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1952 Philadelphia Athletics Pitching 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 Pitching Statistics

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 Bobby Shantz* 26 24 7 .774 2.48 33 33 0 27 5 0 279.2 230 87 77 21 63 152 4 0 0 1103 159 1.048 7.4 0.7 2.0 4.9 2.41
2 SP Alex Kellner* 27 12 14 .462 4.36 34 33 1 14 2 0 231.1 223 124 112 21 86 105 4 0 3 990 90 1.336 8.7 0.8 3.3 4.1 1.22
3 SP Harry Byrd 27 15 15 .500 3.31 37 28 7 15 3 2 228.1 244 100 84 12 98 116 7 0 4 1008 119 1.498 9.6 0.5 3.9 4.6 1.18
4 SP Carl Scheib 25 11 7 .611 4.39 30 19 11 8 1 2 158.0 153 82 77 21 50 42 4 1 4 667 90 1.285 8.7 1.2 2.8 2.4 0.84
5 SP Sam Zoldak* 33 0 6 .000 4.06 16 10 2 2 0 1 75.1 86 41 34 3 25 12 0 0 0 325 97 1.473 10.3 0.4 3.0 1.4 0.48
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
6 CL Bob Hooper 30 8 15 .348 5.18 43 14 21 4 0 6 144.1 158 100 83 13 68 40 4 1 2 649 76 1.566 9.9 0.8 4.2 2.5 0.59
7 RP Dick Fowler 31 1 2 .333 6.44 18 3 8 1 0 0 58.2 71 43 42 4 28 14 4 0 2 273 61 1.688 10.9 0.6 4.3 2.1 0.50
8 RP Johnny Kucab 32 0 1 .000 5.26 25 0 13 0 0 2 51.1 64 37 30 5 20 17 1 0 1 231 75 1.636 11.2 0.9 3.5 3.0 0.85
9 RP Bobo Newsom 44 3 3 .500 3.59 14 5 3 1 0 1 47.2 38 19 19 2 23 22 2 0 2 201 110 1.280 7.2 0.4 4.3 4.2 0.96
10 RP Ed Wright 33 2 1 .667 6.53 24 0 11 0 0 1 41.1 55 36 30 6 20 9 3 0 1 199 60 1.815 12.0 1.3 4.4 2.0 0.45
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 Charlie Bishop 28 2 2 .500 6.46 6 5 1 1 0 0 30.2 29 24 22 2 24 17 0 0 1 148 61 1.728 8.5 0.6 7.0 5.0 0.71
12 Morrie Martin* 29 0 2 .000 6.39 5 5 0 0 0 0 25.1 32 19 18 1 15 13 2 0 1 123 61 1.855 11.4 0.4 5.3 4.6 0.87
13 Marion Fricano 28 1 0 1.000 1.80 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 218 1.200 9.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.00
14 Walt Kellner 23 0 0 6.75 1 0 1 0 0 1 4.0 4 3 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 19 58 1.750 9.0 0.0 6.8 4.5 0.67
15 Tex Hoyle 30 0 0 27.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 9 7 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 15 4.286 34.7 7.7 3.9 3.9 1.00
16 Len Matarazzo 23 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 28.4 79 75 .513 4.15 155 155 82 73 11 16 1384.1 1402 723 639 113 526 562 35 2 21 5981 95 1.393 9.1 0.7 3.4 3.7 1.07
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 5 7 3 4 6 6 7 6 6 8 1 5155
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 Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Charlie Bishop 28 1 2 .333 6.27 33.0 31 26 23 2 26 18 0 1.727 8.5 7.1 4.9 0.69 0.5 6 6
Harry Byrd 27 15 10 .600 3.35 231.0 252 96 86 12 101 117 7 1.528 9.8 3.9 4.6 1.16 0.5 37 37
Dick Fowler 31 2 4 .333 6.56 59.0 74 48 43 4 29 14 4 1.746 11.3 4.4 2.1 0.48 0.6 18 18
Marion Fricano 28 0 0 1.50 6.0 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.167 9.0 1.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 2 2
Bob Hooper 30 6 10 .375 5.24 146.0 164 94 85 13 71 40 4 1.610 10.1 4.4 2.5 0.56 0.8 43 43
Tex Hoyle 30 0 0 31.50 2.0 10 8 7 2 1 1 0 5.500 45.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 9.0 3 3
*Alex Kellner 27 12 14 .462 4.42 236.0 233 129 116 22 90 107 4 1.369 8.9 3.4 4.1 1.19 0.8 34 34
Walt Kellner 23 0 0 9.00 4.0 5 4 4 0 4 2 0 2.250 11.3 9.0 4.5 0.50 0.0 1 1
Johnny Kucab 32 2 3 .400 5.47 51.0 66 34 31 5 21 17 1 1.706 11.6 3.7 3.0 0.81 0.9 25 25
*Morrie Martin 29 1 1 .500 6.58 26.0 33 21 19 1 15 13 2 1.846 11.4 5.2 4.5 0.87 0.3 5 5
Len Matarazzo 23 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 1
Bobo Newsom 44 3 3 .500 4.13 61.0 57 31 28 4 34 27 2 1.492 8.4 5.0 4.0 0.79 0.6 24 24
Carl Scheib 25 7 10 .412 4.50 160.0 161 89 80 22 53 43 4 1.338 9.1 3.0 2.4 0.81 1.2 30 30
*Bobby Shantz 26 22 9 .710 2.55 282.0 239 89 80 22 65 153 4 1.078 7.6 2.1 4.9 2.35 0.7 33 33
Ed Wright 33 1 3 .250 6.64 42.0 58 34 31 6 21 9 3 1.881 12.4 4.5 1.9 0.43 1.3 24 24
*Sam Zoldak 33 4 4 .500 4.20 75.0 88 39 35 3 26 12 0 1.520 10.6 3.1 1.4 0.46 0.4 16 16
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs 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 ERA+
Charlie Bishop 28 1 2 2 .500 6.46 6 5 1 1 0 0 30.2 29 24 22 2 24 17 0 0 1 148 61 1.728 8.5 0.6 7.0 5.0 0.71 61
Harry Byrd 27 2 15 15 .500 3.92 43 28 9 15 3 2 239.0 269 120 104 15 107 118 9 0 7 1073 101 1.573 10.1 0.6 4.0 4.4 1.10 101
Dick Fowler 31 10 66 79 .455 4.11 221 170 36 75 11 4 1303.0 1367 685 595 96 578 382 19 1 12 5680 97 1.493 9.4 0.7 4.0 2.6 0.66 97
Marion Fricano 28 1 1 0 1.000 1.80 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 218 1.200 9.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.00 218
Bob Hooper 30 3 35 35 .500 4.82 126 57 51 16 0 16 503.2 531 306 270 41 220 162 8 2 10 2202 88 1.491 9.5 0.7 3.9 2.9 0.74 88
Tex Hoyle 30 1 0 0 27.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 9 7 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 15 4.286 34.7 7.7 3.9 3.9 1.00 15
*Alex Kellner 27 5 51 60 .459 4.58 154 119 23 59 3 5 934.1 958 539 475 87 436 392 14 3 30 4098 92 1.492 9.2 0.8 4.2 3.8 0.90 92
Walt Kellner 23 1 0 0 6.75 1 0 1 0 0 1 4.0 4 3 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 19 58 1.750 9.0 0.0 6.8 4.5 0.67 58
Johnny Kucab 32 3 5 5 .500 4.44 59 3 35 2 0 6 152.0 169 84 75 18 51 48 2 0 2 658 95 1.447 10.0 1.1 3.0 2.8 0.94 95
*Morrie Martin 29 3 12 9 .571 4.64 50 22 11 3 1 0 194.0 210 114 100 19 93 63 9 1 5 875 91 1.562 9.7 0.9 4.3 2.9 0.68 91
Len Matarazzo 23 1 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
Bobo Newsom 44 19 209 221 .486 3.97 583 481 62 245 31 21 3720.2 3725 1884 1643 203 1708 2066 56 7 60 16280 107 1.460 9.0 0.5 4.1 5.0 1.21 107
Carl Scheib 25 9 42 56 .429 4.82 235 97 111 44 6 15 968.0 1020 566 518 87 458 259 22 6 31 4254 85 1.527 9.5 0.8 4.3 2.4 0.57 85
*Bobby Shantz 26 4 56 39 .589 3.54 134 88 27 50 10 2 826.2 794 355 325 63 292 380 19 4 4 3466 119 1.314 8.6 0.7 3.2 4.1 1.30 119
Ed Wright 33 5 25 16 .610 4.00 101 39 27 16 3 1 398.1 412 208 177 30 161 93 7 0 4 1719 92 1.438 9.3 0.7 3.6 2.1 0.58 92
*Sam Zoldak 33 9 43 53 .448 3.54 250 93 78 30 5 8 929.1 956 423 366 54 301 207 3 4 8 3946 112 1.353 9.3 0.5 2.9 2.0 0.69 112
Age Yrs 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 ERA+

1951 / 1953 Pitching Statistics