1918 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1918 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 52-76. They scored 412 runs and belted 22 home runs to go along with a .243 batting average. Tilly Walker led the team in home runs with 11. The offense was powered by George Burns, who led the team with 70 RBI and 178 hits.
The team allowed 544 runs and had a team ERA of 3.22. Scott Perry led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 81 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Burns | 1B | 130 | 505 | 61 | 178 | 6 | 70 | 8 | .390 | .467 | .857 | .352 |
| Claude Davidson | 2B | 31 | 81 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .233 | .198 | .431 | .185 |
| Joe Dugan | SS | 121 | 411 | 26 | 80 | 3 | 34 | 4 | .230 | .258 | .488 | .195 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 2B | 59 | 186 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 3 | .267 | .237 | .504 | .188 |
| Larry Gardner | 3B | 127 | 463 | 50 | 132 | 1 | 52 | 9 | .346 | .365 | .711 | .285 |
| Red Shannon | SS | 72 | 225 | 23 | 54 | 0 | 16 | 5 | .367 | .311 | .678 | .240 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Merito Acosta | OF | 49 | 169 | 23 | 51 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .369 | .355 | .724 | .302 |
| Frank Fahey | OF | 10 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .235 | .411 | .176 |
| Charlie Jamieson | OF | 110 | 416 | 50 | 84 | 0 | 11 | 11 | .297 | .238 | .535 | .202 |
| Merlin Kopp | OF | 96 | 363 | 60 | 85 | 0 | 18 | 22 | .320 | .292 | .612 | .234 |
| Jake Munch | OF | 22 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .333 | .600 | .267 |
| Rube Oldring | OF | 49 | 133 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .282 | .263 | .545 | .233 |
| Tilly Walker | OF | 114 | 414 | 56 | 122 | 11 | 48 | 8 | .360 | .423 | .783 | .295 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Wickey McAvoy | C | 83 | 271 | 14 | 66 | 0 | 32 | 5 | .283 | .284 | .567 | .244 |
| Cy Perkins | C | 68 | 218 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .217 | .229 | .446 | .188 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4278 | 412 | 1039 | 22 | 356 | 83 | .295 | .308 | .603 | .243 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Adams | 32 | 14 | 169 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 0 | 39 | 97 | 4.42 | 1.544 | |||
| Lou Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Frank Fahey | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6.00 | 2.111 | |||
| Bob Geary | 16 | 7 | 87 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 22 | 31 | 2.69 | 1.437 | |||
| Vean Gregg | 30 | 25 | 199.3 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 2 | 63 | 67 | 3.12 | 1.239 | |||
| Chick Holmes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Charlie Jamieson | 5 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4.30 | 1.609 | |||
| Roy Johnson | 10 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 3.42 | 1.620 | |||
| Vic Keen | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 1.250 | |||
| Wickey McAvoy | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1.429 | |||
| Elmer Myers | 18 | 15 | 95.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 17 | 42 | 4.63 | 1.501 | |||
| Scott Perry | 44 | 36 | 332.3 | 20 | 19 | .513 | 2 | 81 | 111 | 1.98 | 1.222 | |||
| William Pierson | 8 | 1 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 3.32 | 1.843 | |||
| Red Shea | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.00 | 1.778 | |||
| Mule Watson | 21 | 19 | 141.7 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 30 | 44 | 3.37 | 1.291 | |||
| Tom Zachary | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5.62 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 197 | 130 | 1156 | 52 | 76 | .406 | 9 | 277 | 486 | 3.22 | 1.377 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | George Burns | 130 |
| At Bats | George Burns | 505 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Burns | 544 |
| Batting Average | George Burns | .352 |
| On-Base % | George Burns | .390 |
| Slugging % | George Burns | .467 |
| OPS | George Burns | .857 |
| Runs | George Burns | 61 |
| Hits | George Burns | 178 |
| Total Bases | George Burns | 236 |
| Doubles | George Burns and Larry Gardner | 22 |
| Triples | George Burns | 9 |
| Home Runs | Tilly Walker | 11 |
| RBI | George Burns | 70 |
| Walks | Charlie Jamieson | 54 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Dugan and Merlin Kopp | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | Merlin Kopp | 22 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Dugan | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Scott Perry | 20 |
| Losses | Scott Perry | 19 |
| Saves | Bob Geary | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Scott Perry | .513 |
| ERA | Scott Perry | 1.98 |
| WHIP | Scott Perry | 1.222 |
| Innings Pitched | Scott Perry | 332.3 |
| Games | Scott Perry | 44 |
| Games Started | Scott Perry | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Scott Perry | 81 |
| Complete Games | Scott Perry | 30 |
| Shutouts | Vean Gregg, Scott Perry, and Mule Watson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Scott Perry | 1342 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Willie Adams | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Scott Perry | 295 |
| Walks Allowed | Scott Perry | 111 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Vean Gregg and Elmer Myers | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Elmer Myers | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Willie Adams | 12 |
