1927 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 91-63
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 656,000, Avg. 15,256
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (91-63)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1927 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics
1927 Philadelphia Athletics Results

The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1927 season with a record of 91 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Athletics scored 841 runs and yielded 726 runs. Al Simmons led Philadelphia with 15 home runs and drove in 108 runs. Ty Cobb topped all regular hitters with a .357 average. Lefty Grove paced the squad with 20 wins, while Jack Quinn and Rube Walberg also added 15 or more victories also Lefty Grove recorded a 3.19 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Connie Mack coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Neal BakerPRRApril 30, 19046'1"175La Porte, TX USA
Charlie BatesRFRRSeptember 17, 19075'10"165Philadelphia, PA USA
Max Bishop2BLRSeptember 5, 18995'8"165Waynesboro, PA USA
Joe BoleySSRRJuly 19, 18965'11"170Mahanoy City, PA USA
Dud Branom1BLLNovember 30, 18976'1"190Sulphur Springs, TX USA
Guy CantrellPRRApril 9, 19046'0"190Clarita, OK USA
Ty CobbRFLRDecember 18, 18866'1"175Narrows, GA USA
Mickey CochraneCLRApril 6, 19035'10"180Bridgewater, MA USA
Eddie Collins2BLRMay 2, 18875'9"175Millerton, NY USA
Jimmy Dykes1BRRNovember 10, 18965'9"185Philadelphia, PA USA
Howard EhmkePRRApril 24, 18946'3"190Silver Creek, NY USA
Jimmie Foxx1BRROctober 22, 19076'0"195Sudlersville, MD USA
Walt FrenchRFLRJuly 12, 18995'7"155Moorestown, NJ USA
Chick GallowaySSRRAugust 4, 18965'8"160Clinton, SC USA
Sam GrayPRROctober 15, 18975'10"175Van Alstyne, TX USA
Lefty GrovePLLMarch 6, 19006'3"190Lonaconing, MD USA
Sammy Hale3BRRSeptember 10, 18965'8"160Glen Rose, TX USA
Baby Doll JacobsonLFRRAugust 16, 18906'3"215Cable, IL USA
Jing JohnsonPRROctober 9, 18945'9"172Parker Ford, PA USA
Bill LamarLFLRMarch 21, 18976'1"185Rockville, MD USA
Joe Mellana3BRRMarch 11, 19055'10"180Oakland, CA USA
Joe PatePLLJune 6, 18925'10"184Alice, TX USA
Cy PerkinsCRRFebruary 27, 18965'10"158Gloucester, MA USA
Jim Poole1BLRMay 12, 18956'0"175Taylorsville, NC USA
Ike PowersPRRMarch 13, 19066'0"188Hancock, MD USA
Jack QuinnPRRJuly 1, 18836'0"196Stefurov, Slovakia
Eddie RommelPRRSeptember 13, 18976'2"197Baltimore, MD USA
Rusty SaundersLFRRMarch 12, 19066'2"205Trenton, NJ USA
Al SimmonsCFRRMay 22, 19025'11"190Milwaukee, WI USA
Rube WalbergPLLJuly 27, 18966'1"190Pine City, MN USA
Buzz WetzelPRRAugust 25, 18946'1"162Jay, OK USA
Zack WheatLFLRMay 23, 18885'10"170Hamilton, MO USA
Lefty WillisPLLNovember 4, 19056'1"175Leetown, WV USA
Carroll YerkesPRLJune 13, 19035'11"180McSherrystown, PA USA



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