1951 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
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Level: MLB
Location:
Team Record: 70-84 .455
Result: 6th in American League
Manager(s): Jimmy Dykes
General Manager: Art Ehlers
Stadium: Shibe Park
Attendance: 465,469
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Philadelphia Athletics affiliate history
Team Record: 70-84 .455
Result: 6th in American League
Manager(s): Jimmy Dykes
General Manager: Art Ehlers
Stadium: Shibe Park
Attendance: 465,469
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Philadelphia Athletics affiliate history
Oldest Player: Wally Moses (40)
Youngest Player: Carl Scheib (24)
Longest Tenure: Sam Chapman (11)
Top Hitter: Eddie Joost (2)
Top Pitcher: Bobby Shantz (13)
Top Draft Pick:
Roster Continuity: 89.70%
Youngest Player: Carl Scheib (24)
Longest Tenure: Sam Chapman (11)
Top Hitter: Eddie Joost (2)
Top Pitcher: Bobby Shantz (13)
Top Draft Pick:
Roster Continuity: 89.70%
American League Standings
| Teams | W | L | Pct | GB |
| NY Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | -- |
| Cleveland | 93 | 61 | .604 | 5.0 |
| Boston | 87 | 67 | .565 | 11.0 |
| Chi White Sox | 81 | 73 | .526 | 17.0 |
| Detroit | 73 | 81 | .474 | 25.0 |
| Philadelphia | 70 | 84 | .455 | 28.0 |
| Washington | 62 | 92 | .403 | 36.0 |
| St. Louis | 52 | 102 | .338 | 46.0 |
| # | Player | Pos | HiLvl | Ht | Wt | Bats | Throws | Born | Age | Place | Draft Information | ||||
| 9 | Joe Astroth | C | MLB | 5-9 | 187 | Right | Right | 9/1/1922 | 28 | East Alton,Illinois | UDFA | ||||
| 19 | Lou Brissie | P | MLB | 6-4 | 215 | Left | Left | 6/5/1924 | 27 | Anderson,South Carolina | UDFA | ||||
| 38 | Moe Burtschy | P | MLB | 6-3 | 208 | Right | Right | 4/18/1922 | 29 | Cincinnati,Ohio | UDFA | ||||
| 4 | Sam Chapman | OF | MLB | 6-1 | 190 | Right | Right | 4/11/1916 | 35 | Tiburon,California | UDFA | ||||
| 7 | Allie Clark | OF | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 6/16/1923 | 28 | South Amboy,New Jersey | UDFA | ||||
| 20 | Joe Coleman | P | MLB | 200 | Right | Right | 7/30/1922 | 28 | Medford,Massachusetts | UDFA | |||||
| 16 | Tod Davis | SS-3B | MLB | 6-2 | 190 | Right | Right | 7/24/1924 | 26 | Los Angeles,California | UDFA | ||||
| 8 | Ferris Fain | 1B | MLB | 5-11 | 186 | Left | Left | 5/29/1921 | 30 | San Antonio,Texas | UDFA | ||||
| 25 | Dick Fowler | P | MLB | 215 | Right | Right | 3/30/1921 | 30 | Toronto,Ontario | UDFA | |||||
| 17 | Bubba Harris | P | MLB | 6-4 | 204 | Right | Right | 2/15/1926 | 25 | Sulligent,Alabama | UDFA | ||||
| 11 | Billy Hitchcock | 3B-2B | MLB | 6-1 | 185 | Right | Right | 7/31/1916 | 34 | Inverness,Alabama | UDFA | ||||
| 23 | Bob Hooper | P | MLB | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 5/30/1922 | 29 | Leamington,Ontario | UDFA | ||||
| 1 | Eddie Joost | SS | MLB | 6-0 | 175 | Right | Right | 6/5/1916 | 35 | San Francisco,California | UDFA | ||||
| 22 | Alex Kellner | P | MLB | 6-0 | 200 | Right | Left | 8/26/1924 | 26 | Tucson,Arizona | UDFA | ||||
| 6 | Lou Klein | 2B | MLB | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 10/22/1918 | 32 | New Orleans,Louisiana | UDFA | ||||
| 37 | Johnny Kucab | P | MLB | 6-2 | 185 | Right | Right | 12/17/1919 | 31 | Olyphant,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 5 | Paul Lehner | OF | MLB | 5-9 | 165 | Left | Left | 7/1/1920 | 30 | Dolomite,Alabama | UDFA | ||||
| 3 | Lou Limmer | 1B | MLB | 6-2 | 190 | Left | Left | 3/10/1925 | 26 | New York,New York | UDFA | ||||
| 5 | Hank Majeski | 3B | MLB | 5-9 | 180 | Right | Right | 12/13/1916 | 34 | Staten Island,New York | UDFA | ||||
| 26,42 | Morrie Martin | P | MLB | 6-0 | 180 | Left | Left | 9/3/1922 | 28 | Dixon,Missouri | UDFA | ||||
| 7 | Barney McCosky | OF | MLB | 6-1 | 184 | Left | Right | 4/11/1917 | 34 | Coal Run,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 2 | Wally Moses | OF | MLB | 5-10 | 160 | Left | Left | 8/10/1910 | 40 | Uvalda,Georgia | UDFA | ||||
| 14 | Ray Murray | C | MLB | 6-3 | 204 | Right | Right | 10/12/1917 | 33 | Spring Hope,North Carolina | UDFA | ||||
| 17 | Dave Philley | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 188 | Both | Right | 5/16/1920 | 31 | Paris,Texas | UDFA | ||||
| 6 | Ed Samcoff | 2B | MLB | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 9/1/1924 | 26 | Sacramento,California | UDFA | ||||
| 24 | Carl Scheib | P | MLB | 6-1 | 192 | Right | Right | 1/1/1927 | 24 | Gratz,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 30 | Bobby Shantz | P | MLB | 5-6 | 142 | Right | Left | 9/26/1925 | 25 | Pottstown,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 12 | Pete Suder | 2B-3B | MLB | 6-0 | 175 | Right | Right | 4/16/1916 | 35 | Aliquippa,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 15 | Joe Tipton | C | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 2/18/1922 | 29 | McCaysville,Georgia | UDFA | ||||
| 10 | Elmer Valo | OF | MLB | 5-11 | 190 | Left | Right | 3/5/1921 | 30 | Ribnik,Czech Republic | UDFA | ||||
| 18 | Kermit Wahl | 3B-SS | MLB | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 11/18/1922 | 28 | Columbia,South Dakota | UDFA | ||||
| 36 | Hank Wyse | P | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 3/1/1918 | 33 | Lunsford,Arkansas | UDFA | ||||
| 19 | Gus Zernial | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 210 | Right | Right | 6/27/1923 | 28 | Beaumont,Texas | UDFA | ||||
| 21 | Sam Zoldak | P | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Left | Left | 12/8/1918 | 32 | Brooklyn,New York | UDFA | ||||
| Team Personnel | Position | |
| Chief Bender | Assistant Coach | |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager | |
| Art Ehlers | General Manager | |
| Claude Haring | Broadcaster | |
| Bing Miller | Assistant Coach | |
| Tom Oliver | Assistant Coach |
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