1938 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 53-99
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 516,418, Avg. 8,466
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (53-99)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1938 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics
1938 Philadelphia Athletics Results

The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1938 season with a record of 53 wins and 99 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.

The Athletics plated 726 runs and yielded 956 runs. Bob Johnson walloped 30 home runs for Philadelphia, while Sam Chapman swatted 20 or more, too. Bob Johnson drove in 113 runs and topped all regular batters with a .313 average. George Caster led the team with 16 wins and a team-best 4.35 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Connie Mack coached the team.

Click on column headings to sort.

Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Wayne AmblerSSRRNovember 8, 19155'8"165Abington, PA USA
Babe BarnaLFLRMarch 2, 19156'2"210Clarksburg, WV USA
Irv BartlingSSRRJune 27, 19146'0"175Bay City, MI USA
Charlie BerryCRROctober 18, 19026'0"185Phillipsburg, NJ USA
Earle BruckerCRRMay 6, 19015'11"175Albany, NY USA
Ralph BuxtonPRRJune 7, 19115'11"163Weyburn, SK CAN
George CasterPRRAugust 4, 19076'1"180Colton, CA USA
Sam ChapmanLFRRApril 11, 19166'0"180Tiburon, CA USA
Chubby DeanPLLAugust 24, 19155'11"181Mount Airy, NC USA
Paul EasterlingCFRRSeptember 28, 19055'11"180Reidsville, GA USA
Nick Etten1BLLSeptember 19, 19136'2"198Spring Grove, IL USA
Lou Finney1BLRAugust 13, 19106'0"180Buffalo, AL USA
Randy GumpertPRRJanuary 23, 19186'3"185Monocacy, PA USA
Mule HaasOFLROctober 15, 19036'1"175Montclair, NJ USA
Gene Hasson1BLLJuly 20, 19156'0"197Connellsville, PA USA
Frankie HayesCRROctober 13, 19146'0"185Jamesburg, NJ USA
Bob JohnsonCFRRNovember 26, 19056'0"180Pryor, OK USA
Harry KelleyPRRFebruary 13, 19065'9"170Parkin, AR USA
Dario Lodigiani2BRRJune 6, 19165'8"150San Francisco, CA USA
Wally MosesRFLLOctober 8, 19105'10"160Uvalda, GA USA
Lynn NelsonPLRFebruary 24, 19055'10"170Sheldon, ND USA
Skeeter NewsomeSSRROctober 18, 19105'9"155Phenix City, AL USA
Ace ParkerSSRRMay 17, 19126'0"180Portsmouth, VA USA
Rusty PetersSSRRDecember 14, 19145'11"170Roanoke, VA USA
Nels PotterPLRAugust 23, 19115'11"180Mount Morris, IL USA
Jim ReningerPRRMarch 7, 19156'3"210Aurora, IL USA
Buck RossPRRFebruary 3, 19156'2"170Norwood, NC USA
Dick Siebert1BLLFebruary 19, 19126'0"170Fall River, MA USA
Dave SmithPRRDecember 17, 19145'10"170Sellers, SC USA
Eddie SmithPBLDecember 14, 19135'10"174Mansfield, NJ USA
Stan Sperry2BLRFebruary 19, 19145'10"164Evansville, WI USA
Bud ThomasPRRSeptember 9, 19106'0"180Faber, VA USA
Hal WagnerCLRJuly 2, 19156'0"165East Riverton, NJ USA
Billy Werber3BRRJune 20, 19085'10"170Berwyn, MD USA
Al WilliamsPRRMay 11, 19146'3"200Valhermosa Springs, AL USA



Baseball


Recent Updates

Baseball Search