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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Connie Mack Stadium
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:


Formation
Filters
Home Grown
Positions
#
via
1 Elmer Valo
LF
33.3
0.3
6.5
1.5
13
Y
1
1
1938
 Free Agency (Amateur)
2 Pete Suder
2B
38.2
-1.0
1.5
-2.9
12
N
10
1
1940
 Draft (Rule 5) NYA AL
3 Carl Scheib
SP
27.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
11
Y
6
1
1954
 Returned to original Tm SLN NL
4 Joe Astroth
C
31.8
-0.5
3.7
-2.3
8
Y
1
1
1945
 Free Agency (Amateur)
5 Eddie Joost
SS
38.1
0.5
2.7
1.5
8
N
9
30
1946
 Trade SLN NL
6 Alex Kellner
SP
29.8
-0.9
2.9
-3.2
7
N
1
1
1947
 Free Agency
7 Bobby Shantz
SP
28.8
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
6
Y
1
1
1948
 Free Agency (Amateur)
8 Morrie Martin
SP
31.8
0.3
1.4
-0.5
4
N
11
16
1950
 Draft (Rule 5) BRO NL
9 Gus Zernial
LF
31.0
-0.8
8.5
1.8
4
N
4
30
1951
 Trade CHA AL
10 Moe Burtschy
RP
32.2
1.3
7.5
3.7
3
N
1
1
1947
 Unknown PIT NL
11 Charlie Bishop
SP
30.5
0.7
5.3
1.8
3
N
1
1
1952
 Obtained through Minor Lg Agreement Ottawa (International
12 Marion Fricano
SP
31.0
-1.0
4.0
-1.5
3
N
5
10
1952
 Purchased BRO NL
13 Lou Limmer
1B
29.3
-0.2
7.2
1.1
2
Y
1
1
1946
 Free Agency (Amateur)
14 Jack Littrell
SS
25.4
0.2
1.6
0.8
2
N
1
1
1950
 Unknown BOS AL
15 Bob Trice
SP
27.8
-0.5
3.5
-0.7
2
Y
1
1
1952
 Unknown Farnham (Provincial)
16 Dick Rozek
RP
27.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
2
N
12
19
1952
 Trade CLE AL
17 Ed McGhee
CF
29.8
-0.5
0.7
-0.5
2
N
1
27
1953
 Trade CHA AL
18 Joe DeMaestri
SS
25.6
-1.6
5.2
-8.0
2
N
1
27
1953
 Trade CHA AL
19 Art Ditmar
SP
25.2
-0.8
0.0
-1.4
1
Y
1
1
1948
 Free Agency (Amateur)
20 Dutch Romberger
RP
27.1
-0.9
0.0
-0.6
1
Y
1
1
1948
 Free Agency (Amateur)
21 Billy Shantz
C
26.9
0.7
4.1
-0.2
1
Y
1
1
1948
 Free Agency (Amateur)
22 Arnie Portocarrero
SP
23.0
3.1
14.1
5.4
1
Y
8
1
1949
 Free Agency (Amateur)
23 Joe Taylor
LF
28.3
-0.5
0.2
-0.9
1
Y
1
1
1952
 Purchased Drummondville (Provincial)
24 Ozzie Van Brabant
SW
27.8
-0.5
0.2
-0.8
1
Y
1
1
1952
 Free Agency (Amateur)
25 Spook Jacobs
2B
28.7
-0.8
10.3
-2.0
1
N
11
30
1953
 Draft (Rule 5) BRO NL
26 Don Bollweg
1B
33.4
0.1
5.7
0.5
1
N
12
16
1953
 Trade NYA AL
27 Bill Renna
RF
29.7
-0.1
8.5
-0.0
1
N
12
16
1953
 Trade NYA AL
28 Jim Finigan
3B
25.9
2.7
19.7
8.4
1
N
12
16
1953
 Trade NYA AL
29 Johnny Gray
SP
27.6
-2.3
0.0
-3.7
1
N
12
16
1953
 Trade NYA AL
30 Vic Power
CF
26.7
0.1
6.9
-2.5
1
N
12
16
1953
 Trade NYA AL
31 Jim Robertson
C
26.4
-0.9
1.5
-2.5
1
N
12
16
1953
 Trade NYA AL
32 Hal Raether
RP
21.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
1
Y
1
1
1954
 Free Agency (Amateur)
33 Bill Upton
RP
25.0
0.2
0.7
0.5
1
N
2
19
1954
 Trade CLE AL
34 Lee Wheat
RP
24.8
-0.1
0.3
-0.7
1
N
2
19
1954
 Trade CLE AL
35 Al Sima
SW
32.7
-0.6
2.0
-0.9
1
N
6
11
1954
 Trade CHA AL
36 Bill Wilson
CF
25.7
0.9
11.2
3.5
1
N
6
11
1954
 Trade CHA AL
37 Sonny Dixon
SW
29.7
0.5
5.2
1.2
1
N
6
11
1954
 Trade CHA AL
38 Bill Oster
RP
21.5
-0.3
0.1
-0.5
1
Y
8
20
1954
 Free Agency (Amateur)
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Player Pos Hometown
Joe Astroth C Alton, IL (US)
Charlie Bishop SP Atlanta, GA (USA)
Don Bollweg 1B Wheaton, IL (USA)
Moe Burtschy RP Cincinnati, OH (US)
Joe DeMaestri SS Mill Valley, CA (US)
Art Ditmar SP Pittsfield, MA (US)
Sonny Dixon SW Charlotte, NC (US)
Jim Finigan 3B Quincy, IL (USA)
Marion Fricano SP Brant, NY (USA)
Johnny Gray SP West Palm Beach, FL (USA)
Spook Jacobs 2B Pennsville, NJ (US)
Eddie Joost SS San Francisco, CA (US)
Alex Kellner SP Tucson, AZ (US)
Lou Limmer 1B Manhattan, NY (US)
Jack Littrell SS Louisville, KY (USA)
Morrie Martin SP Dixon, MO (US)
Ed McGhee CF Perry, AR (USA)
Bill Oster RP New York, NY (USA)
Arnie Portocarrero SP New York, NY (USA)
Vic Power CF Arecibo (P.R.)
Hal Raether RP Lake Mills, WI (USA)
Bill Renna RF Hanford, CA (USA)
Jim Robertson C Peoria, IL (US)
Dutch Romberger RP Klingerstown, PA (USA)
Dick Rozek RP Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Carl Scheib SP Philadelphia, PA (US)
Billy Shantz C Pottstown, PA (US)
Bobby Shantz SP Pottstown, PA (US)
Al Sima SW Mahwah, NJ (USA)
Pete Suder 2B Alliquippa, PA (US)
Joe Taylor LF Chapman, AL (USA)
Bob Trice SP Wierton, WV (US)
Bill Upton RP Esther, MO (USA)
Elmer Valo LF Palmerton, PA (US)
Ozzie Van Brabant SW Kingsville, ON (CAN)
Lee Wheat RP Edwardsville, IL (USA)
Bill Wilson CF Central City, NE (USA)
Gus Zernial LF Beaumont, TX (US)

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