1948 Philadelphia Athletics Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 84-70
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 936,605, Avg. 14,867
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (84-70)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1948 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 84-70
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 936,605, Avg. 14,867
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (84-70)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1948 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1948 season with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Athletics tallied 729 runs and yielded 735 runs. Eddie Joost paced Philadelphia with 16 home runs Hank Majeski drove in 120 runs. Barney McCosky topped all regular hitters with a .326 average. Dick Fowler led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.78 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Connie Mack coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 724
Regular Season Runs Against: 732
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 19, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 22, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 23, 1948 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 0-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | ||
| April 24, 1948 | Washington Senators 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 0-2 | 3-0 | 3-2 | ||
| April 25, 1948 | Washington Senators 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 1-2 | 3-0 | 4-2 | ||
| April 25, 1948 | Washington Senators 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 1-3 | 3-0 | 4-3 | ||
| April 27, 1948 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 1-4 | 3-0 | 4-4 | ||
| April 29, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 1-5 | 3-0 | 4-5 | ||
| April 30, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 1-5 | 4-0 | 5-5 | ||
| May 1, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 1-5 | 5-0 | 6-5 | ||
| May 2, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 1-5 | 6-0 | 7-5 | ||
| May 4, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 2-5 | 6-0 | 8-5 | ||
| May 6, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 3-5 | 6-0 | 9-5 | ||
| May 8, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 16 | W | 4-5 | 6-0 | 10-5 | ||
| May 9, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 5-5 | 6-0 | 11-5 | ||
| May 9, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 6-5 | 6-0 | 12-5 | ||
| May 11, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 7-5 | 6-0 | 13-5 | ||
| May 12, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 8-5 | 6-0 | 14-5 | ||
| May 14, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 8-5 | 6-1 | 14-6 | ||
| May 15, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 8-5 | 7-1 | 15-6 | ||
| May 15, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 8-5 | 8-1 | 16-6 | ||
| May 18, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 8-5 | 8-2 | 16-7 | ||
| May 19, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 8-5 | 8-3 | 16-8 | ||
| May 20, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 8-5 | 8-4 | 16-9 | ||
| May 21, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 8-5 | 9-4 | 17-9 | ||
| May 22, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 8-5 | 9-5 | 17-10 | ||
| May 23, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 8-5 | 10-5 | 18-10 | ||
| May 23, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 8-5 | 11-5 | 19-10 | ||
| May 25, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 8-5 | 12-5 | 20-10 | ||
| May 26, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 8-5 | 13-5 | 21-10 | ||
| May 27, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 8-5 | 14-5 | 22-10 | ||
| May 28, 1948 | New York Yankees 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 9-5 | 14-5 | 23-10 | ||
| May 29, 1948 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 10-5 | 14-5 | 24-10 | ||
| May 30, 1948 | New York Yankees 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 10-6 | 14-5 | 24-11 | ||
| May 30, 1948 | New York Yankees 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 11-6 | 14-5 | 25-11 | ||
| May 31, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 11-7 | 14-5 | 25-12 | ||
| May 31, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 12-7 | 14-5 | 26-12 | ||
| June 1, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 12-8 | 14-5 | 26-13 | ||
| June 2, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 12-9 | 14-5 | 26-14 | ||
| June 4, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 13-9 | 14-5 | 27-14 | ||
| June 5, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 13-10 | 14-5 | 27-15 | ||
| June 6, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 13-11 | 14-5 | 27-16 | ||
| June 6, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 13-12 | 14-5 | 27-17 | ||
| June 8, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 13-13 | 14-5 | 27-18 | ||
| June 9, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 13-14 | 14-5 | 27-19 | ||
| June 10, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 14-14 | 14-5 | 28-19 | ||
| June 11, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 15-14 | 14-5 | 29-19 | ||
| June 12, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 16-14 | 14-5 | 30-19 | ||
| June 13, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 17-14 | 14-5 | 31-19 | ||
| June 13, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 17-15 | 14-5 | 31-20 | ||
| June 15, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 17-15 | 14-6 | 31-21 | ||
| June 16, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 17-15 | 14-7 | 31-22 | ||
| June 17, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 17-15 | 15-7 | 32-22 | ||
| June 18, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 17-15 | 16-7 | 33-22 | ||
| June 19, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 17-15 | 16-8 | 33-23 | ||
| June 20, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 10 | L | 17-15 | 16-9 | 33-24 | ||
| June 20, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 17-15 | 16-10 | 33-25 | ||
| June 21, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 17-15 | 16-11 | 33-26 | ||
| June 22, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at St. Louis Browns 6 | W | 17-15 | 17-11 | 34-26 | ||
| June 23, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 12 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 17-15 | 18-11 | 35-26 | ||
| June 24, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 17-15 | 19-11 | 36-26 | ||
| June 25, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 17-15 | 20-11 | 37-26 | ||
| June 26, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 17-15 | 21-11 | 38-26 | ||
| June 27, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 17-15 | 22-11 | 39-26 | ||
| June 27, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 17-15 | 23-11 | 40-26 | ||
| June 29, 1948 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 17-16 | 23-11 | 40-27 | ||
| July 1, 1948 | Washington Senators 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 18-16 | 23-11 | 41-27 | ||
| July 2, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 18-16 | 24-11 | 42-27 | ||
| July 3, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 18-16 | 25-11 | 43-27 | ||
| July 4, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 19 | L | 18-16 | 25-12 | 43-28 | ||
| July 5, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 12 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 18-16 | 26-12 | 44-28 | ||
| July 5, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 18-16 | 26-13 | 44-29 | ||
| July 6, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 18-16 | 27-13 | 45-29 | ||
| July 7, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 18-16 | 28-13 | 46-29 | ||
| July 8, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 18-16 | 28-14 | 46-30 | ||
| July 9, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 19-16 | 28-14 | 47-30 | ||
| July 10, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 19-17 | 28-14 | 47-31 | ||
| July 11, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 20-17 | 28-14 | 48-31 | ||
| July 11, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 20-18 | 28-14 | 48-32 | ||
| July 15, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 20-19 | 28-14 | 48-33 | ||
| July 15, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 20-20 | 28-14 | 48-34 | ||
| July 16, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 21-20 | 28-14 | 49-34 | ||
| July 17, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 22-20 | 28-14 | 50-34 | ||
| July 18, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | L | 22-21 | 28-14 | 50-35 | ||
| July 18, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 23-21 | 28-14 | 51-35 | ||
| July 19, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 24-21 | 28-14 | 52-35 | ||
| July 19, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 25-21 | 28-14 | 53-35 | ||
| July 20, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 25-22 | 28-14 | 53-36 | ||
| July 21, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 17 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 25-23 | 28-14 | 53-37 | ||
| July 22, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 26-23 | 28-14 | 54-37 | ||
| July 24, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 27-23 | 28-14 | 55-37 | ||
| July 25, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 28-23 | 28-14 | 56-37 | ||
| July 25, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 28-24 | 28-14 | 56-38 | ||
| July 27, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 10 | L | 28-24 | 28-15 | 56-39 | ||
| July 28, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 28-24 | 29-15 | 57-39 | ||
| July 30, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 17 | L | 28-24 | 29-16 | 57-40 | ||
| July 31, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 28-24 | 30-16 | 58-40 | ||
| August 1, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 28-24 | 31-16 | 59-40 | ||
| August 3, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 28-24 | 31-17 | 59-41 | ||
| August 5, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 28-24 | 32-17 | 60-41 | ||
| August 5, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 28-24 | 33-17 | 61-41 | ||
| August 6, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at St. Louis Browns 2 | L | 28-24 | 33-18 | 61-42 | ||
| August 7, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 28-24 | 34-18 | 62-42 | ||
| August 8, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 28-24 | 35-18 | 63-42 | ||
| August 10, 1948 | Washington Senators 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 28-25 | 35-18 | 63-43 | ||
| August 10, 1948 | Washington Senators 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 29-25 | 35-18 | 64-43 | ||
| August 11, 1948 | Washington Senators 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 30-25 | 35-18 | 65-43 | ||
| August 13, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 30-25 | 35-19 | 65-44 | ||
| August 14, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 14 | L | 30-25 | 35-20 | 65-45 | ||
| August 15, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 30-25 | 36-20 | 66-45 | ||
| August 18, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 30-25 | 36-21 | 66-46 | ||
| August 19, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 30-25 | 37-21 | 67-46 | ||
| August 20, 1948 | New York Yankees 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 30-26 | 37-21 | 67-47 | ||
| August 21, 1948 | New York Yankees 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 30-27 | 37-21 | 67-48 | ||
| August 22, 1948 | New York Yankees 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 30-28 | 37-21 | 67-49 | ||
| August 24, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 30-29 | 37-21 | 67-50 | ||
| August 25, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 30-30 | 37-21 | 67-51 | ||
| August 26, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 31-30 | 37-21 | 68-51 | ||
| August 27, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 32-30 | 37-21 | 69-51 | ||
| August 27, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 33-30 | 37-21 | 70-51 | ||
| August 28, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 34-30 | 37-21 | 71-51 | ||
| August 29, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 35-30 | 37-21 | 72-51 | ||
| August 29, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 35-31 | 37-21 | 72-52 | ||
| August 30, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 35-32 | 37-21 | 72-53 | ||
| August 31, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 35-33 | 37-21 | 72-54 | ||
| September 1, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 35-34 | 37-21 | 72-55 | ||
| September 3, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 35-35 | 37-21 | 72-56 | ||
| September 4, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 35-36 | 37-21 | 72-57 | ||
| September 5, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 35-37 | 37-21 | 72-58 | ||
| September 6, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 35-37 | 37-22 | 72-59 | ||
| September 6, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 35-37 | 38-22 | 73-59 | ||
| September 8, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Washington Senators 7 | W | 35-37 | 39-22 | 74-59 | ||
| September 8, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 35-37 | 40-22 | 75-59 | ||
| September 10, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 35-37 | 41-22 | 76-59 | ||
| September 10, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 35-37 | 42-22 | 77-59 | ||
| September 11, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 35-37 | 42-23 | 77-60 | ||
| September 11, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 35-37 | 42-24 | 77-61 | ||
| September 12, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 35-37 | 43-24 | 78-61 | ||
| September 14, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 12 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 35-37 | 44-24 | 79-61 | ||
| September 15, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at St. Louis Browns 7 | W | 35-37 | 45-24 | 80-61 | ||
| September 17, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 35-37 | 46-24 | 81-61 | ||
| September 18, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 35-37 | 47-24 | 82-61 | ||
| September 19, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 35-37 | 47-25 | 82-62 | ||
| September 19, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 35-37 | 47-26 | 82-63 | ||
| September 20, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 35-37 | 47-27 | 82-64 | ||
| September 22, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 35-37 | 47-28 | 82-65 | ||
| September 23, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 35-37 | 47-29 | 82-66 | ||
| September 28, 1948 | New York Yankees 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 36-37 | 47-29 | 83-66 | ||
| September 29, 1948 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 36-38 | 47-29 | 83-67 | ||
| September 30, 1948 | New York Yankees 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 36-39 | 47-29 | 83-68 | ||
| October 2, 1948 | Washington Senators 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 36-40 | 47-29 | 83-69 | ||
| October 3, 1948 | Washington Senators 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 36-41 | 47-29 | 83-70 |
