1950 Philadelphia Athletics

52-102 • .338 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1950 Philadelphia Athletics went 52-102 (.338) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 670 runs, allowed 913, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Sam Chapman (23 HR, 95 RBI) and Bob Hooper (15-10, 5.02 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

52 Wins
102 Losses
.338 Win %
8th Rank
670 R 913 RA
Diff -243

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670 Runs Scored
913 Runs Allowed
-243 Run Diff
323K Attendance

📈 vs. 1950 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 3% below the 1950 league average (.270)
OBP .349 2% below the 1950 league average (.356)
SLG .378 6% below the 1950 league average (.402)
Team ERA 5.49 20% worse than the 1950 league average (4.58)
Runs Scored 670 14% below the 1950 league average (782 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 323,395
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Avg per Game 4,199

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1950

Batting Avg

1 Joe Astroth 0.327 2 Paul Lehner 0.309 3 Bob Dillinger 0.309 4 Mike Guerra 0.282 5 Ferris Fain 0.282

Home Runs

1 Sam Chapman 23 2 Eddie Joost 18 3 Ferris Fain 10 4 Elmer Valo 10 5 Paul Lehner 9

RBI

1 Sam Chapman 95 2 Ferris Fain 83 3 Eddie Joost 58 4 Billy Hitchcock 54 5 Paul Lehner 52
1950 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Chapman 144 553 93 139 20 6 23 95 68 79 3 0.251
Ferris Fain 151 522 83 147 25 4 10 83 133 26 8 0.282
Eddie Joost 131 476 79 111 12 3 18 58 103 68 5 0.233
Elmer Valo 129 446 62 125 16 5 10 46 82 22 12 0.280
Paul Lehner 114 427 48 132 17 5 9 52 32 33 1 0.309
Billy Hitchcock 115 399 35 109 22 5 1 54 45 32 3 0.273
Bob Dillinger 84 356 55 110 21 9 3 41 31 20 5 0.309
Kermit Wahl 89 280 26 72 12 3 2 27 30 30 1 0.257
Wally Moses 88 265 47 70 16 5 2 21 40 17 0 0.264
Mike Guerra 87 252 25 71 10 4 2 26 16 12 1 0.282
Pete Suder 77 248 34 61 10 0 8 35 23 31 2 0.246
Joe Tipton 64 184 15 49 5 1 6 20 19 16 0 0.266
Barney McCosky 66 179 19 43 10 1 0 11 22 12 0 0.240
Joe Astroth 39 110 11 36 3 1 1 18 18 3 0 0.327
Lou Brissie 46 87 5 15 1 0 0 7 3 4 0 0.172
Alex Kellner 36 80 5 16 1 0 0 3 4 13 0 0.200
Bobby Shantz 37 66 4 11 1 0 1 4 6 10 1 0.167
Hank Wyse 41 59 4 9 0 0 0 4 1 14 0 0.153
Bob Hooper 45 56 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 21 0 0.125
Carl Scheib 50 52 6 13 0 1 1 6 1 9 0 0.250
Dick Fowler 11 26 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.192
Joe Coleman 15 17 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0.059
Bob Wellman 11 15 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.333
Roberto Ortiz 6 14 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.071
Joe Murray 8 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Johnny Kucab 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.111
Gene Markland 5 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.125
Moe Burtschy 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Ben Guintini 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Rinker 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Harry Byrd 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Klieman 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Les McCrabb 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1950

ERA

1 Lou Brissie 4.02 2 Bobby Shantz 4.61 3 Bob Hooper 5.02 4 Alex Kellner 5.47 5 Joe Murray 5.70

Wins

1 Bob Hooper 15 2 Hank Wyse 9 3 Alex Kellner 8 4 Bobby Shantz 8 5 Lou Brissie 7

Strikeouts

1 Lou Brissie 101 2 Bobby Shantz 93 3 Alex Kellner 85 4 Bob Hooper 58 5 Carl Scheib 37
1950 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lou Brissie 7 19 4.02 46 31 8 246.0 237 110 117 101
Alex Kellner 8 20 5.47 36 29 2 225.1 253 137 112 85
Bobby Shantz 8 14 4.61 36 23 0 214.2 251 110 85 93
Hank Wyse 9 14 5.85 41 23 0 170.2 192 111 87 33
Bob Hooper 15 10 5.02 45 20 5 170.1 181 95 91 58
Carl Scheib 3 10 7.22 43 8 3 106.0 138 85 70 37
Dick Fowler 1 5 6.48 11 9 0 66.2 75 48 56 15
Joe Coleman 0 5 8.50 15 6 0 54.0 74 51 50 12
Joe Murray 0 3 5.70 8 2 0 30.0 34 19 21 8
Johnny Kucab 1 1 3.46 4 2 0 26.0 29 10 8 8
Moe Burtschy 0 1 7.11 9 1 0 19.0 22 15 21 12
Harry Byrd 0 0 16.88 6 0 0 10.2 25 20 9 2
Ed Klieman 0 0 9.53 5 0 0 5.2 10 6 2 0
Les McCrabb 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 1.1 7 4 0 2

👥 Roster (33)

Joe Astroth Lou Brissie Moe Burtschy Harry Byrd Sam Chapman Joe Coleman Bob Dillinger Ferris Fain Dick Fowler Mike Guerra Ben Guintini Billy Hitchcock +21 more

33 players

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The 1950 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The record for the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics reads 52 wins and 102 losses, good for 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 670 scored against 913 allowed (-243). The team batting average of .261 was 3% below the 1950 league mark of .270. The staff ERA of 5.49 was 20% worse than the league average of 4.58. League clubs averaged 782 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Athletics scored 14% fewer.

The home park, Shibe Park, recorded 323,395 in attendance, about 4,199 a game. For power, Sam Chapman led the way with 23 homers. The hits leader was Ferris Fain with 147. Bob Hooper was the top winner, with 15 victories. Lou Brissie struck out 101, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1950 Philadelphia Athletics finished 52-102 (.338 win pct).
Who led the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Sam Chapman led the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics with 23 home runs.
What was the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1950 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 5.49.
Did the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1950 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1950 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sam Chapman (23 HR, 95 RBI) and Bob Hooper (15-10, 5.02 ERA).
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