1944 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1944 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 72-82. They scored 525 runs and belted 36 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. The offense was powered by Frankie Hayes, who led the team with 13 home runs and 78 RBI. Bobby Estalella led the team with 151 hits for a .298 average.
The team allowed 594 runs and had a team ERA of 3.26. Russ Christopher led the team with 14 wins. Bobo Newsom racked up 142 strkeouts to lead the team. Joe Berry was the team's best fireman, with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Joe Burns
| 3B
| 28
| 75
| 5
| 18
| 1
| 8
| 0
| .278
| .307
| .585
| .240
|
| Ed Busch
| SS
| 140
| 484
| 41
| 131
| 0
| 40
| 5
| .313
| .306
| .619
| .271
|
| Irv Hall
| 2B
| 143
| 559
| 60
| 150
| 0
| 45
| 2
| .309
| .333
| .642
| .268
|
| George Kell
| 3B
| 139
| 514
| 51
| 138
| 0
| 44
| 5
| .300
| .309
| .609
| .268
|
| Bill McGhee
| 1B
| 77
| 287
| 27
| 83
| 1
| 19
| 2
| .338
| .341
| .679
| .289
|
| Joe Rullo
| 2B
| 35
| 96
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 1
| .223
| .167
| .390
| .167
|
| Dick Siebert
| 1B
| 132
| 468
| 52
| 143
| 6
| 52
| 2
| .387
| .423
| .810
| .306
|
| Bobby Wilkins
| SS
| 24
| 25
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .296
| .240
| .536
| .240
|
| Outfielders
|
| Bill Burgo
| OF
| 27
| 88
| 6
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 1
| .316
| .295
| .611
| .239
|
| Hal Epps
| OF
| 67
| 229
| 27
| 60
| 0
| 13
| 2
| .316
| .367
| .683
| .262
|
| Bobby Estalella
| OF
| 140
| 506
| 54
| 151
| 7
| 60
| 3
| .374
| .409
| .783
| .298
|
| Lew Flick
| OF
| 19
| 35
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 1
| .139
| .114
| .253
| .114
|
| Ford Garrison
| OF
| 121
| 449
| 58
| 121
| 4
| 37
| 10
| .307
| .334
| .641
| .269
|
| Charlie Metro
| OF
| 24
| 40
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .234
| .100
| .334
| .100
|
| Hal Peck
| OF
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .500
| .250
|
| Larry Rosenthal
| OF
| 32
| 54
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 6
| 0
| .271
| .296
| .567
| .204
|
| Al Simmons
| OF
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .500
| .500
| 1.000
| .500
|
| Jo-Jo White
| OF
| 85
| 267
| 30
| 59
| 1
| 21
| 5
| .329
| .262
| .591
| .221
|
| Catchers
|
| Bob Garbark
| C
| 18
| 23
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .292
| .348
| .640
| .261
|
| Frankie Hayes
| C
| 155
| 581
| 62
| 144
| 13
| 78
| 2
| .315
| .367
| .682
| .248
|
| Bill Mills
| C
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .250
| .650
| .250
|
| Tony Parisse
| C
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Jim Pruett
| C
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .250
| .750
| .250
|
| Hal Wagner
| C
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .500
| .250
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5312
| 525
| 1364
| 36
| 475
| 42
| .307
| .327
| .634
| .257
|
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