1934 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1934 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 68-82. They scored 764 runs and belted 144 home runs to go along with a .280 batting average. The offense was powered by Jimmie Foxx, who led the team with 44 home runs and 130 RBI. Doc Cramer led the team with 202 hits for a .311 average.
The team allowed 838 runs and had a team ERA of 5.01. Johnny Marcum led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 92 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmie Foxx | 1B | 150 | 539 | 120 | 180 | 44 | 130 | 11 | .449 | .653 | 1.102 | .334 |
| Pinky Higgins | 3B | 144 | 543 | 89 | 179 | 16 | 90 | 9 | .392 | .508 | .900 | .330 |
| Eric McNair | SS | 151 | 599 | 80 | 168 | 17 | 82 | 7 | .321 | .412 | .733 | .280 |
| Rabbit Warstler | 2B | 117 | 419 | 56 | 99 | 1 | 36 | 9 | .321 | .303 | .624 | .236 |
| Dib Williams | 2B | 66 | 205 | 25 | 56 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .341 | .361 | .702 | .273 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Coleman | OF | 101 | 329 | 53 | 92 | 14 | 60 | 0 | .342 | .486 | .828 | .280 |
| Doc Cramer | OF | 153 | 649 | 99 | 202 | 6 | 46 | 1 | .353 | .411 | .764 | .311 |
| Lou Finney | OF | 92 | 272 | 32 | 76 | 1 | 28 | 4 | .315 | .360 | .675 | .279 |
| Bob Johnson | OF | 141 | 547 | 111 | 168 | 34 | 92 | 12 | .375 | .563 | .938 | .307 |
| Jerry McQuaig | OF | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .063 | .230 | .063 |
| Bing Miller | OF | 81 | 177 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 22 | 1 | .309 | .339 | .648 | .243 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Berry | C | 99 | 269 | 14 | 72 | 0 | 34 | 1 | .323 | .320 | .643 | .268 |
| Frankie Hayes | C | 92 | 248 | 24 | 56 | 6 | 30 | 2 | .286 | .339 | .625 | .226 |
| Ed Madjeski | C | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 | .500 | .875 | .375 |
| Charlie Moss | C | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5320 | 764 | 1492 | 144 | 708 | 57 | .337 | .425 | .762 | .280 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Benton | 32 | 21 | 155 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 1 | 58 | 88 | 4.88 | 1.503 | |||
| Sugar Cain | 36 | 32 | 230.7 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 0 | 66 | 128 | 4.41 | 1.573 | |||
| Joe Cascarella | 42 | 22 | 194.3 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 1 | 71 | 104 | 4.68 | 1.637 | |||
| George Caster | 5 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 3.41 | 1.243 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 39 | 23 | 207.7 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3 | 88 | 114 | 4.68 | 1.517 | |||
| Mort Flohr | 14 | 3 | 30.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 5.87 | 2.182 | |||
| Bob Kline | 20 | 0 | 39.7 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 6.35 | 1.587 | |||
| Ed Lagger | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11.00 | 2.278 | |||
| Roy Mahaffey | 37 | 14 | 129 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 2 | 37 | 55 | 5.37 | 1.527 | |||
| Johnny Marcum | 37 | 31 | 232 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 92 | 88 | 4.50 | 1.487 | |||
| Harry Matuzak | 11 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 4.88 | 1.583 | |||
| Tim McKeithan | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15.75 | 3.000 | |||
| Roy Vaughn | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.08 | 1.395 | |||
| Whitey Wilshere | 9 | 2 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 12.05 | 2.488 | |||
| Jack Wilson | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 297 | 153 | 1337.1 | 68 | 82 | .453 | 8 | 480 | 693 | 5.01 | 1.587 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Doc Cramer | 153 |
| At Bats | Doc Cramer | 649 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Doc Cramer | 703 |
| Batting Average | Jimmie Foxx | .334 |
| On-Base % | Jimmie Foxx | .449 |
| Slugging % | Jimmie Foxx | .653 |
| OPS | Jimmie Foxx | 1.102 |
| Runs | Jimmie Foxx | 120 |
| Hits | Doc Cramer | 202 |
| Total Bases | Jimmie Foxx | 352 |
| Doubles | Pinky Higgins | 37 |
| Triples | Doc Cramer | 9 |
| Home Runs | Jimmie Foxx | 44 |
| RBI | Jimmie Foxx | 130 |
| Walks | Jimmie Foxx | 111 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmie Foxx | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | Bob Johnson | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Bob Johnson and Eric McNair | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rabbit Warstler | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johnny Marcum | 14 |
| Losses | Sugar Cain | 17 |
| Saves | Bill Dietrich | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Johnny Marcum | .560 |
| ERA | Sugar Cain | 4.41 |
| WHIP | Johnny Marcum | 1.487 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Marcum | 232 |
| Games | Joe Cascarella | 42 |
| Games Started | Sugar Cain | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Marcum | 92 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Marcum | 17 |
| Shutouts | Bill Dietrich | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Sugar Cain | 1035 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Johnny Marcum | 116 |
| Hits Allowed | Johnny Marcum | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Sugar Cain | 128 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sugar Cain | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Roy Mahaffey | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Marcum | 4 |
