The
1939 Philadelphia AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
season involved the A's finishing seventh in the
American LeagueThe American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
with a record of 55 wins and 97 losses.
Offseason
- October 4, 1938: Bill Beckmann
William Aloysius Becmann was a professional baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1939 until 1942. He pitched mostly for the Philadelphia Athletics, but appeared in his last two major league games for the St. Louis Cardinals.Beckmann spent twelve...
was drafted by the Athletics from the Atlanta CrackersThe Atlanta Crackers were minor league baseball teams based in Atlanta, Georgia, between 1901 and 1965. The Crackers were Atlanta's home team until the Atlanta Braves moved from Milwaukee in 1966....
in the 1938 rule 5 draftThe Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The Rule 5 draft aims to prevent teams from stockpiling too many young players on their minor league affiliate teams when other teams would be willing to...
.
Roster
| 1939 Philadelphia Athletics |
| Roster |
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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 |
G |
AB |
H |
Avg. |
HR |
RBI |
| C |
|
124 |
431 |
122 |
.283 |
20 |
83 |
| 1B |
|
101 |
402 |
118 |
.294 |
6 |
47 |
| 2B |
|
111 |
348 |
101 |
.290 |
4 |
36 |
| OF |
|
115 |
437 |
134 |
.307 |
3 |
33 |
| OF |
|
150 |
544 |
184 |
.338 |
23 |
114 |
| OF |
|
140 |
498 |
134 |
.269 |
15 |
64 |
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 |
| |
62 |
172 |
50 |
.291 |
3 |
31 |
| |
15 |
49 |
14 |
.286 |
0 |
1 |
| |
32 |
21 |
5 |
.238 |
0 |
0 |
| |
9 |
9 |
2 |
.222 |
0 |
3 |
| |
1 |
0 |
0 |
---- |
0 |
0 |
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 |
| |
35 |
197.2 |
10 |
13 |
4.78 |
75 |
| |
27 |
155.1 |
7 |
11 |
5.39 |
20 |
| |
5 |
35.2 |
1 |
2 |
4.04 |
11 |
| |
4 |
22 |
0 |
3 |
6.95 |
11 |
| |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
15.75 |
0 |
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 |
| |
28 |
136 |
9 |
9 |
4.90 |
59 |
| |
14 |
44.2 |
1 |
6 |
4.45 |
13 |
| |
4 |
16.1 |
0 |
2 |
7.71 |
3 |
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 |
| |
54 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
5.25 |
39 |
| |
30 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
6.69 |
25 |
| |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.55 |
2 |
| |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
∞ |
0 |
| |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
Farm system
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