1949 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1949 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 81-73. They scored 726 runs and belted 82 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Sam Chapman, who led the team with 24 home runs, 108 RBI, and 164 hits.
The team allowed 725 runs and had a team ERA of 4.23. Leading the team in wins was Alex Kellner, with 20. Lou Brissie struck out 118 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Biasetti | 1B | 21 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .313 | .167 | .480 | .083 |
| Tod Davis | SS | 31 | 75 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .345 | .333 | .678 | .267 |
| Ferris Fain | 1B | 150 | 525 | 81 | 138 | 3 | 78 | 8 | .415 | .339 | .754 | .263 |
| Nellie Fox | 2B | 88 | 247 | 42 | 63 | 0 | 21 | 2 | .354 | .296 | .650 | .255 |
| Eddie Joost | SS | 144 | 525 | 128 | 138 | 23 | 81 | 2 | .429 | .453 | .882 | .263 |
| Hank Majeski | 3B | 114 | 448 | 62 | 124 | 9 | 67 | 0 | .326 | .417 | .743 | .277 |
| Pete Suder | 2B | 118 | 445 | 44 | 119 | 10 | 75 | 0 | .306 | .416 | .722 | .267 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Sam Chapman | OF | 154 | 589 | 89 | 164 | 24 | 108 | 3 | .367 | .455 | .822 | .278 |
| Bobby Estalella | OF | 8 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .250 | .536 | .250 |
| Augie Galan | OF | 12 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .486 | .385 | .871 | .308 |
| Wally Moses | OF | 110 | 308 | 49 | 85 | 1 | 25 | 1 | .381 | .367 | .748 | .276 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 150 | 547 | 86 | 155 | 5 | 85 | 14 | .413 | .404 | .817 | .283 |
| Don White | OF | 57 | 169 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .273 | .249 | .522 | .213 |
| Taffy Wright | OF | 59 | 149 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 25 | 0 | .321 | .356 | .677 | .235 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Astroth | C | 55 | 148 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .337 | .284 | .621 | .243 |
| Mike Guerra | C | 98 | 298 | 41 | 79 | 3 | 31 | 3 | .346 | .349 | .695 | .265 |
| Buddy Rosar | C | 32 | 95 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .315 | .221 | .536 | .200 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5123 | 726 | 1331 | 82 | 680 | 36 | .354 | .369 | .722 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Lou Brissie | 34 | 29 | 229.3 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3 | 118 | 118 | 4.28 | 1.474 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 33 | 30 | 240.3 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 1 | 109 | 127 | 3.86 | 1.565 | |||
| Dick Fowler | 31 | 28 | 213.7 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 1 | 43 | 115 | 3.75 | 1.521 | |||
| Bubba Harris | 37 | 0 | 84.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 18 | 42 | 5.44 | 1.590 | |||
| Clem Hausmann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Alex Kellner | 38 | 27 | 245 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 1 | 94 | 129 | 3.75 | 1.518 | |||
| Phil Marchildon | 7 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11.81 | 2.688 | |||
| Bill McCahan | 7 | 4 | 20.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2.61 | 1.546 | |||
| Carl Scheib | 38 | 23 | 182.7 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 43 | 118 | 5.12 | 1.691 | |||
| Bobby Shantz | 33 | 7 | 127 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 2 | 58 | 74 | 3.40 | 1.370 | |||
| Jim Wilson | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14.40 | 2.400 | |||
| Team Totals | 261 | 154 | 1365 | 81 | 73 | .526 | 11 | 490 | 758 | 4.23 | 1.551 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Sam Chapman | 154 |
| At Bats | Sam Chapman | 589 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Joost | 682 |
| Batting Average | Elmer Valo | .283 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Joost | .429 |
| Slugging % | Sam Chapman | .455 |
| OPS | Eddie Joost | .882 |
| Runs | Eddie Joost | 128 |
| Hits | Sam Chapman | 164 |
| Total Bases | Sam Chapman | 268 |
| Doubles | Elmer Valo | 27 |
| Triples | Elmer Valo | 12 |
| Home Runs | Sam Chapman | 24 |
| RBI | Sam Chapman | 108 |
| Walks | Eddie Joost | 149 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Joost | 80 |
| Stolen Bases | Elmer Valo | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Elmer Valo | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Elmer Valo | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Sam Chapman | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Alex Kellner | 20 |
| Losses | Joe Coleman | 14 |
| Saves | Lou Brissie and Bubba Harris | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Alex Kellner | .625 |
| ERA | Dick Fowler and Alex Kellner | 3.75 |
| WHIP | Lou Brissie | 1.474 |
| Innings Pitched | Alex Kellner | 245 |
| Games | Alex Kellner and Carl Scheib | 38 |
| Games Started | Joe Coleman | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Lou Brissie | 118 |
| Complete Games | Alex Kellner | 19 |
| Shutouts | Dick Fowler | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Alex Kellner | 1069 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lou Brissie | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Joe Coleman | 249 |
| Walks Allowed | Alex Kellner | 129 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lou Brissie | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | Lou Brissie | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lou Brissie | 5 |
