1927 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
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 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 |
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Neal Baker | P | R | R | April 30, 1904 | 6'1" | 175 | La Porte, TX USA |
Charlie Bates | RF | R | R | September 17, 1907 | 5'10" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Max Bishop | 2B | L | R | September 5, 1899 | 5'8" | 165 | Waynesboro, PA USA |
Joe Boley | SS | R | R | July 19, 1896 | 5'11" | 170 | Mahanoy City, PA USA |
Dud Branom | 1B | L | L | November 30, 1897 | 6'1" | 190 | Sulphur Springs, TX USA |
Guy Cantrell | P | R | R | April 9, 1904 | 6'0" | 190 | Clarita, OK USA |
Ty Cobb | RF | L | R | December 18, 1886 | 6'1" | 175 | Narrows, GA USA |
Mickey Cochrane | C | L | R | April 6, 1903 | 5'10" | 180 | Bridgewater, MA USA |
Eddie Collins | 2B | L | R | May 2, 1887 | 5'9" | 175 | Millerton, NY USA |
Jimmy Dykes | 1B | R | R | November 10, 1896 | 5'9" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Howard Ehmke | P | R | R | April 24, 1894 | 6'3" | 190 | Silver Creek, NY USA |
Jimmie Foxx | 1B | R | R | October 22, 1907 | 6'0" | 195 | Sudlersville, MD USA |
Walt French | RF | L | R | July 12, 1899 | 5'7" | 155 | Moorestown, NJ USA |
Chick Galloway | SS | R | R | August 4, 1896 | 5'8" | 160 | Clinton, SC USA |
Sam Gray | P | R | R | October 15, 1897 | 5'10" | 175 | Van Alstyne, TX USA |
Lefty Grove | P | L | L | March 6, 1900 | 6'3" | 190 | Lonaconing, MD USA |
Sammy Hale | 3B | R | R | September 10, 1896 | 5'8" | 160 | Glen Rose, TX USA |
Baby Doll Jacobson | LF | R | R | August 16, 1890 | 6'3" | 215 | Cable, IL USA |
Jing Johnson | P | R | R | October 9, 1894 | 5'9" | 172 | Parker Ford, PA USA |
Bill Lamar | LF | L | R | March 21, 1897 | 6'1" | 185 | Rockville, MD USA |
Joe Mellana | 3B | R | R | March 11, 1905 | 5'10" | 180 | Oakland, CA USA |
Joe Pate | P | L | L | June 6, 1892 | 5'10" | 184 | Alice, TX USA |
Cy Perkins | C | R | R | February 27, 1896 | 5'10" | 158 | Gloucester, MA USA |
Jim Poole | 1B | L | R | May 12, 1895 | 6'0" | 175 | Taylorsville, NC USA |
Ike Powers | P | R | R | March 13, 1906 | 6'0" | 188 | Hancock, MD USA |
Jack Quinn | P | R | R | July 1, 1883 | 6'0" | 196 | Stefurov, Slovakia |
Eddie Rommel | P | R | R | September 13, 1897 | 6'2" | 197 | Baltimore, MD USA |
Rusty Saunders | LF | R | R | March 12, 1906 | 6'2" | 205 | Trenton, NJ USA |
Al Simmons | CF | R | R | May 22, 1902 | 5'11" | 190 | Milwaukee, WI USA |
Rube Walberg | P | L | L | July 27, 1896 | 6'1" | 190 | Pine City, MN USA |
Buzz Wetzel | P | R | R | August 25, 1894 | 6'1" | 162 | Jay, OK USA |
Zack Wheat | LF | L | R | May 23, 1888 | 5'10" | 170 | Hamilton, MO USA |
Lefty Willis | P | L | L | November 4, 1905 | 6'1" | 175 | Leetown, WV USA |
Carroll Yerkes | P | R | L | June 13, 1903 | 5'11" | 180 | McSherrystown, PA USA |