73 1408 137 7 79
Joe Tipton 29 4 787 250 787 678 69 165 22 4 13 72 2 2 101 68 .243 .345 .345 .690 83 234 10 4 4
*Elmer Valo 30 10 3997 966 3997 3319 528 948 139 54 38 363 84 55 593 162 .286 .398 .394 .793 116 1309 69 29 56
Kermit Wahl 28 5 727 231 727 642 58 145 23 6 3 50 3 1 68 72 .226 .302 .294 .596 60 189 16 2 15
Hank Wyse 33 8 475 253 475 435 33 71 7 1 0 32 1 0 7 81 .163 .178 .184 .362 1 80 13 1 32
Gus Zernial 28 3 1435 359 1435 1312 196 368 63 11 67 260 2 5 116 237 .280 .342 .498 .841 120 654 33 7 0
*Sam Zoldak 32 8 281 235 281 263 15 46 6 0 0 10 1 0 9 47 .175 .205 .198 .403 10 52 3 1 8
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1950 / 1952 Batting Statistics