1946 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1946 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 49-105. They scored 529 runs and belted 40 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Sam Chapman, who led the team with 20 home runs, 67 RBI, and 142 hits.
The team allowed 680 runs and had a team ERA of 3.90. Phil Marchildon led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 95 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jake Caulfield | SS | 44 | 94 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .306 | .362 | .668 | .277 |
| Oscar Grimes | 2B | 59 | 191 | 28 | 50 | 1 | 20 | 2 | .356 | .304 | .660 | .262 |
| Irv Hall | 2B | 63 | 185 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .287 | .303 | .590 | .249 |
| Gene Handley | 2B | 89 | 251 | 31 | 63 | 0 | 21 | 8 | .311 | .323 | .634 | .251 |
| George Kell | 3B | 26 | 87 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .378 | .391 | .769 | .299 |
| Bruce Konopka | 1B | 38 | 93 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .268 | .301 | .569 | .237 |
| Hank Majeski | 3B | 78 | 264 | 25 | 66 | 1 | 25 | 3 | .320 | .337 | .657 | .250 |
| George McQuinn | 1B | 136 | 484 | 47 | 109 | 3 | 35 | 4 | .317 | .316 | .633 | .225 |
| Don Richmond | 3B | 16 | 62 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .290 | .387 | .677 | .290 |
| Pete Suder | SS | 128 | 455 | 38 | 128 | 2 | 50 | 1 | .309 | .352 | .661 | .281 |
| Jack Wallaesa | SS | 63 | 194 | 16 | 38 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .250 | .314 | .564 | .196 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Vern Benson | OF | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Sam Chapman | OF | 146 | 545 | 77 | 142 | 20 | 67 | 1 | .327 | .429 | .756 | .261 |
| Russ Derry | OF | 69 | 184 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .311 | .304 | .615 | .207 |
| Ford Garrison | OF | 9 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .108 | .108 | .216 | .108 |
| Barney McCosky | OF | 92 | 308 | 33 | 109 | 1 | 34 | 2 | .433 | .445 | .878 | .354 |
| Hal Peck | OF | 48 | 150 | 14 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .319 | .367 | .686 | .247 |
| Tuck Stainback | OF | 91 | 291 | 35 | 71 | 0 | 20 | 3 | .264 | .292 | .556 | .244 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 108 | 348 | 59 | 107 | 1 | 31 | 9 | .411 | .411 | .822 | .307 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| George Armstrong | C | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .619 | .167 |
| Joe Astroth | C | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Gene Desautels | C | 52 | 130 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .282 | .254 | .536 | .215 |
| Buddy Rosar | C | 121 | 424 | 34 | 120 | 2 | 47 | 1 | .339 | .358 | .697 | .283 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5200 | 529 | 1317 | 40 | 483 | 39 | .312 | .338 | .650 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Berry | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.77 | 1.385 | |||
| Herman Besse | 7 | 3 | 20.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5.23 | 1.353 | |||
| Norm Brown | 4 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6.14 | 1.918 | |||
| Russ Christopher | 30 | 13 | 119.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 79 | 44 | 4.30 | 1.366 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5.54 | 2.077 | |||
| Pat Cooper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Everett Fagan | 20 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 4.80 | 1.578 | |||
| Jesse Flores | 29 | 15 | 155 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | 48 | 38 | 2.32 | 1.194 | |||
| Dick Fowler | 32 | 28 | 205.7 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 0 | 89 | 75 | 3.28 | 1.400 | |||
| Lee Griffeth | 10 | 0 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2.93 | 1.242 | |||
| Lum Harris | 34 | 12 | 125.3 | 3 | 14 | .176 | 0 | 33 | 48 | 5.24 | 1.604 | |||
| Lou Knerr | 30 | 22 | 148.3 | 3 | 16 | .158 | 0 | 58 | 67 | 5.40 | 1.605 | |||
| Jack Knott | 3 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.68 | 1.270 | |||
| Phil Marchildon | 36 | 29 | 226.7 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 1 | 95 | 114 | 3.49 | 1.372 | |||
| Bill McCahan | 4 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 | 1.389 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 10 | 9 | 58.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 3.38 | 1.550 | |||
| Bob Savage | 40 | 19 | 164 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 2 | 78 | 93 | 4.06 | 1.567 | |||
| Porter Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 300 | 155 | 1342.6 | 49 | 105 | .318 | 5 | 562 | 577 | 3.90 | 1.451 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Sam Chapman | 146 |
| At Bats | Sam Chapman | 545 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Sam Chapman | 601 |
| Batting Average | Pete Suder | .281 |
| On-Base % | Sam Chapman | .327 |
| Slugging % | Sam Chapman | .429 |
| OPS | Sam Chapman | .756 |
| Runs | Sam Chapman | 77 |
| Hits | Sam Chapman | 142 |
| Total Bases | Sam Chapman | 234 |
| Doubles | George McQuinn | 23 |
| Triples | George McQuinn and Elmer Valo | 6 |
| Home Runs | Sam Chapman | 20 |
| RBI | Sam Chapman | 67 |
| Walks | George McQuinn | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Sam Chapman | 66 |
| Stolen Bases | Elmer Valo | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Elmer Valo | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Oscar Grimes, Barney McCosky, and Pete Suder | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Sam Chapman | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Phil Marchildon | 13 |
| Losses | Dick Fowler, Lou Knerr, and Phil Marchildon | 16 |
| Saves | Bob Savage | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Jesse Flores | .563 |
| ERA | Jesse Flores | 2.32 |
| WHIP | Jesse Flores | 1.194 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Marchildon | 226.7 |
| Games | Bob Savage | 40 |
| Games Started | Phil Marchildon | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Marchildon | 95 |
| Complete Games | Phil Marchildon | 16 |
| Shutouts | Jesse Flores | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Marchildon | 963 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lou Knerr | 89 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Fowler | 213 |
| Walks Allowed | Phil Marchildon | 114 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dick Fowler | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Phil Marchildon | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bobo Newsom | 5 |
