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 Philadelphia Athletics Batting Leaders (1946) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Barney McCosky .354
2. Elmer Valo .307
3. Buddy Rosar .283
4. Pete Suder .281
5. Oscar Grimes .262
6. Sam Chapman .261
7. Gene Handley .251
8. Hank Majeski .250
9. Irv Hall .249
10. Tuck Stainback .244
Home Runs
1. Sam Chapman 20
2. Jack Wallaesa 5
3. George McQuinn 3
4. Hal Peck 2
4. Buddy Rosar 2
4. Pete Suder 2
7. Lum Harris 1
7. Oscar Grimes 1
7. Hank Majeski 1
7. Barney McCosky 1
Runs Batted In
1. Sam Chapman 67
2. Pete Suder 50
3. Buddy Rosar 47
4. George McQuinn 35
5. Barney McCosky 34
6. Elmer Valo 31
7. Hank Majeski 25
8. Gene Handley 21
9. Oscar Grimes 20
9. Tuck Stainback 20
On-Base Average
1. Barney McCosky .433
2. Elmer Valo .411
3. Oscar Grimes .356
4. Buddy Rosar .339
5. Sam Chapman .327
6. Hank Majeski .320
7. George McQuinn .317
8. Russ Derry .311
8. Gene Handley .311
10. Pete Suder .309
Slugging Percentage
1. Barney McCosky .445
2. Sam Chapman .429
3. Elmer Valo .411
4. Buddy Rosar .358
5. Pete Suder .352
6. Hank Majeski .337
7. Gene Handley .323
8. George McQuinn .316
9. Jack Wallaesa .314
10. Russ Derry .304
Runs Scored
1. Sam Chapman 77
2. Elmer Valo 59
3. George McQuinn 47
4. Pete Suder 38
5. Tuck Stainback 35
6. Buddy Rosar 34
7. Barney McCosky 33
8. Gene Handley 31
9. Oscar Grimes 28
10. Hank Majeski 25
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Barney McCosky .878
2. Elmer Valo .822
3. Sam Chapman .756
4. Buddy Rosar .697
5. Pete Suder .661
6. Oscar Grimes .660
7. Hank Majeski .657
8. Gene Handley .634
9. George McQuinn .633
10. Russ Derry .615
Isolated Power
1. Sam Chapman .168
2. Jack Wallaesa .118
3. Elmer Valo .104
4. Russ Derry .097
5. Barney McCosky .091
5. George McQuinn .091
7. Hank Majeski .087
8. Buddy Rosar .075
9. Gene Handley .072
10. Pete Suder .071
Steals
1. Elmer Valo 9
2. Gene Handley 8
3. George McQuinn 4
4. Hank Majeski 3
4. Tuck Stainback 3
6. Oscar Grimes 2
6. Barney McCosky 2
8. Sam Chapman 1
8. Gene Desautels 1
8. Irv Hall 1
Hits
1. Sam Chapman 142
2. Pete Suder 128
3. Buddy Rosar 120
4. Barney McCosky 109
4. George McQuinn 109
6. Elmer Valo 107
7. Tuck Stainback 71
8. Hank Majeski 66
9. Gene Handley 63
10. Oscar Grimes 50
Doubles
1. George McQuinn 23
2. Sam Chapman 22
2. Buddy Rosar 22
4. Elmer Valo 21
5. Pete Suder 20
6. Barney McCosky 17
7. Hank Majeski 14
8. Tuck Stainback 10
9. Russ Derry 8
9. Gene Handley 8
Triples
1. George McQuinn 6
1. Elmer Valo 6
3. Sam Chapman 5
3. Russ Derry 5
3. Gene Handley 5
6. Barney McCosky 4
7. Hank Majeski 3
7. Pete Suder 3
9. Irv Hall 2
9. Hal Peck 2
Walks
1. George McQuinn 64
2. Elmer Valo 60
3. Sam Chapman 54
4. Barney McCosky 43
5. Buddy Rosar 36
6. Russ Derry 27
6. Oscar Grimes 27
8. Hank Majeski 26
9. Gene Handley 22
10. Pete Suder 18
Sacrifice Hits
1. Oscar Grimes 11
1. Barney McCosky 11
1. Pete Suder 11
4. Phil Marchildon 7
4. Irv Hall 7
4. George McQuinn 7
7. Gene Handley 6
8. Jesse Flores 5
9. Lum Harris 4
9. Bobo Newsom 4
Total Bases
1. Sam Chapman 234
2. Pete Suder 160
3. George McQuinn 153
4. Buddy Rosar 152
5. Elmer Valo 143
6. Barney McCosky 137
7. Hank Majeski 89
8. Tuck Stainback 85
9. Gene Handley 81
10. Jack Wallaesa 61
Games Played
1. Sam Chapman 146
2. George McQuinn 136
3. Pete Suder 128
4. Buddy Rosar 121
5. Elmer Valo 108
6. Barney McCosky 92
7. Tuck Stainback 91
8. Gene Handley 89
9. Hank Majeski 78
10. Russ Derry 69
At Bats
1. Sam Chapman 545
2. George McQuinn 484
3. Pete Suder 455
4. Buddy Rosar 424
5. Elmer Valo 348
6. Barney McCosky 308
7. Tuck Stainback 291
8. Hank Majeski 264
9. Gene Handley 251
10. Jack Wallaesa 194
Plate Appearances
1. Sam Chapman 599
2. George McQuinn 549
3. Pete Suder 473
4. Buddy Rosar 460
5. Elmer Valo 409
6. Barney McCosky 351
7. Tuck Stainback 299
8. Hank Majeski 291
9. Gene Handley 273
10. Oscar Grimes 219
Strikeouts
1. Sam Chapman 66
2. George McQuinn 62
3. Russ Derry 54
4. Jack Wallaesa 47
5. Pete Suder 37
6. Oscar Grimes 29
7. Gene Handley 25
8. Bob Savage 22
9. Phil Marchildon 21
10. Tuck Stainback 20
Strikeout Percent
1. Buddy Rosar 4.0%
2. Barney McCosky 4.2%
3. Hank Majeski 4.9%
4. Elmer Valo 5.2%
5. Tuck Stainback 6.9%
6. Pete Suder 8.1%
7. Irv Hall 9.7%
8. Gene Handley 10.0%
9. Sam Chapman 12.1%
10. George McQuinn 12.8%
Steal Success
1. Gene Handley 72.7%
2. Elmer Valo 52.9%
Secondary Average
1. Elmer Valo .302
2. Sam Chapman .270
3. Russ Derry .245
4. Barney McCosky .237
5. George McQuinn .231
6. Hank Majeski .197
7. Jack Wallaesa .196
8. Oscar Grimes .194
9. Gene Handley .191
10. Buddy Rosar .163
Hit By Pitch
1. George Kell 1
1. Lou Knerr 1
1. Russ Derry 1
1. Oscar Grimes 1
1. Irv Hall 1
1. Hank Majeski 1
1. George McQuinn 1
1. Tuck Stainback 1
1. Elmer Valo 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Sam Chapman 47
2. George McQuinn 32
3. Elmer Valo 28
4. Buddy Rosar 26
5. Pete Suder 25
6. Barney McCosky 22
7. Hank Majeski 18
8. Russ Derry 13
8. Gene Handley 13
10. Hal Peck 12
Runs Created
1. Sam Chapman 70
2. Elmer Valo 61
3. Barney McCosky 59
4. George McQuinn 51
5. Buddy Rosar 46
6. Pete Suder 45
7. Hank Majeski 28
8. Gene Handley 25
9. Oscar Grimes 21
9. Tuck Stainback 21
Runs Created / 27
1. Barney McCosky 7.34
2. Elmer Valo 6.48
3. Sam Chapman 4.40
4. Buddy Rosar 3.75
5. Hank Majeski 3.62
6. Oscar Grimes 3.54
7. George McQuinn 3.53
8. Pete Suder 3.45
9. Gene Handley 3.33
10. Russ Derry 3.24
Home Run Percent
1. Sam Chapman 3.7%
2. Jack Wallaesa 2.6%
3. George McQuinn 0.6%
4. Oscar Grimes 0.5%
4. Buddy Rosar 0.5%
6. Hank Majeski 0.4%
6. Pete Suder 0.4%
8. Barney McCosky 0.3%
8. Elmer Valo 0.3%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Sam Chapman 22
2. Buddy Rosar 20
3. Pete Suder 13
4. Oscar Grimes 7
4. Hank Majeski 7
6. Irv Hall 6
6. Gene Handley 6
6. George McQuinn 6
9. Barney McCosky 5
10. Gene Desautels 3

 Philadelphia Athletics Pitching Leaders (1946) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Phil Marchildon 13
2. Jesse Flores 9
2. Dick Fowler 9
4. Russ Christopher 5
5. Lum Harris 3
5. Lou Knerr 3
5. Bobo Newsom 3
5. Bob Savage 3
9. Bill McCahan 1
Earned Run Average
1. Jesse Flores 2.32
2. Dick Fowler 3.28
3. Bobo Newsom 3.38
4. Phil Marchildon 3.49
5. Bob Savage 4.06
6. Russ Christopher 4.30
7. Lum Harris 5.24
8. Lou Knerr 5.40
Strikeouts
1. Phil Marchildon 95
2. Dick Fowler 89
3. Russ Christopher 79
4. Bob Savage 78
5. Lou Knerr 58
6. Jesse Flores 48
7. Lum Harris 33
8. Bobo Newsom 32
9. Everett Fagan 12
10. Herman Besse 10
Saves
1. Bob Savage 2
2. Herman Besse 1
2. Jesse Flores 1
2. Phil Marchildon 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Jesse Flores 10.74
2. Russ Christopher 12.29
3. Phil Marchildon 12.35
4. Dick Fowler 12.60
5. Bobo Newsom 13.96
6. Bob Savage 14.10
7. Lum Harris 14.43
8. Lou Knerr 14.44
Winning Percentage
1. Jesse Flores .563
2. Phil Marchildon .448
3. Russ Christopher .417
4. Bobo Newsom .375
5. Dick Fowler .360
6. Lum Harris .176
7. Bob Savage .167
8. Lou Knerr .158
Save Success
1. Bob Savage 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Phil Marchildon 16
2. Dick Fowler 14
3. Jesse Flores 8
4. Bob Savage 7
5. Lou Knerr 6
6. Lum Harris 4
7. Bobo Newsom 3
8. Bill McCahan 2
9. Russ Christopher 1
Shutouts
1. Jesse Flores 4
2. Dick Fowler 1
2. Phil Marchildon 1
2. Bill McCahan 1
2. Bobo Newsom 1
2. Bob Savage 1
Starts
1. Phil Marchildon 29
2. Dick Fowler 28
3. Lou Knerr 22
4. Bob Savage 19
5. Jesse Flores 15
6. Russ Christopher 13
7. Lum Harris 12
8. Bobo Newsom 9
9. Herman Besse 3
10. Joe Coleman 2
Appearances
1. Bob Savage 40
2. Phil Marchildon 36
3. Lum Harris 34
4. Dick Fowler 32
5. Russ Christopher 30
5. Lou Knerr 30
7. Jesse Flores 29
8. Everett Fagan 20
9. Lee Griffeth 10
9. Bobo Newsom 10
Innings Pitched
1. Phil Marchildon 226.2
2. Dick Fowler 205.2
3. Bob Savage 164.0
4. Jesse Flores 155.0
5. Lou Knerr 148.1
6. Lum Harris 125.1
7. Russ Christopher 119.1
8. Bobo Newsom 58.2
9. Everett Fagan 45.0
10. Herman Besse 20.2
Opp. OPS
1. Jesse Flores .598
2. Russ Christopher .619
3. Bob Savage .634
4. Phil Marchildon .635
5. Bobo Newsom .657
6. Dick Fowler .667
7. Lou Knerr .735
8. Lum Harris .762
Defense Independent ERA
1. Russ Christopher 3.40
2. Jesse Flores 3.81
3. Bobo Newsom 4.14
4. Bob Savage 4.18
5. Dick Fowler 4.27
6. Phil Marchildon 4.53
7. Lou Knerr 4.73
8. Lum Harris 4.76
Innings / Game
1. Dick Fowler 6.43
2. Phil Marchildon 6.30
3. Bobo Newsom 5.87
4. Jesse Flores 5.34
5. Lou Knerr 4.94
6. Bob Savage 4.10
7. Russ Christopher 3.98
8. Lum Harris 3.69
Opp. Batting Average
1. Phil Marchildon .233
2. Jesse Flores .245
3. Russ Christopher .252
3. Bob Savage .252
5. Dick Fowler .259
6. Bobo Newsom .263
7. Lou Knerr .282
8. Lum Harris .301
Opp. Slugging
1. Bob Savage .287
2. Bobo Newsom .297
3. Russ Christopher .300
4. Jesse Flores .306
5. Phil Marchildon .308
6. Dick Fowler .345
7. Lou Knerr .380
8. Lum Harris .400
Opp. On-Base
1. Jesse Flores .292
2. Russ Christopher .319
3. Dick Fowler .322
4. Phil Marchildon .327
5. Bob Savage .347
6. Lou Knerr .355
7. Bobo Newsom .360
8. Lum Harris .362
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Russ Christopher 5.96
2. Bobo Newsom 4.91
3. Bob Savage 4.28
4. Dick Fowler 3.89
5. Phil Marchildon 3.77
6. Lou Knerr 3.52
7. Jesse Flores 2.79
8. Lum Harris 2.37
Hits / 9 IP
1. Phil Marchildon 7.82
2. Jesse Flores 8.54
3. Russ Christopher 8.97
4. Bob Savage 9.00
5. Dick Fowler 9.32
6. Bobo Newsom 9.36
7. Lou Knerr 10.38
8. Lum Harris 10.99
Walks / 9 IP
1. Jesse Flores 2.21
2. Dick Fowler 3.28
3. Russ Christopher 3.32
4. Lum Harris 3.45
5. Lou Knerr 4.07
6. Phil Marchildon 4.53
7. Bobo Newsom 4.60
8. Bob Savage 5.10
Hit Batters
1. Bobo Newsom 5
2. Phil Marchildon 4
3. Russ Christopher 3
3. Everett Fagan 3
5. Dick Fowler 2
5. Lee Griffeth 2
5. Bob Savage 2
8. Joe Berry 1
8. Jesse Flores 1
8. Lou Knerr 1
Homers Allowed
1. Dick Fowler 16
2. Phil Marchildon 14
3. Lou Knerr 13
4. Lum Harris 11
5. Jesse Flores 8
6. Russ Christopher 5
6. Bob Savage 5
8. Norm Brown 2
8. Everett Fagan 2
8. Bobo Newsom 2

 Philadelphia Athletics Fielding Leaders (1946) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Lou Knerr 1.000
1. Buddy Rosar 1.000
3. Gene Desautels .989
4. George McQuinn .988
5. Russ Derry .985
6. Barney McCosky .981
6. Hal Peck .981
8. Lum Harris .979
9. Russ Christopher .978
10. Elmer Valo .974
Outfield Assists
1. Sam Chapman 13
2. Elmer Valo 7
3. Tuck Stainback 5
4. Hal Peck 4
5. Russ Derry 3
6. Barney McCosky 2
Fielding Average (P)
1. Herman Besse 1.000
1. Lee Griffeth 1.000
1. Lou Knerr 1.000
1. Bobo Newsom 1.000
5. Lum Harris .979
6. Russ Christopher .978
7. Bob Savage .947
8. Dick Fowler .933
9. Phil Marchildon .913
10. Everett Fagan .900
Fielding Average (C)
1. Buddy Rosar 1.000
2. Gene Desautels .989
Fielding Average (1B)
1. George McQuinn .988
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Irv Hall .973
2. Oscar Grimes .958
3. Gene Handley .947
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Pete Suder .968
2. Hank Majeski .967
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Pete Suder .959
2. Jake Caulfield .929
3. Jack Wallaesa .916
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Russ Derry .985
2. Sam Chapman .970
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Barney McCosky .981
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Hal Peck .981
2. Elmer Valo .974
3. Tuck Stainback .963
Range Factor (P)
1. Russ Christopher 1.53
2. Dick Fowler 1.41
3. Lum Harris 1.38
4. Phil Marchildon 1.28
5. Herman Besse 1.00
5. Jesse Flores 1.00
5. Lou Knerr 1.00
8. Bobo Newsom 0.80
9. Everett Fagan 0.50
10. Bob Savage 0.48
Range Factor (C)
1. Buddy Rosar 5.27
2. Gene Desautels 3.61
Range Factor (1B)
1. George McQuinn 9.22
Range Factor (2B)
1. Irv Hall 5.71
2. Oscar Grimes 5.02
3. Gene Handley 4.83
Range Factor (3B)
1. Hank Majeski 3.47
2. Pete Suder 2.91
Range Factor (SS)
1. Pete Suder 5.63
2. Jack Wallaesa 4.54
3. Jake Caulfield 3.68
Range Factor (LF)
1. Sam Chapman 2.77
2. Russ Derry 2.69
Range Factor (CF)
1. Barney McCosky 2.55
Range Factor (RF)
1. Tuck Stainback 2.53
2. Elmer Valo 2.20
3. Hal Peck 1.51