1930 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 102-52. They scored 951 runs and belted 125 home runs to go along with a .294 batting average. Jimmie Foxx provided the power for the team with 37 homers. The offense was powered by Al Simmons, who led the team with 165 RBI and 211 hits.
The team allowed 751 runs and had a team ERA of 4.28. Lefty Grove led the pitching staff with 28 wins and 209 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Bishop | 2B | 130 | 441 | 117 | 111 | 10 | 38 | 3 | .426 | .408 | .834 | .252 |
| Joe Boley | SS | 121 | 420 | 41 | 116 | 4 | 55 | 0 | .335 | .367 | .702 | .276 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 3B | 125 | 435 | 69 | 131 | 6 | 73 | 3 | .414 | .425 | .839 | .301 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 1B | 153 | 562 | 127 | 188 | 37 | 156 | 7 | .429 | .637 | 1.066 | .335 |
| Pinky Higgins | 3B | 14 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .333 | .690 | .250 |
| Jim Keesey | 1B | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .333 | .641 | .250 |
| Eric McNair | SS | 78 | 237 | 27 | 63 | 0 | 34 | 5 | .296 | .333 | .629 | .266 |
| Dib Williams | 2B | 67 | 191 | 24 | 50 | 3 | 22 | 2 | .322 | .393 | .715 | .262 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Doc Cramer | OF | 30 | 82 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .250 | .268 | .518 | .232 |
| Mule Haas | OF | 132 | 532 | 91 | 159 | 2 | 68 | 2 | .352 | .398 | .750 | .299 |
| Spence Harris | OF | 22 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .259 | .204 | .463 | .184 |
| Bing Miller | OF | 154 | 585 | 89 | 177 | 9 | 100 | 13 | .357 | .438 | .795 | .303 |
| Jimmy Moore | OF | 15 | 50 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .404 | .560 | .964 | .380 |
| Al Simmons | OF | 138 | 554 | 152 | 211 | 36 | 165 | 9 | .423 | .708 | 1.131 | .381 |
| Homer Summa | OF | 25 | 54 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .339 | .407 | .746 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mickey Cochrane | C | 130 | 487 | 110 | 174 | 10 | 85 | 5 | .424 | .526 | .950 | .357 |
| Cy Perkins | C | 20 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .211 | .411 | .158 |
| Wally Schang | C | 45 | 92 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .309 | .272 | .581 | .174 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Collins | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5346 | 951 | 1573 | 125 | 895 | 50 | .358 | .452 | .810 | .294 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Earnshaw | 49 | 39 | 296 | 22 | 13 | .629 | 2 | 193 | 139 | 4.44 | 1.480 | |||
| Howard Ehmke | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11.70 | 2.400 | |||
| Lefty Grove | 50 | 32 | 291 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 9 | 209 | 60 | 2.54 | 1.144 | |||
| Glenn Liebhardt | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11.00 | 2.444 | |||
| Roy Mahaffey | 33 | 17 | 152.7 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 38 | 53 | 5.01 | 1.565 | |||
| Al Mahon | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22.85 | 4.186 | |||
| Charlie Perkins | 8 | 1 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 6.46 | 1.688 | |||
| Jack Quinn | 35 | 6 | 89.7 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 4.42 | 1.460 | |||
| Eddie Rommel | 35 | 9 | 130.3 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 4.28 | 1.297 | |||
| Bill Shores | 31 | 19 | 159 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 48 | 70 | 4.19 | 1.503 | |||
| Rube Walberg | 38 | 30 | 205.3 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 1 | 100 | 85 | 4.69 | 1.422 | |||
| Team Totals | 290 | 154 | 1371 | 102 | 52 | .662 | 21 | 672 | 488 | 4.28 | 1.419 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bing Miller | 154 |
| At Bats | Bing Miller | 585 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jimmie Foxx | 673 |
| Batting Average | Al Simmons | .381 |
| On-Base % | Jimmie Foxx | .429 |
| Slugging % | Al Simmons | .708 |
| OPS | Al Simmons | 1.131 |
| Runs | Al Simmons | 152 |
| Hits | Al Simmons | 211 |
| Total Bases | Al Simmons | 392 |
| Doubles | Mickey Cochrane | 42 |
| Triples | Al Simmons | 16 |
| Home Runs | Jimmie Foxx | 37 |
| RBI | Al Simmons | 165 |
| Walks | Max Bishop | 128 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmie Foxx | 66 |
| Stolen Bases | Bing Miller | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Bing Miller | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mule Haas | 33 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lefty Grove | 28 |
| Losses | George Earnshaw | 13 |
| Saves | Lefty Grove | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Lefty Grove | .848 |
| ERA | Lefty Grove | 2.54 |
| WHIP | Lefty Grove | 1.144 |
| Innings Pitched | George Earnshaw | 296 |
| Games | Lefty Grove | 50 |
| Games Started | George Earnshaw | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Grove | 209 |
| Complete Games | Lefty Grove | 22 |
| Shutouts | George Earnshaw | 3 |
| Batters Faced | George Earnshaw | 1299 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | George Earnshaw | 146 |
| Hits Allowed | George Earnshaw | 299 |
| Walks Allowed | George Earnshaw | 139 |
| Home Runs Allowed | George Earnshaw | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | George Earnshaw | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lefty Grove | 5 |
