1928 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1928 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 98-55. They scored 828 runs and belted 89 home runs to go along with a .294 batting average. Joe Hauser led the team in home runs with 16. Al Simmons was the best run producer with 107 RBI. Bing Miller led the team with 168 hits for a .329 average.
The team allowed 615 runs and had a team ERA of 3.36. Lefty Grove led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 183 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Bishop | 2B | 126 | 472 | 104 | 149 | 6 | 50 | 9 | .435 | .432 | .867 | .316 |
| Joe Boley | SS | 132 | 425 | 49 | 112 | 0 | 49 | 5 | .317 | .325 | .642 | .264 |
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 36 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .378 | .394 | .772 | .303 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 2B | 85 | 242 | 39 | 67 | 5 | 30 | 2 | .361 | .384 | .745 | .277 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3B | 118 | 400 | 85 | 131 | 13 | 79 | 3 | .416 | .548 | .964 | .327 |
| Sammy Hale | 3B | 88 | 314 | 38 | 97 | 4 | 58 | 2 | .334 | .468 | .802 | .309 |
| Joe Hassler | SS | 28 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .306 | .324 | .630 | .265 |
| Joe Hauser | 1B | 95 | 300 | 61 | 78 | 16 | 59 | 4 | .369 | .517 | .886 | .260 |
| Ossie Orwoll | 1B | 64 | 170 | 28 | 52 | 0 | 22 | 3 | .366 | .406 | .772 | .306 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ty Cobb | OF | 95 | 353 | 54 | 114 | 1 | 40 | 5 | .389 | .431 | .820 | .323 |
| Walt French | OF | 48 | 74 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .286 | .311 | .597 | .257 |
| Mule Haas | OF | 91 | 332 | 41 | 93 | 6 | 39 | 2 | .331 | .422 | .753 | .280 |
| Bing Miller | OF | 139 | 510 | 76 | 168 | 8 | 85 | 10 | .372 | .471 | .843 | .329 |
| Al Simmons | OF | 119 | 464 | 78 | 163 | 15 | 107 | 1 | .396 | .558 | .954 | .351 |
| Tris Speaker | OF | 64 | 191 | 28 | 51 | 3 | 30 | 5 | .310 | .450 | .760 | .267 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mickey Cochrane | C | 131 | 468 | 92 | 137 | 10 | 57 | 7 | .395 | .464 | .859 | .293 |
| Cy Perkins | C | 19 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .172 | .372 | .172 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5241 | 828 | 1541 | 89 | 760 | 61 | .351 | .436 | .787 | .294 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bullet Joe Bush | 11 | 2 | 35.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 5.09 | 1.615 | |||
| Art Daney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| George Earnshaw | 26 | 22 | 158.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 1 | 117 | 100 | 3.81 | 1.535 | |||
| Howard Ehmke | 23 | 18 | 139.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 34 | 44 | 3.62 | 1.285 | |||
| Lefty Grove | 39 | 31 | 261.7 | 24 | 8 | .750 | 4 | 183 | 64 | 2.58 | 1.116 | |||
| Jing Johnson | 3 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5.06 | 1.682 | |||
| Ossie Orwoll | 27 | 8 | 106 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | 53 | 50 | 4.58 | 1.509 | |||
| Ike Powers | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Jack Quinn | 31 | 28 | 211.3 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 1 | 43 | 34 | 2.90 | 1.292 | |||
| Eddie Rommel | 43 | 11 | 173.7 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 3.06 | 1.169 | |||
| Bill Shores | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3.21 | 1.429 | |||
| Rube Walberg | 38 | 30 | 235.7 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 1 | 112 | 64 | 3.55 | 1.273 | |||
| Carroll Yerkes | 2 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.08 | 1.034 | |||
| Team Totals | 256 | 153 | 1367.7 | 98 | 55 | .641 | 16 | 607 | 424 | 3.36 | 1.296 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bing Miller | 139 |
| At Bats | Bing Miller | 510 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Max Bishop | 586 |
| Batting Average | Al Simmons | .351 |
| On-Base % | Max Bishop | .435 |
| Slugging % | Al Simmons | .558 |
| OPS | Al Simmons | .954 |
| Runs | Max Bishop | 104 |
| Hits | Bing Miller | 168 |
| Total Bases | Al Simmons | 259 |
| Doubles | Bing Miller | 34 |
| Triples | Mickey Cochrane | 12 |
| Home Runs | Joe Hauser | 16 |
| RBI | Al Simmons | 107 |
| Walks | Max Bishop | 97 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Hauser | 45 |
| Stolen Bases | Bing Miller | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Max Bishop | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Boley and Mickey Cochrane | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lefty Grove | 24 |
| Losses | Rube Walberg | 12 |
| Saves | Lefty Grove and Eddie Rommel | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Lefty Grove | .750 |
| ERA | Lefty Grove | 2.58 |
| WHIP | Lefty Grove | 1.116 |
| Innings Pitched | Lefty Grove | 261.7 |
| Games | Eddie Rommel | 43 |
| Games Started | Lefty Grove | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Grove | 183 |
| Complete Games | Lefty Grove | 24 |
| Shutouts | Lefty Grove and Jack Quinn | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Lefty Grove | 1075 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rube Walberg | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Quinn | 239 |
| Walks Allowed | George Earnshaw | 100 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rube Walberg | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | George Earnshaw | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Quinn | 7 |
