1949 Philadelphia Athletics season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Philadelphia Athletics
| season = 1949
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Shibe Park
| city = Philadelphia
| owners = Connie Mack
| managers = Connie Mack
| radio = WIBG
(By Saam, George Walsh, Claude Haring)
|}}
The 1949 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 81 wins and 73 losses.
Offseason
- November 10, 1948: Tod Davis was drafted by the Athletics from the Chicago White Sox in the 1948 rule 5 draft.[http://baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisto01.shtml Tod Davis] at Baseball-Reference
- December 16, 1948: Bob Savage was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the St. Louis Browns.[http://baseball-reference.com/players/s/savagbo01.shtml Bob Savage] at Baseball-Reference
- Prior to 1949 season: Skeeter Kell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.[http://baseball-reference.com/k/kellsk01.shtml Skeeter Kell] at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
The 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team set a major league team record of executing 217 double plays, a record which still presently stands.[https://books.google.com/books?id=YTQDAAAAMBAJ&dq=hank+majeski+baseball+digest&pg=PA68 Old A's Were Masters of the Double Play, by Norman L. Macht, Baseball Digest, December 1989, Vol. 48, No. 12, ISSN 0005-609X]{{cite web |url=http://philadelphiaathletics.org/a-record-with-legs-most-double-plays-turned-in-a-season/ |title=A Record with Legs: Most Double Plays Turned in a Season |publisher=philadelphiaathletics.org |access-date=23 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129015953/http://philadelphiaathletics.org/a-record-with-legs-most-double-plays-turned-in-a-season/ |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
= Season standings =
{{1949 American League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1949 AL Record vs. opponents|team=PHI}}
= Notable transactions =
- September 28, 1949: Bill McCahan and $25,000 were traded by the Athletics to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Kermit Wahl.[http://baseball-reference.com/w/wahlke01.shtml Kermit Wahl] at Baseball-Reference
= Roster =
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #003831; color: #FFD800; text-align: center;" | 1949 Philadelphia Athletics |
|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #FFD800; color: #003831; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|19|Lou Brissie}} {{MLBplayer|20|Joe Coleman}} {{MLBplayer|25|Dick Fowler}} {{MLBplayer|17,11|Bubba Harris}} {{MLBplayer|36|Clem Hausmann}} {{MLBplayer|22|Alex Kellner}} {{MLBplayer|21|Phil Marchildon}} {{MLBplayer|23|Bill McCahan}} {{MLBplayer|24|Carl Scheib}} {{MLBplayer|30|Bobby Shantz}} {{MLBplayer|28,34|Jim Wilson}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|9,14|Joe Astroth}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Mike Guerra}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Buddy Rosar}} Infielders {{MLBplayer|11,39|Hank Biasatti}} {{MLBplayer|16,31|Tod Davis}} {{MLBplayer| 5|Ferris Fain}} {{MLBplayer|41,18|Nellie Fox}} {{MLBplayer| 1|Eddie Joost}} {{MLBplayer| 3|Hank Majeski}} {{MLBplayer|12|Pete Suder}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer| 4|Sam Chapman}} {{MLBplayer|11|Bobby Estalella}} {{MLBplayer|34|Augie Galan}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Wally Moses}} {{MLBplayer|10|Elmer Valo}} {{MLBplayer|13,15|Don White}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Taffy Wright}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer |
| -|Connie Mack}}
Coaches {{MLBplayer|26|Earle Brucker}} {{MLBplayer|35|Jimmy Dykes}} {{MLBplayer|29|Dave Keefe}} {{MLBplayer|27|Earle Mack}} {{MLBplayer|31|Les McCrabb}} {{MLBplayer|32|Al Simmons}} |
Player stats
| style="background:#fc0; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"|
| = Indicates team leader |
= 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| style="background:#0033A0;color:#C8102E;" width="5%" | Pos
! style="background:#0033A0;color:#C8102E;" width="16%" | Player ! style="background:#0033A0;color:#C8102E;" width="9%" | GP ! style="background:#0033A0;color:#C8102E;" width="9%" | AB ! style="background:#0033A0;color:#C8102E;" width="9%" | H ! style="background:#0033A0;color:#C8102E;" width="9%" | Avg. ! style="background:#0033A0;color:#C8102E;" width="9%" | HR ! style="background:#0033A0;color:#C8102E;" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | Mike Guerra | 98 | 298 | 79 | .265 | 3 | 31 |
| align="center"
| 1B | Ferris Fain | 150 | 525 | 138 | .263 | 3 | 78 |
| align="center"
| 2B | Pete Suder | 118 | 445 | 119 | .267 | 10 | 75 |
| align="center"
| SS | Eddie Joost | 144 | 525 | 138 | .263 | 23 | 81 |
| align="center"
| 3B | Hank Majeski | 114 | 448 | 124 | .277 | 9 | 67 |
| align="center"
| OF | Elmer Valo | 150 | 547 | 155 | style="background:#fc0;|.283 | 5 | 85 |
| align="center"
| OF | Wally Moses | 110 | 308 | 85 | .276 | 1 | 25 |
| align="center"
| OF | Sam Chapman | style="background:#fc0;|154 | style="background:#fc0;|589 | style="background:#fc0;|164 | .278 | style="background:#fc0;|24 | style="background:#fc0;|108 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 88 | 247 | 63 | .255 | 0 | 21 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Don|White|Don White (baseball)}} | 57 | 169 | 36 | .213 | 0 | 10 |
| align="center" | 59 | 149 | 35 | .235 | 2 | 25 |
| align="center" | 55 | 148 | 36 | .243 | 0 | 12 |
| align="center" | 32 | 95 | 19 | .200 | 0 | 6 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Tod|Davis}} | 31 | 75 | 20 | .267 | 1 | 6 |
| align="center" | 12 | 26 | 8 | .308 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center" | 21 | 24 | 2 | .083 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bobby|Estalella|Bobby Estalella (outfielder)}} | 8 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | style="background:#fc0;|38 | style="background:#fc0;|245.0 | style="background:#fc0;|20 | 12 | 3.75 | 94 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Coleman|Joe Coleman (1950s pitcher)}} | 33 | 240.1 | 13 | style="background:#fc0;|14 | 3.86 | 109 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Lou|Brissie}} | 34 | 229.1 | 16 | 11 | 4.28 | style="background:#fc0;|118 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dick|Fowler|Dick Fowler (baseball)}} | 31 | 213.1 | 15 | 11 | 3.75 | 43 |
| align="center" |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | style="background:#fc0;| 38 | 182.2 | 9 | 12 | 5.12 | 43 |
| align="center" | 33 | 127.0 | 6 | 8 | style="background:#fc0;|3.40 | 58 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|McCahan}} | 7 | 20.2 | 1 | 1 | 2.61 | 3 |
| align="center" | 7 | 16.0 | 0 | 3 | 11.81 | 2 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bubba|Harris|Bubba Harris (baseball)}} | 37 | 1 | 1 | style="background:#fc0;|3 | 5.44 | 18 |
| align="center" | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.40 | 2 |
| align="center" | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level10=A|team10=Savannah Indians|league10=Sally League|manager10=Frank Skaff
|level11=A|team11=Lincoln Athletics|league11=Western League|manager11=Jimmie DeShong
|level12=B|team12=Martinsville Athletics|league12=Carolina League|manager12=George Staller
|level13=C|team13=Kewanee A's|league13=Central Association|manager13=Harold Hoffman
|level14=C|team14=Youngstown Athletics|league14=Middle Atlantic League|manager14=Eddie Morgan
|level15=D|team15=Welch Miners|league15=Appalachian League|manager15=Bill Hoffner and Emil Kreshka
|level16=D|team16=Tarboro Athletics|league16=Coastal Plain League|manager16=Joe Antolick
|level17=D|team17=Moultrie Athletics|league17=Georgia–Florida League|manager17=Bill Peterman
|level18=D|team18=Lexington Indians|league18=North Carolina State League|manager18=Archie Templeton and Walt Van Grofski
|level19=D|team19=Portsmouth A's|league19=Ohio–Indiana League|manager19=Homer Lee Cox
|level20=D|team20=Red Springs Red Robins|league20=Tobacco State League|manager20=Red Norris
}} LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kewanee, Red Springs
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [http://baseball-reference.com/teams/PHA/1949.shtml 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team] at Baseball-Reference
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1949&t=PHA 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team page] at baseball-almanac.com
{{1949 MLB season by team}}
{{Oakland Athletics}}