1921 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1921 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 53-100. They scored 655 runs and belted 82 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. The offense was powered by Tilly Walker, who led the team with 23 home runs and 101 RBI. Whitey Witt led the team with 198 hits for a .315 average.
The team allowed 889 runs and had a team ERA of 4.61. Eddie Rommel was the winningest pitcher, with 16 games won. Slim Harriss racked up 92 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Barrett | SS | 14 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .233 | .367 | .600 | .233 |
| Frank Brazill | 1B | 66 | 177 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 19 | 2 | .361 | .299 | .660 | .271 |
| Frank Callaway | SS | 14 | 50 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .283 | .300 | .583 | .240 |
| Joe Dugan | 3B | 119 | 461 | 54 | 136 | 10 | 58 | 5 | .342 | .434 | .776 | .295 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 2B | 155 | 613 | 88 | 168 | 16 | 77 | 6 | .353 | .447 | .800 | .274 |
| Dot Fulghum | SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Chick Galloway | SS | 131 | 465 | 42 | 123 | 3 | 47 | 12 | .310 | .366 | .676 | .265 |
| Ivy Griffin | 1B | 39 | 103 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .369 | .398 | .767 | .320 |
| Emmett McCann | SS | 52 | 157 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 2 | .242 | .255 | .497 | .223 |
| Johnny Walker | 1B | 113 | 423 | 41 | 109 | 2 | 46 | 5 | .278 | .329 | .607 | .258 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Zip Collins | OF | 24 | 71 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .354 | .380 | .734 | .282 |
| Paul Johnson | OF | 48 | 127 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .360 | .417 | .777 | .315 |
| Ben Mallonee | OF | 7 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .269 | .280 | .549 | .240 |
| Frank Walker | OF | 19 | 66 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .311 | .318 | .629 | .227 |
| Tilly Walker | OF | 142 | 556 | 89 | 169 | 23 | 101 | 3 | .389 | .504 | .893 | .304 |
| Frank Welch | OF | 115 | 403 | 48 | 115 | 7 | 45 | 6 | .347 | .412 | .759 | .285 |
| Whitey Witt | OF | 154 | 629 | 100 | 198 | 4 | 45 | 16 | .390 | .418 | .808 | .315 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Myatt | C | 44 | 69 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .267 | .232 | .499 | .203 |
| Cy Perkins | C | 141 | 538 | 58 | 155 | 12 | 73 | 5 | .329 | .428 | .757 | .288 |
| Lena Styles | C | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Red Shannon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Elmer Yoter | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5455 | 655 | 1493 | 82 | 609 | 68 | .324 | .389 | .713 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Barrett | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7.20 | 2.200 | |||
| Bill Bishop | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9.00 | 2.571 | |||
| Harvey Freeman | 18 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 7.69 | 2.083 | |||
| Slim Harriss | 39 | 28 | 227.7 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 2 | 92 | 73 | 4.27 | 1.454 | |||
| Bob Hasty | 35 | 22 | 179.3 | 5 | 16 | .238 | 0 | 46 | 40 | 4.87 | 1.550 | |||
| Fred Heimach | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 0.889 | |||
| Dave Keefe | 44 | 12 | 173 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 1 | 68 | 64 | 4.68 | 1.607 | |||
| Ray Miner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36.00 | 5.000 | |||
| Roy Moore | 29 | 26 | 191.7 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 64 | 122 | 4.51 | 1.711 | |||
| Rollie Naylor | 32 | 19 | 169.3 | 3 | 13 | .188 | 0 | 39 | 55 | 4.84 | 1.589 | |||
| Scott Perry | 12 | 8 | 70 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 4.11 | 1.443 | |||
| Eddie Rommel | 46 | 32 | 285.3 | 16 | 23 | .410 | 3 | 71 | 87 | 3.94 | 1.399 | |||
| Jim Sullivan | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3.18 | 1.588 | |||
| Arlas Taylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22.50 | 4.500 | |||
| Lefty Wolf | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 7.20 | 2.067 | |||
| Team Totals | 274 | 155 | 1400.3 | 53 | 100 | .346 | 7 | 431 | 548 | 4.61 | 1.566 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jimmy Dykes | 155 |
| At Bats | Whitey Witt | 629 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Whitey Witt | 726 |
| Batting Average | Whitey Witt | .315 |
| On-Base % | Whitey Witt | .390 |
| Slugging % | Tilly Walker | .504 |
| OPS | Tilly Walker | .893 |
| Runs | Whitey Witt | 100 |
| Hits | Whitey Witt | 198 |
| Total Bases | Tilly Walker | 280 |
| Doubles | Jimmy Dykes and Tilly Walker | 32 |
| Triples | Jimmy Dykes | 13 |
| Home Runs | Tilly Walker | 23 |
| RBI | Tilly Walker | 101 |
| Walks | Whitey Witt | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmy Dykes | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | Whitey Witt | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Whitey Witt | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Whitey Witt | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Rommel | 16 |
| Losses | Eddie Rommel | 23 |
| Saves | Eddie Rommel | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Roy Moore | .500 |
| ERA | Eddie Rommel | 3.94 |
| WHIP | Eddie Rommel | 1.399 |
| Innings Pitched | Eddie Rommel | 285.3 |
| Games | Eddie Rommel | 46 |
| Games Started | Eddie Rommel | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Slim Harriss | 92 |
| Complete Games | Eddie Rommel | 20 |
| Shutouts | Fred Heimach | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Eddie Rommel | 1230 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Eddie Rommel | 125 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Rommel | 312 |
| Walks Allowed | Roy Moore | 122 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Eddie Rommel | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Roy Moore | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Slim Harriss | 9 |
