1948 Philadelphia Athletics season

1948 Philadelphia Athletics
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Shibe Park (since 1909)
Philadelphia (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Connie Mack
Manager(s)	Connie Mack
Local television	WPTZ/WCAU (Claude Haring)
Local radio	WIBG (By Saam, Chuck Thompson)
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The 1948 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 4th in the American League with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Cleveland Indians	97	58	.626	--
Boston Red Sox	96	59	.619	1
New York Yankees	94	60	.610	2.5
Philadelphia Athletics	84	70	.545	12.5
Detroit Tigers	78	76	.506	18.5
St. Louis Browns	59	94	.386	37
Washington Senators	56	97	.366	40
Chicago White Sox	51	101	.336	44.5

Record vs. opponents

1948 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	14–8	11–12	15–7	14–8	12–10	15–7	15–7
Chicago	8–14	—	6–16	8–14	6–16	6–16	8–13–1	9–12–1
Cleveland	12–11	16–6	—	13–9	10–12	16–6	14–8–1	16–6
Detroit	7–15	14–8	9–13	—	9–13	12–10	11–11	16–6
New York	8–14	16–6	12–10	13–9	—	12–10	16–6	17–5
Philadelphia	10–12	16–6	6–16	10–12	10–12	—	18–4	14–8
St. Louis	7–15	13–8–1	8–14–1	11–11	6–16	4–18	—	10–12
Washington	7–15	12–9–1	6–16	6–16	5–17	8–14	12–10	—

Notable transactions

• June 4, 1948: George Binks and $20,000 was traded by the Athletics to the St. Louis Browns for Ray Coleman.^[1]

Roster

1948 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers 19 Lou Brissie 20 Joe Coleman 18 Bill Dietrich 25 Dick Fowler 17 Bubba Harris 18 Wally Holborow 22 Alex Kellner 21 Phil Marchildon 23 Bill McCahan 22 Nels Potter 16 Bob Savage 24 Carl Scheib		Catchers 28 Earle Brucker 14 Herman Franks  9 Mike Guerra  8 Buddy Rosar Infielders 30 Billy DeMars  5 Ferris Fain 41 Nellie Fox  1 Eddie Joost  3 Hank Majeski 12 Pete Suder  2 Skeeter Webb 56 Bob Wellman  6 Rudy York		Outfielders 11 George Binks  4 Sam Chapman 11 Ray Coleman  7 Barney McCosky 10 Elmer Valo 15 Don White		Manager -- Connie Mack Coaches    Lena Blackburne 26 Earle Brucker, Sr. 29 Dave Keefe 27 Earle Mack 32 Al Simmons

Player stats

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

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
White, DonDon White	86	253	62	.245	1	28
Coleman, RayRay Coleman	68	210	51	.243	0	21
Binks, GeorgeGeorge Binks	17	41	4	.098	0	2
Fox, NellieNellie Fox	3	13	2	.154	0	0
Brucker, EarleEarle Brucker	2	6	1	.167	0	0

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
Coleman, JoeJoe Coleman	33	215.2	14	13	4.09	86
Fowler, DickDick Fowler	29	204.2	15	8	3.78	50

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
Brissie, LouLou Brissie	39	194	14	10	4.13	127
Dietrich, BillBill Dietrich	4	15.1	1	2	5.87	5

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
Harris, BubbaBubba Harris	45	5	2	5	4.13	32
Savage, BobBob Savage	33	5	1	5	6.21	26

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Savannah Indians	Sally League	Eric McNair
A	Lincoln Athletics	Western League	Jimmie DeShong
C	Martinsville Athletics	Carolina League	Eddie Morgan
C	Moline/Kewanee A's	Central Association	Joe Glenn
D	Welch Miners	Appalachian League	Woody Wheaton
D	Federalsburg A's	Eastern Shore League	Ducky Detweiler
D	Moultrie Athletics	Georgia–Florida League	Joe Antolick
D	Lexington Indians	North Carolina State League	Homer Lee Cox
D	Portsmouth A's	Ohio–Indiana League	George Staller
D	Red Springs Red Robins	Tobacco State League	Red Norris

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Martinsville, Red Springs

Moline franchise moved to Kewanee, June 18, 1948

References

1. Ray Coleman at Baseball-Reference

External links

• 1948 Philadelphia Athletics team at Baseball-Reference
• 1948 Philadelphia Athletics team page at baseball-almanac.com