1954 Philadelphia Athletics
51 - 103
1953 / 1955 (Organization)
8th place in the AL (60 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		29 - 47 (.382)
22 - 56 (.282)		 -11.3 wins
-14.6 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 542 / 693 ( -151 )
Allowed/Expected: 875 / 679 ( -196 )
Pyth Record: 44 - 110 (+7)
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Attendance: 304,666 Avg Att: 3,957 (0.31)
Att Rank: 8 / 8 Lg Avg: 12,757
       
Park Factor: 1.06    
HR Factor: 1.09 R/L HR: 1.19 / 0.89
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Gus Zernial
31.0
753
-0.3
Vic Power
26.7
263
0.1
Elmer Valo
33.3
263
0.1
Joe Taylor
28.3
66
0.0
Ed McGhee
29.8
18
0.0
Bill Renna
29.7
8
-0.0
6
30.5
1371
-0.1

Center Field
Bill Wilson 25.7
802
-0.5
Vic Power 26.7
480
-0.3
Ed McGhee 29.8
89
0.1
Bill Renna 29.7
1
0.0
4
26.3
1371
-0.7


Right Field
Bill Renna 29.7
968
-0.5
Elmer Valo 33.3
244
-0.2
Vic Power 26.7
93
0.1
Joe Taylor 28.3
66
0.0
4
30.1
1371
-0.6
Shortstop
Joe DeMaestri 25.6
1223
-0.3
Jack Littrell 25.4
79
-0.0
Eddie Joost 38.1
57
0.0
Pete Suder 38.2
11
-0.0
Vic Power 26.7
1
-0.0
5
26.2
1371
-0.3
Second Base
Spook Jacobs 28.7
1126
-2.7
Pete Suder 38.2
234
-0.1
Eddie Joost 38.1
8
-0.0
Joe DeMaestri 25.6
3
0.0
4
30.3
1371
-2.8
Third Base
Jim Finigan 25.9
1158
0.7
Pete Suder 38.2
165
0.2
Eddie Joost 38.1
40
0.0
Joe DeMaestri 25.6
4
0.0
Vic Power 26.7
4
-0.0
5
27.7
1371
0.9
First Base
Lou Limmer 29.3
636
-0.1
Don Bollweg 33.4
573
-0.4
Vic Power 26.7
155
0.1
Gus Zernial 31.0
7
-0.0
4
30.7
1371
-0.4
 
Catcher
Joe Astroth 31.8
583
0.3
Billy Shantz 26.9
407
0.1
Jim Robertson 26.4
381
-0.1
3
28.9
1371
0.3
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James