1925 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1925 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 88-64. They scored 831 runs and belted 76 home runs to go along with a .308 batting average. The offense was powered by Al Simmons, who led the team with 24 home runs, 129 RBI, and 253 hits.
The team allowed 713 runs and had a team ERA of 3.87. Leading the team in wins was Eddie Rommel, with 21. Lefty Grove racked up 116 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Bishop | 2B | 105 | 368 | 66 | 103 | 4 | 27 | 5 | .420 | .383 | .803 | .280 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 3B | 122 | 465 | 93 | 150 | 5 | 55 | 3 | .393 | .471 | .864 | .323 |
| Charlie Engle | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chick Galloway | SS | 149 | 481 | 52 | 116 | 3 | 71 | 16 | .324 | .299 | .623 | .241 |
| Doc Gautreau | 2B | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Sammy Hale | 3B | 110 | 391 | 62 | 135 | 8 | 63 | 7 | .376 | .540 | .916 | .345 |
| Red Holt | 1B | 27 | 88 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .360 | .386 | .746 | .273 |
| Carl Husta | SS | 6 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .208 | .136 | .344 | .136 |
| Jim Keesey | 1B | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .400 |
| Jim Poole | 1B | 133 | 480 | 65 | 143 | 5 | 67 | 5 | .338 | .423 | .761 | .298 |
| Red Smith | SS | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .286 | .661 | .286 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Bagwell | OF | 36 | 50 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .327 | .380 | .707 | .300 |
| Walt French | OF | 67 | 100 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .376 | .460 | .836 | .370 |
| Bill Lamar | OF | 138 | 568 | 85 | 202 | 3 | 77 | 2 | .379 | .468 | .847 | .356 |
| Bing Miller | OF | 124 | 474 | 78 | 151 | 10 | 81 | 11 | .355 | .485 | .840 | .319 |
| Al Simmons | OF | 153 | 654 | 122 | 253 | 24 | 129 | 7 | .419 | .599 | 1.018 | .387 |
| Frank Welch | OF | 85 | 202 | 40 | 56 | 4 | 41 | 2 | .373 | .401 | .774 | .277 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Berry | C | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .214 | .286 | .500 | .214 |
| Mickey Cochrane | C | 134 | 420 | 69 | 139 | 6 | 55 | 7 | .397 | .448 | .845 | .331 |
| Jimmie Foxx | C | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .778 | 1.445 | .667 |
| Cy Perkins | C | 65 | 140 | 21 | 43 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .426 | .400 | .826 | .307 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5393 | 831 | 1659 | 76 | 767 | 67 | .353 | .434 | .787 | .308 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Elbert Andrews | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.12 | 2.875 | |||
| Stan Baumgartner | 37 | 12 | 113.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 18 | 35 | 3.57 | 1.368 | |||
| Tom Glass | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.800 | |||
| Sam Gray | 32 | 28 | 203.7 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3 | 80 | 63 | 3.27 | 1.286 | |||
| Lefty Grove | 45 | 18 | 197 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 1 | 116 | 131 | 4.75 | 1.716 | |||
| Slim Harriss | 46 | 33 | 252.7 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 1 | 95 | 95 | 3.49 | 1.417 | |||
| Fred Heimach | 10 | 0 | 20.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3.98 | 1.626 | |||
| Jack Quinn | 18 | 13 | 99.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3.88 | 1.354 | |||
| Eddie Rommel | 52 | 28 | 261 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 3 | 67 | 95 | 3.69 | 1.456 | |||
| Art Stokes | 12 | 0 | 24.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4.07 | 1.399 | |||
| Rube Walberg | 53 | 20 | 191.7 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 7 | 82 | 77 | 3.99 | 1.429 | |||
| Lefty Willis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.80 | 2.200 | |||
| Team Totals | 314 | 153 | 1381.7 | 88 | 64 | .579 | 18 | 495 | 544 | 3.87 | 1.456 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Simmons | 153 |
| At Bats | Al Simmons | 654 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Al Simmons | 696 |
| Batting Average | Al Simmons | .387 |
| On-Base % | Al Simmons | .419 |
| Slugging % | Al Simmons | .599 |
| OPS | Al Simmons | 1.018 |
| Runs | Al Simmons | 122 |
| Hits | Al Simmons | 253 |
| Total Bases | Al Simmons | 392 |
| Doubles | Al Simmons | 43 |
| Triples | Al Simmons | 12 |
| Home Runs | Al Simmons | 24 |
| RBI | Al Simmons | 129 |
| Walks | Max Bishop | 87 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmy Dykes | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | Chick Galloway | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Al Simmons | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Chick Galloway | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Rommel | 21 |
| Losses | Rube Walberg | 14 |
| Saves | Rube Walberg | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Eddie Rommel | .677 |
| ERA | Sam Gray | 3.27 |
| WHIP | Sam Gray | 1.286 |
| Innings Pitched | Eddie Rommel | 261 |
| Games | Rube Walberg | 53 |
| Games Started | Slim Harriss | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Grove | 116 |
| Complete Games | Slim Harriss | 15 |
| Shutouts | Sam Gray | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Eddie Rommel | 1154 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Eddie Rommel | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Rommel | 285 |
| Walks Allowed | Lefty Grove | 131 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sam Gray, Lefty Grove, and Rube Walberg | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Lefty Grove | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Stan Baumgartner and Eddie Rommel | 7 |
