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1954 Philadelphia Athletics (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1953/1955)
51-103, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 542 runs, Allowed 875 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 45-109
Managed by Eddie Joost

Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 304,666 (8th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 100, Pitching - 105
  (one-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954 Stats / Schedule (1953/1955) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   51-103, Final Rank: 8, GB:   60.0
Days in First:                   1 (last on April 13, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:           2 (last on May 4)
Most Games under .500:          53 (last on September 25)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       61.0 (last on September 25)

Longest Winning Streak:          5 (June 11 to June 15)
Longest Losing Streak:          10 (July 10 to July 20)

Most Runs Allowed:              20 (May 31)
Most Runs Scored:               16 (June 1)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      13
Times Opponent Shutout:          3

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        51 103     542     875    .331

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           29  47     260     467    .382
Road           22  56     282     408    .282

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           6   5      37      41    .545
May             8  22     107     185    .267
June           14  14     125     138    .500
July            7  23      97     196    .233
August          9  23     100     192    .281
September       7  16      76     123    .304

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     30  49     301     443    .380
Second Half    21  54     241     432    .280
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        22  26     167     171    .458

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout         7  43     168     457    .140

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BAL            12  10      99      98    .545
BOS             7  15      94     157    .318
CHW             5  17      67     139    .227
CLE             4  18      56     108    .182
DET             9  13      73     118    .409
NYY             4  18      60     128    .182
WSH            10  12      93     127    .455

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 13     PHA  BOS  W   6-4        1-0     1    Tied  2:50 B Shantz                   16,331 +
  2 Thu, Apr 15     PHA @NYY  L   0-3        1-1     5     0.5  2:20 T Morgan                   23,494 -
  3 Sun, Apr 18     PHA @BOS  W   6-4        2-1     2     1.5  2:35 B Trice                           +
  4                 PHA @BOS  L   3-4        2-2     2     1.5  3:16 E Kinder                   22,566 -
  5 Mon, Apr 19     PHA @WSH  L   3-4        2-3     6     1.5  2:15 C Pascual                  11,426 --
  6 Tue, Apr 20     PHA @WSH  W   7-0        3-3     3     0.5  2:13 A Kellner                   5,742 +
  7 Wed, Apr 21     PHA  WSH  L   1-13       3-4     6     1.0  2:12 B Porterfiel                4,175 -
  8 Sat, Apr 24     PHA  NYY  W   1-0        4-4     4     1.5  2:10 B Trice                     4,920 +
  9 Sun, Apr 25     PHA  NYY  L   1-6        4-5     4     1.5  2:46 J McDonald                        -
 10                 PHA  NYY  W   4-2        5-5     4     1.5  2:32 M Martin                   19,930 +
 11 Fri, Apr 30     PHA  BAL  W   5-1        6-5     3     1.5  1:55 B Trice                     7,327 ++
 12 Sat, May  1     PHA  BAL  W   2-1        7-5     3     1.5  2:25 A Kellner                   3,620 +++
 13 Sun, May  2     PHA  CHW  L   0-4        7-6     4     1.5  2:25 D Johnson                       0 -
 14                 PHA  CHW  W   2-1        8-6     4     1.5  2:46 M Fricano                  12,299 +
 15 Mon, May  3     PHA  CHW  L   3-14       8-7     4     2.5  2:06 S Consuegra                 2,307 -
 16 Tue, May  4     PHA  CLE  W   3-2        9-7     3     2.5  2:19 B Trice                     6,071 +
 17 Wed, May  5     PHA  CLE  L   2-7        9-8     4     2.5  2:18 B Lemon                     4,275 -
 18 Thu, May  6     PHA  CLE  L   2-3        9-9     4     3.5  2:08 E Wynn                      3,170 --
 19 Fri, May  7     PHA @NYY  L   0-2        9-10    5     4.0  1:56 T Morgan                    5,805 ---
 20 Sun, May  9     PHA @NYY  L   4-7        9-11    5     4.0  2:08 H Byrd                          0 ----
 21                 PHA @NYY  -   1-1        9-11    5     4.0  2:09                            23,909 ----
 22 Mon, May 10     PHA @BAL  L   6-7        9-12    5     4.5  2:17 H Fox                       7,887 -----
 23 Tue, May 11     PHA @BAL  L   0-2        9-13    5     5.0  1:45 J Coleman                  10,837 ------
 24 Thu, May 13     PHA @CHW  W   3-2       10-13    5     4.5  2:17 M Burtschy                  3,206 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Fri, May 14     PHA @CHW  L   3-4       10-14    5     5.5  2:31 D Johnson                  21,613 -
 26 Sat, May 15     PHA @CHW  L   6-7       10-15    6     6.5  2:29 V Trucks                   10,331 --
 27 Sun, May 16     PHA @CLE  L   7-12      10-16    6     7.5  2:56 B Chakales                      0 ---
 28                 PHA @CLE  L   0-6       10-17    6     7.5  2:02 M Garcia                   21,713 ----
 29 Tue, May 18     PHA @DET  L   3-8       10-18    7     8.5  2:10 S Gromek                    4,248 -----
 30 Wed, May 19     PHA @DET  L   3-4       10-19    7     9.5  2:20 D Marlowe                   3,549 ------
 31 Fri, May 21     PHA @WSH  L   3-7       10-20    8    10.5  2:16 B Porterfiel                3,602 -------
 32 Sat, May 22     PHA @WSH  W  10-3       11-20    7    10.5  2:28 A Portocarre                3,419 +
 33 Sun, May 23     PHA @WSH  L   4-9       11-21    8    12.0  2:10 D Stone                     6,108 -
 34 Mon, May 24     PHA @NYY  L   3-7       11-22    8    12.5  2:29 B Grim                     10,598 --
 35 Tue, May 25     PHA  BOS  L   2-3       11-23    8    12.5  2:20 W Nixon                     4,594 ---
 36 Wed, May 26     PHA  BOS  W   6-5       12-23    8    11.5  2:47 M Burtschy                  4,154 +
 37 Fri, May 28     PHA  WSH  L   6-12      12-24    7    12.5  2:31 D Stone                     2,673 -
 38 Sat, May 29     PHA  WSH  W   7-5       13-24    6    12.5  2:48 M Martin                    1,412 +
 39 Sun, May 30     PHA  WSH  L   0-6       13-25    7    13.0  2:11 M McDermott                     0 -
 40                 PHA  WSH  W   6-5       14-25    7    13.0  2:20 A Portocarre                6,144 +
 41 Mon, May 31     PHA @BOS  L  10-20      14-26    8    14.0  3:12 T Herrin                        0 -
 42                 PHA @BOS  L   0-9       14-27    8    14.0  2:12 B Henry                    23,255 --
 43 Tue, Jun  1     PHA @BOS  W  16-6       15-27    7    13.5  2:20 B Trice                     2,342 +
 44 Wed, Jun  2     PHA  BAL  L   1-9       15-28    8    14.5  2:37 J Coleman                   2,717 -
 45 Thu, Jun  3     PHA  BAL  W   6-2       16-28    7    13.5  2:11 M Fricano                   2,187 +
 46 Fri, Jun  4     PHA  BAL  W   7-6       17-28    7    12.5  2:02 B Trice                     1,092 ++
 47 Sat, Jun  5     PHA  CLE  L   1-4       17-29    7    13.5  2:50 M Garcia                    3,038 -
 48 Sun, Jun  6     PHA  CLE  L   1-2       17-30    7    15.5  2:12 B Feller                          --
 49                 PHA  CLE  L   5-7       17-31    7    15.5  2:24 A Houtteman                 9,373 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Tue, Jun  8     PHA  CHW  L   3-9       17-32    8    16.5  2:20 V Trucks                   16,615 ----
 51 Wed, Jun  9     PHA  CHW  L   4-9       17-33    8    17.5  2:26 B Keegan                    3,582 -----
 52 Fri, Jun 11     PHA  DET  L   5-16      17-34    8    17.0  2:52 R Herbert                         ------
 53                 PHA  DET  W   2-1       18-34    8    17.0  1:56 M Fricano                   4,753 +
 54 Sat, Jun 12     PHA  DET  W   4-2       19-34    8    16.5  2:15 B Trice                     2,012 ++
 55 Sun, Jun 13     PHA  DET  W   4-3       20-34    7    16.5  2:35 A Kellner                       0 +++
 56                 PHA  DET  W   6-3       21-34    7    16.5  2:14 A Portocarre                5,368 ++++
 57 Tue, Jun 15     PHA @CHW  W  11-4       22-34    6    17.0  3:04 M Burtschy                 26,458 +++++
 58 Wed, Jun 16     PHA @CHW  L   6-11      22-35    6    18.0  2:56 S Consuegra                 5,773 -
 59 Thu, Jun 17     PHA @CHW  L   4-6       22-36    6    19.0  2:43 J Harshman                  5,339 --
 60 Fri, Jun 18     PHA @DET  W   2-1       23-36    6    19.0  2:13 A Portocarre               23,216 +
 61 Sat, Jun 19     PHA @DET  W   5-4       24-36    6    18.0  2:31 D Romberger                 7,321 ++
 62 Tue, Jun 22     PHA @CLE  W   4-1       25-36    6    18.0  2:28 A Sima                     12,964 +++
 63 Wed, Jun 23     PHA @CLE  L   2-5       25-37    6    19.0  1:52 B Lemon                     4,549 -
 64 Thu, Jun 24     PHA @CLE  W   5-1       26-37    6    18.0  2:14 A Portocarre                4,570 +
 65 Fri, Jun 25     PHA @BAL  L   1-5       26-38    6    18.0  2:28 D Pillette                 10,160 -
 66 Sat, Jun 26     PHA @BAL  L   4-5       26-39    6    18.0  3:08 B Chakales                  7,418 --
 67 Sun, Jun 27     PHA @BAL  L   3-4       26-40    6    19.5  2:45 B Chakales                      0 ---
 68                 PHA @BAL  L   2-3       26-41    6    19.5  2:00 J Coleman                  15,792 ----
 69 Tue, Jun 29     PHA  WSH  W   3-2       27-41    6    19.5  2:40 A Portocarre                2,647 +
 70 Wed, Jun 30     PHA  WSH  W   8-7       28-41    6    19.5  2:45 S Dixon                     4,121 ++
 71 Fri, Jul  2     PHA @BOS  L   4-8       28-42    6    21.0  2:18 T Brewer                   12,913 -
 72 Sat, Jul  3     PHA @BOS  W   7-3       29-42    6    21.0  2:35 A Kellner                   7,232 +
 73 Sun, Jul  4     PHA @BOS  L   0-8       29-43    6    22.0  2:20 L Kiely                    13,861 -
 74 Mon, Jul  5     PHA  NYY  L   4-7       29-44    6    23.0  2:59 H Byrd                          0 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75                 PHA  NYY  L   2-11      29-45    6    23.0  2:39 T Morgan                   19,661 ---
 76 Tue, Jul  6     PHA @WSH  L   2-5       29-46    6    24.0  1:44 J Schmitz                   3,985 ----
 77 Fri, Jul  9     PHA  BOS  W   9-3       30-46    6    24.0  2:48 A Kellner                   5,625 +
 78 Sat, Jul 10     PHA  BOS  L   3-5       30-47    6    24.0  3:08 E Kinder                    3,047 -
 79 Sun, Jul 11     PHA  BOS  L   0-18      30-48    7    24.0  2:25 F Sullivan                        --
 80                 PHA  BOS  L   1-11      30-49    7    24.0  2:21 T Brewer                    7,445 ---
 81 Thu, Jul 15     PHA  CLE  L   0-4       30-50    7    25.0  2:17 E Wynn                      6,209 ----
 82 Fri, Jul 16     PHA  CLE  L   3-9       30-51    7    26.0  2:37 M Garcia                    5,525 -----
 83 Sat, Jul 17     PHA  CLE  L   0-6       30-52    7    27.0  2:12 B Feller                    3,219 ------
 84 Sun, Jul 18     PHA  CHW  L   2-10      30-53    8    28.0  2:55 J Harshman                      0 -------
 85                 PHA  CHW  L   3-4       30-54    8    28.0  2:39 S Consuegra                 5,496 --------
 86 Tue, Jul 20     PHA  DET  L   0-12      30-55    7    29.5  2:16 S Gromek                        0 ---------
 87                 PHA  DET  L   3-4       30-56    7    29.5  2:28 N Garver                    4,351 ----------
 88 Wed, Jul 21     PHA  DET  W   4-1       31-56    7    29.0  1:49 S Dixon                     1,760 +
 89 Thu, Jul 22     PHA  DET  L   4-9       31-57    7    30.5  2:47 D Marlowe                   1,675 -
 90 Fri, Jul 23     PHA  BAL  L   5-7       31-58    7    31.5  2:25 D Pillette                  1,791 --
 91 Sat, Jul 24     PHA  BAL  W   6-5       32-58    7    31.5  2:32 J Gray                      1,634 +
 92 Sun, Jul 25     PHA  BAL  W   9-4       33-58    7    30.0  2:51 A Sima                            ++
 93                 PHA  BAL  W   6-4       34-58    7    30.0  2:08 S Dixon                     4,021 +++
 94 Tue, Jul 27     PHA @DET  L   2-3       34-59    7    30.5  1:54 S Gromek                        0 -
 95                 PHA @DET  W   8-3       35-59    7    30.5  2:10 M Fricano                  22,603 +
 96 Wed, Jul 28     PHA @DET  L   2-10      35-60    7    31.5  2:15 A Aber                      3,535 -
 97 Thu, Jul 29     PHA @DET  L   2-4       35-61    7    32.0  1:59 G Zuverink                      0 --
 98                 PHA @DET  L   3-7       35-62    7    32.0  2:15 B Hoeft                     4,872 ---
 99 Fri, Jul 30     PHA @CHW  L   2-4       35-63    7    33.0  2:25 B Keegan                   16,304 ----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sat, Jul 31     PHA @CHW  L   1-7       35-64    7    34.0  2:04 M Martin                    4,581 -----
101 Sun, Aug  1     PHA @CHW  L   5-6       35-65    7    36.0  2:34 S Consuegra                     0 ------
102                 PHA @CHW  L   1-12      35-66    7    36.0  2:14 V Trucks                   17,057 -------
103 Mon, Aug  2     PHA @BAL  L   2-10      35-67    8    36.5  2:23 B Turley                    7,839 --------
104 Tue, Aug  3     PHA @BAL  W   6-2       36-67    7    35.5  2:07 A Portocarre               10,134 +
105 Wed, Aug  4     PHA @BAL  W   6-4       37-67    7    35.5  2:56 A Kellner                   7,637 ++
106 Fri, Aug  6     PHA @CLE  L   3-7       37-68    7    36.0  2:13 M Garcia                   12,560 -
107 Sat, Aug  7     PHA @CLE  L   1-5       37-69    7    37.0  2:19 B Feller                    8,393 --
108 Sun, Aug  8     PHA @CLE  L   2-7       37-70    7    39.0  2:34 B Lemon                           ---
109                 PHA @CLE  L   2-5       37-71    7    39.0  2:04 A Houtteman                20,381 ----
110 Tue, Aug 10     PHA @NYY  L   2-5       37-72    8    39.0  2:33 B Grim                     16,850 -----
111 Wed, Aug 11     PHA @NYY  L   1-3       37-73    8    40.0  2:38 H Byrd                      9,733 ------
112 Thu, Aug 12     PHA @NYY  L   4-5       37-74    8    41.5  2:00 E Lopat                           -------
113                 PHA @NYY  L   1-7       37-75    8    41.5  2:04 T Morgan                   13,890 --------
114 Fri, Aug 13     PHA @WSH  W   3-2       38-75    8    41.5  2:27 M Fricano                   3,812 +
115 Sat, Aug 14     PHA @WSH  W   6-4       39-75    7    41.5  2:20 C Bishop                    2,708 ++
116 Sun, Aug 15     PHA @WSH  L   1-4       39-76    7    43.0  1:54 J Schmitz                   1,894 -
117 Tue, Aug 17     PHA  NYY  L   1-11      39-77    7    44.0  2:57 H Byrd                      9,885 --
118 Wed, Aug 18     PHA  NYY  L   1-6       39-78    7    45.0  3:00 W Ford                      7,367 ---
119 Thu, Aug 19     PHA  NYY  L   5-8       39-79    7    45.5  2:33 E Lopat                     3,116 ----
120 Sun, Aug 22     PHA  WSH  W   3-2       40-79    7    46.5  2:59 C Bishop                          +
121                 PHA  WSH  -   4-4       40-79    7    46.5  2:19                             3,634 +
122 Mon, Aug 23     PHA  WSH  L   5-8       40-80    7    47.5  2:50 C Stobbs                          -
123                 PHA  WSH  L   3-10      40-81    7    47.5  2:48 G Keriazakos                2,094 --
124 Tue, Aug 24     PHA  CLE  W   4-1       41-81    7    46.5  2:17 J Gray                      9,175 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Wed, Aug 25     PHA  CLE  L   3-4       41-82    7    47.5  2:55 B Lemon                     7,311 -
126 Thu, Aug 26     PHA  CHW  L   1-8       41-83    7    48.0  2:30 S Consuegra                     0 --
127                 PHA  CHW  W   4-1       42-83    7    48.0  2:10 C Bishop                    3,650 +
128 Fri, Aug 27     PHA  CHW  L   0-11      42-84    7    48.0  2:04 H Dorish                    2,208 -
129 Sat, Aug 28     PHA  CHW  L   2-5       42-85    7    49.0  2:54 J Harshman                  1,867 --
130 Sun, Aug 29     PHA  DET  L   3-14      42-86    7    51.0  2:25 S Gromek                        0 ---
131                 PHA  DET  L   1-2       42-87    7    51.0  2:12 N Garver                    3,973 ----
132 Tue, Aug 31     PHA  BAL  W   8-6       43-87    7    51.0  2:25 M Burtschy                        +
133                 PHA  BAL  W   6-3       44-87    7    51.0  2:20 S Dixon                     2,126 ++
134 Fri, Sep  3     PHA  BOS  L   1-11      44-88    7    51.0  2:17 F Sullivan                  2,874 -
135 Sat, Sep  4     PHA  BOS  W   4-3       45-88    7    50.0  2:31 J Gray                      2,124 +
136 Sun, Sep  5     PHA  BOS  L   5-12      45-89    7    51.5  2:25 T Brewer                          -
137                 PHA  BOS  L   3-7       45-90    7    51.5  2:35 R Kemmerer                  5,788 --
138 Mon, Sep  6     PHA @WSH  L   1-8       45-91    7    51.5  2:05 J Schmitz                         ---
139                 PHA @WSH  W   3-2       46-91    7    51.5  2:21 C Bishop                    4,865 +
140 Tue, Sep  7     PHA @WSH  L   4-5       46-92    7    52.0  1:47 S Shea                        460 -
141 Wed, Sep  8     PHA @CLE  L   2-5       46-93    7    53.0  2:17 E Wynn                     14,262 --
142 Thu, Sep  9     PHA @CLE  L   4-5       46-94    7    54.0  3:24 H Newhouser                 5,145 ---
143 Fri, Sep 10     PHA @DET  W   6-5       47-94    7    54.0  2:29 S Dixon                     1,389 +
144 Sat, Sep 11     PHA @DET  L   1-2       47-95    7    55.0  1:55 N Garver                    3,332 -
145 Sun, Sep 12     PHA @BAL  L   3-4       47-96    7    56.0  2:19 B Turley                          --
146                 PHA @BAL  W   5-4       48-96    7    56.0  2:21 M Burtschy                 12,981 +
147 Tue, Sep 14     PHA @CHW  W   1-0       49-96    7    56.0  1:53 A Portocarre                9,128 ++
148 Fri, Sep 17     PHA  NYY  L   3-10      49-97    8    57.0  2:34 T Byrne                     3,047 -
149 Sat, Sep 18     PHA  NYY  L   5-6       49-98    8    58.0  2:28 A Reynolds                  1,834 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sun, Sep 19     PHA  NYY  L   2-4       49-99    8    59.0  2:30 J Sain                      1,715 ---
151 Mon, Sep 20     PHA @BOS  L   2-5       49-100   8    60.0  2:02 T Brewer                    1,555 ----
152 Tue, Sep 21     PHA @BOS  L   3-4       49-101   8    60.5  2:37 R Kemmerer                      0 -----
153                 PHA @BOS  L   3-4       49-102   8    60.5  2:29 F Sullivan                  2,774 ------
154 Fri, Sep 24     PHA @NYY  W   5-1       50-102   8    60.0  2:33 A Portocarre                2,032 +
155 Sat, Sep 25     PHA @NYY  L   2-10      50-103   8    61.0  2:35 A Reynolds                  9,890 -
156 Sun, Sep 26     PHA @NYY  W   8-6       51-103   8    60.0  2:41 A Ditmar                   11,670 +

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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