1943 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1943 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 49-105. They scored 497 runs and belted 26 home runs to go along with a .232 batting average. Bobby Estalella provided the power for the team with 11 homers. The offense was powered by Dick Siebert, who led the team with 72 RBI and 140 hits.
The team allowed 717 runs and had a team ERA of 4.05. Jesse Flores led the pitching staff with 12 wins and 113 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Busch | SS | 4 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .294 | .662 | .294 |
| Irv Hall | SS | 151 | 544 | 37 | 139 | 0 | 54 | 10 | .292 | .298 | .590 | .256 |
| Don Heffner | 2B | 52 | 178 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .284 | .242 | .526 | .208 |
| George Kell | 3B | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .600 | .800 | .200 |
| Eddie Mayo | 3B | 128 | 471 | 49 | 103 | 0 | 28 | 2 | .278 | .244 | .522 | .219 |
| Joe Rullo | 2B | 16 | 55 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .381 | .345 | .726 | .291 |
| Dick Siebert | 1B | 146 | 558 | 50 | 140 | 1 | 72 | 6 | .295 | .328 | .623 | .251 |
| Frank Skaff | 1B | 32 | 64 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .343 | .391 | .734 | .281 |
| Pete Suder | 2B | 131 | 475 | 30 | 105 | 3 | 41 | 1 | .243 | .291 | .534 | .221 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Burgo | OF | 17 | 70 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .421 | .529 | .950 | .371 |
| Bobby Estalella | OF | 117 | 367 | 43 | 95 | 11 | 63 | 1 | .352 | .409 | .761 | .259 |
| Lew Flick | OF | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | .600 |
| Felix Mackiewicz | OF | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .063 | .230 | .063 |
| Jimmy Ripple | OF | 32 | 126 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .284 | .278 | .562 | .238 |
| George Staller | OF | 21 | 85 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .326 | .459 | .785 | .271 |
| Jim Tyack | OF | 54 | 155 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 23 | 1 | .320 | .323 | .643 | .258 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 77 | 249 | 31 | 55 | 3 | 18 | 2 | .319 | .297 | .616 | .221 |
| Johnny Welaj | OF | 93 | 281 | 45 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 12 | .280 | .306 | .586 | .242 |
| Woody Wheaton | OF | 7 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .267 | .561 | .200 |
| Jo-Jo White | OF | 139 | 500 | 69 | 124 | 1 | 30 | 12 | .335 | .316 | .651 | .248 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tony Parisse | C | 6 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .176 | .439 | .176 |
| Bob Swift | C | 77 | 224 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .301 | .237 | .538 | .192 |
| Hal Wagner | C | 111 | 289 | 22 | 69 | 1 | 26 | 3 | .327 | .315 | .642 | .239 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Vern Benson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Earle Brucker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Bruce Konopka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5244 | 497 | 1219 | 26 | 462 | 55 | .289 | .297 | .587 | .232 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Abernathy | 5 | 2 | 14.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 12.89 | 2.517 | |||
| Orie Arntzen | 32 | 20 | 164.3 | 4 | 13 | .235 | 0 | 66 | 69 | 4.22 | 1.467 | |||
| Herman Besse | 5 | 1 | 16.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3.31 | 1.350 | |||
| Don Black | 33 | 26 | 208 | 6 | 16 | .273 | 1 | 65 | 110 | 4.20 | 1.457 | |||
| Charlie Bowles | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3.00 | 1.167 | |||
| Norm Brown | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.714 | |||
| John Burrows | 4 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8.22 | 2.208 | |||
| Russ Christopher | 24 | 15 | 133 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 2 | 56 | 58 | 3.45 | 1.338 | |||
| Lou Ciola | 12 | 3 | 43.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 5.56 | 1.602 | |||
| Tom Clyde | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.00 | 1.833 | |||
| Everett Fagan | 18 | 2 | 37.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 6.27 | 1.475 | |||
| Jesse Flores | 31 | 27 | 231.3 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 0 | 113 | 70 | 3.11 | 1.202 | |||
| Lum Harris | 32 | 27 | 216.3 | 7 | 21 | .250 | 1 | 55 | 63 | 4.20 | 1.405 | |||
| Bert Kuczynski | 6 | 1 | 24.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4.01 | 1.822 | |||
| Sam Lowry | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Jim Mains | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5.62 | 1.500 | |||
| Carl Scheib | 6 | 0 | 18.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.34 | 1.444 | |||
| Roger Wolff | 41 | 26 | 221 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 6 | 91 | 72 | 3.54 | 1.376 | |||
| Team Totals | 262 | 155 | 1394 | 49 | 105 | .318 | 13 | 503 | 536 | 4.05 | 1.404 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Irv Hall | 151 |
| At Bats | Dick Siebert | 558 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dick Siebert | 594 |
| Batting Average | Irv Hall | .256 |
| On-Base % | Jo-Jo White | .335 |
| Slugging % | Dick Siebert | .328 |
| OPS | Jo-Jo White | .651 |
| Runs | Jo-Jo White | 69 |
| Hits | Dick Siebert | 140 |
| Total Bases | Dick Siebert | 183 |
| Doubles | Dick Siebert | 26 |
| Triples | Dick Siebert and Jo-Jo White | 7 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Estalella | 11 |
| RBI | Dick Siebert | 72 |
| Walks | Jo-Jo White | 61 |
| Strikeouts | Jo-Jo White | 51 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Welaj and Jo-Jo White | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Irv Hall and Dick Siebert | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Eddie Mayo | 23 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dick Siebert | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jesse Flores | 12 |
| Losses | Lum Harris | 21 |
| Saves | Roger Wolff | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Jesse Flores | .462 |
| ERA | Jesse Flores | 3.11 |
| WHIP | Jesse Flores | 1.202 |
| Innings Pitched | Jesse Flores | 231.3 |
| Games | Roger Wolff | 41 |
| Games Started | Jesse Flores and Lum Harris | 27 |
| Strikeouts | Jesse Flores | 113 |
| Complete Games | Lum Harris | 15 |
| Shutouts | Roger Wolff | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jesse Flores | 959 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lum Harris | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Lum Harris | 241 |
| Walks Allowed | Don Black | 110 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lum Harris | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Lum Harris | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Don Black | 6 |
