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1952 Philadelphia Athletics Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 / 1953)
79-75, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 664 runs, Allowed 723 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-83
Manager: Jimmie Dykes (79-75)
Ballpark: Shibe Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 627,100 (7th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 106, Pitching - 107;   one-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 112
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1951 / 1953 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 Astroth 29 104 370 337 24 84 7 2 1 36 2 2 25 27 .249 .305 .291 .596 62 98 18 2 6
2 1B Ferris Fain* 31 145 648 538 82 176 43 3 2 59 3 5 105 26 .327 .438 .429 .867 136 231 19 1 4
3 2B Skeeter Kell 22 75 236 213 24 47 8 3 0 17 5 1 14 18 .221 .275 .286 .561 53 61 4 2 7
4 SS Eddie Joost 36 146 669 540 94 132 26 3 20 75 5 8 122 94 .244 .388 .415 .803 118 224 6 5 2
5 3B Billy Hitchcock 35 119 460 407 45 100 8 4 1 56 1 1 39 45 .246 .318 .292 .610 66 119 8 4 10
6 OF Gus Zernial 29 145 621 549 76 144 15 1 29 100 5 1 70 87 .262 .347 .452 .799 116 248 13 1 1
7 OF Elmer Valo* 31 129 495 388 69 109 26 4 5 47 12 11 101 16 .281 .432 .407 .839 129 158 10 2 4
8 OF Dave Philley# 32 151 666 586 80 154 25 4 7 71 11 4 59 35 .263 .334 .355 .689 87 208 29 4 17
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 Pete Suder 36 74 252 228 22 55 7 2 1 20 1 1 16 17 .241 .291 .303 .594 61 69 4 0 8
10 2B Cass Michaels 26 55 228 200 22 50 4 5 1 18 3 0 23 11 .250 .330 .335 .665 81 67 5 1 4
11 OF Allie Clark 29 71 200 186 23 51 12 0 7 29 0 2 10 19 .274 .315 .452 .766 106 84 7 1 3
12 C Ray Murray 34 44 146 136 14 28 5 0 1 10 0 0 9 13 .206 .255 .265 .520 41 36 3 0 1
13 3B Hank Majeski 35 34 139 117 14 30 2 2 2 20 0 1 19 10 .256 .365 .359 .724 97 42 7 1 2
14 OF Kite Thomas 29 75 137 116 24 29 6 1 6 18 0 1 20 27 .250 .365 .474 .839 127 55 4 1 0
15 C Joe Tipton 30 23 85 68 6 13 4 0 3 8 0 0 15 10 .191 .337 .382 .720 95 26 1 0 2
16 UT Sherry Robertson* 33 43 81 60 8 12 3 0 0 5 1 2 21 15 .200 .407 .250 .657 81 15 1 0 0
17 3B Hal Bevan 21 8 17 17 1 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 .353 .353 .353 .706 92 6 1 0 0
18 1B Tom Hamilton* 26 9 11 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 .273 .300 .573 55 3 0 0 0
19 IF Jack Littrell 23 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 -4 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
20 P Bobby Shantz 26 34 116 96 13 19 4 1 0 12 0 2 5 9 .198 .252 .260 .513 39 25 0 2 13
21 P Alex Kellner 27 34 87 82 6 17 2 0 1 10 0 0 1 9 .207 .217 .268 .485 31 22 2 0 4
22 P Harry Byrd 27 37 84 75 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 21 .133 .167 .160 .327 -11 12 0 0 6
23 P Carl Scheib 25 44 83 82 4 18 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 9 .220 .220 .220 .439 19 18 4 0 1
24 P Bob Hooper 30 43 45 41 3 8 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 10 .195 .214 .366 .580 55 15 1 0 3
25 P Sam Zoldak* 33 16 25 23 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .174 .208 .174 .382 5 4 1 0 1
26 P Bobo Newsom 44 14 16 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .133 .133 .133 .267 -27 2 2 0 1
27 P Dick Fowler 31 18 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 .063 .000 .063 -82 0 1 0 0
28 P Charlie Bishop 28 6 11 9 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .111 .200 .111 .311 -14 1 0 0 1
29 P Johnny Kucab 32 28 10 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 9 2 0 0 0
30 P Morrie Martin* 29 5 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222 -40 1 0 0 0
31 P Ed Wright 33 24 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .286 .429 14 2 1 0 0
32 P Marion Fricano 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
33 P Walt Kellner 23 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
34 P Len Matarazzo 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 P Tex Hoyle 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 31.1 155 5975 5163 664 1305 212 35 89 632 52 43 683 558 .253 .343 .359 .702 91 1854 152 27 102 0 0
Rank in 8 AL teams 8 4 6 5 7 5 3 2 1 7 4 1 4 4 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 29 370 279 29 2.8 101 .269 .249 .267 .305 .348 .291 .390 .596 .737 62 .329 -18.1 -1.9 .458 .116 .042 1.3 2
Hal Bevan 21 17 12 3 6.8 101 .375 .353 .267 .353 .348 .353 .390 .706 .738 92 .709 -0.3 -0.0 .667 .118 .000 .0 /5
Charlie Bishop 28 11 9 0 0.0 101 .200 .111 .267 .200 .348 .111 .390 .311 .737 -14 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .250 .111 .000 /1
Harry Byrd 27 84 71 2 0.8 101 .185 .133 .267 .167 .348 .160 .390 .327 .738 -11 .043 -11.8 -1.2 .231 .067 .027 1
Allie Clark 29 200 147 25 4.6 101 .275 .274 .267 .315 .348 .452 .390 .766 .738 106 .546 0.7 0.1 .646 .220 .177 .0 O/3
*Ferris Fain 31 648 390 100 6.9 101 .341 .327 .267 .438 .348 .429 .390 .867 .738 136 .718 34.9 3.6 .868 .294 .102 2.4 *3
Dick Fowler 31 16 17 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .267 .063 .348 .000 .390 .063 .737 -82 .000 -3.9 -0.4 .000 .000 .000 1
Marion Fricano 28 1 1 -0.0 0.0 /1
*Tom Hamilton 26 11 8 1 3.4 101 .222 .200 .267 .273 .348 .300 .390 .573 .738 55 .406 -0.6 -0.1 .500 .200 .100 /3
Billy Hitchcock 35 460 326 37 3.1 101 .274 .246 .267 .318 .348 .292 .390 .610 .738 66 .364 -19.1 -2.0 .513 .143 .047 1.0 *53
Bob Hooper 30 45 37 3 2.2 101 .207 .195 .267 .214 .348 .366 .390 .580 .738 55 .237 -2.9 -0.3 .471 .195 .171 .0 1
Tex Hoyle 30 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Eddie Joost 36 669 424 84 5.4 101 .263 .244 .267 .388 .348 .415 .390 .803 .738 118 .614 18.8 1.9 .825 .391 .170 8.0 *6
Skeeter Kell 22 236 178 17 2.6 101 .241 .221 .267 .275 .348 .286 .390 .561 .737 53 .295 -14.6 -1.5 .474 .150 .066 .0 4
Alex Kellner 27 87 71 5 1.9 101 .222 .207 .267 .217 .348 .268 .390 .485 .737 31 .193 -8.2 -0.9 .343 .073 .061 .0 1
Walt Kellner 23 1 1 0 0.0 101 .000 .267 .000 .348 .000 .390 .000 .738 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000 /1
Johnny Kucab 32 10 8 0 0.0 101 .333 .200 .267 .200 .348 .200 .390 .400 .738 9 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .250 .000 .000 1
Jack Littrell 23 3 2 0 0.0 101 .000 .267 .333 .348 .000 .390 .333 .737 -4 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .500 .000 /65
Hank Majeski 35 139 97 15 4.2 101 .267 .256 .267 .365 .348 .359 .390 .724 .738 97 .502 -0.1 -0.0 .642 .256 .103 .0 5
*Morrie Martin 29 9 8 0 0.0 101 .143 .111 .267 .111 .348 .111 .390 .222 .737 -40 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .125 .000 .000 /1
Len Matarazzo 23 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Cass Michaels 26 228 159 22 3.7 101 .261 .250 .267 .330 .348 .335 .390 .665 .737 81 .453 -5.7 -0.6 .606 .215 .085 1.5 4
Ray Murray 34 146 112 9 2.2 101 .221 .206 .267 .255 .348 .265 .390 .520 .737 41 .234 -11.4 -1.2 .405 .125 .059 .0 2
Bobo Newsom 44 16 16 0 0.0 101 .200 .133 .267 .133 .348 .133 .390 .267 .737 -27 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .133 .000 .000 1
#Dave Philley 32 666 482 69 3.9 101 .270 .263 .267 .334 .348 .355 .390 .689 .737 87 .467 -10.4 -1.1 .598 .205 .092 8.6 *O/5
*Sherry Robertson 33 81 51 6 3.2 101 .267 .200 .267 .407 .348 .250 .390 .657 .738 81 .381 0.1 0.0 .686 .383 .050 .0 /4O5
Carl Scheib 25 83 69 4 1.6 101 .247 .220 .267 .220 .348 .220 .390 .439 .738 19 .143 -9.5 -1.0 .279 .012 .000 .0 1
Bobby Shantz 26 116 92 5 1.5 101 .218 .198 .267 .252 .348 .260 .390 .513 .737 39 .130 -8.4 -0.9 .380 .094 .063 1
Pete Suder 36 252 186 20 2.9 101 .257 .241 .267 .291 .348 .303 .390 .594 .738 61 .342 -12.9 -1.4 .478 .132 .061 1.0 465
Kite Thomas 29 137 92 19 5.6 101 .277 .250 .267 .365 .348 .474 .390 .839 .738 127 .632 4.4 0.5 .815 .388 .224 .0 O
Joe Tipton 30 85 58 9 4.2 101 .182 .191 .267 .337 .348 .382 .390 .720 .738 95 .504 -0.1 -0.0 .732 .412 .191 .0 2
*Elmer Valo 31 495 304 67 6.0 101 .283 .281 .267 .432 .348 .407 .390 .839 .738 129 .659 22.9 2.4 .873 .389 .126 7.1 *O
Ed Wright 33 7 7 0 0.0 101 .200 .143 .267 .143 .348 .286 .390 .429 .738 14 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .286 .143 .143 1
Gus Zernial 29 621 420 86 5.5 101 .266 .262 .267 .347 .348 .452 .390 .799 .737 116 .628 10.2 1.0 .771 .324 .189 8.5 *O
*Sam Zoldak 33 25 21 1 1.3 101 .222 .174 .267 .208 .348 .174 .390 .382 .737 5 .105 -3.1 -0.3 .250 .043 .000 1
League Average 4.1 97 .270 .251 .261 .328 .341 .363 .381 .691 .721 92 .492 .615 .223 .112
Team Total 5975 4155 638 4.1 101 .269 .253 .267 .343 .348 .359 .390 .702 .737 91 .500 -57.8 -6.3 .635 .240 .106 65.6
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 29 109 379 351 25 87 7 2 1 37 2 26 28 .248 .303 .288 .591 30 104 104
Hal Bevan 21 9 19 19 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 9 9
Charlie Bishop 28 6 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 6 6
Harry Byrd 27 39 81 78 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 3 22 .128 .160 .154 .314 2 37 37
Allie Clark 29 74 204 193 24 52 12 0 7 30 0 10 20 .269 .309 .440 .749 26 71 71
*Ferris Fain 31 152 671 561 86 183 45 3 2 62 3 109 27 .326 .437 .428 .864 105 145 145
Dick Fowler 31 19 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 18 18
Marion Fricano 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
*Tom Hamilton 26 9 11 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .200 .273 .300 .573 1 9 9
Billy Hitchcock 35 124 470 425 47 104 8 4 1 59 1 41 47 .245 .317 .289 .606 39 119 119
Bob Hooper 30 45 43 42 3 8 1 0 2 3 0 1 10 .190 .209 .357 .566 3 43 43
Eddie Joost 36 153 693 562 98 136 27 3 21 78 5 126 98 .242 .385 .413 .798 88 146 146
Skeeter Kell 22 78 240 223 25 50 9 3 0 18 5 15 19 .224 .279 .291 .571 18 75 75
Alex Kellner 27 36 87 86 7 18 2 0 1 11 0 1 9 .209 .218 .267 .486 5 34 34
Walt Kellner 23 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Johnny Kucab 32 29 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 28 28
Jack Littrell 23 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 4 4
Hank Majeski 35 73 207 179 22 48 4 2 2 31 0 27 18 .268 .367 .346 .714 23 70 70
*Morrie Martin 29 5 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5 5
Cass Michaels 26 138 531 474 56 121 17 8 5 53 4 56 44 .255 .335 .357 .692 57 132 132
Ray Murray 34 46 151 142 14 29 5 0 1 10 0 9 14 .204 .252 .261 .512 9 44 44
Bobo Newsom 44 25 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 24 24
#Dave Philley 32 158 679 613 83 161 26 4 7 74 12 62 37 .263 .334 .352 .687 72 151 151
*Sherry Robertson 33 46 83 62 8 12 3 0 0 5 1 21 16 .194 .398 .242 .640 6 44 44
Carl Scheib 25 46 86 86 4 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 44 44
Bobby Shantz 26 36 105 98 12 18 4 1 0 12 0 5 9 .184 .238 .245 .483 5 34 34
Pete Suder 36 77 255 238 23 57 7 2 1 21 1 17 18 .239 .290 .298 .589 21 74 74
Kite Thomas 29 78 143 121 25 30 6 1 6 18 0 21 28 .248 .364 .463 .826 20 75 75
Joe Tipton 30 69 225 183 24 43 7 0 10 34 1 40 32 .235 .378 .437 .815 29 66 66
*Elmer Valo 31 135 512 405 72 113 27 4 5 49 12 105 17 .279 .430 .402 .832 70 129 129
Ed Wright 33 25 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 24 24
Gus Zernial 29 152 648 574 79 151 16 1 30 104 5 73 91 .263 .347 .451 .798 90 145 145
*Sam Zoldak 33 17 26 25 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .200 .231 .200 .431 1 16 16
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 29 6 898 276 898 806 84 204 24 6 4 86 3 3 82 59 .253 .324 .313 .637 72 252 36 3 7
Hal Bevan 21 1 18 9 18 18 1 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 81 6 1 0 0
Charlie Bishop 28 1 11 6 11 9 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .111 .200 .111 .311 -14 1 0 0 1
Harry Byrd 27 2 86 43 86 77 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 22 .130 .163 .156 .318 -13 12 0 0 6
Allie Clark 29 6 1014 329 1014 932 125 251 44 4 29 136 2 5 69 60 .269 .322 .418 .740 97 390 44 3 10
*Ferris Fain 31 6 3700 844 3700 2991 460 887 174 27 35 436 33 24 662 194 .297 .426 .408 .834 124 1220 94 12 35
Dick Fowler 31 10 502 226 502 472 22 88 10 1 1 32 0 2 15 69 .186 .213 .218 .431 18 103 15 1 14
Marion Fricano 28 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
*Tom Hamilton 26 1 11 9 11 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 .273 .300 .573 55 3 0 0 0
Billy Hitchcock 35 8 2461 681 2461 2211 223 539 67 22 5 257 15 11 203 227 .244 .310 .301 .611 65 665 78 10 37
Bob Hooper 30 3 182 126 182 169 15 30 6 0 4 19 0 0 2 50 .178 .197 .284 .481 26 48 4 2 9
Tex Hoyle 30 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eddie Joost 36 14 6364 1449 6364 5263 813 1255 227 35 122 560 58 28 971 772 .238 .360 .364 .725 99 1918 76 32 98
Skeeter Kell 22 1 236 75 236 213 24 47 8 3 0 17 5 1 14 18 .221 .275 .286 .561 53 61 4 2 7
Alex Kellner 27 5 361 154 361 338 23 71 7 0 1 32 0 0 13 51 .210 .239 .240 .479 28 81 11 0 10
Walt Kellner 23 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Johnny Kucab 32 3 40 62 40 35 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 .086 .200 .086 .286 -22 3 0 0 0
Jack Littrell 23 1 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 -4 0 0 0 0
Hank Majeski 35 10 3504 910 3504 3161 383 891 173 27 50 464 10 11 279 231 .282 .345 .401 .746 101 1268 108 24 40
*Morrie Martin 29 3 76 50 76 69 12 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 13 .203 .236 .203 .439 18 14 0 0 4
Len Matarazzo 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cass Michaels 26 10 4207 1070 4207 3674 420 965 124 44 34 415 47 28 459 319 .263 .348 .348 .696 91 1279 108 19 55
Ray Murray 34 4 442 144 442 402 40 93 19 2 2 37 1 0 35 37 .231 .293 .303 .596 59 122 17 0 5
Bobo Newsom 44 19 1434 592 1434 1331 85 252 28 3 1 102 1 1 17 265 .189 .200 .217 .417 10 289 30 1 85 0 0
#Dave Philley 32 8 3796 889 3796 3412 424 912 142 41 35 360 73 43 322 263 .267 .332 .364 .696 88 1241 89 11 51
*Sherry Robertson 33 10 1728 597 1728 1507 200 346 55 18 26 151 32 16 202 238 .230 .323 .342 .664 83 515 16 5 14
Carl Scheib 25 9 448 288 448 425 47 109 14 6 5 55 1 0 19 58 .256 .290 .353 .643 72 150 15 1 3
Bobby Shantz 26 4 326 140 326 271 30 55 9 1 1 27 2 2 22 32 .203 .270 .255 .525 41 69 3 3 30
Pete Suder 36 10 4701 1211 4701 4345 414 1080 184 39 45 489 16 24 262 392 .249 .292 .340 .632 73 1477 141 7 87
Kite Thomas 29 1 137 75 137 116 24 29 6 1 6 18 0 1 20 27 .250 .365 .474 .839 127 55 4 1 0
Joe Tipton 30 5 1001 316 1001 851 90 204 28 4 22 102 3 2 137 99 .240 .349 .360 .709 90 306 15 6 7
*Elmer Valo 31 11 4492 1095 4492 3707 597 1057 165 58 43 410 96 66 694 178 .285 .402 .396 .798 117 1467 79 31 60
Ed Wright 33 5 140 101 140 128 15 27 8 0 0 10 0 0 5 12 .211 .246 .273 .520 44 35 3 1 6 0 0
Gus Zernial 29 4 2056 504 2056 1861 272 512 78 12 96 360 7 6 186 324 .275 .344 .485 .828 119 902 46 8 1
*Sam Zoldak 33 9 306 251 306 286 16 50 6 0 0 11 1 0 10 52 .175 .205 .196 .401 9 56 4 1 9
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

1951 / 1953 Batting Statistics