1951 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 70-84
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 462,250, Avg. 7,704
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (70-84)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1951 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
1951 Philadelphia Athletics Results

The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1951 season with a record of 70 wins and 84 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.

The Athletics plated 736 runs and yielded 745 runs. Gus Zernial walloped 33 home runs for Philadelphia, while Eddie Joost swatted 20 or more, too. Gus Zernial drove in 125 runs. Ferris Fain led all regular hitters with a .344 average. Bobby Shantz topped the team with 18 wins, and Sam Zoldak recorded a 3.16 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Jimmy Dykes coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Bobby Shantz1810.6433.94322521330205.321396901570077511869
Bob Hooper1210.5454.3838238905189.019298921361064304790
Morrie Martin114.7333.7835139310138.013970581363035513609
Alex Kellner1114.4404.46332931112209.72181181042093094409909
Sam Zoldak610.3753.1626185810128.01275145924018010525
Dick Fowler511.3135.6222220400125.014189781172029100568
Johnny Kucab43.5714.223012100474.7763735923023101315
Hank Wyse12.3337.9891500014.7241413080500172
Joe Coleman16.1435.98289810196.311769641259034303452
Carl Scheib112.0774.474611343010143.01327871771049806618
Moe Burtschy005.2970600017.01811100120410279
Bubba Harris009.003010004.0444050210022
Lou Brissie02.0006.7522000013.3201010080300064
Totals7084.4554.47311154102526221358.014217456741095690437323305892

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Eddie Joost140667553107160285197810810670.289.409.461.87025566200
Gus Zernial1396175529015130533125226199.274.350.525.875290154000
Ferris Fain11751142563146303657038020.344.451.471.921200103300
Elmer Valo123530444751342787551167520.302.412.446.858198128300
Dave Philley12553846871123187759966338.263.354.376.73017643400
Pete Suder12347744046108181142553042.245.295.298.593131151600
Hank Majeski893643234192194542123524.285.358.415.77313492400
Billy Hitchcock772492222768104136202123.306.371.401.7728922400
Joe Tipton72266213235190320115125.239.389.324.7136921100
Joe Astroth642051873046102219011813.246.312.353.6656640000
Allie Clark56179161204010142220157.248.320.398.7186462100
Lou Limmer94247214253491530102840.159.256.280.5376040500
Lou Klein49156144223370517001012.229.279.382.6615540200
Ray Murray4013812210266001300148.213.294.262.5563250200
Wally Moses701581361726600922219.191.304.235.5393251000
Carl Scheib48555392122280015.396.418.6231.0413311000
Bobby Shantz368672111840091067.250.308.306.6132210800
Alex Kellner338279518300900113.228.238.266.5032130200
Bob Hooper387572815301800119.208.219.292.5112110200
Morrie Martin3557501211000400311.220.264.220.4841100400
Kermit Wahl20705941120060095.186.294.220.5141320200
Sam Chapman1878657111005001212.169.299.185.4831220100
Barney McCosky1230274820110034.296.367.481.8481300000
Dick Fowler2247422830020046.190.261.262.5231110100
Joe Coleman28302727300500212.259.310.370.6811000100
Sam Zoldak2646451710020006.156.156.178.333800100
Paul Lehner930281410010011.143.172.179.351530100
Moe Burtschy7330100000002.333.333.333.667100000
Hank Wyse9441100000001.250.250.250.500100000
Lou Brissie2650100000001.200.200.200.400100100
Tod Davis1116150100000013.067.125.067.192110000
Ed Samcoff412110000000012.000.083.000.083000000
Johnny Kucab3020162000010044.000.200.000.200000000
Bubba Harris3000000000000000000
Totals1769604952777361381262431026854736677564.262.349.386.7352035118346100


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Lou Limmer1B5800.045040654.9888.4480000
Billy Hitchcock1B100.080011.0008.0000000
Ferris Fain1B10800.093111311124.9909.6670000
Pete Suder2B10300.0274313893.9875.6990000
Ed Samcoff2B300.055031.0003.3330000
Lou Klein2B4200.085107532.9754.5710000
Billy Hitchcock2B2300.04751316.9704.2610000
Tod Davis2B200.010001.000.5000000
Kermit Wahl3B1800.0213724.9673.2220000
Pete Suder3B300.031011.0001.3330000
Dave Philley3B200.00000.0000000
Hank Majeski3B8800.082217817.9743.3980000
Billy Hitchcock3B4500.045991114.9293.2000000
Tod Davis3B100.012001.0003.0000000
Allie Clark3B1000.092033.9062.9000000
Joe TiptonC7200.023052912.9693.9171000
Ray MurrayC3900.01072425.9853.3594000
Joe AstrothC5700.02281822.9924.3167000
Gus ZernialOF13800.03211793.9742.4490000
Elmer ValoOF11600.0247550.9812.1720000
Dave PhilleyOF12000.02991574.9782.6170000
Wally MosesOF2700.062111.9842.3330000
Barney McCoskyOF700.0130001.0001.8570000
Paul LehnerOF600.0161001.0002.8330000
Ferris FainOF1100.011231.8131.1820000
Allie ClarkOF3200.060211.9841.9380000
Sam ChapmanOF1700.043120.9572.5880000
Sam ZoldakP2600.0617001.000.8850000
Hank WyseP900.012001.000.3330000
Bobby ShantzP3200.0204427.9702.0000000
Carl ScheibP4600.0144313.9831.2390000
Morrie MartinP3500.063325.9511.1140000
Johnny KucabP3000.03611.900.3000000
Alex KellnerP3300.0153123.9581.3940000
Bob HooperP3800.0183733.9481.4470000
Bubba HarrisP300.002001.000.6670000
Dick FowlerP2200.0111623.9311.2270000
Joe ColemanP2800.07911.941.5710000
Moe BurtschyP700.032001.000.7140000
Lou BrissieP200.011001.0001.0000000
Pete SuderSS1800.04441313.9664.7220000
Eddie JoostSS14000.032542220115.9745.3360000
Totals161800.040731849135545.9783.66012000




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