The 1949 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 81 wins and 73 losses.

Offseason November 10, 1948: Tod Davis was drafted by the Athletics from the Chicago White Sox in the 1948 rule 5 draft.Tod Davis at Baseball-Reference December 16, 1948: Bob Savage was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the St. Louis Browns.Bob Savage at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1949 season: Skeeter Kell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.Skeeter Kell at Baseball-Reference

Regular season The 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team set a major league team record of executing 217 double plays, a record which still presently stands.Old A's Were Masters of the Double Play, by Norman L. Macht, Baseball Digest, December 1989, Vol. 48, No. 12, ISSN 0005-609X

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions September 28, 1949: Bill McCahan and $25,000 were traded by the Athletics to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Kermit Wahl.Kermit Wahl at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1949 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 GP AB H Avg. HR RBI C Mike Guerra 98 298 79 .265 3 31 1B Ferris Fain 150 525 138 .263 3 78 2B Pete Suder 118 445 119 .267 10 75 SS Eddie Joost 144 525 138 .263 23 81 3B Hank Majeski 114 448 124 .277 9 67 OF Elmer Valo 150 547 155 .283 5 85 OF Wally Moses 110 308 85 .276 1 25 OF Sam Chapman 154 589 164 .278 24 108

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 Nellie Fox 88 247 63 .255 0 21 57 169 36 .213 0 10 Taffy Wright 59 149 35 .235 2 25 Joe Astroth 55 148 36 .243 0 12 Buddy Rosar 32 95 19 .200 0 6 31 75 20 .267 1 6 Augie Galan 12 26 8 .308 0 0 Hank Biasatti 21 24 2 .083 0 2 8 20 5 .250 0 3

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 Alex Kellner 38 245.0 20 12 3.75 94 33 240.1 13 14 3.86 109 34 229.1 16 11 4.28 118 31 213.1 15 11 3.75 43

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 Carl Scheib 38 182.2 9 12 5.12 43 Bobby Shantz 33 127.0 6 8 3.40 58 7 20.2 1 1 2.61 3 Phil Marchildon 7 16.0 0 3 11.81 2

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 37 1 1 3 5.44 18 Jim Wilson 2 0 0 0 14.40 2 Clem Hausmann 1 0 0 0 9.00 0

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kewanee, Red Springs

References

External links 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team at Baseball-Reference 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team page at baseball-almanac.com