1954 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1954 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 51-103. They scored 542 runs and belted 94 home runs to go along with a .236 batting average. Bill Wilson led the team in home runs with 15. Gus Zernial was the best run producer with 62 RBI. Jim Finigan led the team with 147 hits for a .302 average.
The team allowed 875 runs and had a team ERA of 5.18. Arnie Portocarrero led the pitching staff with 9 wins and 132 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Don Bollweg | 1B | 103 | 268 | 35 | 60 | 5 | 24 | 1 | .319 | .358 | .677 | .224 |
| Joe DeMaestri | SS | 146 | 539 | 49 | 124 | 8 | 40 | 1 | .258 | .315 | .573 | .230 |
| Jim Finigan | 3B | 136 | 487 | 57 | 147 | 7 | 51 | 2 | .381 | .421 | .802 | .302 |
| Spook Jacobs | 2B | 132 | 508 | 63 | 131 | 0 | 26 | 17 | .336 | .283 | .619 | .258 |
| Eddie Joost | SS | 19 | 47 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .474 | .489 | .963 | .362 |
| Lou Limmer | 1B | 115 | 316 | 41 | 73 | 14 | 32 | 2 | .305 | .415 | .720 | .231 |
| Jack Littrell | SS | 9 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .417 | .467 | .884 | .300 |
| Pete Suder | 2B | 69 | 205 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .225 | .263 | .488 | .200 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed McGhee | OF | 21 | 53 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .259 | .358 | .617 | .208 |
| Vic Power | OF | 127 | 462 | 36 | 118 | 8 | 38 | 2 | .287 | .366 | .653 | .255 |
| Bill Renna | OF | 123 | 422 | 52 | 98 | 13 | 53 | 1 | .302 | .379 | .681 | .232 |
| Joe Taylor | OF | 18 | 58 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .250 | .328 | .578 | .224 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 95 | 224 | 28 | 48 | 1 | 33 | 2 | .356 | .330 | .686 | .214 |
| Bill Wilson | OF | 94 | 323 | 43 | 77 | 15 | 33 | 1 | .334 | .415 | .749 | .238 |
| Gus Zernial | OF | 97 | 336 | 42 | 84 | 14 | 62 | 0 | .316 | .411 | .727 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Astroth | C | 77 | 226 | 22 | 50 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .296 | .279 | .575 | .221 |
| Jim Robertson | C | 63 | 147 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .298 | .238 | .536 | .184 |
| Billy Shantz | C | 51 | 164 | 13 | 42 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .326 | .366 | .692 | .256 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5206 | 542 | 1228 | 94 | 503 | 30 | .302 | .342 | .645 | .236 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie Bishop | 20 | 12 | 96 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1 | 34 | 50 | 4.41 | 1.542 | |||
| Moe Burtschy | 46 | 0 | 94.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4 | 54 | 53 | 3.80 | 1.404 | |||
| Art Ditmar | 14 | 5 | 39.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 14 | 36 | 6.41 | 2.188 | |||
| Sonny Dixon | 38 | 6 | 107.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 4.86 | 1.519 | |||
| Marion Fricano | 37 | 20 | 151.7 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 1 | 43 | 64 | 5.16 | 1.496 | |||
| Johnny Gray | 18 | 16 | 105 | 3 | 12 | .200 | 0 | 51 | 91 | 6.51 | 1.924 | |||
| Alex Kellner | 27 | 27 | 173.7 | 6 | 17 | .261 | 0 | 69 | 88 | 5.39 | 1.681 | |||
| Morrie Martin | 13 | 6 | 52.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5.47 | 1.442 | |||
| Bill Oster | 8 | 1 | 15.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 6.32 | 1.975 | |||
| Arnie Portocarrero | 34 | 33 | 248 | 9 | 18 | .333 | 0 | 132 | 114 | 4.06 | 1.399 | |||
| Hal Raether | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Dutch Romberger | 10 | 0 | 15.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 11.49 | 2.548 | |||
| Dick Rozek | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.75 | 2.308 | |||
| Carl Scheib | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Bobby Shantz | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7.88 | 1.875 | |||
| Al Sima | 29 | 7 | 79.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | 36 | 32 | 5.22 | 1.677 | |||
| Bob Trice | 19 | 18 | 119 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 22 | 48 | 5.60 | 1.630 | |||
| Bill Upton | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.80 | 1.400 | |||
| Ozzie Van Brabant | 9 | 2 | 26.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 7.09 | 1.985 | |||
| Lee Wheat | 8 | 1 | 28.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5.72 | 1.661 | |||
| Team Totals | 338 | 156 | 1371.4 | 51 | 103 | .331 | 13 | 555 | 685 | 5.18 | 1.610 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe DeMaestri | 146 |
| At Bats | Joe DeMaestri | 539 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Spook Jacobs | 575 |
| Batting Average | Jim Finigan | .302 |
| On-Base % | Jim Finigan | .381 |
| Slugging % | Jim Finigan | .421 |
| OPS | Jim Finigan | .802 |
| Runs | Spook Jacobs | 63 |
| Hits | Jim Finigan | 147 |
| Total Bases | Jim Finigan | 205 |
| Doubles | Jim Finigan | 25 |
| Triples | Jim Finigan and Elmer Valo | 6 |
| Home Runs | Bill Wilson | 15 |
| RBI | Gus Zernial | 62 |
| Walks | Jim Finigan | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Finigan | 66 |
| Stolen Bases | Spook Jacobs | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | Jim Finigan | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Arnie Portocarrero | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Joe DeMaestri | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jim Finigan | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Arnie Portocarrero | 9 |
| Losses | Arnie Portocarrero | 18 |
| Saves | Moe Burtschy and Sonny Dixon | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Trice | .467 |
| ERA | Arnie Portocarrero | 4.06 |
| WHIP | Arnie Portocarrero | 1.399 |
| Innings Pitched | Arnie Portocarrero | 248 |
| Games | Moe Burtschy | 46 |
| Games Started | Arnie Portocarrero | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Arnie Portocarrero | 132 |
| Complete Games | Arnie Portocarrero | 16 |
| Shutouts | Alex Kellner, Arnie Portocarrero, and Bob Trice | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Arnie Portocarrero | 1086 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Arnie Portocarrero | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Arnie Portocarrero | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Arnie Portocarrero | 114 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Arnie Portocarrero | 25 |
| Wild Pitches | Arnie Portocarrero | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Moe Burtschy | 8 |
