1939 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 55-97
Finished 7th in the AL
Attendance: 550,448, Avg. 8,737
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (25-37)
Manager: Earle Mack (30-60)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1939 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics
1939 Philadelphia Athletics Results

The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1939 season with a record of 55 wins and 97 losses, finishing seventh in the AL.

The Athletics scored 711 runs and allowed 1022 runs. Bob Johnson led Philadelphia with 23 home runs, while Frankie Hayes and Sam Chapman walloped 20 or more as well. Bob Johnson drove in 114 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .338 average. Lynn Nelson paced the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 4.78 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Connie Mack and Earle Mack coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Wayne AmblerSSRRNovember 8, 19155'8"165Abington, PA USA
Bill BeckmannPRRDecember 8, 19076'0"175Clayton, MO USA
Al Brancato3BRRMay 29, 19195'9"188Philadelphia, PA USA
Earle BruckerCRRMay 6, 19015'11"175Albany, NY USA
George CasterPRRAugust 4, 19076'1"180Colton, CA USA
Fred ChapmanSSRRJuly 17, 19166'1"185Liberty, SC USA
Sam ChapmanCFRRApril 11, 19166'0"180Tiburon, CA USA
Eddie CollinsRFLRNovember 23, 19165'10"175Lansdowne, PA USA
Chubby DeanPLLAugust 24, 19155'11"181Mount Airy, NC USA
Nick Etten1BLLSeptember 19, 19136'2"198Spring Grove, IL USA
Lou FinneyCFLRAugust 13, 19106'0"180Buffalo, AL USA
Joe Gantenbein2BLRAugust 25, 19155'9"168San Francisco, CA USA
Frankie HayesCRROctober 13, 19146'0"185Jamesburg, NJ USA
Bob JohnsonLFRRNovember 26, 19056'0"180Pryor, OK USA
Bob JoycePRRJanuary 14, 19156'1"180Stockton, CA USA
Bill LillardSSRRJanuary 10, 19185'10"170Goleta, CA USA
Dario Lodigiani3BRRJune 6, 19165'8"150San Francisco, CA USA
Walt MastersPRRMarch 28, 19075'10"180Pen Argyl, PA USA
Les McCrabbPRRNovember 4, 19145'11"175Wakefield, PA USA
Bob McNamara3BRRSeptember 19, 19165'10"170Denver, CO USA
Dee MilesRFLRFebruary 15, 19096'0"175Kellerman, AL USA
Wally MosesRFLLOctober 8, 19105'10"160Uvalda, GA USA
Bill Nagel2BRRAugust 19, 19156'1"190Memphis, TN USA
Lynn NelsonPLRFebruary 24, 19055'10"170Sheldon, ND USA
Skeeter NewsomeSSRROctober 18, 19105'9"155Phenix City, AL USA
Harry O'NeillCRRMay 8, 19176'3"205Philadelphia, PA USA
Sam PagePLRFebruary 11, 19166'0"172Woodruff, SC USA
Roy ParmeleePRRApril 25, 19076'1"190Lambertville, MI USA
Cotton PippenPRRApril 2, 19116'2"180Cisco, TX 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
Jim SchellePRRApril 13, 19176'3"204Baltimore, MD 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
Bud ThomasPRRSeptember 9, 19106'0"180Faber, VA USA
Eric TiptonLFRRApril 20, 19155'11"190Petersburg, VA USA
Hal WagnerCLRJuly 2, 19156'0"165East Riverton, NJ USA



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