1939 Philadelphia Athletics season
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Owner(s) | Connie Mack |
Manager(s) | Connie Mack |
Local radio | WIP (By Saam, Stoney McLinn) WCAU (Bill Dyer) |
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The 1939 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing seventh in the American League with a record of 55 wins and 97 losses.
Contents
Offseason
- October 4, 1938: Bill Beckmann was drafted by the Athletics from the Atlanta Crackers in the 1938 rule 5 draft.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 106 | 45 | .702 | -- |
Boston Red Sox | 89 | 62 | .589 | 17 |
Cleveland Indians | 87 | 67 | .565 | 20.5 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 69 | .552 | 22.5 |
Detroit Tigers | 81 | 73 | .526 | 26.5 |
Washington Senators | 65 | 87 | .428 | 41.5 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 97 | .362 | 51.5 |
St. Louis Browns | 43 | 111 | .279 | 64.5 |
Record vs. opponents
1939 American League Records
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 14–8 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 4–18 | 11–11 | 18–4 | 14–8–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 14–8 | |||||
Detroit | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 14–8 | |||||
New York | 8–11–1 | 18–4 | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | 18–4 | 19–3 | 15–7 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4–18 | 11–11 | 4–18 | 11–11 | 4–18 | — | 13–9–1 | 8–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–16 | 4–18 | 6–16 | 8–14–1 | 3–19 | 9–13–1 | — | 7–15 | |||||
Washington | 7–15 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 12–8 | 15–7 | — |
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Frankie Hayes | 124 | 431 | 122 | .283 | 20 | 83 |
1B | Dick Siebert | 101 | 402 | 118 | .294 | 6 | 47 |
2B | Joe Gantenbein | 111 | 348 | 101 | .290 | 4 | 36 |
OF | Wally Moses | 115 | 437 | 134 | .307 | 3 | 33 |
OF | Bob Johnson | 150 | 544 | 184 | .338 | 23 | 114 |
OF | Sam Chapman | 140 | 498 | 134 | .269 | 15 | 64 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Earle Brucker | 62 | 172 | 50 | .291 | 3 | 31 |
Fred Chapman | 15 | 49 | 14 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
Eddie Collins | 32 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 0 | 0 |
Bob McNamara | 9 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 3 |
Harry O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Lynn Nelson | 35 | 197.2 | 10 | 13 | 4.78 | 75 |
Bill Beckmann | 27 | 155.1 | 7 | 11 | 5.39 | 20 |
Les McCrabb | 5 | 35.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.04 | 11 |
Sam Page | 4 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 6.95 | 11 |
Bud Thomas | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15.75 | 0 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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George Caster | 28 | 136 | 9 | 9 | 4.90 | 59 |
Roy Parmelee | 14 | 44.2 | 1 | 6 | 4.45 | 13 |
Jim Reninger | 4 | 16.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.71 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Chubby Dean | 54 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5.25 | 39 |
Bob Joyce | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6.69 | 25 |
Walt Masters | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | 2 |
Jim Schelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ∞ | 0 |
Dave Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 |
Farm system
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Level | Team | League | Manager |
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A | Williamsport Grays | Eastern League | Marty McManus |
D | Federalsburg Athletics | Eastern Shore League | Sammy Holbrook |
D | Lexington Indians | North Carolina State League | Joe Byrd |
References
- ↑ Bill Beckmann page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1939 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1939 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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