1949 Philadelphia Athletics season
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.
- December 16, 1948: Bob Savage was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the St. Louis Browns.
- Prior to 1949 season: Skeeter Kell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.
Regular season
The 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team set a major league team record of executing 217 double plays, a record which still presently stands.Notable transactions
- September 28, 1949: Bill McCahan and $25,000 were traded by the Athletics to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Kermit Wahl.
Player stats
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 |