1952 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1952 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 79-75. They scored 664 runs and belted 89 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Gus Zernial, who led the team with 29 home runs and 100 RBI. Ferris Fain led the team with 176 hits for a .327 average.
The team allowed 723 runs and had a team ERA of 4.15. Bobby Shantz led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 152 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Hal Bevan | 3B | 8 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .353 | .353 | .706 | .353 |
| Ferris Fain | 1B | 145 | 538 | 82 | 176 | 2 | 59 | 3 | .438 | .429 | .867 | .327 |
| Tom Hamilton | 1B | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .300 | .573 | .200 |
| Billy Hitchcock | 3B | 119 | 407 | 45 | 100 | 1 | 56 | 1 | .318 | .292 | .610 | .246 |
| Eddie Joost | SS | 146 | 540 | 94 | 132 | 20 | 75 | 5 | .388 | .415 | .803 | .244 |
| Skeeter Kell | 2B | 75 | 213 | 24 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 5 | .275 | .286 | .561 | .221 |
| Jack Littrell | SS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Hank Majeski | 3B | 34 | 117 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .365 | .359 | .724 | .256 |
| Cass Michaels | 2B | 55 | 200 | 22 | 50 | 1 | 18 | 3 | .330 | .335 | .665 | .250 |
| Sherry Robertson | 2B | 43 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .407 | .250 | .657 | .200 |
| Pete Suder | 2B | 74 | 228 | 22 | 55 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .291 | .303 | .594 | .241 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Allie Clark | OF | 71 | 186 | 23 | 51 | 7 | 29 | 0 | .315 | .452 | .767 | .274 |
| Dave Philley | OF | 151 | 586 | 80 | 154 | 7 | 71 | 11 | .334 | .355 | .689 | .263 |
| Kite Thomas | OF | 75 | 116 | 24 | 29 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .365 | .474 | .839 | .250 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 129 | 388 | 69 | 109 | 5 | 47 | 12 | .432 | .407 | .839 | .281 |
| Gus Zernial | OF | 145 | 549 | 76 | 144 | 29 | 100 | 5 | .347 | .452 | .799 | .262 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Astroth | C | 104 | 337 | 24 | 84 | 1 | 36 | 2 | .305 | .291 | .596 | .249 |
| Ray Murray | C | 44 | 136 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .255 | .265 | .520 | .206 |
| Joe Tipton | C | 23 | 68 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .337 | .382 | .719 | .191 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5163 | 664 | 1305 | 89 | 632 | 52 | .337 | .359 | .696 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie Bishop | 6 | 5 | 30.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 6.46 | 1.726 | |||
| Harry Byrd | 37 | 28 | 228.3 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 2 | 116 | 98 | 3.31 | 1.498 | |||
| Dick Fowler | 18 | 3 | 58.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 6.44 | 1.687 | |||
| Marion Fricano | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 1.200 | |||
| Bob Hooper | 43 | 14 | 144.3 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 6 | 40 | 68 | 5.18 | 1.566 | |||
| Tex Hoyle | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 | 4.348 | |||
| Alex Kellner | 34 | 33 | 231.3 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 0 | 105 | 86 | 4.36 | 1.336 | |||
| Walt Kellner | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.75 | 1.750 | |||
| Johnny Kucab | 25 | 0 | 51.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 5.26 | 1.637 | |||
| Morrie Martin | 5 | 5 | 25.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 6.39 | 1.858 | |||
| Len Matarazzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 14 | 5 | 47.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 3.59 | 1.279 | |||
| Carl Scheib | 30 | 19 | 158 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | 42 | 50 | 4.39 | 1.285 | |||
| Bobby Shantz | 33 | 33 | 279.7 | 24 | 7 | .774 | 0 | 152 | 63 | 2.48 | 1.048 | |||
| Ed Wright | 24 | 0 | 41.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 6.53 | 1.816 | |||
| Sam Zoldak | 16 | 10 | 75.3 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 4.06 | 1.474 | |||
| Team Totals | 292 | 155 | 1384.2 | 79 | 75 | .513 | 16 | 562 | 526 | 4.15 | 1.393 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Philley | 151 |
| At Bats | Dave Philley | 586 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Joost | 669 |
| Batting Average | Ferris Fain | .327 |
| On-Base % | Ferris Fain | .438 |
| Slugging % | Gus Zernial | .452 |
| OPS | Ferris Fain | .867 |
| Runs | Eddie Joost | 94 |
| Hits | Ferris Fain | 176 |
| Total Bases | Gus Zernial | 248 |
| Doubles | Ferris Fain | 43 |
| Triples | Cass Michaels | 5 |
| Home Runs | Gus Zernial | 29 |
| RBI | Gus Zernial | 100 |
| Walks | Eddie Joost | 122 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Joost | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | Elmer Valo | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Elmer Valo | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dave Philley | 17 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dave Philley | 29 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bobby Shantz | 24 |
| Losses | Harry Byrd and Bob Hooper | 15 |
| Saves | Bob Hooper | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Bobby Shantz | .774 |
| ERA | Bobby Shantz | 2.48 |
| WHIP | Bobby Shantz | 1.048 |
| Innings Pitched | Bobby Shantz | 279.7 |
| Games | Bob Hooper | 43 |
| Games Started | Alex Kellner and Bobby Shantz | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Shantz | 152 |
| Complete Games | Bobby Shantz | 27 |
| Shutouts | Bobby Shantz | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Bobby Shantz | 1103 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Alex Kellner | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Harry Byrd | 244 |
| Walks Allowed | Harry Byrd | 98 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Alex Kellner, Carl Scheib, and Bobby Shantz | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Harry Byrd and Carl Scheib | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Harry Byrd | 7 |
