1938 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
Team Record: 53-99
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 516,418, Avg. 8,466
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (53-99)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1938 Philadelphia Athletics Results
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1938 season with a record of 53 wins and 99 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.
The Athletics plated 726 runs and yielded 956 runs. Bob Johnson walloped 30 home runs for Philadelphia, while Sam Chapman swatted 20 or more, too. Bob Johnson drove in 113 runs and topped all regular batters with a .313 average. George Caster led the team with 16 wins and a team-best 4.35 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Connie Mack coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Wayne Ambler | SS | R | R | November 8, 1915 | 5'8" | 165 | Abington, PA USA |
Babe Barna | LF | L | R | March 2, 1915 | 6'2" | 210 | Clarksburg, WV USA |
Irv Bartling | SS | R | R | June 27, 1914 | 6'0" | 175 | Bay City, MI USA |
Charlie Berry | C | R | R | October 18, 1902 | 6'0" | 185 | Phillipsburg, NJ USA |
Earle Brucker | C | R | R | May 6, 1901 | 5'11" | 175 | Albany, NY USA |
Ralph Buxton | P | R | R | June 7, 1911 | 5'11" | 163 | Weyburn, SK CAN |
George Caster | P | R | R | August 4, 1907 | 6'1" | 180 | Colton, CA USA |
Sam Chapman | LF | R | R | April 11, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | Tiburon, CA USA |
Chubby Dean | P | L | L | August 24, 1915 | 5'11" | 181 | Mount Airy, NC USA |
Paul Easterling | CF | R | R | September 28, 1905 | 5'11" | 180 | Reidsville, GA USA |
Nick Etten | 1B | L | L | September 19, 1913 | 6'2" | 198 | Spring Grove, IL USA |
Lou Finney | 1B | L | R | August 13, 1910 | 6'0" | 180 | Buffalo, AL USA |
Randy Gumpert | P | R | R | January 23, 1918 | 6'3" | 185 | Monocacy, PA USA |
Mule Haas | OF | L | R | October 15, 1903 | 6'1" | 175 | Montclair, NJ USA |
Gene Hasson | 1B | L | L | July 20, 1915 | 6'0" | 197 | Connellsville, PA USA |
Frankie Hayes | C | R | R | October 13, 1914 | 6'0" | 185 | Jamesburg, NJ USA |
Bob Johnson | CF | R | R | November 26, 1905 | 6'0" | 180 | Pryor, OK USA |
Harry Kelley | P | R | R | February 13, 1906 | 5'9" | 170 | Parkin, AR USA |
Dario Lodigiani | 2B | R | R | June 6, 1916 | 5'8" | 150 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Wally Moses | RF | L | L | October 8, 1910 | 5'10" | 160 | Uvalda, GA USA |
Lynn Nelson | P | L | R | February 24, 1905 | 5'10" | 170 | Sheldon, ND USA |
Skeeter Newsome | SS | R | R | October 18, 1910 | 5'9" | 155 | Phenix City, AL USA |
Ace Parker | SS | R | R | May 17, 1912 | 6'0" | 180 | Portsmouth, VA USA |
Rusty Peters | SS | R | R | December 14, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | Roanoke, VA USA |
Nels Potter | P | L | R | August 23, 1911 | 5'11" | 180 | Mount Morris, IL USA |
Jim Reninger | P | R | R | March 7, 1915 | 6'3" | 210 | Aurora, IL USA |
Buck Ross | P | R | R | February 3, 1915 | 6'2" | 170 | Norwood, NC USA |
Dick Siebert | 1B | L | L | February 19, 1912 | 6'0" | 170 | Fall River, MA USA |
Dave Smith | P | R | R | December 17, 1914 | 5'10" | 170 | Sellers, SC USA |
Eddie Smith | P | B | L | December 14, 1913 | 5'10" | 174 | Mansfield, NJ USA |
Stan Sperry | 2B | L | R | February 19, 1914 | 5'10" | 164 | Evansville, WI USA |
Bud Thomas | P | R | R | September 9, 1910 | 6'0" | 180 | Faber, VA USA |
Hal Wagner | C | L | R | July 2, 1915 | 6'0" | 165 | East Riverton, NJ USA |
Billy Werber | 3B | R | R | June 20, 1908 | 5'10" | 170 | Berwyn, MD USA |
Al Williams | P | R | R | May 11, 1914 | 6'3" | 200 | Valhermosa Springs, AL USA |