1945 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 52-98. They scored 494 runs and belted 33 home runs to go along with a .245 batting average. Bobby Estalella led the team in home runs with 8. George Kell knocked in 56 runs. Irv Hall led the team with 161 hits for a .261 average.
The team allowed 638 runs and had a team ERA of 3.62. Russ Christopher led the team with 13 wins. Bobo Newsom led the team with 127 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Brancato | SS | 10 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .147 | .290 | .118 |
| Ed Busch | SS | 126 | 416 | 37 | 104 | 0 | 35 | 2 | .305 | .288 | .593 | .250 |
| Irv Hall | 2B | 151 | 616 | 62 | 161 | 0 | 50 | 3 | .307 | .305 | .612 | .261 |
| George Kell | 3B | 147 | 567 | 50 | 154 | 4 | 56 | 2 | .306 | .356 | .662 | .272 |
| Dick Siebert | 1B | 147 | 573 | 62 | 153 | 7 | 51 | 2 | .328 | .358 | .686 | .267 |
| Bobby Wilkins | SS | 62 | 154 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .305 | .299 | .604 | .260 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Burns | OF | 31 | 90 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .287 | .289 | .576 | .256 |
| Sam Chapman | OF | 9 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .267 | .517 | .200 |
| Joe Cicero | OF | 12 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .158 | .396 | .158 |
| Larry Drake | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bobby Estalella | OF | 126 | 451 | 45 | 135 | 8 | 52 | 1 | .399 | .435 | .834 | .299 |
| Ford Garrison | OF | 6 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .407 | .478 | .885 | .304 |
| Ernie Kish | OF | 43 | 110 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .320 | .309 | .629 | .245 |
| Bill McGhee | OF | 93 | 250 | 24 | 63 | 0 | 19 | 3 | .320 | .284 | .604 | .252 |
| Charlie Metro | OF | 65 | 200 | 18 | 42 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .291 | .315 | .606 | .210 |
| Hal Peck | OF | 112 | 449 | 51 | 124 | 5 | 39 | 5 | .331 | .399 | .730 | .276 |
| Larry Rosenthal | OF | 28 | 75 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .286 | .293 | .579 | .200 |
| Mayo Smith | OF | 73 | 203 | 18 | 43 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .333 | .236 | .569 | .212 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Astroth | C | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .059 | .170 | .059 |
| Greek George | C | 51 | 138 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .265 | .217 | .482 | .174 |
| Frankie Hayes | C | 32 | 110 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .336 | .345 | .681 | .227 |
| Jim Pruett | C | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .222 | .522 | .222 |
| Buddy Rosar | C | 92 | 300 | 23 | 63 | 1 | 25 | 2 | .262 | .267 | .529 | .210 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5296 | 494 | 1297 | 33 | 439 | 25 | .301 | .316 | .617 | .245 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Berry | 52 | 0 | 130.3 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 5 | 51 | 38 | 2.35 | 1.167 | |||
| Don Black | 26 | 18 | 125.3 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 0 | 47 | 69 | 5.17 | 1.780 | |||
| Charlie Bowles | 8 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 5.13 | 1.742 | |||
| Russ Christopher | 33 | 27 | 227.3 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 2 | 100 | 75 | 3.17 | 1.267 | |||
| Bill Connelly | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.50 | 1.875 | |||
| Woody Crowson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Jesse Flores | 29 | 24 | 191.3 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 1 | 52 | 63 | 3.43 | 1.270 | |||
| Dick Fowler | 7 | 3 | 37.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 4.82 | 1.582 | |||
| Charlie Gassaway | 24 | 11 | 118 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 50 | 55 | 3.74 | 1.432 | |||
| Steve Gerkin | 21 | 12 | 102 | 0 | 12 | .000 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 3.62 | 1.363 | |||
| Lou Knerr | 27 | 17 | 130 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 0 | 41 | 74 | 4.22 | 1.662 | |||
| Phil Marchildon | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4.00 | 1.778 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 36 | 34 | 257.3 | 8 | 20 | .286 | 0 | 127 | 103 | 3.29 | 1.391 | |||
| Carl Scheib | 4 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.12 | 1.149 | |||
| Team Totals | 273 | 153 | 1380.8 | 52 | 98 | .347 | 8 | 531 | 571 | 3.62 | 1.413 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Irv Hall | 151 |
| At Bats | Irv Hall | 616 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Irv Hall | 668 |
| Batting Average | Bobby Estalella | .299 |
| On-Base % | Bobby Estalella | .399 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Estalella | .435 |
| OPS | Bobby Estalella | .834 |
| Runs | Irv Hall and Dick Siebert | 62 |
| Hits | Irv Hall | 161 |
| Total Bases | Dick Siebert | 205 |
| Doubles | George Kell | 30 |
| Triples | Hal Peck | 9 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Estalella | 8 |
| RBI | George Kell | 56 |
| Walks | Bobby Estalella | 74 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Estalella | 46 |
| Stolen Bases | Hal Peck | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | Irv Hall | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Irv Hall | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bobby Estalella | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Russ Christopher | 13 |
| Losses | Bobo Newsom | 20 |
| Saves | Joe Berry | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Joe Berry | .533 |
| ERA | Russ Christopher | 3.17 |
| WHIP | Russ Christopher | 1.267 |
| Innings Pitched | Bobo Newsom | 257.3 |
| Games | Joe Berry | 52 |
| Games Started | Bobo Newsom | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Bobo Newsom | 127 |
| Complete Games | Russ Christopher | 17 |
| Shutouts | Jesse Flores | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bobo Newsom | 1116 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 255 |
| Walks Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 103 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Lou Knerr | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Russ Christopher | 9 |
