1938 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1938 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 53-99. They scored 726 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Bob Johnson, who led the team with 30 home runs and 113 RBI. Wally Moses led the team with 181 hits for a .307 average.
The team allowed 956 runs and had a team ERA of 5.48. George Caster led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 112 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Wayne Ambler | SS | 120 | 393 | 42 | 92 | 0 | 38 | 2 | .317 | .298 | .615 | .234 |
| Irv Bartling | SS | 14 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .224 | .239 | .463 | .174 |
| Nick Etten | 1B | 22 | 81 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .333 | .383 | .716 | .259 |
| Lou Finney | 1B | 122 | 454 | 61 | 125 | 10 | 48 | 5 | .333 | .441 | .774 | .275 |
| Gene Hasson | 1B | 19 | 69 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .383 | .464 | .847 | .275 |
| Dario Lodigiani | 2B | 93 | 325 | 36 | 91 | 6 | 44 | 3 | .361 | .388 | .749 | .280 |
| Skeeter Newsome | SS | 17 | 48 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .286 | .354 | .640 | .271 |
| Ace Parker | SS | 56 | 113 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .293 | .274 | .567 | .230 |
| Rusty Peters | SS | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dick Siebert | 1B | 48 | 194 | 24 | 55 | 0 | 28 | 2 | .329 | .356 | .685 | .284 |
| Stan Sperry | 2B | 60 | 253 | 28 | 69 | 0 | 27 | 1 | .313 | .320 | .633 | .273 |
| Billy Werber | 3B | 134 | 499 | 92 | 129 | 11 | 69 | 19 | .377 | .397 | .774 | .259 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Babe Barna | OF | 9 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .212 | .133 | .345 | .133 |
| Sam Chapman | OF | 114 | 406 | 60 | 105 | 17 | 63 | 3 | .353 | .461 | .814 | .259 |
| Paul Easterling | OF | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .286 | .661 | .286 |
| Mule Haas | OF | 40 | 78 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .311 | .231 | .542 | .205 |
| Bob Johnson | OF | 152 | 563 | 114 | 176 | 30 | 113 | 9 | .406 | .552 | .958 | .313 |
| Wally Moses | OF | 142 | 589 | 86 | 181 | 8 | 49 | 15 | .369 | .424 | .793 | .307 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Berry | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Earle Brucker | C | 53 | 171 | 26 | 64 | 3 | 35 | 1 | .437 | .561 | .998 | .374 |
| Frankie Hayes | C | 99 | 316 | 56 | 92 | 11 | 55 | 2 | .396 | .475 | .871 | .291 |
| Hal Wagner | C | 33 | 88 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .299 | .273 | .572 | .227 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5229 | 726 | 1410 | 98 | 686 | 65 | .343 | .396 | .739 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ralph Buxton | 5 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4.82 | 1.828 | |||
| George Caster | 42 | 40 | 281.3 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 1 | 112 | 117 | 4.35 | 1.518 | |||
| Chubby Dean | 6 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3.52 | 1.609 | |||
| Randy Gumpert | 4 | 2 | 12.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.95 | 2.764 | |||
| Harry Kelley | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16.88 | 3.375 | |||
| Lynn Nelson | 32 | 23 | 191 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 2 | 75 | 79 | 5.65 | 1.539 | |||
| Nels Potter | 35 | 9 | 111.3 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 5 | 43 | 49 | 6.47 | 1.689 | |||
| Jim Reninger | 4 | 4 | 22.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 7.15 | 1.850 | |||
| Buck Ross | 29 | 28 | 184.3 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 0 | 54 | 80 | 5.32 | 1.617 | |||
| Dave Smith | 21 | 0 | 44.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 5.08 | 1.761 | |||
| Eddie Smith | 43 | 7 | 130.7 | 3 | 10 | .231 | 4 | 78 | 76 | 5.92 | 1.737 | |||
| Bud Thomas | 42 | 29 | 212.3 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 48 | 62 | 4.92 | 1.512 | |||
| Al Williams | 30 | 8 | 93.3 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 25 | 54 | 6.94 | 1.951 | |||
| Team Totals | 297 | 154 | 1323.8 | 53 | 99 | .349 | 12 | 473 | 599 | 5.48 | 1.641 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bob Johnson | 152 |
| At Bats | Wally Moses | 589 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bob Johnson | 652 |
| Batting Average | Bob Johnson | .313 |
| On-Base % | Bob Johnson | .406 |
| Slugging % | Bob Johnson | .552 |
| OPS | Bob Johnson | .958 |
| Runs | Bob Johnson | 114 |
| Hits | Wally Moses | 181 |
| Total Bases | Bob Johnson | 311 |
| Doubles | Wally Moses | 29 |
| Triples | Lou Finney | 12 |
| Home Runs | Bob Johnson | 30 |
| RBI | Bob Johnson | 113 |
| Walks | Billy Werber | 93 |
| Strikeouts | Sam Chapman | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | Billy Werber | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | Billy Werber | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Wayne Ambler | 11 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | George Caster | 16 |
| Losses | George Caster | 20 |
| Saves | Nels Potter | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Lynn Nelson | .476 |
| ERA | George Caster | 4.35 |
| WHIP | Bud Thomas | 1.512 |
| Innings Pitched | George Caster | 281.3 |
| Games | Eddie Smith | 43 |
| Games Started | George Caster | 40 |
| Strikeouts | George Caster | 112 |
| Complete Games | George Caster | 20 |
| Shutouts | George Caster | 2 |
| Batters Faced | George Caster | 1250 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | George Caster | 136 |
| Hits Allowed | George Caster | 310 |
| Walks Allowed | George Caster | 117 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lynn Nelson | 29 |
| Wild Pitches | George Caster, Lynn Nelson, and Bud Thomas | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lynn Nelson | 5 |
