1940 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1940 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 54-100. They scored 703 runs and belted 105 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. The offense was powered by Bob Johnson, who led the team with 31 home runs and 103 RBI. Dick Siebert led the team with 170 hits for a .286 average.
The team allowed 932 runs and had a team ERA of 5.22. Johnny Babich led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 94 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Brancato | SS | 107 | 298 | 42 | 57 | 1 | 23 | 3 | .265 | .252 | .517 | .191 |
| Fred Chapman | SS | 26 | 69 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .227 | .174 | .401 | .159 |
| Crash Davis | 2B | 23 | 67 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .310 | .313 | .623 | .269 |
| Joe Gantenbein | 3B | 75 | 197 | 21 | 47 | 4 | 23 | 1 | .282 | .350 | .632 | .239 |
| Bill Lillard | SS | 73 | 206 | 26 | 49 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .332 | .311 | .643 | .238 |
| Benny McCoy | 2B | 134 | 490 | 56 | 126 | 7 | 62 | 2 | .345 | .373 | .718 | .257 |
| Al Rubeling | 3B | 108 | 376 | 49 | 92 | 4 | 38 | 4 | .330 | .351 | .681 | .245 |
| Dick Siebert | 1B | 154 | 595 | 69 | 170 | 5 | 77 | 8 | .325 | .383 | .708 | .286 |
| Jack Wallaesa | SS | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .150 | .150 | .300 | .150 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Sam Chapman | OF | 134 | 508 | 88 | 140 | 23 | 75 | 2 | .337 | .474 | .811 | .276 |
| Bob Johnson | OF | 138 | 512 | 93 | 137 | 31 | 103 | 8 | .374 | .514 | .888 | .268 |
| Dee Miles | OF | 88 | 236 | 26 | 71 | 1 | 23 | 1 | .327 | .403 | .730 | .301 |
| Wally Moses | OF | 142 | 537 | 91 | 166 | 9 | 50 | 6 | .396 | .469 | .865 | .309 |
| Al Simmons | OF | 37 | 81 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .341 | .395 | .736 | .309 |
| Eric Tipton | OF | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .375 | .597 | .125 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 6 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .423 | .348 | .771 | .348 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earle Brucker | C | 23 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .288 | .261 | .549 | .196 |
| Buddy Hancken | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Frankie Hayes | C | 136 | 465 | 73 | 143 | 16 | 70 | 9 | .389 | .477 | .866 | .308 |
| Hal Wagner | C | 34 | 75 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .356 | .347 | .703 | .253 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dario Lodigiani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5304 | 703 | 1391 | 105 | 648 | 48 | .331 | .387 | .718 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Babich | 31 | 30 | 229.3 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 94 | 80 | 3.73 | 1.317 | |||
| Bill Beckmann | 34 | 9 | 127.3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | 47 | 35 | 4.17 | 1.312 | |||
| Herman Besse | 17 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 8.83 | 1.962 | |||
| George Caster | 36 | 24 | 178.3 | 4 | 19 | .174 | 2 | 75 | 69 | 6.56 | 1.699 | |||
| Chubby Dean | 30 | 19 | 159.3 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 1 | 38 | 63 | 6.61 | 1.777 | |||
| Ed Heusser | 41 | 6 | 110 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 5 | 39 | 42 | 4.99 | 1.691 | |||
| Phil Marchildon | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7.20 | 2.000 | |||
| Les McCrabb | 4 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6.94 | 1.795 | |||
| Pat McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.20 | 2.941 | |||
| Carl Miles | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13.50 | 2.125 | |||
| Nels Potter | 31 | 25 | 200.7 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 73 | 71 | 4.44 | 1.415 | |||
| Buck Ross | 24 | 19 | 156.3 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 1 | 43 | 60 | 4.38 | 1.408 | |||
| Porter Vaughan | 18 | 15 | 99.3 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 2 | 46 | 61 | 5.35 | 1.662 | |||
| Team Totals | 271 | 154 | 1344.9 | 54 | 100 | .351 | 12 | 488 | 534 | 5.22 | 1.544 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dick Siebert | 154 |
| At Bats | Dick Siebert | 595 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dick Siebert | 637 |
| Batting Average | Wally Moses | .309 |
| On-Base % | Wally Moses | .396 |
| Slugging % | Bob Johnson | .514 |
| OPS | Bob Johnson | .888 |
| Runs | Bob Johnson | 93 |
| Hits | Dick Siebert | 170 |
| Total Bases | Bob Johnson | 263 |
| Doubles | Wally Moses | 41 |
| Triples | Wally Moses | 9 |
| Home Runs | Bob Johnson | 31 |
| RBI | Bob Johnson | 103 |
| Walks | Bob Johnson | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Sam Chapman | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | Frankie Hayes | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Sam Chapman and Dick Siebert | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sam Chapman and Dick Siebert | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bob Johnson | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johnny Babich | 14 |
| Losses | George Caster | 19 |
| Saves | Ed Heusser | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Johnny Babich | .519 |
| ERA | Johnny Babich | 3.73 |
| WHIP | Johnny Babich | 1.317 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Babich | 229.3 |
| Games | Ed Heusser | 41 |
| Games Started | Johnny Babich | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Babich | 94 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Babich | 16 |
| Shutouts | Bill Beckmann | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Babich | 988 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | George Caster | 130 |
| Hits Allowed | George Caster | 234 |
| Walks Allowed | Johnny Babich | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Chubby Dean | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Porter Vaughan | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Herman Besse, George Caster, and Porter Vaughan | 3 |
