1929 Athletics roster

31 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1929 MLB season. They won the 1929 World Series, 4-1.

1929 Athletics roster: batting

1929 Athletics batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Al Simmons143581114212341574.365.3981.040
Mule Haas13957811518116820.313.356.854
Bing Miller1475568418489324.331.380.869
Jimmie Foxx149517123183331189.354.4631.088
Mickey Cochrane1355141131707957.331.412.887
Max Bishop1294751021103361.232.398.713
Jimmy Dykes1194017613113798.327.412.950
Sammy Hale101379511051406.277.303.641
Joe Boley9130336762471.251.310.676
Homer Summa378112220101.272.298.619
Cy Perkins3876416090.211.259.522
Jim Cronin2556713040.232.295.599
Ossie Orwoll3051613060.255.283.616
Walter French4545712190.267.298.653
Bud Morse82712000.074.074.148
Bevo Lebourveau121615020.313.476.914
Eric McNair4824031.500.5001.125
Eddie Collins9700000.000.222.222
Doc Cramer2600000.000.000.000
Cloy Mattox3601000.167.286.452
Joe Hassler4410000.000.000.000
Rudy Miller2411010.250.571.821

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1929 Athletics roster: pitching

1929 Athletics pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Lefty GroveP42372062.81275.11701.304
Rube WalbergP403318113.60267.2941.334
George EarnshawP44332483.29254.21491.411
Jack QuinnP35181193.97161.0411.372
Bill ShoresP39131163.60152.2491.377
Eddie RommelP3261222.85113.2251.494
Howard EhmkeP118723.2954.2201.150
Carroll YerkesP192104.5837.1111.611
Bill BreckinridgeP31008.1010.022.600

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.