1919 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1919 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 36-104. They scored 459 runs and belted 35 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. The offense was powered by Tilly Walker, who led the team with 10 home runs and 64 RBI. George Burns led the team with 139 hits for a .296 average.
The team allowed 747 runs and had a team ERA of 4.26. Jing Johnson and Walt Kinney were tied for the team lead in wins with 9. Walt Kinney racked up 97 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Burns | 1B | 126 | 470 | 63 | 139 | 8 | 57 | 15 | .339 | .447 | .786 | .296 |
| Dick Burrus | 1B | 70 | 194 | 17 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .294 | .314 | .608 | .258 |
| Snooks Dowd | 2B | 13 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Joe Dugan | SS | 104 | 387 | 25 | 105 | 1 | 30 | 9 | .300 | .333 | .633 | .271 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 2B | 17 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .204 | .490 | .184 |
| Art Ewoldt | 3B | 9 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .242 | .250 | .492 | .219 |
| Chick Galloway | SS | 17 | 63 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .156 | .143 | .299 | .143 |
| Ivy Griffin | 1B | 17 | 68 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .382 | .715 | .294 |
| Lew Groh | 3B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Roy Grover | 2B | 22 | 56 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .295 | .250 | .545 | .232 |
| Red Shannon | 2B | 39 | 155 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .331 | .342 | .673 | .271 |
| Fred Thomas | 3B | 124 | 453 | 42 | 96 | 2 | 23 | 12 | .283 | .294 | .577 | .212 |
| Terry Turner | SS | 38 | 127 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .220 | .213 | .433 | .189 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Allen | OF | 9 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .182 | .451 | .136 |
| Charlie High | OF | 11 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .069 | .251 | .069 |
| Merlin Kopp | OF | 75 | 235 | 34 | 53 | 1 | 12 | 16 | .348 | .281 | .629 | .226 |
| Braggo Roth | OF | 48 | 195 | 33 | 63 | 5 | 29 | 11 | .377 | .549 | .926 | .323 |
| Amos Strunk | OF | 60 | 194 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 3 | .298 | .284 | .582 | .211 |
| Tilly Walker | OF | 125 | 456 | 47 | 133 | 10 | 64 | 8 | .330 | .450 | .780 | .292 |
| Frank Welch | OF | 15 | 54 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .262 | .333 | .595 | .167 |
| Al Wingo | OF | 15 | 59 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .349 | .424 | .773 | .305 |
| Whitey Witt | OF | 122 | 460 | 56 | 123 | 0 | 33 | 11 | .334 | .326 | .660 | .267 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Wickey McAvoy | C | 62 | 170 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .207 | .194 | .401 | .141 |
| Cy Perkins | C | 101 | 305 | 22 | 77 | 2 | 29 | 2 | .313 | .357 | .670 | .252 |
| Lena Styles | C | 8 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .304 | .318 | .622 | .273 |
| Johnny Walker | C | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4730 | 459 | 1156 | 35 | 396 | 103 | .293 | .334 | .627 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Adams | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.86 | 1.915 | |||
| Walter Anderson | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3.86 | 1.500 | |||
| Dan Boone | 3 | 2 | 14.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6.75 | 2.313 | |||
| Charlie Eckert | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.94 | 1.250 | |||
| Bob Geary | 9 | 2 | 32.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 4.73 | 1.548 | |||
| Bill Grevell | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14.25 | 2.750 | |||
| Bob Hasty | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5.25 | 1.583 | |||
| Jing Johnson | 34 | 25 | 202 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 0 | 67 | 62 | 3.61 | 1.406 | |||
| Dave Keefe | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Walt Kinney | 43 | 21 | 202.7 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 2 | 97 | 91 | 3.64 | 1.431 | |||
| Mike Kircher | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7.88 | 2.250 | |||
| Pat Martin | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4.09 | 1.727 | |||
| Rollie Naylor | 31 | 23 | 204.7 | 5 | 18 | .217 | 0 | 68 | 64 | 3.34 | 1.339 | |||
| Win Noyes | 10 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5.69 | 1.653 | |||
| Scott Perry | 25 | 21 | 183.7 | 4 | 17 | .190 | 1 | 38 | 72 | 3.58 | 1.443 | |||
| William Pierson | 2 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3.52 | 2.208 | |||
| Ray Roberts | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7.71 | 1.714 | |||
| Tom Rogers | 23 | 18 | 140 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 37 | 60 | 4.31 | 1.514 | |||
| Socks Seibold | 14 | 4 | 45.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 5.32 | 1.838 | |||
| Harry Thompson | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.75 | 1.583 | |||
| Mule Watson | 4 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6.91 | 1.678 | |||
| Lefty York | 2 | 2 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 24.92 | 4.186 | |||
| Jimmy Zinn | 5 | 3 | 25.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 6.31 | 1.868 | |||
| Team Totals | 229 | 140 | 1239.5 | 36 | 104 | .257 | 3 | 417 | 503 | 4.26 | 1.512 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | George Burns | 126 |
| At Bats | George Burns | 470 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Whitey Witt | 518 |
| Batting Average | George Burns | .296 |
| On-Base % | George Burns | .339 |
| Slugging % | Tilly Walker | .450 |
| OPS | George Burns | .786 |
| Runs | George Burns | 63 |
| Hits | George Burns | 139 |
| Total Bases | George Burns | 210 |
| Doubles | Tilly Walker | 30 |
| Triples | Fred Thomas | 10 |
| Home Runs | Tilly Walker | 10 |
| RBI | Tilly Walker | 64 |
| Walks | Whitey Witt | 46 |
| Strikeouts | Fred Thomas | 52 |
| Stolen Bases | Merlin Kopp | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Fred Thomas | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jing Johnson and Walt Kinney | 9 |
| Losses | Rollie Naylor | 18 |
| Saves | Walt Kinney | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Jing Johnson and Walt Kinney | .375 |
| ERA | Rollie Naylor | 3.34 |
| WHIP | Rollie Naylor | 1.339 |
| Innings Pitched | Rollie Naylor | 204.7 |
| Games | Walt Kinney | 43 |
| Games Started | Jing Johnson | 25 |
| Strikeouts | Walt Kinney | 97 |
| Complete Games | Rollie Naylor | 17 |
| Shutouts | Tom Rogers | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Walt Kinney | 858 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Walt Kinney | 82 |
| Hits Allowed | Jing Johnson | 222 |
| Walks Allowed | Walt Kinney | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Rogers | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Jing Johnson, Walt Kinney, and Scott Perry | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Walt Kinney | 8 |
