1947 Philadelphia Athletics Roster (40-man)

1946 Season 1948 Season

Record: 78-76-2, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Connie Mack (78-76-2)

Ballpark: Shibe Park

Attendance: 911,566 (5th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 103
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100

Pythagorean W-L: 79-75, 633 Runs, 614 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Dick Adams	27	us US	R	L	6' 0"	185	Apr 8, 1920	1st	37	18	37	27	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	13	0	-0.2	$2,500
George Binks	32	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Jul 11, 1914	4	104	77	104	87	0	0	13	0	0	0	25	0	51	75	17	2	0.1	$7,000
Lou Brissie	23	us US	L	L	6' 4"	210	Jun 5, 1924	1st	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$2,400
Sam Chapman	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Apr 11, 1916	7	149	145	149	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	134	0	146	4	0	1.9	$12,000
Russ Christopher	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	170	Sep 12, 1917	6	44	0	44	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4	$10,000
Joe Coleman	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Jul 30, 1922	3	32	21	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$5,500
Pat Cooper	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Nov 26, 1917	2	13	1	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0.0
Bill Dietrich	37	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Mar 29, 1910	15	11	9	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$13,500
Ferris Fain	26	us US	L	L	5' 11"	180	Mar 29, 1921	1st	136	130	136	131	0	0	131	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	4.2
Jesse Flores	32	mx MX	R	R	5' 10"	175	Nov 2, 1914	6	28	20	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$8,000
Dick Fowler	26	ca CA	R	R	6' 4"	215	Mar 30, 1921	5	36	31	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	$7,500
Nellie Fox HOF	19	us US	L	R	5' 10"	160	Dec 25, 1927	1st	7	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	-0.1
Herman Franks	33	us US	L	R	5' 10"	187	Jan 4, 1914	4	8	4	8	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.1
Mike Guerra	34	cu CU	R	R	5' 10"	155	Oct 11, 1912	5	72	54	72	62	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	8	-0.7
Gene Handley	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Nov 25, 1914	2	36	25	36	28	0	0	0	17	10	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	-0.1
Eddie Joost	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jun 5, 1916	9	151	151	151	151	0	0	0	0	0	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4
Tom Kirk	19	us US	L	L	5' 10"	182	Sep 27, 1927	1st	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
Austin Knickerbocker	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Oct 15, 1918	1st	21	10	21	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	10	14	3	6	0.0
Chet Laabs	35	us US	R	R	5' 8"	175	Apr 30, 1912	11	15	7	15	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	7	8	0	0.0	$8,000
Hank Majeski	30	us US	R	R	5' 9"	174	Dec 13, 1916	5	141	136	141	138	0	0	0	1	134	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	3.0
Phil Marchildon	33	ca CA	R	R	5' 10"	170	Oct 25, 1913	6	35	35	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.4	$12,000
Bill McCahan	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	200	Jun 7, 1921	2	29	19	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Barney McCosky	30	us US	L	R	6' 1"	184	Apr 11, 1917	6	137	134	137	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	22	0	136	2	1	3.6
Ray Poole	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Jan 16, 1920	2	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0.0
Don Richmond	27	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Oct 27, 1919	3	19	3	19	5	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	3	0.0
Buddy Rosar	32	us US	R	R	5' 9"	190	Jul 3, 1914	9	102	98	102	102	0	102	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.1	$11,500	All-Star
Mickey Rutner	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Mar 18, 1919	1st	12	11	12	11	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
Bob Savage	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Dec 1, 1921	3	44	8	44	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Carl Scheib	20	us US	R	R	6' 1"	192	Jan 1, 1927	4	22	12	22	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.7
Pete Suder	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 16, 1916	5	145	142	145	144	0	0	0	140	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.1	$7,500
Elmer Valo	26	sk SK	L	R	5' 11"	190	Mar 5, 1921	6	112	102	112	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	104	104	10	0	3.1	$7,500
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Connie Mack HOF	84	us US	Dec 22, 1862	Manager	Apr 15	Sep 28
Lena Blackburne	60	us US	Oct 23, 1886		Apr 15	Sep 28
Earle Brucker	46	us US	May 6, 1901		Apr 15	Sep 28
Dave Keefe	50	us US	Jan 9, 1897		Apr 15	Sep 28
Earle Mack	57	us US	Feb 1, 1890		Apr 15	Sep 28
Al Simmons	45	us US	May 22, 1902		Apr 15	Sep 28
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date