1938 Philadelphia Athletics season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Philadelphia Athletics

| season = 1938

| misc =

| league = American League

| ballpark = Shibe Park

| city = Philadelphia

| owners = Connie Mack

| managers = Connie Mack

| television =

| radio = WIP
(By Saam)
WFIL
(Stan Lomax)

|}}

The 1938 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 53 wins and 99 losses.

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Notable transactions =

May 4, 1938: Harry Kelley was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the Washington Senators.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kelleha01.shtml Harry Kelley page at Baseball Reference]

= Roster =

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: #003831; color: #FFD800; text-align: center;" \| 1938 Philadelphia Athletics
colspan="10" style="background-color: #FFD800; color: #003831; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer
-\|Ralph Buxton}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|George Caster}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Chubby Dean}} {{MLBplayer
-\|Randy Gumpert}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Harry Kelley}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Lynn Nelson}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Nels Potter}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Jim Reninger}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Buck Ross}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Dave Smith}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Eddie Smith}} {{MLBplayer\|21,20\|Bud Thomas}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Al Williams}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|29\|Charlie Berry}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Earle Brucker}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Frankie Hayes}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Hal Wagner}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|12\|Wayne Ambler}} {{MLBplayer
-\|Irv Bartling}} {{MLBplayer
-\|Nick Etten}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Lou Finney}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Gene Hasson}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Dario Lodigiani}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Skeeter Newsome}} {{MLBplayer\|25,30\|Ace Parker}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Rusty Peters}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Dick Siebert}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Stan Sperry}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Billy Werber}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|14\|Babe Barna}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Sam Chapman}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Paul Easterling}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Mule Haas}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Bob Johnson}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Wally Moses}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer	Connie Mack}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|29\|Charlie Berry}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Lena Blackburne}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Earle Mack}}

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"

colspan="10" style="background-color: #003831; color: #FFD800; text-align: center;" | 1938 Philadelphia Athletics

colspan="10" style="background-color: #FFD800; color: #003831; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer

-|Ralph Buxton}}

{{MLBplayer

-|Randy Gumpert}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

{{MLBplayer

-|Irv Bartling}}

{{MLBplayer

-|Nick Etten}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

{{MLBplayer

Connie Mack}}

Coaches

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Frankie\|Hayes}}	99	316	92	.291	11	55
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Lou\|Finney}}	122	454	125	.275	10	48
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Dario\|Lodigiani}}	93	325	91	.280	6	44
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Wayne\|Ambler}}	120	393	92	.234	0	38
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Billy\|Werber}}	134	499	129	.259	11	69
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Wally\|Moses}}	142	589	181	.307	8	49
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Bob\|Johnson\|Bob Johnson (outfielder)}}	152	563	176	.313	30	113
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Sam\|Chapman}}	114	406	105	.259	17	63

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Stan\|Sperry}}	60	253	69	.273	0	27
align=center \| {{sortname\|Dick\|Siebert}}	48	194	55	.284	0	28
align=center \| {{sortname\|Earle\|Brucker\|Earle Brucker, Sr.}}	53	171	64	.374	3	35
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ace\|Parker}}	56	113	26	.230	0	12
align=center \| {{sortname\|Hal\|Wagner}}	33	88	20	.227	0	8
align=center \| {{sortname\|Nick\|Etten}}	22	81	21	.259	\| 0	11
align=center \| {{sortname\|Mule\|Haas}}	40	78	16	.205	0	12
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Gene\|Hasson}}	19	69	19	.275	1	12
align=center \| {{sortname\|Skeeter\|Newsome}}	17	48	13	.271	0	7
align=center \| {{sortname\|Irv\|Bartling}}	14	46	8	.174	0	5
align=center \| {{sortname\|Babe\|Barna}}	9	30	4	.133	0	2
align=center \| {{sortname\|Paul\|Easterling}}	4	7	2	.286	0	0
align=center \| {{sortname\|Rusty\|Peters}}	2	7	0	.000	0	0
align=center \| {{sortname\|Charlie\|Berry}}	1	2	0	.000	0	0

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|George\|Caster}}	42	281.1	16	20	4.35	112
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bud\|Thomas\|Bud Thomas (pitcher)}}	42	212.1	9	14	4.92	48
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Lynn\|Nelson\|dab=baseball}}	32	191.0	10	11	5.65	75
align="center" \| Buck Ross	29	184.1	9	16	5.32	54
align=center \| {{sortname\|Jim\|Reninger}}	4	22.2	0	2	7.15	9

== Other pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Chubby\|Dean}}	6	23.0	2	1	3.52	3
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Randy\|Gumpert}}	4	12.1	0	2	10.95	1
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Harry\|Kelley\|Harry Kelley (baseball)}}	4	8.0	0	2	16.88	3

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Eddie\|Smith\|Eddie Smith (pitcher)}}	43	3	10	4	5.92	78
align=center \| {{sortname\|Nels\|Potter}}	35	2	12	5	6.47	43
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Al\|Williams\|Al Williams (1930s pitcher)}}	30	0	7	0	6.94	25
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dave\|Smith\|Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1914)}}	21	2	1	0	5.08	13
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ralph\|Buxton}}	5	0	1	0	4.82	9
align="center"

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System

|level18=A|team18=Williamsport Grays|league18=Eastern League|manager18=Marty McManus

|level19=D|team19=Federalsburg Athletics|league19=Eastern Shore League|manager19=Charlie Moss

|level20=D|team20=Lexington Indians|league20=North Carolina State League|manager20=Phil Lundeen}}

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHA/1938.shtml 1938 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1938&t=PHA 1938 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

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