1936 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1936 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 53-100. They scored 714 runs and belted 72 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. The offense was powered by Bob Johnson, who led the team with 25 home runs and 121 RBI. Wally Moses led the team with 202 hits for a .345 average.
The team allowed 1045 runs and had a team ERA of 6.08. Harry Kelley led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 82 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Culler | 2B | 9 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .237 | .493 | .237 |
| Chubby Dean | 1B | 111 | 342 | 41 | 98 | 1 | 48 | 3 | .337 | .374 | .711 | .287 |
| Lou Finney | 1B | 151 | 653 | 100 | 197 | 1 | 41 | 7 | .351 | .377 | .728 | .302 |
| Pinky Higgins | 3B | 146 | 550 | 89 | 159 | 12 | 80 | 7 | .366 | .420 | .786 | .289 |
| Hal Luby | 2B | 9 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .205 | .211 | .416 | .184 |
| Skeeter Newsome | SS | 127 | 471 | 41 | 106 | 0 | 46 | 13 | .266 | .265 | .531 | .225 |
| Al Niemiec | 2B | 69 | 203 | 22 | 40 | 1 | 20 | 2 | .291 | .246 | .537 | .197 |
| Jim Oglesby | 1B | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .182 | .490 | .182 |
| Jack Peerson | SS | 8 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .324 | .412 | .736 | .324 |
| Rusty Peters | SS | 45 | 119 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .244 | .353 | .597 | .218 |
| Rabbit Warstler | 2B | 66 | 236 | 27 | 59 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .354 | .347 | .701 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Johnson | OF | 153 | 566 | 91 | 165 | 25 | 121 | 6 | .389 | .525 | .914 | .292 |
| Emil Mailho | OF | 21 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .056 | .317 | .056 |
| Wally Moses | OF | 146 | 585 | 98 | 202 | 7 | 66 | 12 | .410 | .479 | .889 | .345 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| George Puccinelli | OF | 135 | 457 | 83 | 127 | 11 | 78 | 2 | .369 | .429 | .798 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Berry | C | 13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .118 | .422 | .059 |
| Bill Conroy | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Frankie Hayes | C | 144 | 505 | 59 | 137 | 10 | 67 | 3 | .335 | .388 | .723 | .271 |
| Charlie Moss | C | 33 | 44 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .340 | .318 | .658 | .250 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5373 | 714 | 1443 | 72 | 663 | 59 | .332 | .376 | .707 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Archer | 6 | 5 | 36.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 6.38 | 1.526 | |||
| Red Bullock | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 14.04 | 3.353 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 21 | 4 | 71.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3 | 34 | 40 | 6.53 | 1.827 | |||
| Carl Doyle | 8 | 6 | 38.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 1.94 | 2.455 | |||
| Herman Fink | 34 | 24 | 188.7 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 3 | 53 | 78 | 5.39 | 1.590 | |||
| Stu Flythe | 17 | 3 | 39.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 61 | 13.04 | 2.799 | |||
| Randy Gumpert | 22 | 3 | 62.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 4.76 | 1.701 | |||
| Hank Johnson | 3 | 3 | 11.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7.71 | 2.222 | |||
| Harry Kelley | 35 | 27 | 235.3 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 3 | 82 | 75 | 3.86 | 1.381 | |||
| Dutch Lieber | 3 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7.71 | 1.966 | |||
| Hod Lisenbee | 19 | 7 | 85.7 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 6.20 | 1.622 | |||
| Harry Matuzak | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7.20 | 1.667 | |||
| Pete Naktenis | 7 | 1 | 18.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 12.54 | 2.727 | |||
| Gordon Rhodes | 35 | 28 | 216.3 | 9 | 20 | .310 | 1 | 61 | 102 | 5.74 | 1.701 | |||
| Buck Ross | 30 | 27 | 200.7 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 47 | 83 | 5.83 | 1.674 | |||
| Eddie Smith | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1.89 | 1.579 | |||
| George Turbeville | 12 | 6 | 43.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 6.39 | 1.693 | |||
| Woody Upchurch | 7 | 2 | 22.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 9.67 | 2.242 | |||
| Whitey Wilshere | 5 | 3 | 18.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 6.87 | 2.186 | |||
| Team Totals | 284 | 154 | 1352.5 | 53 | 100 | .346 | 12 | 405 | 696 | 6.08 | 1.731 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bob Johnson | 153 |
| At Bats | Lou Finney | 653 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Finney | 703 |
| Batting Average | Wally Moses | .345 |
| On-Base % | Wally Moses | .410 |
| Slugging % | Bob Johnson | .525 |
| OPS | Bob Johnson | .914 |
| Runs | Lou Finney | 100 |
| Hits | Wally Moses | 202 |
| Total Bases | Bob Johnson | 297 |
| Doubles | Wally Moses | 35 |
| Triples | Bob Johnson | 14 |
| Home Runs | Bob Johnson | 25 |
| RBI | Bob Johnson | 121 |
| Walks | Bob Johnson | 88 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Johnson | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | Skeeter Newsome | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Finney | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rabbit Warstler | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Harry Kelley | 15 |
| Losses | Gordon Rhodes | 20 |
| Saves | Bill Dietrich, Herman Fink, and Harry Kelley | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Harry Kelley | .556 |
| ERA | Harry Kelley | 3.86 |
| WHIP | Harry Kelley | 1.381 |
| Innings Pitched | Harry Kelley | 235.3 |
| Games | Harry Kelley and Gordon Rhodes | 35 |
| Games Started | Gordon Rhodes | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Harry Kelley | 82 |
| Complete Games | Harry Kelley | 20 |
| Shutouts | Harry Kelley, Gordon Rhodes, and Buck Ross | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Harry Kelley | 1002 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Gordon Rhodes | 138 |
| Hits Allowed | Gordon Rhodes | 266 |
| Walks Allowed | Gordon Rhodes | 102 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Gordon Rhodes | 26 |
| Wild Pitches | Stu Flythe | 16 |
| Hit Batsmen | George Turbeville | 6 |
