1919 Philadelphia Athletics

36-104 • .257 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1919 Philadelphia Athletics went 36-104 (.257) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 457 runs, allowed 742, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Tillie Walker (10 HR, 64 RBI) and Jing Johnson (9-15, 3.61 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

36 Wins
104 Losses
.257 Win %
8th Rank
457 R 742 RA
Diff -285

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457 Runs Scored
742 Runs Allowed
-285 Run Diff
79K Attendance

📈 vs. 1919 AL Average

Batting Avg .244 9% below the 1919 league average (.268)
OBP .300 10% below the 1919 league average (.333)
SLG .333 7% below the 1919 league average (.358)
Team ERA 4.26 32% worse than the 1919 league average (3.23)
Runs Scored 457 20% below the 1919 league average (573 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 70
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Total Attendance 79,200
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Avg per Game 1,131

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 Braggo Roth 0.323 2 Al Wingo 0.305 3 George Burns 0.296 4 Ivy Griffin 0.294 5 Tillie Walker 0.292

Home Runs

1 Tillie Walker 10 2 George Burns 8 3 Braggo Roth 5 4 Cy Perkins 2 5 Fred Thomas 2

RBI

1 Tillie Walker 64 2 George Burns 57 3 Whitey Witt 33 4 Joe Dugan 30 5 Cy Perkins 29
1919 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Burns 126 470 63 139 29 9 8 57 19 18 15 0.296
Whitey Witt 122 460 56 123 15 6 0 33 46 26 11 0.267
Tillie Walker 125 456 47 133 30 6 10 64 26 41 8 0.292
Fred Thomas 124 453 42 96 11 10 2 23 43 52 12 0.212
Joe Dugan 104 387 25 105 17 2 1 30 11 30 9 0.271
Cy Perkins 101 305 22 77 12 7 2 29 27 22 2 0.252
Merlin Kopp 75 235 34 53 2 4 1 12 42 43 16 0.226
Braggo Roth 48 195 33 63 13 8 5 29 15 21 11 0.323
Dick Burrus 70 194 17 50 3 4 0 8 9 25 2 0.258
Amos Strunk 60 194 15 41 6 4 0 13 23 15 3 0.211
Wickey McAvoy 62 170 10 24 5 2 0 11 14 21 1 0.141
Red Shannon 39 155 14 42 7 2 0 14 12 28 4 0.271
Terry Turner 38 127 7 24 3 0 0 6 5 9 2 0.189
Walt Kinney 57 88 11 25 6 0 1 11 10 15 0 0.284
Jing Johnson 35 72 4 14 4 0 1 5 3 12 0 0.194
Rollie Naylor 31 71 3 12 1 1 0 4 2 29 0 0.169
Ivy Griffin 17 68 5 20 2 2 0 6 3 10 0 0.294
Chick Galloway 17 63 2 9 0 0 0 4 1 8 0 0.143
Scott Perry 25 59 2 8 1 0 0 1 5 26 0 0.136
Al Wingo 15 59 9 18 1 3 0 2 4 12 0 0.305
Roy Grover 22 56 8 13 1 0 0 2 5 6 0 0.232
Frank Welch 15 54 5 9 1 1 2 7 7 10 0 0.167
Jimmy Dykes 17 49 4 9 1 0 0 1 7 11 0 0.184
Tom Rogers 23 49 5 11 0 0 1 2 0 10 1 0.224
Art Ewoldt 9 32 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.219
Charlie High 11 29 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0.069
Bob Allen 9 22 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 7 0 0.136
Lena Styles 8 22 0 6 1 0 0 5 1 6 0 0.273
Snooks Dowd 13 18 4 3 0 0 0 6 0 5 2 0.167
Win Noyes 10 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.125
Socks Seibold 15 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.154
Jimmy Zinn 10 13 2 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0.308
Bob Geary 9 10 0 5 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.500
Johnny Walker 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Charlie Eckert 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Harry Thompson 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Mule Watson 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Grevell 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Walter Anderson 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dan Boone 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lew Groh 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ray Roberts 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.250
Bob Hasty 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Dave Keefe 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Kircher 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Pat Martin 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
William Pierson 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Willie Adams 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
James York 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Rollie Naylor 3.34 2 Scott Perry 3.58 3 Jing Johnson 3.61 4 Walt Kinney 3.64 5 Tom Rogers 4.31

Wins

1 Jing Johnson 9 2 Walt Kinney 9 3 Rollie Naylor 5 4 Scott Perry 4 5 Tom Rogers 4

Strikeouts

1 Walt Kinney 97 2 Rollie Naylor 68 3 Jing Johnson 67 4 Scott Perry 38 5 Tom Rogers 37
1919 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rollie Naylor 5 18 3.34 31 23 0 204.2 210 76 64 68
Walt Kinney 9 15 3.64 43 21 2 202.2 199 82 91 97
Jing Johnson 9 15 3.61 34 25 0 202.0 222 81 62 67
Scott Perry 4 17 3.58 25 21 1 183.2 193 73 72 38
Tom Rogers 4 12 4.31 23 18 0 140.0 152 67 60 37
Win Noyes 1 5 5.69 10 6 0 49.0 66 31 15 20
Socks Seibold 2 3 5.32 14 4 0 45.2 58 27 26 19
Bob Geary 0 3 4.73 9 2 0 32.1 32 17 18 9
Jimmy Zinn 1 3 6.31 5 3 0 25.2 38 18 10 9
Charlie Eckert 0 1 3.94 2 1 0 16.0 17 7 3 6
Dan Boone 0 1 6.75 3 2 0 14.2 24 11 10 1
Mule Watson 0 1 6.91 4 2 0 14.1 17 11 7 6
Walter Anderson 1 0 3.86 3 0 0 14.0 13 6 8 10
Ray Roberts 0 2 7.71 3 2 0 14.0 21 12 3 2
Bill Grevell 0 0 14.25 5 2 0 12.0 15 19 18 3
Bob Hasty 0 2 5.25 2 2 0 12.0 15 7 4 5
Harry Thompson 0 1 6.75 3 0 0 12.0 16 9 3 1
Pat Martin 0 2 4.09 2 2 0 11.0 11 5 8 6
Dave Keefe 0 1 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 4 3 5
Mike Kircher 0 0 7.88 2 0 0 8.0 15 7 3 2
William Pierson 0 0 3.52 2 1 0 7.2 9 3 8 4
Willie Adams 0 0 3.86 1 0 0 4.2 7 2 2 0
James York 0 2 24.92 2 2 0 4.1 13 12 5 2

👥 Roster (49)

Willie Adams Bob Allen Walter Anderson Dan Boone George Burns Dick Burrus Snooks Dowd Joe Dugan Jimmy Dykes Charlie Eckert Art Ewoldt Chick Galloway +37 more

49 players

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The 1919 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

In 1919 the Philadelphia Athletics posted a 36-104 mark (.257) and finished 8th in the AL. With 457 runs scored and 742 given up, the 1919 differential was -285. At the plate the Philadelphia Athletics hit .244, 9% worse than the league's .268. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 4.26 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.23. League clubs averaged 573 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Athletics scored 20% fewer.

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 79,200 for the year. Tillie Walker led the club in home runs with 10. The hits leader was George Burns with 139. Jing Johnson was the top winner, with 9 victories. Walt Kinney struck out 97, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 49 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1919 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1919 Philadelphia Athletics finished 36-104 (.257 win pct).
Who led the 1919 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Tillie Walker led the 1919 Philadelphia Athletics with 10 home runs.
What was the 1919 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1919 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.26.
Did the 1919 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1919 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1919 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1919 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tillie Walker (10 HR, 64 RBI) and Jing Johnson (9-15, 3.61 ERA).
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