1922 Philadelphia Athletics season

Major League Baseball team season

1922 Philadelphia Athletics

League| American League
Ballpark| Shibe Park
City| Philadelphia
Owners| Connie Mack, Tom Shibe and John Shibe
Managers| Connie Mack

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The 1922 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing seventh in the American League with a record of 65 wins and 89 losses. It was the first season since they won the 1914 pennant that the Athletics did not finish in last place.

## Offseason

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Ben Shibe, who had been part-owner of the Athletics since 1901, died on January 14, 1922. His eldest son, Tom Shibe, was named club president. Tom and his brother, John, would handle the business side of the club, while Connie Mack would continue to be in full charge of the baseball side.

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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American League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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New York Yankees | 94 | 60  | .610  | —  | 50‍–‍27  | 44‍–‍33
St. Louis Browns | 93 | 61  | .604  | 1  | 54‍–‍23  | 39‍–‍38
Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75  | .513  | 15  | 43‍–‍34  | 36‍–‍41
Cleveland Indians | 78 | 76  | .506  | 16  | 44‍–‍35  | 34‍–‍41
Chicago White Sox | 77 | 77  | .500  | 17  | 43‍–‍34  | 34‍–‍43
Washington Senators | 69 | 85  | .448  | 25  | 40‍–‍39  | 29‍–‍46
Philadelphia Athletics | 65 | 89  | .422  | 29  | 38‍–‍39  | 27‍–‍50
Boston Red Sox | 61 | 93  | .396  | 33  | 31‍–‍42  | 30‍–‍51

### Record vs. opponents

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1922 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Team  | BOS  | CWS  | CLE  | DET  | NYY  | PHA  | SLB  | WSH
Boston | — | 10–12 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 10–12
Chicago | 12–10 | — | 12–10–1 | 17–5 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 7–15
Cleveland | 16–6 | 10–12–1 | — | 15–7 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 13–9
Detroit | 17–5 | 5–17 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 16–6–1 | 9–13 | 14–8
New York | 9–13 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 11–11 | — | 17–5 | 14–8 | 15–7
Philadelphia | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 6–16–1 | 5–17 | — | 9–13 | 12–10
St. Louis | 15–7 | 14–8 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 13–9 | — | 14–8
Washington | 12–10 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 8–14 | —

### Roster

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1922 Philadelphia Athletics

Roster
Pitchers

* Charlie Eckert
* Slim Harriss
* Bob Hasty
* Fred Heimach
* Gus Ketchum
* Roy Moore
* Rollie Naylor
* Harry O'Neill
* Curly Ogden
* Otto Rettig
* Eddie Rommel
* Red Schillings
* Jim Sullivan
* Rube Yarrison

|  | Catchers

* Johnny Berger
* Frank Bruggy
* Ollie Fuhrman
* Cy Perkins

Infielders

* Frank Brazill
* Frank Callaway
* Jimmy Dykes
* Chick Galloway
* Joe Hauser
* Doc Johnston
* Frank McCue
* Heinie Scheer
* Ralph Young

|  | Outfielders

* Beauty McGowan
* Bing Miller
* Tilly Walker
* Frank Welch

|  | Manager

* Connie Mack

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos  | Player  | G  | AB  | H  | Avg.  | HR  | RBI

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C | Cy Perkins | 148 | 505 | 135 | .267 | 6 | 69
1B | Joe Hauser | 111 | 368 | 119 | .323 | 9 | 43
2B | Ralph Young | 125 | 470 | 105 | .223 | 1 | 35
SS | Chick Galloway | 155 | 571 | 185 | .324 | 6 | 69
3B | Jimmy Dykes | 145 | 501 | 138 | .275 | 12 | 68
OF | Tillie Walker | 153 | 565 | 160 | .283 | 37 | 99
OF | Bing Miller | 143 | 535 | 179 | .335 | 21 | 90
OF | Frank Welch | 114 | 375 | 97 | .259 | 11 | 49

#### Other batters

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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

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Beauty McGowan | 99 | 300 | 69 | .230 | 1 | 20
Doc Johnston | 71 | 260 | 65 | .250 | 1 | 29
Heinie Scheer | 51 | 135 | 23 | .170 | 4 | 12
Frank Bruggy | 53 | 111 | 31 | .279 | 0 | 9
Frank Callaway | 29 | 48 | 13 | .271 | 0 | 4
Frank Brazill | 6 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1
Ollie Fuhrman | 6 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0
Frank McCue | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Johnny Berger | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Eddie Rommel | 51 | 294.0 | 27 | 13 | 3.28 | 54
Slim Harriss | 47 | 229.2 | 9 | 20 | 5.02 | 102
Bob Hasty | 28 | 192.1 | 9 | 14 | 4.26 | 33
Rollie Naylor | 35 | 171.1 | 10 | 15 | 4.73 | 37
Otto Rettig | 4 | 18.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.91 | 3

#### Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Fred Heimach | 37 | 171.2 | 7 | 11 | 5.03 | 47
Curly Ogden | 15 | 72.1 | 1 | 4 | 3.11 | 20
Roy Moore | 15 | 50.2 | 0 | 3 | 7.64 | 29

#### Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Charlie Eckert | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.68 | 15
Jim Sullivan | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.44 | 15
Rube Yarrison | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.29 | 10
Gus Ketchum | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.62 | 4
Red Schillings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4
Harry O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0

## External links

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* 1922 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
* 1922 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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1922 MLB season by team

Major League Baseball|

| American League|

* Boston
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* New York
* Philadelphia
* St. Louis
* Washington

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National League|

* Boston
* Brooklyn
* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

Negro National League|

* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Cuban Stars
* Detroit
* Indianapolis
* Kansas City
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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Athletics

* Established in 1901
* Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics, the Kansas City Athletics and the Oakland Athletics
* Based in West Sacramento, California

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Ballparks|

* Columbia Park
* Shibe Park
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* New Las Vegas Stadium (proposed)

Spring training
Latta Park Baseball Field
Barrs Field
Cramton Bowl
Terry Park Ballfield
Wilmington Park
McCurdy Field
Connie Mack Field
McKechnie Field
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Phoenix Municipal Stadium
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Culture|

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Lore|

* The Mack Attack
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* 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
* 20 game win streak
* MLB Japan Opening Series 2008
* Philadelphia Athletics 18, Cleveland Indians 17 (1932)

Rivalries|

* Los Angeles Angels
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* San Francisco Giants

Key personnel|

* Owner: John Fisher
* President: Marc Badain
* Executive vice president: Billy Beane
* General manager: David Forst
* Manager: Mark Kotsay

World Series
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