1939 Philadelphia Athletics

55-97 • .362 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1939 Philadelphia Athletics went 55-97 (.362) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 711 runs, allowed 1,022, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Bob Johnson (23 HR, 114 RBI) and Lynn Nelson (10-13, 4.78 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

55 Wins
97 Losses
.362 Win %
7th Rank
711 R 1022 RA
Diff -311

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711 Runs Scored
1022 Runs Allowed
-311 Run Diff
550K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 3% below the 1939 league average (.278)
OBP .335 5% below the 1939 league average (.351)
SLG .400 2% below the 1939 league average (.407)
Team ERA 5.79 25% worse than the 1939 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 711 11% below the 1939 league average (800 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 550,448
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Avg per Game 7,242

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Chubby Dean 0.351 2 Bob Johnson 0.338 3 Wally Moses 0.307 4 Dee Miles 0.300 5 Dick Siebert 0.294

Home Runs

1 Bob Johnson 23 2 Frankie Hayes 20 3 Sam Chapman 15 4 Bill Nagel 12 5 Dario Lodigiani 6

RBI

1 Bob Johnson 114 2 Frankie Hayes 83 3 Sam Chapman 64 4 Dick Siebert 47 5 Dario Lodigiani 44
1939 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Johnson 150 544 115 184 30 9 23 114 99 59 15 0.338
Sam Chapman 140 498 74 134 24 6 15 64 51 62 11 0.269
Wally Moses 115 437 68 134 28 7 3 33 44 23 7 0.307
Frankie Hayes 124 431 66 122 28 5 20 83 40 55 4 0.283
Dick Siebert 101 402 58 118 28 3 6 47 21 22 4 0.294
Dario Lodigiani 121 393 46 102 22 4 6 44 42 18 2 0.260
Joe Gantenbein 111 348 47 101 14 4 4 36 32 22 1 0.290
Bill Nagel 105 341 39 86 19 4 12 39 25 86 2 0.252
Dee Miles 106 320 49 96 17 6 1 37 15 17 3 0.300
Skeeter Newsome 99 248 22 55 9 1 0 17 19 12 5 0.222
Wayne Ambler 95 227 15 48 13 0 0 24 22 25 1 0.211
Earle Brucker 62 172 18 50 15 1 3 31 24 16 0 0.291
Nick Etten 43 155 20 39 11 2 3 29 16 11 0 0.252
Eric Tipton 47 104 12 24 4 2 1 14 13 7 2 0.231
Lynn Nelson 40 80 3 15 2 0 0 5 2 13 0 0.188
Chubby Dean 80 77 12 27 4 0 0 19 8 4 0 0.351
Al Brancato 21 68 12 14 5 0 1 8 8 4 1 0.206
Nels Potter 41 67 6 12 2 0 0 4 5 6 0 0.179
Buck Ross 29 58 2 12 2 0 0 4 1 19 0 0.207
Bill Beckmann 27 52 5 13 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.250
Fred Chapman 15 49 5 14 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 0.286
George Caster 28 43 2 9 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0.209
Bob Joyce 30 35 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.086
Cotton Pippen 25 35 1 3 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.086
Lou Finney 9 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.136
Eddie Collins 32 21 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.238
Bill Lillard 7 19 4 6 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.316
Roy Parmelee 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.133
Les McCrabb 5 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Bob McNamara 9 9 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0.222
Hal Wagner 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Sam Page 4 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.429
Jim Reninger 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Bud Thomas 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Walt Masters 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Harry O'Neill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Schelle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Smith 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Les McCrabb 4.04 2 Lynn Nelson 4.78 3 George Caster 4.90 4 Chubby Dean 5.25 5 Bill Beckmann 5.39

Wins

1 Lynn Nelson 10 2 George Caster 9 3 Nels Potter 8 4 Bill Beckmann 7 5 Buck Ross 6

Strikeouts

1 Lynn Nelson 75 2 Nels Potter 60 3 George Caster 59 4 Buck Ross 43 5 Chubby Dean 39
1939 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lynn Nelson 10 13 4.78 35 24 1 197.2 233 105 64 75
Nels Potter 8 12 6.60 41 25 2 196.1 258 144 88 60
Buck Ross 6 14 6.00 29 28 0 174.0 216 116 95 43
Bill Beckmann 7 11 5.39 27 19 0 155.1 198 93 41 20
George Caster 9 9 4.90 28 17 0 136.0 144 74 45 59
Cotton Pippen 4 11 5.99 25 17 1 118.2 169 79 40 33
Chubby Dean 5 8 5.25 54 1 7 116.2 132 68 80 39
Bob Joyce 3 5 6.69 30 6 0 107.2 156 80 37 25
Roy Parmelee 1 6 6.45 14 5 1 44.2 42 32 35 13
Les McCrabb 1 2 4.04 5 4 0 35.2 42 16 10 11
Sam Page 0 3 6.95 4 3 0 22.0 34 17 15 11
Jim Reninger 0 2 7.71 4 2 0 16.1 24 14 12 3
Walt Masters 0 0 6.55 4 0 0 11.0 15 8 8 2
Bud Thomas 0 1 15.75 2 2 0 4.0 8 7 1 0
Eddie Smith 1 0 9.82 3 0 0 3.2 7 4 2 3
Bill Nagel 0 0 12.00 1 0 0 3.0 7 4 1 0
Jim Schelle 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 3 3 0
Dave Smith 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 2 0

👥 Roster (39)

Wayne Ambler Bill Beckmann Al Brancato Earle Brucker George Caster Fred Chapman Sam Chapman Eddie Collins Chubby Dean Nick Etten Lou Finney Joe Gantenbein +27 more

39 players

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The 1939 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1939 Philadelphia Athletics won 55 games and lost 97, ending up 7th in the AL. The run column shows 711 for and 1022 against. Against a league average of .278, the 1939 Philadelphia Athletics batted .270. The staff ERA of 5.79 was 25% worse than the league average of 4.62. The 1939 Philadelphia Athletics scored 11% fewer runs than the average club (711 against 800).

Shibe Park was home in 1939, drawing a total attendance of 550,448. Bob Johnson led the club in home runs with 23. On the mound, Lynn Nelson won 10 games to lead the staff. The 1939 roster runs to 39 players. The 1938 season and the 1940 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1939 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1939 Philadelphia Athletics finished 55-97 (.362 win pct).
Who led the 1939 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Bob Johnson led the 1939 Philadelphia Athletics with 23 home runs.
What was the 1939 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1939 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 5.79.
Did the 1939 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1939 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1939 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1939 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Johnson (23 HR, 114 RBI) and Lynn Nelson (10-13, 4.78 ERA).
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