1952 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 79-75
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 631,416, Avg. 10,022
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (79-75)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1952 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
1952 Philadelphia Athletics Results

The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1952 season with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.

The Athletics scored 664 runs and surrendered 723 runs. Gus Zernial led Philadelphia with 29 home runs, and Eddie Joost walloped 20 or more, too. Gus Zernial drove in 100 runs. Ferris Fain paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .327 average. Bobby Shantz earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Harry Byrd, too added 15 or more wins, too Bobby Shantz recorded a 2.48 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 Shantz247.7742.48333302750279.72308777216301524001103
Harry Byrd1515.5003.31372871532228.324410084129801167041008
Alex Kellner1214.4624.36343311420231.322312411221860105403990
Carl Scheib117.6114.39301911812158.015382772150042414667
Bob Hooper815.3485.18431421406144.3158100831368040412649
Bobo Newsom33.5003.59145310147.7381919223022202201
Ed Wright21.6676.532401100141.355363062009301199
Charlie Bishop22.5006.4665110030.7292422224017001148
Marion Fricano101.0001.802010005.0511010000023
Dick Fowler12.3336.44183810058.7714342428014402273
Len Matarazzo000.001010001.010001000005
Walt Kellner006.751010014.0433030200019
Tex Hoyle0027.003010002.3977210100017
Johnny Kucab01.0005.262501300251.3643730520017101231
Morrie Martin02.0006.3955000025.3321918115013201123
Sam Zoldak06.0004.061610220175.3864134325012000325
Totals7975.5134.15292155827311161384.314027236391135260562352215981

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
Ferris Fain145648538821764332593510526.327.438.429.867231191400
Dave Philley151666586801542547711145935.263.334.355.6892082941700
Gus Zernial1456215497614415129100517087.262.347.452.799248131100
Eddie Joost1466695409413226320755812294.244.388.415.80322465200
Elmer Valo12949538869109264547121110116.281.432.407.839158102400
Billy Hitchcock1194604074510084156113945.246.318.292.610119841000
Joe Astroth104370337248472136222527.249.305.291.59698182600
Pete Suder74252228225572120111617.241.291.303.5946940800
Allie Clark712001862351120729021019.274.315.452.7668471300
Cass Michaels55228200225045118302311.250.330.335.6656751400
Skeeter Kell75236213244783017511418.221.275.286.5616142700
Hank Majeski34139117143022220011910.256.365.359.7244271200
Kite Thomas75137116242961618012027.250.365.474.8395541000
Ray Murray4414613614285011000913.206.255.265.5203630100
Bobby Shantz34116961319410120259.198.252.260.51325021300
Carl Scheib44838241800071009.220.220.220.4391840100
Alex Kellner348782617201100019.207.217.268.4852220400
Joe Tipton2385686134038001510.191.337.382.7202610200
Sherry Robertson4381608123005122115.200.407.250.6571510000
Harry Byrd378475410200200321.133.167.160.3271200600
Bob Hooper43454138102300110.195.214.366.5801510300
Hal Bevan817171600042001.353.353.353.706610000
Sam Zoldak1625231400010015.174.208.174.382410100
Johnny Kucab2810101200000004.200.200.200.400200000
Tom Hamilton911101210010011.200.273.300.573300000
Bobo Newsom1416150200010005.133.133.133.267220100
Ed Wright24771110000002.143.143.286.429210000
Morrie Martin5990100000002.111.111.111.222100000
Charlie Bishop61192100020014.111.200.111.311100100
Jack Littrell4320000000012.000.333.000.333000000
Walt Kellner1110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Dick Fowler1816150000000113.000.063.000.063010000
Marion Fricano2100000000000000100
Tex Hoyle3000000000000000000
Len Matarazzo1000000000000000000
Totals176459755163664130521235896325243683558.253.343.359.70218541522710200


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Billy Hitchcock1B1300.0971328.9828.4620000
Tom Hamilton1B500.0110011.0002.2000000
Ferris Fain1B14400.0124515022124.9849.6880000
Allie Clark1B200.040001.0002.0000000
Pete Suder2B4300.0104109232.9914.9530000
Sherry Robertson2B800.0111212.9582.8750000
Cass Michaels2B5500.0151133230.9935.1640000
Skeeter Kell2B6800.01431691235.9634.5880000
Pete Suder3B1600.0133142.9172.7500000
Sherry Robertson3B200.00000.0000000
Dave Philley3B200.033001.0003.0000000
Hank Majeski3B3400.0338739.9763.5290000
Jack Littrell3B100.00000.0000000
Billy Hitchcock3B10400.01052222026.9423.1440000
Hal Bevan3B600.059001.0002.3330000
Joe TiptonC2300.0801611.9904.1740000
Ray MurrayC4200.01753513.9955.0004000
Joe AstrothC10200.04363649.9924.6277000
Gus ZernialOF14100.0302690.9722.1840000
Elmer ValoOF12100.0223791.9621.9010000
Kite ThomasOF2900.044120.9571.5520000
Sherry RobertsonOF700.015010.9382.1430000
Dave PhilleyOF14900.04421343.9913.0540000
Allie ClarkOF4800.078210.9881.6670000
Sam ZoldakP1600.0622021.0001.7500000
Ed WrightP2400.016011.000.2920000
Bobby ShantzP3300.02949031.0002.3640000
Carl ScheibP3000.0192623.9571.5000000
Bobo NewsomP1400.0210011.000.8570000
Len MatarazzoP100.00000.0000000
Morrie MartinP500.003001.000.6000000
Johnny KucabP2500.03921.857.4800000
Walt KellnerP100.00000.0000000
Alex KellnerP3400.01728041.0001.3240000
Tex HoyleP300.001001.000.3330000
Bob HooperP4300.0223215.9821.2560000
Marion FricanoP200.001001.000.5000000
Dick FowlerP1800.0514001.0001.0560000
Harry ByrdP3700.0263245.9351.5680000
Charlie BishopP600.03710.9091.6670000
Pete SuderSS1700.0193926.9673.4120000
Jack LittrellSS200.002011.0001.0000000
Eddie JoostSS14600.02784312881.9624.8560000
Totals162200.041501766140399.9773.64711000




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