1917 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1917 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 55-98. They scored 528 runs and belted 17 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. The offense was powered by Ping Bodie, who led the team with 7 home runs and 74 RBI. Stuffy McInnis led the team with 172 hits for a .303 average.
The team allowed 688 runs and had a team ERA of 3.27. Bullet Joe Bush led the pitching staff with 11 wins and 121 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Bates | 3B | 127 | 485 | 47 | 115 | 2 | 66 | 12 | .277 | .320 | .597 | .237 |
| Dallas Bradshaw | 2B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Dugan | SS | 43 | 134 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .229 | .254 | .483 | .194 |
| Pug Griffin | 1B | 18 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .231 | .360 | .591 | .200 |
| Roy Grover | 2B | 141 | 482 | 45 | 108 | 0 | 34 | 12 | .292 | .284 | .576 | .224 |
| Otis Lawry | 2B | 30 | 55 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .193 | .182 | .375 | .164 |
| Stuffy McInnis | 1B | 150 | 567 | 50 | 172 | 0 | 44 | 18 | .342 | .351 | .693 | .303 |
| Eddie Palmer | 3B | 16 | 52 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .305 | .231 | .536 | .212 |
| Red Shannon | SS | 11 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .390 | .286 | .676 | .286 |
| Whitey Witt | SS | 128 | 452 | 62 | 114 | 0 | 28 | 12 | .346 | .299 | .645 | .252 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gene Bailey | OF | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .083 | .237 | .083 |
| Ping Bodie | OF | 148 | 557 | 51 | 162 | 7 | 74 | 13 | .356 | .418 | .774 | .291 |
| Pat French | OF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lee Gooch | OF | 17 | 59 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .333 | .373 | .706 | .288 |
| Charlie Jamieson | OF | 85 | 345 | 41 | 92 | 0 | 27 | 8 | .341 | .296 | .637 | .267 |
| Bill Johnson | OF | 48 | 109 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 4 | .237 | .257 | .494 | .174 |
| Ralph Sharman | OF | 13 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .366 | .405 | .771 | .297 |
| Amos Strunk | OF | 148 | 540 | 83 | 152 | 1 | 45 | 16 | .363 | .361 | .724 | .281 |
| Buck Thrasher | OF | 23 | 77 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .272 | .286 | .558 | .234 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Richard Haley | C | 41 | 98 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 2 | .311 | .316 | .627 | .276 |
| Wickey McAvoy | C | 10 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .417 | .667 | .250 |
| Billy Meyer | C | 62 | 162 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .271 | .278 | .549 | .235 |
| Cy Perkins | C | 6 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .167 | .417 | .167 |
| Val Picinich | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .333 | .762 | .333 |
| Wally Schang | C | 118 | 316 | 41 | 90 | 3 | 36 | 6 | .362 | .415 | .777 | .285 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harry Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5109 | 528 | 1296 | 17 | 457 | 112 | .305 | .323 | .628 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Walter Anderson | 14 | 2 | 38.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 3.03 | 1.370 | |||
| Eddie Bacon | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Bullet Joe Bush | 37 | 31 | 233.3 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 2 | 121 | 111 | 2.47 | 1.363 | |||
| Cy Falkenberg | 15 | 8 | 80.7 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 35 | 26 | 3.35 | 1.388 | |||
| Red Hill | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 2.222 | |||
| Ellis Johnson | 4 | 2 | 13.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7.24 | 1.460 | |||
| Jing Johnson | 34 | 23 | 191 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 55 | 56 | 2.78 | 1.257 | |||
| Dave Keefe | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.80 | 1.800 | |||
| Elmer Myers | 38 | 23 | 201.7 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 3 | 88 | 79 | 4.42 | 1.487 | |||
| Jack Nabors | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Rollie Naylor | 5 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.64 | 1.242 | |||
| Win Noyes | 27 | 22 | 171 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 64 | 77 | 2.95 | 1.363 | |||
| Rube Parnham | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4.09 | 1.909 | |||
| Rube Schauer | 33 | 21 | 215 | 7 | 16 | .304 | 1 | 62 | 69 | 3.14 | 1.293 | |||
| Socks Seibold | 33 | 15 | 160 | 4 | 16 | .200 | 1 | 55 | 85 | 3.94 | 1.413 | |||
| Team Totals | 249 | 154 | 1365.8 | 55 | 98 | .359 | 8 | 516 | 562 | 3.27 | 1.371 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Stuffy McInnis | 150 |
| At Bats | Stuffy McInnis | 567 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ping Bodie | 635 |
| Batting Average | Stuffy McInnis | .303 |
| On-Base % | Amos Strunk | .363 |
| Slugging % | Ping Bodie | .418 |
| OPS | Ping Bodie | .774 |
| Runs | Amos Strunk | 83 |
| Hits | Stuffy McInnis | 172 |
| Total Bases | Ping Bodie | 233 |
| Doubles | Ping Bodie | 28 |
| Triples | Ping Bodie | 11 |
| Home Runs | Ping Bodie | 7 |
| RBI | Ping Bodie | 74 |
| Walks | Amos Strunk | 68 |
| Strikeouts | Roy Grover | 53 |
| Stolen Bases | Stuffy McInnis | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roy Grover | 43 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bullet Joe Bush | 11 |
| Losses | Bullet Joe Bush | 17 |
| Saves | Elmer Myers | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Win Noyes | .500 |
| ERA | Bullet Joe Bush | 2.47 |
| WHIP | Jing Johnson | 1.257 |
| Innings Pitched | Bullet Joe Bush | 233.3 |
| Games | Elmer Myers | 38 |
| Games Started | Bullet Joe Bush | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Bullet Joe Bush | 121 |
| Complete Games | Bullet Joe Bush | 17 |
| Shutouts | Bullet Joe Bush | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bullet Joe Bush | 1025 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Elmer Myers | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Elmer Myers | 221 |
| Walks Allowed | Bullet Joe Bush | 111 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rube Schauer | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Elmer Myers | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jing Johnson and Elmer Myers | 5 |
