1948 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1948 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 84-70. They scored 729 runs and belted 68 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. Eddie Joost provided the power for the team with 16 homers. The offense was powered by Hank Majeski, who led the team with 120 RBI and 183 hits.
The team allowed 735 runs and had a team ERA of 4.43. Leading the team in wins was Dick Fowler, with 15. Lou Brissie 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 | ||||||||||||
| Billy DeMars | SS | 18 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .172 | .466 | .172 |
| Ferris Fain | 1B | 145 | 520 | 81 | 146 | 7 | 88 | 10 | .412 | .396 | .808 | .281 |
| Nellie Fox | 2B | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .154 | .368 | .154 |
| Eddie Joost | SS | 135 | 509 | 99 | 127 | 16 | 55 | 2 | .393 | .395 | .788 | .250 |
| Hank Majeski | 3B | 148 | 590 | 88 | 183 | 12 | 120 | 2 | .368 | .454 | .822 | .310 |
| Pete Suder | 2B | 148 | 519 | 64 | 125 | 7 | 60 | 1 | .321 | .345 | .666 | .241 |
| Skeeter Webb | 2B | 23 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .148 | .185 | .333 | .148 |
| Bob Wellman | 1B | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .400 | .785 | .200 |
| Rudy York | 1B | 31 | 51 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .259 | .157 | .416 | .157 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Binks | OF | 17 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .140 | .122 | .262 | .098 |
| Sam Chapman | OF | 123 | 445 | 58 | 115 | 13 | 70 | 6 | .341 | .413 | .754 | .258 |
| Ray Coleman | OF | 68 | 210 | 32 | 51 | 0 | 21 | 4 | .340 | .329 | .669 | .243 |
| Barney McCosky | OF | 135 | 515 | 95 | 168 | 0 | 46 | 1 | .405 | .386 | .791 | .326 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 113 | 383 | 72 | 117 | 3 | 46 | 10 | .432 | .394 | .826 | .305 |
| Don White | OF | 86 | 253 | 29 | 62 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .303 | .328 | .631 | .245 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earle Brucker | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .619 | .167 |
| Herman Franks | C | 40 | 98 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .345 | .347 | .692 | .224 |
| Mike Guerra | C | 53 | 142 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 2 | .300 | .289 | .589 | .211 |
| Buddy Rosar | C | 90 | 302 | 30 | 77 | 4 | 41 | 0 | .344 | .338 | .682 | .255 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5181 | 729 | 1345 | 68 | 684 | 40 | .346 | .362 | .708 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Lou Brissie | 39 | 25 | 194 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 5 | 127 | 95 | 4.13 | 1.531 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 33 | 29 | 215.7 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 86 | 90 | 4.09 | 1.456 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | 4 | 2 | 15.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5.87 | 1.961 | |||
| Dick Fowler | 29 | 26 | 204.7 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2 | 50 | 76 | 3.78 | 1.451 | |||
| Bubba Harris | 45 | 0 | 93.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5 | 32 | 35 | 4.13 | 1.323 | |||
| Wally Holborow | 5 | 1 | 17.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5.71 | 2.254 | |||
| Alex Kellner | 13 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 7.83 | 1.609 | |||
| Phil Marchildon | 33 | 30 | 226.3 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 0 | 66 | 131 | 4.53 | 1.525 | |||
| Bill McCahan | 17 | 15 | 86.7 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 20 | 65 | 5.71 | 1.880 | |||
| Nels Potter | 8 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Bob Savage | 33 | 1 | 75.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 5 | 26 | 33 | 6.21 | 1.740 | |||
| Carl Scheib | 32 | 24 | 198.7 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 44 | 76 | 3.94 | 1.485 | |||
| Team Totals | 291 | 154 | 1368.7 | 84 | 70 | .545 | 18 | 486 | 638 | 4.43 | 1.530 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hank Majeski and Pete Suder | 148 |
| At Bats | Hank Majeski | 590 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Hank Majeski | 646 |
| Batting Average | Barney McCosky | .326 |
| On-Base % | Ferris Fain | .412 |
| Slugging % | Hank Majeski | .454 |
| OPS | Hank Majeski | .822 |
| Runs | Eddie Joost | 99 |
| Hits | Hank Majeski | 183 |
| Total Bases | Hank Majeski | 268 |
| Doubles | Hank Majeski | 41 |
| Triples | Sam Chapman, Ray Coleman, and Ferris Fain | 6 |
| Home Runs | Eddie Joost | 16 |
| RBI | Hank Majeski | 120 |
| Walks | Eddie Joost | 119 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Joost | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | Ferris Fain and Elmer Valo | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Elmer Valo | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Barney McCosky | 22 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hank Majeski | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dick Fowler | 15 |
| Losses | Phil Marchildon | 15 |
| Saves | Lou Brissie, Bubba Harris, and Bob Savage | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Dick Fowler | .652 |
| ERA | Dick Fowler | 3.78 |
| WHIP | Dick Fowler | 1.451 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Marchildon | 226.3 |
| Games | Bubba Harris | 45 |
| Games Started | Phil Marchildon | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Lou Brissie | 127 |
| Complete Games | Dick Fowler | 16 |
| Shutouts | Joe Coleman | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Marchildon | 1007 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Phil Marchildon | 114 |
| Hits Allowed | Joe Coleman | 224 |
| Walks Allowed | Phil Marchildon | 131 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Phil Marchildon | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Lou Brissie and Phil Marchildon | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dick Fowler and Phil Marchildon | 4 |
