1927 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1927 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 91-63. They scored 841 runs and belted 56 home runs to go along with a .304 batting average. The offense was powered by Al Simmons, who led the team with 15 home runs and 108 RBI. Ty Cobb led the team with 175 hits for a .357 average.
The team allowed 725 runs and had a team ERA of 3.97. Lefty Grove led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 174 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Bishop | 2B | 117 | 372 | 80 | 103 | 0 | 22 | 8 | .442 | .323 | .765 | .277 |
| Joe Boley | SS | 118 | 370 | 49 | 115 | 1 | 52 | 8 | .361 | .411 | .772 | .311 |
| Dud Branom | 1B | 30 | 94 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 2 | .250 | .245 | .495 | .234 |
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 95 | 226 | 50 | 76 | 1 | 15 | 6 | .468 | .412 | .880 | .336 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 1B | 121 | 417 | 61 | 135 | 3 | 60 | 2 | .394 | .453 | .847 | .324 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 1B | 61 | 130 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 20 | 2 | .393 | .515 | .908 | .323 |
| Chick Galloway | SS | 77 | 181 | 25 | 48 | 0 | 22 | 1 | .332 | .365 | .697 | .265 |
| Sammy Hale | 3B | 131 | 501 | 77 | 157 | 5 | 81 | 11 | .358 | .423 | .781 | .313 |
| Joe Mellana | 3B | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .286 |
| Jim Poole | 1B | 38 | 99 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .287 | .242 | .529 | .222 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Bates | OF | 9 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .293 | .395 | .688 | .237 |
| Ty Cobb | OF | 134 | 490 | 104 | 175 | 5 | 93 | 22 | .440 | .482 | .922 | .357 |
| Walt French | OF | 109 | 326 | 48 | 99 | 0 | 41 | 9 | .338 | .365 | .703 | .304 |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | OF | 17 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .229 | .400 | .629 | .229 |
| Bill Lamar | OF | 84 | 324 | 48 | 97 | 4 | 47 | 4 | .334 | .426 | .760 | .299 |
| Rusty Saunders | OF | 5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .278 | .200 | .478 | .133 |
| Al Simmons | OF | 106 | 406 | 86 | 159 | 15 | 108 | 10 | .436 | .645 | 1.081 | .392 |
| Zack Wheat | OF | 88 | 247 | 34 | 80 | 1 | 38 | 2 | .379 | .393 | .772 | .324 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mickey Cochrane | C | 126 | 432 | 80 | 146 | 12 | 80 | 9 | .409 | .495 | .904 | .338 |
| Cy Perkins | C | 59 | 137 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .315 | .358 | .673 | .255 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5287 | 841 | 1606 | 56 | 767 | 101 | .360 | .415 | .775 | .304 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Neal Baker | 5 | 2 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5.71 | 1.965 | |||
| Guy Cantrell | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5.00 | 1.778 | |||
| Jimmy Dykes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Howard Ehmke | 30 | 27 | 189.7 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 68 | 60 | 4.22 | 1.371 | |||
| Sam Gray | 37 | 13 | 133.3 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3 | 49 | 51 | 4.59 | 1.530 | |||
| Lefty Grove | 51 | 28 | 262.3 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 9 | 174 | 79 | 3.19 | 1.258 | |||
| Jing Johnson | 17 | 3 | 51.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 3.48 | 1.122 | |||
| Joe Pate | 32 | 0 | 53.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 5.20 | 1.639 | |||
| Ike Powers | 11 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4.50 | 1.269 | |||
| Jack Quinn | 34 | 26 | 201.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1 | 43 | 37 | 3.26 | 1.232 | |||
| Eddie Rommel | 30 | 17 | 146.7 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1 | 33 | 48 | 4.36 | 1.459 | |||
| Rube Walberg | 46 | 33 | 249.3 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 4 | 136 | 91 | 3.93 | 1.396 | |||
| Buzz Wetzel | 2 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.71 | 2.766 | |||
| Lefty Willis | 15 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 5.67 | 1.593 | |||
| Carroll Yerkes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 315 | 155 | 1384 | 91 | 63 | .591 | 25 | 553 | 442 | 3.97 | 1.379 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ty Cobb | 134 |
| At Bats | Sammy Hale | 501 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ty Cobb | 574 |
| Batting Average | Ty Cobb | .357 |
| On-Base % | Max Bishop | .442 |
| Slugging % | Mickey Cochrane | .495 |
| OPS | Ty Cobb | .922 |
| Runs | Ty Cobb | 104 |
| Hits | Ty Cobb | 175 |
| Total Bases | Al Simmons | 262 |
| Doubles | Al Simmons | 36 |
| Triples | Al Simmons | 11 |
| Home Runs | Al Simmons | 15 |
| RBI | Al Simmons | 108 |
| Walks | Max Bishop | 105 |
| Strikeouts | Sammy Hale | 32 |
| Stolen Bases | Ty Cobb | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Ty Cobb | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sammy Hale | 28 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lefty Grove | 20 |
| Losses | Lefty Grove | 13 |
| Saves | Lefty Grove | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Eddie Rommel | .786 |
| ERA | Lefty Grove | 3.19 |
| WHIP | Jack Quinn | 1.232 |
| Innings Pitched | Lefty Grove | 262.3 |
| Games | Lefty Grove | 51 |
| Games Started | Rube Walberg | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Grove | 174 |
| Complete Games | Rube Walberg | 15 |
| Shutouts | Jack Quinn | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Lefty Grove | 1106 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rube Walberg | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Rube Walberg | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Rube Walberg | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rube Walberg | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Lefty Grove | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Howard Ehmke | 14 |
