1924 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1924 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 71-81. They scored 683 runs and belted 63 home runs to go along with a .281 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe Hauser, who led the team with 27 home runs and 115 RBI. Al Simmons led the team with 183 hits for a .308 average.
The team allowed 774 runs and had a team ERA of 4.38. Eddie Rommel led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 72 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Bishop | 2B | 91 | 294 | 52 | 75 | 2 | 21 | 4 | .380 | .333 | .713 | .255 |
| John Chapman | SS | 19 | 71 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .329 | .366 | .695 | .282 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 2B | 110 | 410 | 68 | 128 | 3 | 50 | 1 | .372 | .427 | .799 | .312 |
| Chick Galloway | SS | 129 | 464 | 41 | 128 | 2 | 48 | 11 | .311 | .341 | .652 | .276 |
| Sammy Hale | 3B | 80 | 261 | 41 | 83 | 2 | 17 | 3 | .367 | .410 | .777 | .318 |
| Joe Hauser | 1B | 149 | 562 | 97 | 162 | 27 | 115 | 7 | .358 | .516 | .874 | .288 |
| Harry Riconda | 3B | 83 | 281 | 34 | 71 | 1 | 21 | 3 | .323 | .342 | .665 | .253 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Lamar | OF | 87 | 367 | 68 | 121 | 7 | 48 | 8 | .361 | .474 | .835 | .330 |
| Bing Miller | OF | 113 | 398 | 62 | 136 | 6 | 62 | 11 | .376 | .462 | .838 | .342 |
| Al Simmons | OF | 152 | 594 | 69 | 183 | 8 | 102 | 16 | .343 | .431 | .774 | .308 |
| Paul Strand | OF | 47 | 167 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 3 | .254 | .329 | .583 | .228 |
| Amos Strunk | OF | 30 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .143 | .408 | .143 |
| Frank Welch | OF | 94 | 293 | 47 | 85 | 5 | 31 | 2 | .372 | .399 | .771 | .290 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Frank Bruggy | C | 50 | 113 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .314 | .319 | .633 | .265 |
| Charlie Gibson | C | 12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .133 | .368 | .133 |
| Cy Perkins | C | 128 | 392 | 31 | 95 | 0 | 32 | 3 | .304 | .311 | .615 | .242 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Joe Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Ed Sherling | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5187 | 683 | 1460 | 63 | 608 | 77 | .327 | .389 | .715 | .281 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Stan Baumgartner | 36 | 16 | 181 | 13 | 6 | .684 | 4 | 45 | 73 | 2.88 | 1.403 | |||
| Dennis Burns | 37 | 17 | 154 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 1 | 26 | 68 | 5.08 | 1.682 | |||
| Sam Gray | 34 | 19 | 151.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2 | 54 | 89 | 3.98 | 1.701 | |||
| Slim Harriss | 36 | 13 | 123 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 2 | 45 | 62 | 4.68 | 1.626 | |||
| Bob Hasty | 18 | 4 | 52.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 5.64 | 1.651 | |||
| Fred Heimach | 40 | 26 | 198 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 4.73 | 1.530 | |||
| Roy Meeker | 30 | 14 | 146 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 0 | 37 | 81 | 4.68 | 1.692 | |||
| Rollie Naylor | 10 | 6 | 38.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 6.34 | 1.906 | |||
| Curly Ogden | 5 | 1 | 12.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3.55 | 1.654 | |||
| William Pierson | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.38 | 2.222 | |||
| Eddie Rommel | 43 | 34 | 278 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 1 | 72 | 94 | 3.95 | 1.424 | |||
| Rube Walberg | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12.86 | 2.857 | |||
| Team Totals | 296 | 152 | 1345.1 | 71 | 81 | .467 | 10 | 371 | 597 | 4.38 | 1.579 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Simmons | 152 |
| At Bats | Al Simmons | 594 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Al Simmons | 644 |
| Batting Average | Al Simmons | .308 |
| On-Base % | Joe Hauser | .358 |
| Slugging % | Joe Hauser | .516 |
| OPS | Joe Hauser | .874 |
| Runs | Joe Hauser | 97 |
| Hits | Al Simmons | 183 |
| Total Bases | Joe Hauser | 290 |
| Doubles | Joe Hauser and Al Simmons | 31 |
| Triples | Al Simmons | 9 |
| Home Runs | Joe Hauser | 27 |
| RBI | Joe Hauser | 115 |
| Walks | Joe Hauser | 56 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmy Dykes and Al Simmons | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Simmons | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Al Simmons | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bing Miller | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Rommel | 18 |
| Losses | Eddie Rommel | 15 |
| Saves | Stan Baumgartner | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Stan Baumgartner | .684 |
| ERA | Stan Baumgartner | 2.88 |
| WHIP | Stan Baumgartner | 1.403 |
| Innings Pitched | Eddie Rommel | 278 |
| Games | Eddie Rommel | 43 |
| Games Started | Eddie Rommel | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Rommel | 72 |
| Complete Games | Eddie Rommel | 21 |
| Shutouts | Eddie Rommel | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Eddie Rommel | 1164 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Eddie Rommel | 122 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Rommel | 302 |
| Walks Allowed | Eddie Rommel | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Eddie Rommel | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Roy Meeker | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sam Gray | 6 |
