1932 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1932 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 94-60. They scored 981 runs and belted 172 home runs to go along with a .290 batting average. The offense was powered by Jimmie Foxx, who led the team with 58 home runs and 169 RBI. Al Simmons led the team with 216 hits for a .322 average.
The team allowed 751 runs and had a team ERA of 4.45. Lefty Grove led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 188 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Max Bishop | 2B | 114 | 409 | 89 | 104 | 5 | 37 | 2 | .412 | .359 | .771 | .254 |
| Joe Boley | SS | 10 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .229 | .265 | .494 | .206 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 3B | 153 | 558 | 71 | 148 | 7 | 90 | 8 | .358 | .373 | .731 | .265 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 1B | 154 | 585 | 151 | 213 | 58 | 169 | 3 | .469 | .749 | 1.218 | .364 |
| Eric McNair | SS | 135 | 554 | 87 | 158 | 18 | 95 | 8 | .323 | .478 | .801 | .285 |
| Al Reiss | SS | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 |
| Oscar Roettger | 1B | 26 | 60 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .292 | .250 | .542 | .233 |
| Dib Williams | 2B | 62 | 215 | 30 | 54 | 4 | 24 | 0 | .329 | .363 | .692 | .251 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Coleman | OF | 26 | 73 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .351 | .507 | .858 | .342 |
| Doc Cramer | OF | 92 | 384 | 73 | 129 | 3 | 46 | 3 | .367 | .461 | .828 | .336 |
| Mule Haas | OF | 143 | 558 | 91 | 170 | 6 | 65 | 1 | .376 | .405 | .781 | .305 |
| John Jones | OF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Bing Miller | OF | 95 | 305 | 40 | 90 | 7 | 58 | 7 | .343 | .446 | .789 | .295 |
| Al Simmons | OF | 154 | 670 | 144 | 216 | 35 | 151 | 4 | .368 | .548 | .916 | .322 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mickey Cochrane | C | 139 | 518 | 118 | 152 | 23 | 112 | 0 | .412 | .510 | .922 | .293 |
| Johnnie Heving | C | 33 | 77 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .333 | .377 | .710 | .273 |
| Ed Madjeski | C | 17 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .289 | .229 | .518 | .229 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ed Cihocki | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5535 | 981 | 1606 | 172 | 923 | 37 | .361 | .457 | .818 | .290 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Bowman | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8.18 | 1.818 | |||
| Sugar Cain | 10 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 5.00 | 1.556 | |||
| Jimmie DeShong | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11.70 | 2.600 | |||
| George Earnshaw | 36 | 33 | 245.3 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 0 | 109 | 94 | 4.77 | 1.451 | |||
| Tony Freitas | 23 | 18 | 150.3 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0 | 31 | 48 | 3.83 | 1.317 | |||
| Lefty Grove | 44 | 30 | 291.7 | 25 | 10 | .714 | 7 | 188 | 79 | 2.84 | 1.193 | |||
| Lew Krausse | 20 | 3 | 57 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 4.58 | 1.544 | |||
| Roy Mahaffey | 37 | 28 | 222.7 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 106 | 96 | 5.09 | 1.531 | |||
| Tim McKeithan | 4 | 2 | 12.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.11 | 1.811 | |||
| Eddie Rommel | 17 | 0 | 65.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 5.51 | 1.562 | |||
| Irv Stein | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Rube Walberg | 41 | 34 | 272 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1 | 96 | 103 | 4.73 | 1.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 246 | 154 | 1386 | 94 | 60 | .610 | 10 | 595 | 511 | 4.45 | 1.434 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jimmie Foxx and Al Simmons | 154 |
| At Bats | Al Simmons | 670 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Al Simmons | 718 |
| Batting Average | Jimmie Foxx | .364 |
| On-Base % | Jimmie Foxx | .469 |
| Slugging % | Jimmie Foxx | .749 |
| OPS | Jimmie Foxx | 1.218 |
| Runs | Jimmie Foxx | 151 |
| Hits | Al Simmons | 216 |
| Total Bases | Jimmie Foxx | 438 |
| Doubles | Eric McNair | 47 |
| Triples | Jimmie Foxx and Al Simmons | 9 |
| Home Runs | Jimmie Foxx | 58 |
| RBI | Jimmie Foxx | 169 |
| Walks | Jimmie Foxx | 116 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmie Foxx | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | Jimmy Dykes and Eric McNair | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Jimmie Foxx | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mule Haas | 27 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lefty Grove | 25 |
| Losses | George Earnshaw and Roy Mahaffey | 13 |
| Saves | Lefty Grove | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Lefty Grove | .714 |
| ERA | Lefty Grove | 2.84 |
| WHIP | Lefty Grove | 1.193 |
| Innings Pitched | Lefty Grove | 291.7 |
| Games | Lefty Grove | 44 |
| Games Started | Rube Walberg | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Grove | 188 |
| Complete Games | Lefty Grove | 27 |
| Shutouts | Lefty Grove | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Lefty Grove | 1207 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rube Walberg | 143 |
| Hits Allowed | Rube Walberg | 305 |
| Walks Allowed | Rube Walberg | 103 |
| Home Runs Allowed | George Earnshaw | 28 |
| Wild Pitches | George Earnshaw | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Roy Mahaffey | 5 |
