1923 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1923 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 69-83. They scored 662 runs and belted 53 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe Hauser, who led the team with 17 home runs, 94 RBI, and 165 hits.
The team allowed 760 runs and had a team ERA of 4.08. Leading the team in wins was Eddie Rommel, with 18. Slim Harriss racked up 89 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Dykes | 2B | 124 | 416 | 50 | 105 | 4 | 43 | 6 | .318 | .353 | .671 | .252 |
| Chick Galloway | SS | 134 | 504 | 64 | 140 | 2 | 62 | 12 | .327 | .361 | .688 | .278 |
| Sammy Hale | 3B | 115 | 434 | 68 | 125 | 3 | 51 | 8 | .327 | .396 | .723 | .288 |
| Joe Hauser | 1B | 146 | 537 | 93 | 165 | 17 | 94 | 6 | .398 | .475 | .873 | .307 |
| Harry Riconda | 3B | 55 | 175 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 12 | 4 | .317 | .371 | .688 | .263 |
| Heinie Scheer | 2B | 69 | 210 | 26 | 50 | 2 | 21 | 3 | .301 | .314 | .615 | .238 |
| Doc Wood | SS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Walt French | OF | 16 | 39 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .318 | .308 | .626 | .231 |
| John Jones | OF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Wid Matthews | OF | 129 | 485 | 52 | 133 | 1 | 25 | 16 | .343 | .328 | .671 | .274 |
| Beauty McGowan | OF | 95 | 287 | 41 | 73 | 1 | 19 | 4 | .340 | .303 | .643 | .254 |
| Bing Miller | OF | 123 | 458 | 68 | 137 | 12 | 64 | 9 | .344 | .450 | .794 | .299 |
| Tilly Walker | OF | 52 | 109 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .368 | .413 | .781 | .275 |
| Frank Welch | OF | 125 | 421 | 56 | 125 | 4 | 55 | 1 | .374 | .413 | .787 | .297 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Frank Bruggy | C | 54 | 105 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .245 | .267 | .512 | .210 |
| Cy Perkins | C | 143 | 500 | 53 | 135 | 2 | 65 | 1 | .356 | .370 | .726 | .270 |
| Chuck Rowland | C | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5199 | 662 | 1407 | 53 | 577 | 72 | .324 | .370 | .694 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dennis Burns | 4 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2.00 | 1.037 | |||
| Slim Harriss | 46 | 28 | 209.3 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 6 | 89 | 95 | 4.00 | 1.510 | |||
| Bob Hasty | 44 | 36 | 243.3 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 1 | 56 | 72 | 4.44 | 1.422 | |||
| Fred Heimach | 40 | 19 | 208.3 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 63 | 69 | 4.32 | 1.474 | |||
| Hank Hulvey | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.71 | 1.714 | |||
| Al Kellett | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6.30 | 1.900 | |||
| Ren Kelly | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.57 | 1.571 | |||
| Walt Kinney | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7.50 | 1.667 | |||
| Roy Meeker | 5 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 3.60 | 1.480 | |||
| Rollie Naylor | 26 | 20 | 143 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 0 | 27 | 59 | 3.46 | 1.455 | |||
| Curly Ogden | 18 | 2 | 46.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 5.63 | 2.052 | |||
| Harry O'Neill | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Doc Ozmer | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||
| Eddie Rommel | 56 | 31 | 297.7 | 18 | 19 | .486 | 5 | 76 | 108 | 3.27 | 1.391 | |||
| Rube Walberg | 26 | 10 | 115 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 38 | 60 | 5.32 | 1.583 | |||
| Chuck Wolfe | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.72 | 1.443 | |||
| Team Totals | 284 | 153 | 1364.6 | 69 | 83 | .454 | 12 | 400 | 550 | 4.08 | 1.477 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Hauser | 146 |
| At Bats | Joe Hauser | 537 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Joe Hauser | 634 |
| Batting Average | Joe Hauser | .307 |
| On-Base % | Joe Hauser | .398 |
| Slugging % | Joe Hauser | .475 |
| OPS | Joe Hauser | .873 |
| Runs | Joe Hauser | 93 |
| Hits | Joe Hauser | 165 |
| Total Bases | Joe Hauser | 255 |
| Doubles | Cy Perkins | 34 |
| Triples | Chick Galloway, Joe Hauser, and Frank Welch | 9 |
| Home Runs | Joe Hauser | 17 |
| RBI | Joe Hauser | 94 |
| Walks | Joe Hauser | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Hauser | 52 |
| Stolen Bases | Wid Matthews | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Chick Galloway | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Frank Welch | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Rommel | 18 |
| Losses | Eddie Rommel | 19 |
| Saves | Slim Harriss | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Rollie Naylor | .632 |
| ERA | Eddie Rommel | 3.27 |
| WHIP | Eddie Rommel | 1.391 |
| Innings Pitched | Eddie Rommel | 297.7 |
| Games | Eddie Rommel | 56 |
| Games Started | Bob Hasty | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Slim Harriss | 89 |
| Complete Games | Eddie Rommel | 19 |
| Shutouts | Eddie Rommel | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Eddie Rommel | 1292 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Hasty | 120 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Rommel | 306 |
| Walks Allowed | Eddie Rommel | 108 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fred Heimach and Eddie Rommel | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Eddie Rommel | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Hasty | 9 |
