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1952 Philadelphia Athletics Batting, Pitching, & Fielding 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, 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 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
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 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 3 4 6 6 7 6 6 8 1 8
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
Joe Astroth 29 102 476 436 36 4 9 .992 4.63 7 C
Hal Bevan 21 6 14 5 9 0 0 1.000 2.33 3B
Charlie Bishop 28 6 11 3 7 1 0 .909 1.67 P
Harry Byrd 27 37 62 26 32 4 5 .935 1.57 P
Allie Clark 29 50 7 2 39 85 82 2 1 0 .988 1.68 OF-1B
Ferris Fain 31 144 1417 1245 150 22 124 .984 9.69 1B
Dick Fowler 31 18 19 5 14 0 0 1.000 1.06 P
Marion Fricano 28 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Tom Hamilton 26 5 11 11 0 0 1 1.000 2.20 1B
Billy Hitchcock 35 117 459 202 235 22 34 .952 3.74 3B-1B
Bob Hooper 30 43 55 22 32 1 5 .982 1.26 P
Tex Hoyle 30 3 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33 P
Eddie Joost 36 146 737 278 431 28 81 .962 4.86 SS
Alex Kellner 27 34 45 17 28 0 4 1.000 1.32 P
Walt Kellner 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Skeeter Kell 22 68 324 143 169 12 35 .963 4.59 2B
Johnny Kucab 32 25 14 3 9 2 1 .857 0.48 P
Jack Littrell 23 3 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 0.67 SS-3B
Hank Majeski 35 34 123 33 87 3 9 .976 3.53 3B
Morrie Martin 29 5 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.60 P
Len Matarazzo 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Cass Michaels 26 55 286 151 133 2 30 .993 5.16 2B
Ray Murray 34 42 211 175 35 1 3 .995 5.00 4 C
Bobo Newsom 44 14 12 2 10 0 1 1.000 0.86 P
Dave Philley 32 151 0 149 0 465 445 16 4 3 .991 3.05 OF-3B
Sherry Robertson 33 17 0 0 7 40 26 12 2 2 .950 2.24 2B-OF-3B
Carl Scheib 25 30 47 19 26 2 3 .957 1.50 P
Bobby Shantz 26 33 78 29 49 0 3 1.000 2.36 P
Pete Suder 36 76 323 136 179 8 40 .975 4.14 2B-SS-3B
Kite Thomas 29 29 12 0 17 47 44 1 2 0 .957 1.55 OF
Joe Tipton 30 23 97 80 16 1 1 .990 4.17 0 C
Elmer Valo 31 121 2 11 108 239 223 7 9 1 .962 1.90 OF
Ed Wright 33 24 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 0.29 P
Gus Zernial 29 141 141 0 0 317 302 6 9 0 .972 2.18 OF
Sam Zoldak 33 16 28 6 22 0 2 1.000 1.75 P
Team Totals 31.0 155 6056 4150 1766 140 399 .977 3.65 11
Rank in 8 AL teams 5 6 4
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary

1951 / 1953 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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