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1952 Philadelphia Athletics Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(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 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Joe Astroth 29 R R 5' 9" 187 Sep 1, 1922 6 104 104 104 0 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Bevan 21 R R 6' 2" 198 Nov 15, 1930 1st 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Bishop 28 R R 6' 2" 195 Jan 1, 1924 1st 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harry Byrd 27 R R 6' 1" 188 Feb 3, 1925 2 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allie Clark 29 R R 5' 11" 185 Jun 16, 1923 6 71 71 71 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 2 39 48
Ferris Fain 31 L L 5' 11" 186 Mar 29, 1921 6 145 145 145 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Dick Fowler 31 R R 215 Mar 30, 1921 10 18 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marion Fricano 28 R R 6' 0" 170 Jul 15, 1923 1st 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Hamilton 26 L R 6' 4" 213 Sep 29, 1925 1st 9 9 9 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Hitchcock 35 R R 185 Jul 31, 1916 8 119 119 119 0 0 13 0 104 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Hooper 30 R R 5' 11" 195 May 30, 1922 3 43 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tex Hoyle 30 R R 6' 4" 170 Jul 17, 1921 1st 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eddie Joost 36 R R 6' 0" 175 Jun 5, 1916 14 146 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Skeeter Kell 22 R R 5' 9" 160 Oct 11, 1929 1st 75 75 75 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Kellner 27 R L 6' 0" 200 Aug 26, 1924 5 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walt Kellner 23 R R 6' 0" 200 Apr 26, 1929 1st 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Kucab 32 R R 6' 2" 185 Dec 17, 1919 3 28 28 28 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Littrell 23 R R 6' 0" 179 Jan 22, 1929 1st 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Hank Majeski 35 R R 5' 9" 180 Dec 13, 1916 10 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0
Morrie Martin 29 L L 6' 0" 180 Sep 3, 1922 3 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Len Matarazzo 23 R R 6' 4" 195 Sep 12, 1928 1st 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cass Michaels 26 R R 5' 11" 175 Mar 4, 1926 10 55 55 55 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ray Murray 34 R R 6' 3" 204 Oct 12, 1917 4 44 44 44 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobo Newsom 44 R R 6' 2" 220 Aug 11, 1907 19 14 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Philley 32 B R 6' 0" 188 May 16, 1920 8 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 149 0 149
Sherry Robertson 33 L R 6' 0" 180 Jan 1, 1919 10 43 43 43 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 7 7
Carl Scheib 25 R R 6' 1" 192 Jan 1, 1927 9 44 44 44 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Shantz 26 R L 5' 6" 142 Sep 26, 1925 4 34 34 34 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Pete Suder 36 R R 6' 0" 175 Apr 16, 1916 10 74 74 74 0 0 0 43 16 17 0 0 0 0
Kite Thomas 29 R R 195 Apr 27, 1923 1st 75 75 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 17 29
Joe Tipton 30 R R 5' 11" 185 Feb 18, 1922 5 23 23 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elmer Valo 31 L R 5' 11" 190 Mar 5, 1921 11 129 129 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 108 121
Ed Wright 33 R R 6' 1" 180 May 15, 1919 5 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gus Zernial 29 R R 210 Jun 27, 1923 4 145 145 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 141
Sam Zoldak 33 L L 185 Dec 8, 1918 9 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1951 / 1953 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played