1949 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1949 Philadelphia Athletics Jersey Logo (1928 to 1949).svg American League Shibe Park Philadelphia 81 73 y 5th Connie Mack Connie Mack WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL WIBG(By Saam, George Walsh, Claude Haring) The 1949 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 81 wins and 73 losses. Offseason November 10, 1948: Tod Davis was drafted by the Athletics from the Chicago White Sox in the 1948 rule 5 draft.Tod Davis at Baseball-Reference December 16, 1948: Bob Savage was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the St. Louis Browns.Bob Savage at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1949 season: Skeeter Kell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.Skeeter Kell at Baseball-Reference Regular season The 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team set a major league team record of executing 217 double plays, a record which still presently stands.Old A's Were Masters of the Double Play, by Norman L. Macht, Baseball Digest, December 1989, Vol. 48, No. 12, ISSN 0005-609Xhttp://philadelphiaathletics.org/a-record-with-legs-most-double-plays-turned-in-a-season/ A Record with Legs: Most Double Plays Turned in a Season philadelphiaathletics.org 23 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160129015953/http://philadelphiaathletics.org/a-record-with-legs-most-double-plays-turned-in-a-season/ January 29, 2016 dead mdy-all Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Notable transactions September 28, 1949: Bill McCahan and $25,000 were traded by the Athletics to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Kermit Wahl.Kermit Wahl at Baseball-Reference Roster 1949 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers 19 Lou Brissie 20 Joe Coleman 25 Dick Fowler 17,11 Bubba Harris 36 Clem Hausmann 22 Alex Kellner 21 Phil Marchildon 23 Bill McCahan 24 Carl Scheib 30 Bobby Shantz 28,34 Jim Wilson Catchers 9,14 Joe Astroth  9 Mike Guerra  8 Buddy Rosar Infielders 11,39 Hank Biasatti 16,31 Tod Davis  5 Ferris Fain 41,18 Nellie Fox  1 Eddie Joost  3 Hank Majeski 12 Pete Suder Outfielders  4 Sam Chapman 11 Bobby Estalella 34 Augie Galan  2 Wally Moses 10 Elmer Valo 13,15 Don White  6 Taffy Wright Manager -- Connie Mack Coaches 26 Earle Brucker 35 Jimmy Dykes 29 Dave Keefe 27 Earle Mack 31 Les McCrabb 32 Al Simmons Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player GP AB H Avg. HR RBI C Mike Guerra 98 298 79 .265 3 31 1B Ferris Fain 150 525 138 .263 3 78 2B Pete Suder 118 445 119 .267 10 75 SS Eddie Joost 144 525 138 .263 23 81 3B Hank Majeski 114 448 124 .277 9 67 OF Elmer Valo 150 547 155 .283 5 85 OF Wally Moses 110 308 85 .276 1 25 OF Sam Chapman 154 589 164 .278 24 108 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Nellie Fox 88 247 63 .255 0 21 Don White Don White (baseball) 57 169 36 .213 0 10 Taffy Wright 59 149 35 .235 2 25 Joe Astroth 55 148 36 .243 0 12 Buddy Rosar 32 95 19 .200 0 6 Tod Davis 31 75 20 .267 1 6 Augie Galan 12 26 8 .308 0 0 Hank Biasatti 21 24 2 .083 0 2 Bobby Estalella Bobby Estalella (outfielder) 8 20 5 .250 0 3 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Alex Kellner 38 245.0 20 12 3.75 94 Joe Coleman Joe Coleman (1950s pitcher) 33 240.1 13 14 3.86 109 Lou Brissie 34 229.1 16 11 4.28 118 Dick Fowler Dick Fowler (baseball) 31 213.1 15 11 3.75 43 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Carl Scheib 38 182.2 9 12 5.12 43 Bobby Shantz 33 127.0 6 8 3.40 58 Bill McCahan 7 20.2 1 1 2.61 3 Phil Marchildon 7 16.0 0 3 11.81 2 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Bubba Harris Bubba Harris (baseball) 37 1 1 3 5.44 18 Jim Wilson 2 0 0 0 14.40 2 Clem Hausmann 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball A Savannah Indians Sally League Frank Skaff A Lincoln Athletics Western League Jimmie DeShong B Martinsville Athletics Carolina League George Staller C Kewanee A's Central Association Harold Hoffman C Youngstown Athletics Middle Atlantic League Eddie Morgan D Welch Miners Appalachian League Bill Hoffner and Emil Kreshka D Tarboro Athletics Coastal Plain League Joe Antolick D Moultrie Athletics Georgia–Florida League Bill Peterman D Lexington Indians North Carolina State League Archie Templeton and Walt Van Grofski D Portsmouth A's Ohio–Indiana League Homer Lee Cox D Red Springs Red Robins Tobacco State League Red Norris LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kewanee, Red Springs References 2 External links 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team at Baseball-Reference 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team page at baseball-almanac.com Category:Philadelphia Athletics seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Oak Category:1940s in Philadelphia