1931 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1931 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 107-45. They scored 858 runs and belted 118 home runs to go along with a .287 batting average. Jimmie Foxx provided the power for the team with 30 homers. The offense was powered by Al Simmons, who led the team with 128 RBI and 200 hits.
The team allowed 626 runs and had a team ERA of 3.47. Lefty Grove led the pitching staff with 31 wins and 175 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Bishop | 2B | 130 | 497 | 115 | 146 | 5 | 37 | 3 | .426 | .400 | .826 | .294 |
| Joe Boley | SS | 67 | 224 | 26 | 51 | 0 | 20 | 1 | .282 | .295 | .577 | .228 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 3B | 101 | 355 | 48 | 97 | 3 | 46 | 1 | .371 | .389 | .760 | .273 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 1B | 139 | 515 | 93 | 150 | 30 | 120 | 4 | .380 | .567 | .947 | .291 |
| Eric McNair | 3B | 79 | 280 | 41 | 76 | 5 | 33 | 1 | .306 | .368 | .674 | .271 |
| Phil Todt | 1B | 62 | 197 | 23 | 48 | 5 | 44 | 1 | .273 | .411 | .684 | .244 |
| Dib Williams | SS | 86 | 294 | 41 | 79 | 6 | 40 | 2 | .313 | .384 | .697 | .269 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Doc Cramer | OF | 65 | 223 | 37 | 58 | 2 | 20 | 2 | .301 | .341 | .642 | .260 |
| Lou Finney | OF | 9 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .516 | .458 | .974 | .375 |
| Mule Haas | OF | 102 | 440 | 82 | 142 | 8 | 56 | 0 | .366 | .475 | .841 | .323 |
| Bing Miller | OF | 137 | 534 | 75 | 150 | 8 | 77 | 5 | .338 | .425 | .763 | .281 |
| Jimmy Moore | OF | 49 | 143 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .284 | .315 | .599 | .224 |
| Al Simmons | OF | 128 | 513 | 105 | 200 | 22 | 128 | 3 | .444 | .641 | 1.085 | .390 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mickey Cochrane | C | 122 | 459 | 87 | 160 | 17 | 89 | 2 | .423 | .553 | .976 | .349 |
| Johnnie Heving | C | 42 | 113 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .277 | .327 | .604 | .239 |
| Joe Palmisano | C | 19 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .320 | .273 | .593 | .227 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5377 | 858 | 1544 | 118 | 798 | 25 | .350 | .435 | .785 | .287 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Sol Carter | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19.29 | 2.174 | |||
| George Earnshaw | 43 | 30 | 281.7 | 21 | 7 | .750 | 6 | 152 | 75 | 3.67 | 1.171 | |||
| Lefty Grove | 41 | 30 | 288.7 | 31 | 4 | .886 | 5 | 175 | 62 | 2.06 | 1.077 | |||
| Waite Hoyt | 16 | 14 | 111 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 0 | 30 | 37 | 4.22 | 1.505 | |||
| Lew Krausse | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.09 | 1.091 | |||
| Roy Mahaffey | 30 | 20 | 162.3 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 2 | 59 | 82 | 4.21 | 1.497 | |||
| Hank McDonald | 19 | 10 | 70.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 23 | 41 | 3.71 | 1.465 | |||
| Jim Peterson | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6.23 | 1.692 | |||
| Eddie Rommel | 25 | 10 | 118 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 2.97 | 1.381 | |||
| Bill Shores | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.06 | 2.250 | |||
| Rube Walberg | 44 | 35 | 291 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3 | 106 | 109 | 3.74 | 1.399 | |||
| Team Totals | 235 | 153 | 1365.3 | 107 | 45 | .704 | 16 | 574 | 457 | 3.47 | 1.318 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jimmie Foxx | 139 |
| At Bats | Bing Miller | 534 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Max Bishop | 614 |
| Batting Average | Al Simmons | .390 |
| On-Base % | Al Simmons | .444 |
| Slugging % | Al Simmons | .641 |
| OPS | Al Simmons | 1.085 |
| Runs | Max Bishop | 115 |
| Hits | Al Simmons | 200 |
| Total Bases | Al Simmons | 329 |
| Doubles | Bing Miller | 43 |
| Triples | Al Simmons | 13 |
| Home Runs | Jimmie Foxx | 30 |
| RBI | Al Simmons | 128 |
| Walks | Max Bishop | 112 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmie Foxx | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | Bing Miller | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | Eric McNair | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mule Haas | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lefty Grove | 31 |
| Losses | Rube Walberg | 12 |
| Saves | George Earnshaw | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Lefty Grove | .886 |
| ERA | Lefty Grove | 2.06 |
| WHIP | Lefty Grove | 1.077 |
| Innings Pitched | Rube Walberg | 291 |
| Games | Rube Walberg | 44 |
| Games Started | Rube Walberg | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Grove | 175 |
| Complete Games | Lefty Grove | 27 |
| Shutouts | Lefty Grove | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Rube Walberg | 1248 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rube Walberg | 121 |
| Hits Allowed | Rube Walberg | 298 |
| Walks Allowed | Rube Walberg | 109 |
| Home Runs Allowed | George Earnshaw and Rube Walberg | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | George Earnshaw | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | George Earnshaw and Roy Mahaffey | 3 |
