1937 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1937 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 54-97. They scored 699 runs and belted 94 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. Bob Johnson and Wally Moses were tied for the team lead in home runs with 25. Bob Johnson was the best run producer with 108 RBI. Wally Moses led the team with 208 hits for a .320 average. Billy Werber had a great year on the basepaths with 35 stolen bases.
The team allowed 854 runs and had a team ERA of 4.85. Harry Kelley led the team with 13 wins. George Caster led the team with 100 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Wayne Ambler
| 2B
| 56
| 162
| 3
| 35
| 0
| 11
| 1
| .274
| .247
| .521
| .216
|
| Bill Cissell
| 2B
| 34
| 117
| 15
| 31
| 1
| 14
| 0
| .358
| .350
| .708
| .265
|
| Chubby Dean
| 1B
| 104
| 309
| 36
| 81
| 2
| 31
| 2
| .350
| .353
| .703
| .262
|
| Lou Finney
| 1B
| 92
| 379
| 53
| 95
| 1
| 20
| 2
| .288
| .343
| .631
| .251
|
| Gene Hasson
| 1B
| 28
| 98
| 12
| 30
| 3
| 14
| 0
| .387
| .520
| .907
| .306
|
| Warren Huston
| 2B
| 38
| 54
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .161
| .185
| .346
| .130
|
| Skeeter Newsome
| SS
| 122
| 438
| 53
| 111
| 1
| 30
| 11
| .312
| .315
| .627
| .253
|
| Ace Parker
| SS
| 38
| 94
| 8
| 11
| 2
| 13
| 0
| .153
| .202
| .355
| .117
|
| Rusty Peters
| 2B
| 116
| 339
| 39
| 88
| 3
| 43
| 4
| .339
| .372
| .711
| .260
|
| Billy Werber
| 3B
| 128
| 493
| 85
| 144
| 7
| 70
| 35
| .386
| .414
| .800
| .292
|
| Outfielders
|
| Babe Barna
| OF
| 14
| 36
| 10
| 14
| 2
| 9
| 1
| .421
| .611
| 1.032
| .389
|
| Jesse Hill
| OF
| 70
| 242
| 32
| 71
| 1
| 37
| 16
| .374
| .380
| .754
| .293
|
| Bob Johnson
| OF
| 138
| 477
| 91
| 146
| 25
| 108
| 9
| .425
| .556
| .981
| .306
|
| Doyt Morris
| OF
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .154
| .308
| .154
|
| Wally Moses
| OF
| 154
| 649
| 113
| 208
| 25
| 86
| 9
| .374
| .550
| .924
| .320
|
| Jack Rothrock
| OF
| 88
| 232
| 28
| 62
| 0
| 21
| 1
| .346
| .332
| .678
| .267
|
| Eddie Yount
| OF
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .286
| .286
| .572
| .286
|
| Catchers
|
| Earle Brucker
| C
| 102
| 317
| 40
| 82
| 6
| 37
| 1
| .356
| .397
| .753
| .259
|
| Bill Conroy
| C
| 26
| 60
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 1
| .284
| .250
| .534
| .200
|
| Frankie Hayes
| C
| 60
| 188
| 24
| 49
| 10
| 38
| 0
| .359
| .489
| .848
| .261
|
| Hal Wagner
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5228
| 699
| 1398
| 94
| 649
| 95
| .337
| .397
| .735
| .267
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
