1929 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 104-46
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,087,000, Avg. 16,224
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Chicago Cubs 4-1
Manager: Connie Mack (104-46)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1929 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
1929 Philadelphia Athletics Results

The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1929 season with a record of 104 wins and 46 losses, finishing first in the AL.

The Athletics paced the league with just 615 runs allowed. Philadelphia scored 901 runs. Al Simmons walloped 34 home runs for the squad, while Jimmie Foxx and Mule Haas swatted 20 or more also. Al Simmons drove in 157 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .365 average. George Earnshaw recorded 24 wins on the mound for the team, and Lefty Grove and Rube Walberg as well added 15 or more victories as well Lefty Grove recorded a 2.81 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Connie Mack coached the team. The 1929 Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
George Earnshaw248.7503.29443351331254.723311093812501495081115
Lefty Grove206.7692.81423751924275.32781048688101703081168
Rube Walberg1811.6213.60403362034267.725611510722990940041139
Eddie Rommel122.8572.8532616404113.713552361034025111503
Bill Shores116.6473.60391319517152.71507161959049301653
Jack Quinn119.5503.9735189702161.01828771839041113687
Howard Ehmke72.7783.29118320054.7482420215020101229
Carroll Yerkes101.0004.581921000137.3472019013011100163
Bill Breckinridge008.1031100010.0101090160200255
Ossie Orwoll02.0004.80120700130.032231666012000125
Totals10446.6933.4427715181709241357.01371616518734870573152285837

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Al Simmons14362958111421241934157423138.365.398.6421.040373011600
Bing Miller1476135568418432168932494025.331.380.489.869272041300
Jimmie Foxx149638517123183239331189710370.354.463.6251.088323021600
Mule Haas1396565781151814191682043438.313.356.498.854288044000
Mickey Cochrane13560651411317037879576698.331.412.475.887244022100
Jimmy Dykes119476401761313461379835125.327.412.539.950216071700
Max Bishop1296164751021101963361412844.232.398.316.713150031000
Sammy Hale10141637951105143140621218.277.303.338.641128022300
Joe Boley913363033676176247102416.251.310.366.67611102700
Rube Walberg4011210311232011100317.223.245.272.5172800600
Homer Summa3788811222400101121.272.298.321.6192601400
Lefty Grove4211610213223011500633.216.259.275.5342800800
Cy Perkins38847641640090054.211.259.263.5222000300
George Earnshaw44100876152011000221.172.200.230.43020011000
George Burns295249513501111023.265.294.429.7232100100
Ossie Orwoll305351613210600211.255.283.333.6161700000
Jim Cronin25635671321040057.232.295.304.5991700200
Walt French45494571210190023.267.298.356.6531600200
Eddie Rommel3245392810040027.205.244.231.475900400
Jack Quinn35646028200300020.133.133.167.3001000400
Bevo LeBourveau1222161501020151.313.476.438.914700100
Bill Shores39524055000000616.125.239.125.364500600
Eric McNair4882410031000.500.500.6251.125500000
Howard Ehmke1119190210000002.105.105.158.263300000
Bud Morse827271200000002.074.074.074.148200000
Rudy Miller2741100010030.250.571.250.821100000
Cloy Mattox3760100000011.167.286.167.452100000
Joe Hassler4441000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Doc Cramer2660000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Eddie Collins9970000000020.000.222.000.222000000
Bill Breckinridge3440000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Carroll Yerkes1910101000000004.000.000.000.000000000
Totals1666598752049011537288751228456339540440.295.365.450.815234102921400


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Jimmie Foxx1B14200.0122674698.9959.1550000
George Burns1B1900.0995091.0005.4740000
Bud Morse2B800.0172213.9754.8750000
Sammy Hale2B100.041011.0005.0000000
Jimmy Dykes2B1200.0244314.9855.5830000
Jim Cronin2B1000.0183827.9665.6000000
Max Bishop2B12900.03013712158.9705.2090000
Rudy Miller3B200.03320.7503.0000000
Sammy Hale3B9900.0901711213.9562.6360000
Jimmie Foxx3B800.071712.9603.0000000
Jimmy Dykes3B4800.06079119.9272.8960000
Jim Cronin3B400.023001.0001.2500000
Joe Boley3B100.010001.0001.0000000
Cy PerkinsC3800.0851511.9902.6321000
Cloy MattoxC300.05210.8752.3330000
Mickey CochraneC13500.065977139.9835.4529000
Homer SummaOF2400.048110.9802.0420000
Al SimmonsOF14200.03491942.9892.5920000
Ossie OrwollOF900.0180001.0002.0000000
Bing MillerOF14500.031110104.9702.2140000
Bevo LeBourveauOF300.080001.0002.6670000
Mule HaasOF13900.03731072.9822.7550000
Walt FrenchOF1000.080001.000.8000000
Doc CramerOF100.060001.0006.0000000
Carroll YerkesP1900.0318031.0001.1050000
Rube WalbergP4000.01149011.0001.5000000
Bill ShoresP3900.072832.921.8970000
Eddie RommelP3200.092613.9721.0940000
Jack QuinnP3500.033811.9761.1710000
Ossie OrwollP1200.006011.000.5000000
Lefty GroveP4200.034120.9571.0480000
Howard EhmkeP1100.071010.9441.5450000
George EarnshawP4400.0123861.8931.1360000
Bill BreckinridgeP300.00000.0000000
Eric McNairSS400.065001.0002.7500000
Joe HasslerSS200.01220.6001.5000000
Jimmy DykesSS6000.01191512127.9284.5000000
Jim CroninSS900.091224.9132.3330000
Joe BoleySS8800.01612291550.9634.4320000
Totals157200.040731614148315.9753.61810000

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Rube WalbergWS101.0000.002010006.3310000800022
Howard EhmkeWS101.0001.4222010012.714320301300053
Eddie RommelWS101.0009.001000001.021101000005
George EarnshawWS11.5002.6322010013.714640601700062
Lefty GroveWS000.002020026.33000101000022
Jack QuinnWS009.001100005.0765120200024
Totals41.8002.40105320245.0431712113050000188

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Jimmy DykesWS520192810040011.421.450.474.924900000
Bing MillerWS521191710040202.368.400.421.821801100
Jimmie FoxxWS521205710250011.350.381.7001.0811410001
Mickey CochraneWS522155610000070.400.591.4671.058710000
Al SimmonsWS522206610250014.300.318.650.9681300010
Mule HaasWS523213500260013.238.273.524.7971100100
Joe BoleyWS520171400010003.235.235.235.471410300
Max BishopWS523212400010023.190.261.190.451400000
Howard EhmkeWS2550100000000.200.200.200.400100000
Jack QuinnWS1220000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Homer SummaWS1110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
George BurnsWS1220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
George EarnshawWS2651000000004.000.000.000.000000100
Walt FrenchWS1110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Rube WalbergWS2110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Lefty GroveWS2220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Eddie RommelWS1000000000000000000
Totals53192171264850626021327.281.333.415.7497131611

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
Jimmie FoxxWS1B5545.0381021.0007.8007.800
Max BishopWS2B5545.0913021.0004.4004.400
Jimmy DykesWS3B5545.03421.7781.4001.400
Mickey CochraneWSC5545.0592001.00012.20012.200
Mule HaasWSCF5545.050001.0001.0001.000
Al SimmonsWSLF5545.040001.000.800.800
George EarnshawWSP2213.702001.0001.3171.000
Howard EhmkeWSP2212.704001.0002.8422.000
Rube WalbergWSP206.30110.5001.421.500
Lefty GroveWSP206.301001.0001.421.500
Jack QuinnWSP115.00000.000.000
Eddie RommelWSP101.00000.000.000
Bing MillerWSRF5545.013010.9292.6002.600
Joe BoleyWSSS5545.0412011.0003.2003.200
Totals5045405.01354046.9783.8893.500




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