1942 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1942 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 55-99. They scored 549 runs and belted 33 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Bob Johnson, who led the team with 13 home runs, 80 RBI, and 160 hits.
The team allowed 801 runs and had a team ERA of 4.45. Phil Marchildon led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 110 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Adkins | SS | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .143 | .476 | .143 |
| Buddy Blair | 3B | 137 | 484 | 48 | 135 | 5 | 66 | 1 | .325 | .397 | .722 | .279 |
| Crash Davis | 2B | 86 | 272 | 31 | 61 | 2 | 26 | 1 | .282 | .283 | .565 | .224 |
| Larry Eschen | SS | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .000 | .267 | .000 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | 2B | 87 | 289 | 25 | 73 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .323 | .304 | .627 | .253 |
| Bruce Konopka | 1B | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .300 | .664 | .300 |
| Eric McNair | SS | 34 | 103 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .316 | .262 | .578 | .243 |
| Dick Siebert | 1B | 153 | 612 | 57 | 159 | 2 | 74 | 4 | .291 | .333 | .624 | .260 |
| Pete Suder | SS | 128 | 476 | 46 | 122 | 4 | 54 | 4 | .293 | .340 | .633 | .256 |
| Jack Wallaesa | SS | 36 | 117 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .315 | .359 | .674 | .256 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Collins | OF | 20 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .316 | .294 | .610 | .235 |
| Bob Johnson | OF | 149 | 550 | 78 | 160 | 13 | 80 | 3 | .384 | .451 | .835 | .291 |
| Mike Kreevich | OF | 116 | 444 | 57 | 113 | 1 | 30 | 7 | .326 | .309 | .635 | .255 |
| Felix Mackiewicz | OF | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .357 | .571 | .214 |
| Dee Miles | OF | 99 | 346 | 41 | 94 | 0 | 22 | 5 | .300 | .335 | .635 | .272 |
| Ken Richardson | OF | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .067 | .243 | .067 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 133 | 459 | 64 | 115 | 2 | 40 | 13 | .355 | .336 | .691 | .251 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Castiglia | C | 16 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .421 | .389 | .810 | .389 |
| Frankie Hayes | C | 21 | 63 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .333 | .302 | .635 | .238 |
| Bob Swift | C | 60 | 192 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 15 | 1 | .278 | .245 | .523 | .229 |
| Hal Wagner | C | 104 | 288 | 26 | 68 | 1 | 30 | 1 | .304 | .313 | .617 | .236 |
| George Yankowski | C | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .154 | .231 | .385 | .154 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5285 | 549 | 1315 | 33 | 517 | 44 | .306 | .325 | .631 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.12 | 1.852 | |||
| Bill Beckmann | 5 | 1 | 20.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 7.08 | 1.626 | |||
| Herman Besse | 30 | 14 | 133 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 1 | 78 | 69 | 6.16 | 1.744 | |||
| Fred Caligiuri | 13 | 2 | 36.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 6.38 | 1.717 | |||
| Russ Christopher | 30 | 18 | 165 | 4 | 13 | .235 | 1 | 58 | 99 | 3.82 | 1.533 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Dick Fowler | 31 | 17 | 140 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 1 | 38 | 45 | 4.95 | 1.457 | |||
| Bob Harris | 16 | 8 | 78 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 2.88 | 1.295 | |||
| Lum Harris | 26 | 20 | 166 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 0 | 60 | 70 | 3.74 | 1.301 | |||
| Jack Knott | 20 | 14 | 95.3 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 0 | 31 | 36 | 5.57 | 1.710 | |||
| Sam Lowry | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Phil Marchildon | 38 | 31 | 244 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 1 | 110 | 140 | 4.20 | 1.455 | |||
| Les McCrabb | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31.50 | 4.000 | |||
| Bob Savage | 8 | 3 | 30.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 3.23 | 1.792 | |||
| Tex Shirley | 15 | 1 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 5.30 | 1.653 | |||
| Roger Wolff | 32 | 25 | 214.3 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 3 | 94 | 69 | 3.32 | 1.283 | |||
| Team Totals | 268 | 154 | 1374.7 | 55 | 99 | .357 | 9 | 546 | 639 | 4.45 | 1.486 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dick Siebert | 153 |
| At Bats | Dick Siebert | 612 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dick Siebert | 642 |
| Batting Average | Bob Johnson | .291 |
| On-Base % | Bob Johnson | .384 |
| Slugging % | Bob Johnson | .451 |
| OPS | Bob Johnson | .835 |
| Runs | Bob Johnson | 78 |
| Hits | Bob Johnson | 160 |
| Total Bases | Bob Johnson | 248 |
| Doubles | Bob Johnson | 35 |
| Triples | Elmer Valo | 10 |
| Home Runs | Bob Johnson | 13 |
| RBI | Bob Johnson | 80 |
| Walks | Bob Johnson | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Johnson | 61 |
| Stolen Bases | Elmer Valo | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Mike Kreevich | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pete Suder | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Pete Suder | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Phil Marchildon | 17 |
| Losses | Lum Harris and Roger Wolff | 15 |
| Saves | Roger Wolff | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Phil Marchildon | .548 |
| ERA | Roger Wolff | 3.32 |
| WHIP | Roger Wolff | 1.283 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Marchildon | 244 |
| Games | Phil Marchildon | 38 |
| Games Started | Phil Marchildon | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Marchildon | 110 |
| Complete Games | Phil Marchildon | 18 |
| Shutouts | Roger Wolff | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Marchildon | 1081 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Phil Marchildon | 114 |
| Hits Allowed | Phil Marchildon | 215 |
| Walks Allowed | Phil Marchildon | 140 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Roger Wolff | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Phil Marchildon | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Herman Besse and Phil Marchildon | 4 |
