1947 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1947 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 78-76. They scored 633 runs and belted 61 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Sam Chapman, who led the team with 14 home runs and 83 RBI. Barney McCosky led the team with 179 hits for a .328 average.
The team allowed 614 runs and had a team ERA of 3.51. Phil Marchildon led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 128 strikeouts. Russ Christopher was the team's best fireman, with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Adams | 1B | 37 | 89 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .220 | .360 | .580 | .202 |
| Pat Cooper | 1B | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .375 | .625 | .250 |
| Ferris Fain | 1B | 136 | 461 | 70 | 134 | 7 | 71 | 4 | .414 | .423 | .837 | .291 |
| Nellie Fox | 2B | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Gene Handley | 2B | 36 | 90 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .330 | .300 | .630 | .256 |
| Eddie Joost | SS | 151 | 540 | 76 | 111 | 13 | 64 | 6 | .348 | .330 | .678 | .206 |
| Hank Majeski | 3B | 141 | 479 | 54 | 134 | 8 | 72 | 1 | .358 | .405 | .763 | .280 |
| Don Richmond | 3B | 19 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .292 | .333 | .625 | .190 |
| Mickey Rutner | 3B | 12 | 48 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .627 | .250 |
| Pete Suder | 2B | 145 | 528 | 45 | 127 | 5 | 60 | 0 | .290 | .337 | .627 | .241 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Binks | OF | 104 | 333 | 33 | 86 | 2 | 34 | 8 | .308 | .357 | .665 | .258 |
| Sam Chapman | OF | 149 | 551 | 84 | 139 | 14 | 83 | 3 | .331 | .379 | .710 | .252 |
| Austin Knickerbocker | OF | 21 | 48 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .396 | .690 | .250 |
| Chet Laabs | OF | 15 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .306 | .344 | .650 | .219 |
| Barney McCosky | OF | 137 | 546 | 77 | 179 | 1 | 52 | 1 | .395 | .399 | .794 | .328 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 112 | 370 | 60 | 111 | 5 | 36 | 11 | .406 | .405 | .811 | .300 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Herman Franks | C | 8 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .368 | .333 | .701 | .200 |
| Mike Guerra | C | 72 | 209 | 20 | 45 | 0 | 18 | 1 | .251 | .244 | .495 | .215 |
| Buddy Rosar | C | 102 | 359 | 40 | 93 | 1 | 33 | 1 | .335 | .334 | .669 | .259 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Tom Kirk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Ray Poole | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .231 | .517 | .231 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5198 | 633 | 1311 | 61 | 581 | 37 | .325 | .349 | .674 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Lou Brissie | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6.43 | 2.000 | |||
| Russ Christopher | 44 | 0 | 80.7 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 2.90 | 1.276 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 32 | 21 | 160.3 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 1 | 65 | 62 | 4.32 | 1.454 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 11 | 9 | 60.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 18 | 40 | 3.12 | 1.450 | |||
| Jesse Flores | 28 | 20 | 151.3 | 4 | 13 | .235 | 0 | 41 | 59 | 3.39 | 1.309 | |||
| Dick Fowler | 36 | 31 | 227.3 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 75 | 85 | 2.81 | 1.298 | |||
| Phil Marchildon | 35 | 35 | 276.7 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 0 | 128 | 141 | 3.22 | 1.334 | |||
| Bill McCahan | 29 | 19 | 165.3 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 0 | 47 | 62 | 3.32 | 1.343 | |||
| Bob Savage | 44 | 8 | 146 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2 | 56 | 55 | 3.76 | 1.301 | |||
| Carl Scheib | 21 | 12 | 116 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 26 | 55 | 5.04 | 1.517 | |||
| Team Totals | 281 | 156 | 1391.3 | 78 | 76 | .506 | 15 | 493 | 597 | 3.51 | 1.357 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Joost | 151 |
| At Bats | Sam Chapman | 551 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Joost | 682 |
| Batting Average | Barney McCosky | .328 |
| On-Base % | Ferris Fain | .414 |
| Slugging % | Ferris Fain | .423 |
| OPS | Ferris Fain | .837 |
| Runs | Sam Chapman | 84 |
| Hits | Barney McCosky | 179 |
| Total Bases | Barney McCosky | 218 |
| Doubles | Ferris Fain and Pete Suder | 28 |
| Triples | Barney McCosky | 7 |
| Home Runs | Sam Chapman | 14 |
| RBI | Sam Chapman | 83 |
| Walks | Eddie Joost | 114 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Joost | 110 |
| Stolen Bases | Elmer Valo | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Eddie Joost | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Eddie Joost | 24 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hank Majeski | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Phil Marchildon | 19 |
| Losses | Jesse Flores | 13 |
| Saves | Russ Christopher | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Phil Marchildon | .679 |
| ERA | Dick Fowler | 2.81 |
| WHIP | Dick Fowler | 1.298 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Marchildon | 276.7 |
| Games | Russ Christopher and Bob Savage | 44 |
| Games Started | Phil Marchildon | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Marchildon | 128 |
| Complete Games | Phil Marchildon | 21 |
| Shutouts | Dick Fowler | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Marchildon | 1172 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Phil Marchildon | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Phil Marchildon | 228 |
| Walks Allowed | Phil Marchildon | 141 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Joe Coleman | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Carl Scheib | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Phil Marchildon | 7 |
