1919 Philadelphia Athletics season
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1919 Philadelphia Athletics season
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| Owner(s) | Connie Mack, Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe and John Shibe | |
| Manager(s) | Connie Mack | |
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The 1919 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing last in the American League with a record of 36 wins and 104 losses. It was their fifth consecutive season in the cellar after owner-manager Connie Mack sold off his star players.
Philadelphia led the AL in fewest runs scored and most runs allowed, and they did so by wide margins. Their team ERA was more than one run above average.
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Chicago White Sox | 88 | 62 | .629 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 84 | 55 | .604 | 3½ |
| New York Yankees | 80 | 59 | .576 | 7½ |
| Detroit Tigers | 80 | 60 | .571 | 8 |
| St. Louis Browns | 67 | 72 | .482 | 20½ |
| Boston Red Sox | 66 | 71 | .482 | 20½ |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 84 | .400 | 32 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 104 | .257 | 52 |
Notable transactions
- June 13, 1919: Roy Grover was traded by the Athletics to the Washington Senators for Harry Thompson.[1]
Roster
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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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Cy Perkins | 101 | 305 | 77 | .252 | 2 | 29 |
| 1B | George Burns | 126 | 470 | 139 | .296 | 8 | 57 |
| 2B | Red Shannon | 39 | 155 | 42 | .271 | 0 | 14 |
| 3B | Fred Thomas | 124 | 453 | 96 | .212 | 2 | 23 |
| SS | Joe Dugan | 104 | 387 | 105 | .271 | 1 | 30 |
| OF | Tilly Walker | 125 | 456 | 133 | .292 | 10 | 64 |
| OF | Merlin Kopp | 75 | 235 | 53 | .226 | 1 | 12 |
| OF | Whitey Witt | 122 | 460 | 123 | .267 | 0 | 33 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Amos Strunk | 60 | 194 | 41 | .211 | 0 | 13 |
| Roy Grover | 22 | 56 | 13 | .232 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Welch | 15 | 54 | 9 | .167 | 2 | 7 |
| Bob Allen | 9 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Walker | 3 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Rollie Naylor | 31 | 204.2 | 5 | 18 | 3.34 | 68 |
| Scott Perry | 25 | 183.2 | 4 | 17 | 3.58 | 38 |
| Bob Hasty | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5.25 | 5 |
| Dave Keefe | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 5 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Socks Seibold | 14 | 45.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.32 | 19 |
| Bob Geary | 9 | 32.1 | 0 | 3 | 4.73 | 9 |
| Charlie Eckert | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3.94 | 6 |
| Dan Boone | 3 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 1 |
| Bob Grevell | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14.25 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Walter Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 10 |
| Harry Thompson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
| Mike Kircher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 2 |
| Willie Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top ten finishers
- #3 in AL in losses (18)
- #4 in AL in losses (17)
See also
References
External links
- 1919 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1919 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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