The A's took the game 8-3, with Al Simmons emerging as the batting hero. Alex Kellner 1948-1954. Phillies 1930-35-38 Philad. Hemsley caught in the majors for 19 seasons, including Bob Feller’s Opening Day no-hitter in 1940. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Joe DeMaestri’s two-run single in the seventh gave the A’s two insurance runs, and the final score was 8–6. 1954 Batting Statistics. His mother (Paula) was a Swarthmore College classmate of Lee MacPhail, class of 1939. An August 6–8 weekend in Cleveland had the A’s on the losing end of another sweep, leaving them with a 37–71 record—just behind the 38–72 Orioles, who lost three of four against Boston. [/fn], The 26-year old Power got ready for 1954 spring training by playing third base for the champion Caguas (Puerto Rico) team, managed by Mickey Owen. The Athletics scored 542 runs and yielded 875 runs, most in the circuit. The 1954 A’s set a franchise record finishing 60 games behind Cleveland. The A’s returned home and finished the month with 3–2 and 8–7 wins over Washington. Hank Majeski 1946-1949, 1951-1952. Found inside – Page 190The Athletics also had a black regular in Philadelphia during the 1954 season. Vic Power came over in a trade with the Yankees but made little impression ... Description: A's yearbook with a player sliding into a base on the cover. Found inside – Page 186"Chief Bender Burial," Philadelphia Inquirer, May 28, 1954. After the 1954 season the Athletics left Philadelphia for Kansas City, eventually relocating in ... Aug 2, PHA (35-67) lost to BAL, 2-10, 110. Just better. His best MLB playing seasons were with the 1934–35 St. Louis Browns, managed by Rogers Hornsby. 1954 Philadelphia Athletics Team Signed Official Reach National League $1 (Hamilton Twp,Mercer Cnty ) pic hide this posting restore restore this posting. Dykes tried (unsuccessfully) to take Shantz out of the game a few times and Bobby related: “I told Dykes that our bullpen wasn’t that good and if I’m going to lose it, will lose it myself. - opens in a new window or tab. The 177 home runs clubbed by Zernial from 1950–55 tied him with Cleveland’s Al Rosen for the most in the AL during that six-year stretch. Found inside – Page 273... 1954 Vic Power Philadelphia Athletics April 17, 1954 Nino Escalera Cincinnati Reds September 6, 1954 Carlos Paula Washington Senators April 13, ... Bob Turley (12–15) fanned 10 A’s in winning game one, a 4–3 A’s loss. Eddie Joost helped spark a final revival for the A’s, who had won five World Series (1910–11, 1913, 1929–30) earlier in the century. Some A’s fans booed Zernial as he came off the field. [/fn] Home attendance for the 1954 A’s totaled 304,666 paid fans, the team’s lowest total since the 285,173 in the Depression era of 1936. They then won again on Saturday, June 12, and swept the June 13 twin bill, 4–3 and 6–3. Bobby Shantz’s sore arm precluded him from mound work so Joost scrambled to find other starters. Aug 19, PHA (39-79) lost to NYY, 5-8, 122. The 1933 season was the last competitive year for the Athletics while in Philadelphia. In the A's final year in Philadelphia, navy blue turns a shade lighter, script replaces the "A" logo, red trim is added as an accent, lettering is chain knit. Renna rented a Philadelphia row house near the stadium and adjusted to his new team. 1954 Philadelphia Athletics Team Signed Official Reach National League $1 (cnj > Hamilton Twp,Mercer Cnty ) pic hide this posting restore restore this posting. Vic Power returned to the A’s lineup after an injury-related absence, and played first base. Find out more. Their 94 homers tied Chicago for fourth place—Bill Wilson led the team with 15 homers in 323 at-bats followed by Limmer with 14 in 316 at-bats, Zernial with 14 in 336 at-bats, and Renna with 13 in 422 at-bats. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. View full product details Shibe Park - Connie Mack Stadium Book A Renna homer, a Limmer triple, and Jacobs’ three hits propelled the A’s to a win. Found inside1954: Philadelphia Athletics 1957: Kansas City Athletics Career Statistics: 0–0, 0 saves, 6.75 ERA Ted Williams vs. Hal Raether: 0-for-0, walk, .000 batting ... Limmer then stole second off Johnny Sain. He hit another homer in the last game of the series. Found insideShibe Park was demolished in 1976, and today its site is surrounded by the devastation of North Philadelphia. Kuklick, however, vividly evokes the feelings people had about the home of the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Phillies. 1950-1954 Philadelphia Athletics Baseball Cards for auction. The Nationals came back the next day to sweep the A’s, 8–5 and 10–3. Found inside – Page 234... 163 Philadelphia Athletics (American League 1901-1954) 180-182 Philadelphia Athletics (IA) 87 Philadelphia Athletics Independent 5 Philadelphia ... Coleman, a 1948 AL All-Star with the A’s, won 13 games in 1954 for the O’s, almost a quarter of their 54 wins. Aug 12, PHA (37-74) lost to NYY, 4-5, 113. Spook Jacobs drove in DeMaestri with the winning run when he drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth. Found inside – Page 32The franchise originated as the Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954) and was then renamed the Kansas City Athletics (1955–1961), the Kansas City A's ... In The Philadelphia Athletics, author William C. Kashatus tells the story of Connie Mack's talented and comedic team. 1954 Philadelphia Athletics 51-103 .331 1955 Kansas City Athletics 63-91 .409 1956 Kansas City Athletics 52-102 .338 1957 Kansas City Athletics 59-94 .386 1958 Kansas City Athletics 73-81 .474 1959 Kansas City Athletics 66-88 .429 1960 Kansas City Athletics 58-96 .377 1961 Kansas City Athletics 61-100 .379 The Athletics played the Philadelphia Phillies for the last time in their Philadelphia City Series on June 28, 1954 in the seventh annual Junior Baseball Federation of Philadelphia benefit exhibition game. (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.) He pitched over 200 innings each of those seasons and won 20 games in 1949.”[fn]Dr. Bobby Brown, in a phone interview, recalled the A’s—late 1940s—had a very good pitching staff with Kellner, Joe Coleman, Phil Marchildon et al plus solid position players: Buddy Rosar behind the plate, Ferris Fain (1B), Pete Suder (2B), Hank Majeski (3B), Eddie Joost (SS), Barney McCoskey, Ben Chapman, Elmer Valo, and Wally Moses in the outfield. The 1954 Yankees won more games than any of the 1949–53 world champions. Moe Burtschy and Sonny Dixon had four saves apiece. Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month, 27. Rookie Art Ditmar struggled, lasting one inning, forcing Marion Fricano and Van Brabant into long relief duties. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Found inside – Page 161Connie Mack's Pathetic Athletics of 1916 John G. Robertson, Andy Saunders ... On October 12, 1954, the Philadelphia Athletics were sold to Chicago ... Bill Renna was a pro in every sense of the word. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Philadelphia split their 28 games in June 1954 and were on a pace to win 62 games, but they would fall short of this total. Scheib was sent to St. Louis in a conditional deal that same day. Saturday, May 1, featured a game-winning single by third baseman Jim Finigan, to give the A’s a 2–1 win over Baltimore in the home 10th. The Athletics of Philadelphia: Connie Mack's White Elephants, 1901-1954 If not linked, then no profile on the site Pos Defensive Position Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. “Had that (opening day) start in 1954 but a sore arm kept me from starting any more games that season. This article relating to an Oakland Athletics season is a stub. This article is about the first "Philadelphia Athletics" team. Vic Power played center field and hit third. Batting - 98, Pitching - 104, Pythagorean W-L: It was also the penultimate season for the franchise in Philade The A’s took the first game, 11–4, behind good relief pitching by Moe Burstchy, and Al Sima’s save. Cleveland eclipsed the Yankees’ 1927 AL single-season record of 110 wins. Charlie Bishop—one of 15 pitchers Joost used as a starter in 1954—took the loss the next night versus Detroit. Found inside – Page 64Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) Kansas City A's (1954-1968) Oakland Athletics (1968- World Champions: 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929 1930, 1972, 1973, 1974, ... 1954 Philadelphia Athletics Roster. Wear this Philadelphia Athletics Blue 1954 Clean up Adjustable Hat and show your Athletics support on gameday! . Copyright © 2000-2021 Sports Reference LLC. Five A’s—Jacobs (.326), Power (.304), Zernial (.324), Renna (.325), and Billy Shantz (.316)—got off to a good start at the plate. Arnold Portocarrero pitched a 1–0 shutout at Chicago on September 14, and the A’s returned home, trailing 50– 96 Baltimore by half a game. After this injury, Limmer was never able to pitch again, and became a first baseman. Jim Finigan, the only A’s player selected to the All- Star Game, did not play in the 11–9 AL win at Cleveland, Tuesday, July 13. The 1915 A’s finished 58.5 games behind Boston. MacGregor . Then Tom Morgan won game two, 11–2. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. May 28, PHA (12-24) lost to WSH, 6-12, 41. The Athletics scored 542 runs and yielded 875 runs, most in the circuit. He managed the 1950 Columbus Red Birds to the American Association crown, and the Little World Series title over the International League champion Baltimore Orioles. Attendance figures for the three games were 2,717, 2,187, and 1,092. Jacobs was inducted into the Cuban (pro) Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2009, along with Negro Leagues stars Josh Gibson and James “Cool Papa” Bell. The San Francisco native died in California at age 94.[/fn]. Stadium building costs totaled $315,248.60. The Philadelphia Athletics first spring training game took place on March 25, 1944 and pit the Mackmen against the Curtis Bay Coast Guard team at McCurdy Field in Frederick, Maryland. Finigan (.333), Joost (.321), and Jacobs (.304) were all hitting over .300. [/fn], Bobby Shantz, winner of the 1952 AL MVP Award with a 24-7 record and 27 complete games, was cautious heading into 1954. First Opened: April 12, 1909 First night game: May 16, 1939 Last game: October 1, 1970 Demolished: June 1976 Capacity: 20,000 (1909); 33,000 (1925). [fn]Marilyn Monroe posed for several publicity shots, in high heels, with Zernial, at the 1951 Chicago White Sox training camp in Pasadena, California, prior to a trade which sent Zernial to the 1951 Philadelphia A’s. The 1954 Philadelphia Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1954 season. Capacity: 20,000 (1909); 33,000 (1925) Shibe Park was the first concrete-and-steel stadium in the Major League and was named for Ben Shibe, an Athletics stockholder and baseball manufacturer. The 40–81 A’s led the 39–84 Orioles by two games. Found inside – Page 24... Highlanders/Yankees 1903–1912/1913–2008 Oakland Athletics 1968–2008 Philadelphia Athletics→Kansas City 1901–1954 St. Louis Browns→Baltimore 1902–1953 ... Franchise History: 1901 - 1954 Philadelphia Athletics 1955 - 1967 Kansas City Athletics 1968 - 2018 Oakland Athletics Joost his .263 with 23 homers and 81 RBIs in 1949. Art Ditmar started the last A’s game held at Connie Mack Stadium, on Sunday, September 19. Arnie Portocarrero (1–3) got his first major-league win the next day in a 10–3 romp, as Zernial hit his fifth homer and Jacobs got three hits. Philadelphia Athletics (3886-4248 W-L, 1901 - 1954) - 5 World Championships, 9 Pennants, and 8 Playoff Appearances Also played as: Oakland Athletics (3629-3368 W-L, 1968 - 2011) - 4 World Championships, 6 Pennants, and 15 Playoff Appearances Kansas City Athletics (829-1224 W-L, 1955 - 1967) A's Teams Overall: (8344-8840 W-L, 1901 - 2011) - 9 . The stage was set for the last game in Philadelphia A’s history. Philadelphia then went on a 12-game road trip, June 15–27, starting with three games at Chicago. A's Team History 1901 thru 1954. Philadelphia traded pitcher Morrie Martin and outfielder Ed McGhee to the White Sox on June 11 for pitchers Sonny Dixon and Al Sima, and outfielder Bob Wilson. Bill Renna opined that Cleveland was second to none in 1954 with of Hall of Famers Bob Lemon (23 wins), Early Wynn (23 wins), Bob Feller, Hal Newhouser (in the pen), and Larry Doby (led the AL with 32 homers and 126 RBIs). Bob Grim, Whitey Ford, Allie Reynolds, Eddie Lopat, Tom Morgan, Byrd, and closer Johnny Sain made up a solid staff. The A’s defeated the Red Sox, 16–6, in a June 1 day game before heading home for a 13-game homestand. He hit fourth in the 1954 A’s lineup 56 times, fifth 30 times, and sixth once. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. They played in Washington Friday, May 21, and lost their seventh straight, 7–3. The A’s won two of three at Cleveland, June 22–24, to improve to 26–37, in sixth place. Back-to-back losses to the Yankees, in a Connie Mack Stadium doubleheader on July 5, started the downward spiral. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in, Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts, Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts. The Orioles hosted the A’s later that week (Sunday, September 12) in a doubleheader, with both teams tied (47–95) going into the action. Jacobs played 14 seasons in the minors, finishing with a .300 career batting mark. A’s pitchers fanned 555 hitters and gave up 685 walks. Found inside – Page 159The 1931 Philadelphia Athletics were one ofthe best teams to ever grace a baseball ... Connie Mack continued to be the face of the franchise until 1954, ... April was the only month the A’s sported a winning record: 6–5. Threw 300 pitches.” Shantz echoed Bobby Brown’s remarks about earlier A’s teams with two-time AL batting champion Ferris Fain. Harry Byrd (7–6) won game two of the series (August 10) going the distance, while Eddie Lopat (9–4) won on August 12 when Mantle’s 25th homer broke a 4–4 tie. Pirates 1940-48-60 Pitts. Lou Limmer got the last hit and stolen base by an A’s player at home when he singled in the seventh, after Yogi Berra dropped his foul pop-up. Contact SABR, https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Power-Vic-5608-71_HS_NBL.jpg, /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png, A Final Season: The 1954 Philadelphia Athletics, The National Pastime: From Swampoodle to South Philly (Philadelphia, 2013), “Departure Without Dignity: The Athletics Leave Philadelphia,”. Opened: April 12, 1909 First night game: May 16, 1939 Last game: October 1, 1970 Demolished: June 1976 Capacity: 20,000 (1909); 33,000 (1925). favorite this post Aug 25 MILLER HIGH LIFE TIN BEER SIGN 1954 CHAMPAGNE OF BOTTLE BEER 24X20 EXC Original 1954 Black and White 8x10 Team Photo, Philadelphia Athletics. Joe Astroth was catching more A’s games and Pete Suder spelled Jacobs at second, while Elmer Valo got much more playing time due to Zernial’s injury. Clicking on an individual player will display the player's career statistics including his time with the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics. He was penciled in to join a starting rotation of lefties Bobby Shantz and Alex Kellner, and righty Arnold Portocarrero. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball. Found insideKansas City Athletics American League 1955–1967 Philadelphia Athletics American League 1901–1954 Previous Stadiums Municipal Stadium: 1955–1967 Dimensions: ... The A’s then returned home to play New York. Jun 11, PHA (17-34) lost to DET, 5-16, 58. The team’s .971 fielding percentage was the league’s worst, but Vic Power (8.0) and Bill Renna (6.1) were second and fifth in the AL, in terms of outfield fielding runs saved. Found inside – Page 464... 257, 387 Philadelphia Athletic Base Ball Club (1860–1871) 30 Philadelphia Athletics see Philadelphia AL Franchise (1901–1954) Philadelphia Athletics, ... 1950 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Eddie Joost #1 , Wally Moses #2 , Ben Guintini #3 , Bob Wellman #3 , Sam Chapman #4 , Paul Lehner #5 , Bob Dillinger #6 , Barney McCosky #7 ,. 1950 Philadelphia Athletics. From 1909 until 1954, Shibe Park was home to the Athletics (formerly the Philadelphia Athletics) where they won 5 World Series and 7 Pennants. From a design standpoint, the 1954 Topps Baseball cards are slightly over-sized, measuring 2-5/8" by 3-3/4". Joe DiMaggio first noticed Monroe when he saw footage of those shots and wondered why Zernial was so lucky. Cleveland then won three straight at Detroit to clinch it. (George) Weiss and (Dan) Topping wanted to be certain that the first black player to play for the Yankees would be a role model. Aug 27, PHA (42-84) lost to CHW, 0-11, 129. Bill Wilson’s ninth-inning walk-off homer off Conrado Marrero won the latter contest. Ba Bats Exp Experience in # of years. Aug 23, PHA (40-81) lost to WSH, 3-10, 125. TEAM SIGNED BASEBALL PRICE GUIDE. July 1–11, 1954, was not kind to the A’s. Renna, the San Juan right fielder, “was surprised when he (the sportswriter) told me. In 1950 Connie Mack's last seasons, the Phillies came out of nowhere to win the National League Pennant. Rare one-year-only style Philadelphia Athletics road jersey worn by pitcher Carl Scheib during the club's final season in Philadelphia, in 1954. Bullet Joe Bush 1928 Type 1 Press Photo Philadelphia Athletics. Jul 18, PHA (30-53) lost to CHW, 2-10, 86. Recap and review the results of every game played during the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics season in a month by month format, including all wins and loses, cancellations due to rain, cold and wet grounds. New York swept the A’s, and the O’s took two of three at Chicago to take a two-and-a-halfgame lead over the A’s. Then (I) played three-to-four more weeks for San Juan. “We took the train with New York (1953) and Philadelphia (1954),” stated Renna, adding: “Zernial and Joost didn’t get along; Joost did have some problems with players, Zernial for sure.” Renna experienced no problems with Joost, and kept in touch with Joost and Joe DeMaestri over the years. Art Ditmar, who roomed with Portocarrero in 1954, recalled “Arnold had nine wins—tops for us” and “lived in Long Island during the offseason, and had a pretty good arm.” Lou Limmer’s 13th homer (and his next-to-last one in the majors) came on Friday. But, Trice and Kellner were ineffective in the next two games. The A’s won four out of the five games versus Detroit, only losing game one of the June 11 doubleheader, 16–5, before getting a split thanks to Marion Fricano’s fine start. One-year: Lou Limmer, a native of the Bronx, tore a muscle in his left shoulder when a fire broke out as the crew was fueling a B-29 in the Army Corps in Biloxi, Mississippi. This book, written by a long-time fan of the defunct team, relates the Athletics to the city of Philadelphia and tells the stories of the organization's signature seasons, from the championship years to the days when the A's were synonymous ... x 6ft. Aug 29, PHA (42-86) lost to DET, 3-14, 131. The leftfield foul line measured 334 feet. Fricano came in and threw a wild pitch that scored Lou Berberet, and sent Enos Slaughter to third and Joe Collins to second. Arnold Portocarrero (9–18) struck out 11 Yankees on Friday, September 24, in a 5-1 win, the A’s 50th. 6.08. Trice (3–0, 1.67) also pitched a 5–1 (April 30) home win over Baltimore, helped by Bill Renna’s three RBIs. Found inside – Page 2838 The expansion team was perhaps the most inept team ever, although the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics would probably offer ... Architects: William Steele and Sons Construction: William Steele and Sons Owner: Athletic Grounds Co. (owned by Shibe . Found inside – Page 262... 1942, 1944–1946, 1953 Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pirates BB TR BA .240 HR 2 Carl Scheib, pitcher, 1943–1945, 1947–1954 Philadelphia Athletics, ... Found insidePhiladelphia Athletics. In 1954, the Athletics were purchased by Arnold Johnson, who then, as some owners are wont to do, moved the team. Aug 11, PHA (37-73) lost to NYY, 1-3, 112. $295. His 232 home runs during the 1950s were third in the AL behind Mickey Mantle’s 280 and Yogi Berra’s 256. It was 17–0, and Zernial was tired of the team taking a beating. 1901-1954, Philadelphia Athletics. When we refer to the Philadelphia Athletics, we are specifically concerned with the American League team which existed from 1901, when the American League began, until 1954 when the team moved to Kansas City after being sold on November 5, 1954. 1954 Philadelphia Athletics A's GUMBALL sew iron on PATCH Vintage Baseball hat 3. Boston took the opener, 20–10, and the nightcap, 9–0. Finished Unknown origin. We went to 1954 (and 1955) home games in separate cars. He recalled that the Yankees stayed at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia, located in the Rittenhouse Square District, when they played the A’s. 1952 Season 1954 Season. Unknown origin. The long home stand continued with four games versus Chicago and two each against Detroit and Baltimore. The 1954 AL season was the first time in the twentieth century that two teams won more than 100 games and two teams lost more than 100. Email to friends Share on Facebook - opens in a new window or tab Share on Twitter - opens in a new window or tab Share on Pinterest - opens in a new window or tab Philadelphia ended the road trip with four straight losses at Baltimore, culminating in a June 27 twin bill sweep. Bill Oster, 1954 Philadelphia Athletics. AL STANDINGS, ALL-STAR BREAK, JULY 11, 1954. This article was published in the The National Pastime: From Swampoodle to South Philly (Philadelphia, 2013) Paula went 2-for-5. A’s stars such as Hall of Famers Eddie Plank, Eddie Collins, Albert “Chief” Bender and Frank “Home Run” Baker are well known among baseball aficionados—and this book reveals more about their lives and careers. Aug 29, PHA (42-87) lost to DET, 1-2, 134. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos.
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