1939 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1939 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 55-97. They scored 711 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. The offense was powered by Bob Johnson, who led the team with 23 home runs, 114 RBI, and 184 hits.
The team allowed 1022 runs and had a team ERA of 5.79. Lynn Nelson led the pitching staff with 10 wins and 75 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Wayne Ambler | SS | 95 | 227 | 15 | 48 | 0 | 24 | 1 | .281 | .269 | .550 | .211 |
| Al Brancato | 3B | 21 | 68 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .299 | .324 | .623 | .206 |
| Fred Chapman | SS | 15 | 49 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .347 | .647 | .286 |
| Nick Etten | 1B | 43 | 155 | 20 | 39 | 3 | 29 | 0 | .322 | .406 | .728 | .252 |
| Joe Gantenbein | 2B | 111 | 348 | 47 | 101 | 4 | 36 | 1 | .353 | .388 | .741 | .290 |
| Bill Lillard | SS | 7 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .409 | .368 | .777 | .316 |
| Dario Lodigiani | 3B | 121 | 393 | 46 | 102 | 6 | 44 | 2 | .337 | .382 | .719 | .260 |
| Bob McNamara | 3B | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .300 | .333 | .633 | .222 |
| Bill Nagel | 2B | 105 | 341 | 39 | 86 | 12 | 39 | 2 | .307 | .437 | .744 | .252 |
| Skeeter Newsome | SS | 99 | 248 | 22 | 55 | 0 | 17 | 5 | .277 | .266 | .543 | .222 |
| Dick Siebert | 1B | 101 | 402 | 58 | 118 | 6 | 47 | 4 | .329 | .423 | .752 | .294 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Sam Chapman | OF | 140 | 498 | 74 | 134 | 15 | 64 | 11 | .338 | .432 | .770 | .269 |
| Eddie Collins | OF | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .286 | .524 | .238 |
| Lou Finney | OF | 9 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .136 | .344 | .136 |
| Bob Johnson | OF | 150 | 544 | 115 | 184 | 23 | 114 | 15 | .440 | .553 | .993 | .338 |
| Dee Miles | OF | 106 | 320 | 49 | 96 | 1 | 37 | 3 | .331 | .400 | .731 | .300 |
| Wally Moses | OF | 115 | 437 | 68 | 134 | 3 | 33 | 7 | .370 | .423 | .793 | .307 |
| Eric Tipton | OF | 47 | 104 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .316 | .337 | .653 | .231 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earle Brucker | C | 62 | 172 | 18 | 50 | 3 | 31 | 0 | .381 | .442 | .823 | .291 |
| Frankie Hayes | C | 124 | 431 | 66 | 122 | 20 | 83 | 4 | .348 | .510 | .858 | .283 |
| Harry O'Neill | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hal Wagner | C | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5309 | 711 | 1438 | 98 | 667 | 60 | .328 | .400 | .728 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Beckmann | 27 | 19 | 155.3 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 0 | 20 | 41 | 5.39 | 1.539 | |||
| George Caster | 28 | 17 | 136 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 59 | 45 | 4.90 | 1.390 | |||
| Chubby Dean | 54 | 1 | 116.7 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 7 | 39 | 80 | 5.25 | 1.817 | |||
| Bob Joyce | 30 | 6 | 107.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 6.69 | 1.792 | |||
| Walt Masters | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6.55 | 2.091 | |||
| Les McCrabb | 5 | 4 | 35.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 4.04 | 1.457 | |||
| Bill Nagel | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Lynn Nelson | 35 | 24 | 197.7 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 1 | 75 | 64 | 4.78 | 1.502 | |||
| Sam Page | 4 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 6.95 | 2.227 | |||
| Roy Parmelee | 14 | 5 | 44.7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 6.45 | 1.723 | |||
| Cotton Pippen | 25 | 17 | 118.7 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 1 | 33 | 40 | 5.99 | 1.761 | |||
| Nels Potter | 41 | 25 | 196.3 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 2 | 60 | 88 | 6.60 | 1.763 | |||
| Jim Reninger | 4 | 2 | 16.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7.71 | 2.209 | |||
| Buck Ross | 29 | 28 | 174 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 0 | 43 | 95 | 6.00 | 1.787 | |||
| Jim Schelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Dave Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Eddie Smith | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9.82 | 2.432 | |||
| Bud Thomas | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.75 | 2.250 | |||
| Team Totals | 308 | 153 | 1342.8 | 55 | 97 | .362 | 12 | 397 | 579 | 5.79 | 1.688 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bob Johnson | 150 |
| At Bats | Bob Johnson | 544 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bob Johnson | 653 |
| Batting Average | Bob Johnson | .338 |
| On-Base % | Bob Johnson | .440 |
| Slugging % | Bob Johnson | .553 |
| OPS | Bob Johnson | .993 |
| Runs | Bob Johnson | 115 |
| Hits | Bob Johnson | 184 |
| Total Bases | Bob Johnson | 301 |
| Doubles | Bob Johnson | 30 |
| Triples | Bob Johnson | 9 |
| Home Runs | Bob Johnson | 23 |
| RBI | Bob Johnson | 114 |
| Walks | Bob Johnson | 99 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Nagel | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | Bob Johnson | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Skeeter Newsome | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Skeeter Newsome | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill Nagel | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lynn Nelson | 10 |
| Losses | Buck Ross | 14 |
| Saves | Chubby Dean | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | George Caster | .500 |
| ERA | Lynn Nelson | 4.78 |
| WHIP | Lynn Nelson | 1.502 |
| Innings Pitched | Lynn Nelson | 197.7 |
| Games | Chubby Dean | 54 |
| Games Started | Buck Ross | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Lynn Nelson | 75 |
| Complete Games | Lynn Nelson | 12 |
| Shutouts | Bill Beckmann and Lynn Nelson | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Nels Potter | 922 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Nels Potter | 144 |
| Hits Allowed | Nels Potter | 258 |
| Walks Allowed | Buck Ross | 95 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lynn Nelson | 27 |
| Wild Pitches | Nels Potter | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Nels Potter | 5 |
