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 Philadelphia Athletics Batting Leaders (1952) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Ferris Fain .327
2. Elmer Valo .281
3. Allie Clark .274
4. Dave Philley .263
5. Gus Zernial .262
6. Cass Michaels .250
7. Joe Astroth .249
8. Billy Hitchcock .246
9. Eddie Joost .244
10. Pete Suder .241
Home Runs
1. Gus Zernial 29
2. Eddie Joost 20
3. Allie Clark 7
3. Dave Philley 7
5. Kite Thomas 6
6. Elmer Valo 5
7. Joe Tipton 3
8. Bob Hooper 2
8. Ferris Fain 2
8. Hank Majeski 2
Runs Batted In
1. Gus Zernial 100
2. Eddie Joost 75
3. Dave Philley 71
4. Ferris Fain 59
5. Billy Hitchcock 56
6. Elmer Valo 47
7. Joe Astroth 36
8. Allie Clark 29
9. Hank Majeski 20
9. Pete Suder 20
On-Base Average
1. Ferris Fain .438
2. Elmer Valo .432
3. Eddie Joost .388
4. Gus Zernial .347
5. Dave Philley .334
6. Cass Michaels .330
7. Billy Hitchcock .318
8. Allie Clark .315
9. Joe Astroth .305
10. Pete Suder .291
Slugging Percentage
1. Allie Clark .452
1. Gus Zernial .452
3. Ferris Fain .429
4. Eddie Joost .415
5. Elmer Valo .407
6. Dave Philley .355
7. Cass Michaels .335
8. Pete Suder .303
9. Billy Hitchcock .292
10. Joe Astroth .291
Runs Scored
1. Eddie Joost 94
2. Ferris Fain 82
3. Dave Philley 80
4. Gus Zernial 76
5. Elmer Valo 69
6. Billy Hitchcock 45
7. Joe Astroth 24
7. Skeeter Kell 24
7. Kite Thomas 24
10. Allie Clark 23
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ferris Fain .867
2. Elmer Valo .839
3. Eddie Joost .803
4. Gus Zernial .799
5. Allie Clark .767
6. Dave Philley .689
7. Cass Michaels .665
8. Billy Hitchcock .610
9. Joe Astroth .596
10. Pete Suder .594
Isolated Power
1. Gus Zernial .190
2. Allie Clark .178
3. Eddie Joost .171
4. Elmer Valo .126
5. Ferris Fain .102
6. Dave Philley .092
7. Cass Michaels .085
8. Skeeter Kell .065
9. Pete Suder .062
10. Billy Hitchcock .046
Steals
1. Elmer Valo 12
2. Dave Philley 11
3. Eddie Joost 5
3. Skeeter Kell 5
3. Gus Zernial 5
6. Ferris Fain 3
6. Cass Michaels 3
8. Joe Astroth 2
8. Hal Bevan 2
10. Carl Scheib 1
Hits
1. Ferris Fain 176
2. Dave Philley 154
3. Gus Zernial 144
4. Eddie Joost 132
5. Elmer Valo 109
6. Billy Hitchcock 100
7. Joe Astroth 84
8. Pete Suder 55
9. Allie Clark 51
10. Cass Michaels 50
Doubles
1. Ferris Fain 43
2. Eddie Joost 26
2. Elmer Valo 26
4. Dave Philley 25
5. Gus Zernial 15
6. Allie Clark 12
7. Billy Hitchcock 8
7. Skeeter Kell 8
9. Joe Astroth 7
9. Pete Suder 7
Triples
1. Cass Michaels 5
2. Billy Hitchcock 4
2. Dave Philley 4
2. Elmer Valo 4
5. Ferris Fain 3
5. Eddie Joost 3
5. Skeeter Kell 3
8. Joe Astroth 2
8. Hank Majeski 2
8. Pete Suder 2
Walks
1. Eddie Joost 122
2. Ferris Fain 105
3. Elmer Valo 101
4. Gus Zernial 70
5. Dave Philley 59
6. Billy Hitchcock 39
7. Joe Astroth 25
8. Cass Michaels 23
9. Sherry Robertson 21
10. Kite Thomas 20
Sacrifice Hits
1. Dave Philley 17
2. Bobby Shantz 13
3. Billy Hitchcock 10
4. Pete Suder 8
5. Skeeter Kell 7
6. Harry Byrd 6
6. Joe Astroth 6
8. Alex Kellner 4
8. Ferris Fain 4
8. Cass Michaels 4
Total Bases
1. Gus Zernial 248
2. Ferris Fain 231
3. Eddie Joost 224
4. Dave Philley 208
5. Elmer Valo 158
6. Billy Hitchcock 119
7. Joe Astroth 98
8. Allie Clark 84
9. Pete Suder 69
10. Cass Michaels 67
Games Played
1. Dave Philley 151
2. Eddie Joost 146
3. Ferris Fain 145
3. Gus Zernial 145
5. Elmer Valo 129
6. Billy Hitchcock 119
7. Joe Astroth 104
8. Skeeter Kell 75
8. Kite Thomas 75
10. Pete Suder 74
At Bats
1. Dave Philley 586
2. Gus Zernial 549
3. Eddie Joost 540
4. Ferris Fain 538
5. Billy Hitchcock 407
6. Elmer Valo 388
7. Joe Astroth 337
8. Pete Suder 228
9. Skeeter Kell 213
10. Cass Michaels 200
Plate Appearances
1. Eddie Joost 667
2. Dave Philley 649
3. Ferris Fain 644
4. Gus Zernial 620
5. Elmer Valo 491
6. Billy Hitchcock 450
7. Joe Astroth 364
8. Pete Suder 244
9. Skeeter Kell 229
10. Cass Michaels 224
Strikeouts
1. Eddie Joost 94
2. Gus Zernial 87
3. Billy Hitchcock 45
4. Dave Philley 35
5. Joe Astroth 27
5. Kite Thomas 27
7. Ferris Fain 26
8. Harry Byrd 21
9. Allie Clark 19
10. Skeeter Kell 18
Strikeout Percent
1. Elmer Valo 4.1%
2. Ferris Fain 4.8%
3. Cass Michaels 5.5%
4. Dave Philley 6.0%
5. Pete Suder 7.5%
6. Joe Astroth 8.0%
7. Skeeter Kell 8.5%
8. Allie Clark 10.2%
9. Billy Hitchcock 11.1%
10. Gus Zernial 15.8%
Steal Success
1. Skeeter Kell 83.3%
1. Gus Zernial 83.3%
3. Dave Philley 73.3%
4. Elmer Valo 52.2%
5. Eddie Joost 38.5%
Secondary Average
1. Elmer Valo .418
2. Eddie Joost .406
3. Gus Zernial .326
4. Ferris Fain .303
5. Allie Clark .231
6. Cass Michaels .215
7. Dave Philley .212
8. Skeeter Kell .155
9. Billy Hitchcock .145
10. Pete Suder .136
Hit By Pitch
1. Eddie Joost 5
2. Billy Hitchcock 4
2. Dave Philley 4
4. Bobby Shantz 2
4. Joe Astroth 2
4. Skeeter Kell 2
4. Elmer Valo 2
8. Allie Clark 1
8. Ferris Fain 1
8. Hank Majeski 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Eddie Joost 49
2. Ferris Fain 48
3. Gus Zernial 45
4. Dave Philley 36
5. Elmer Valo 35
6. Allie Clark 19
7. Billy Hitchcock 13
7. Kite Thomas 13
9. Skeeter Kell 11
10. Joe Astroth 10
Runs Created
1. Ferris Fain 102
2. Eddie Joost 93
3. Gus Zernial 85
4. Elmer Valo 73
5. Dave Philley 65
6. Billy Hitchcock 39
7. Joe Astroth 25
8. Allie Clark 23
8. Cass Michaels 23
10. Pete Suder 19
Runs Created / 27
1. Ferris Fain 7.06
2. Elmer Valo 6.48
3. Eddie Joost 5.92
4. Gus Zernial 5.46
5. Allie Clark 4.22
6. Cass Michaels 3.91
7. Dave Philley 3.64
8. Billy Hitchcock 3.23
9. Pete Suder 2.76
10. Skeeter Kell 2.43
Home Run Percent
1. Gus Zernial 5.3%
2. Allie Clark 3.8%
3. Eddie Joost 3.7%
4. Elmer Valo 1.3%
5. Dave Philley 1.2%
6. Cass Michaels 0.5%
7. Ferris Fain 0.4%
7. Pete Suder 0.4%
9. Joe Astroth 0.3%
10. Billy Hitchcock 0.2%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Dave Philley 29
2. Ferris Fain 19
3. Joe Astroth 18
4. Gus Zernial 13
5. Elmer Valo 10
6. Billy Hitchcock 8
7. Allie Clark 7
7. Hank Majeski 7
9. Eddie Joost 6
10. Cass Michaels 5

 Philadelphia Athletics Pitching Leaders (1952) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Bobby Shantz 24
2. Harry Byrd 15
3. Alex Kellner 12
4. Carl Scheib 11
5. Bob Hooper 8
6. Bobo Newsom 3
7. Charlie Bishop 2
7. Ed Wright 2
9. Dick Fowler 1
9. Marion Fricano 1
Earned Run Average
1. Bobby Shantz 2.48
2. Harry Byrd 3.31
3. Sam Zoldak 4.06
4. Alex Kellner 4.36
5. Carl Scheib 4.39
6. Bob Hooper 5.18
7. Dick Fowler 6.44
Strikeouts
1. Bobby Shantz 152
2. Harry Byrd 116
3. Alex Kellner 105
4. Carl Scheib 42
5. Bob Hooper 40
6. Bobo Newsom 22
7. Charlie Bishop 17
7. Johnny Kucab 17
9. Dick Fowler 14
10. Morrie Martin 13
Saves
1. Bob Hooper 6
2. Harry Byrd 2
2. Johnny Kucab 2
2. Carl Scheib 2
5. Walt Kellner 1
5. Bobo Newsom 1
5. Ed Wright 1
5. Sam Zoldak 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Bobby Shantz 9.43
2. Carl Scheib 11.56
3. Alex Kellner 12.02
4. Sam Zoldak 13.26
5. Harry Byrd 13.48
6. Bob Hooper 14.09
7. Dick Fowler 15.19
Winning Percentage
1. Bobby Shantz .774
2. Carl Scheib .611
3. Harry Byrd .500
4. Alex Kellner .462
5. Bob Hooper .348
6. Dick Fowler .333
Save Success
1. Harry Byrd 100.0%
1. Bob Hooper 100.0%
1. Johnny Kucab 100.0%
1. Carl Scheib 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Bobby Shantz 27
2. Harry Byrd 15
3. Alex Kellner 14
4. Carl Scheib 8
5. Bob Hooper 4
6. Sam Zoldak 2
7. Charlie Bishop 1
7. Dick Fowler 1
7. Bobo Newsom 1
Shutouts
1. Bobby Shantz 5
2. Harry Byrd 3
3. Alex Kellner 2
4. Carl Scheib 1
Starts
1. Alex Kellner 33
1. Bobby Shantz 33
3. Harry Byrd 28
4. Carl Scheib 19
5. Bob Hooper 14
6. Sam Zoldak 10
7. Charlie Bishop 5
7. Morrie Martin 5
7. Bobo Newsom 5
10. Dick Fowler 3
Appearances
1. Bob Hooper 43
2. Harry Byrd 37
3. Alex Kellner 34
4. Bobby Shantz 33
5. Carl Scheib 30
6. Johnny Kucab 25
7. Ed Wright 24
8. Dick Fowler 18
9. Sam Zoldak 16
10. Bobo Newsom 14
Innings Pitched
1. Bobby Shantz 279.2
2. Alex Kellner 231.1
3. Harry Byrd 228.1
4. Carl Scheib 158.0
5. Bob Hooper 144.1
6. Sam Zoldak 75.1
7. Dick Fowler 58.2
8. Johnny Kucab 51.1
9. Bobo Newsom 47.2
10. Ed Wright 41.1
Opp. OPS
1. Bobby Shantz .582
2. Alex Kellner .668
3. Sam Zoldak .672
4. Harry Byrd .676
5. Carl Scheib .713
6. Bob Hooper .730
7. Dick Fowler .750
Defense Independent ERA
1. Bobby Shantz 3.61
2. Harry Byrd 4.05
3. Sam Zoldak 4.19
4. Alex Kellner 4.44
5. Dick Fowler 5.05
6. Bob Hooper 5.11
7. Carl Scheib 5.22
Innings / Game
1. Bobby Shantz 8.47
2. Alex Kellner 6.80
3. Harry Byrd 6.17
4. Carl Scheib 5.27
5. Sam Zoldak 4.71
6. Bob Hooper 3.36
7. Dick Fowler 3.26
Opp. Batting Average
1. Bobby Shantz .222
2. Alex Kellner .248
3. Carl Scheib .250
4. Harry Byrd .270
5. Bob Hooper .274
6. Sam Zoldak .287
7. Dick Fowler .295
Opp. Slugging
1. Bobby Shantz .313
2. Harry Byrd .330
2. Sam Zoldak .330
4. Alex Kellner .352
5. Dick Fowler .373
6. Bob Hooper .376
7. Carl Scheib .403
Opp. On-Base
1. Bobby Shantz .269
2. Carl Scheib .310
3. Alex Kellner .316
4. Sam Zoldak .342
5. Harry Byrd .346
6. Bob Hooper .354
7. Dick Fowler .377
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Bobby Shantz 4.89
2. Harry Byrd 4.57
3. Alex Kellner 4.09
4. Bob Hooper 2.49
5. Carl Scheib 2.39
6. Dick Fowler 2.15
7. Sam Zoldak 1.43
Hits / 9 IP
1. Bobby Shantz 7.40
2. Alex Kellner 8.68
3. Carl Scheib 8.72
4. Harry Byrd 9.62
5. Bob Hooper 9.85
6. Sam Zoldak 10.27
7. Dick Fowler 10.89
Walks / 9 IP
1. Bobby Shantz 2.03
2. Carl Scheib 2.85
3. Sam Zoldak 2.99
4. Alex Kellner 3.35
5. Harry Byrd 3.86
6. Bob Hooper 4.24
7. Dick Fowler 4.30
Hit Batters
1. Harry Byrd 7
2. Dick Fowler 4
2. Bob Hooper 4
2. Alex Kellner 4
2. Carl Scheib 4
2. Bobby Shantz 4
7. Ed Wright 3
8. Morrie Martin 2
8. Bobo Newsom 2
10. Johnny Kucab 1
Homers Allowed
1. Alex Kellner 21
1. Carl Scheib 21
1. Bobby Shantz 21
4. Bob Hooper 13
5. Harry Byrd 12
6. Ed Wright 6
7. Johnny Kucab 5
8. Dick Fowler 4
9. Sam Zoldak 3
10. Charlie Bishop 2

 Philadelphia Athletics Fielding Leaders (1952) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Alex Kellner 1.000
1. Bobby Shantz 1.000
3. Ray Murray .995
4. Cass Michaels .993
5. Joe Astroth .992
6. Dave Philley .991
6. Pete Suder .991
8. Allie Clark .988
9. Ferris Fain .984
10. Bob Hooper .982
Outfield Assists
1. Dave Philley 13
2. Elmer Valo 7
3. Gus Zernial 6
4. Allie Clark 2
5. Kite Thomas 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Dick Fowler 1.000
1. Alex Kellner 1.000
1. Bobo Newsom 1.000
1. Bobby Shantz 1.000
1. Ed Wright 1.000
1. Sam Zoldak 1.000
7. Bob Hooper .982
8. Carl Scheib .957
9. Harry Byrd .935
10. Charlie Bishop .909
Fielding Average (C)
1. Ray Murray .995
2. Joe Astroth .992
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Ferris Fain .984
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Cass Michaels .993
2. Pete Suder .991
3. Skeeter Kell .963
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Hank Majeski .976
2. Billy Hitchcock .942
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Eddie Joost .962
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Gus Zernial .972
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Dave Philley .991
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Allie Clark .988
2. Elmer Valo .962
3. Kite Thomas .957
Range Factor (P)
1. Bobby Shantz 2.36
2. Charlie Bishop 1.83
3. Sam Zoldak 1.75
4. Harry Byrd 1.68
5. Carl Scheib 1.57
6. Alex Kellner 1.32
7. Bob Hooper 1.28
8. Dick Fowler 1.06
9. Bobo Newsom 0.86
10. Johnny Kucab 0.56
Range Factor (C)
1. Ray Murray 5.12
2. Joe Astroth 4.75
Range Factor (1B)
1. Ferris Fain 10.03
Range Factor (2B)
1. Cass Michaels 5.30
2. Pete Suder 5.09
3. Skeeter Kell 4.86
Range Factor (3B)
1. Hank Majeski 3.69
2. Billy Hitchcock 3.40
Range Factor (SS)
1. Eddie Joost 5.15
Range Factor (LF)
1. Gus Zernial 2.29
Range Factor (CF)
1. Dave Philley 3.14
Range Factor (RF)
1. Elmer Valo 2.01
2. Allie Clark 1.72
3. Kite Thomas 1.65