1938 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

The 1938 Philadelphia Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1938 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1938 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1938 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1938 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1938 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1938 Philadelphia Athletics



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Roster
Schedule
- Ralph Buxton 5-11½ 163 Right Right 1914-06-07
16 George Caster 6-01½ 180 Right Right 1907-08-04
19 Chubby Dean 5-11 181 Left Left 1916-08-24
- Randy Gumpert 6-03 205 Right Right 1918-01-23
15 Harry Kelley 5-09½ 170 Right Right 1906-02-13
22 Lynn Nelson 5-10½ 170 Right Left 1905-02-24
24 Nels Potter 5-11 180 Right Left 1911-08-23
30 Jim Reninger 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-03-07
17 Buck Ross 6-02 170 Right Right 1915-02-03
11 Dave Smith 5-10 170 Right Right 1914-12-17
18 Eddie Smith 5-10 174 Left Both 1913-12-14
21, 20 Bud Thomas 6-00 180 Right Right 1910-09-09
21 Al Williams 6-03 200 Right Right 1914-05-11
29 Charlie Berry 6-00 185 Right Right 1902-10-18
9 Earle Brucker 5-11 175 Right Right 1901-05-06
8 Frankie Hayes 6-00 185 Right Right 1914-10-13
26 Hal Wagner 6-00 165 Right Left 1915-07-02
12 Wayne Ambler 5-08½ 165 Right Right 1915-11-08
- Irv Bartling 6-00 175 Right Right 1914-06-27
- Nick Etten 6-02 198 Left Left 1913-09-19
6 Lou Finney 6-00 180 Right Left 1910-08-13
5 Gene Hasson 6-00 197 Left Left 1915-07-20
7 Dario Lodigiani 5-08 150 Right Right 1916-06-06
2 Skeeter Newsome 5-09 170 Right Right 1910-10-18
25, 30 Ace Parker 6-00 180 Right Right 1912-05-17
11 Rusty Peters 5-11 170 Right Right 1914-12-14
10 Dick Siebert 6-00 170 Left Left 1912-02-19
7 Stan Sperry 5-10½ 164 Right Left 1914-02-19
3 Bill Werber 5-10 170 Right Right 1908-06-20
14 Babe Barna 6-02 210 Right Left 1915-03-02
14 Sam Chapman 6-01 190 Right Right 1916-04-11
10 Paul Easterling 5-11 180 Right Right 1905-09-28
30 Mule Haas 6-01 175 Right Left 1903-10-15
4 Bob Johnson 6-00 180 Right Right 1905-11-26
1 Wally Moses 5-10 160 Left Left 1910-10-08
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The 1938 Philadelphia Athletics played 152 games during the regular season, won 53 games, lost 99 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Shibe Park (Park Factors: 97/101) where 385,357 fans witnessed their 1938 Athletics finish the season with a .349 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1938 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1938 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1938 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1938 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1938 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1938 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Frankie Hayes (90)
1B Lou Finney (64)
2B Dario Lodigiani (80)
3B Bill Werber (134)
SS Wayne Ambler (116)
LF Sam Chapman (103)
CF Bob Johnson (122)
RF Wally Moses (139)
  
SP George Caster
SP Lynn Nelson
SP Buck Ross
SP Bud Thomas
  
RP Dave Smith
RP Eddie Smith
RP Al Williams
CL Nels Potter


1938 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1938 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Wally Moses
#2 Skeeter Newsome
#3 Bill Werber
#4 Bob Johnson
#5 Gene Hasson
#6 Lou Finney
#7 Dario Lodigiani
#7 Stan Sperry
#8 Frankie Hayes
#9 Earle Brucker
#10 Paul Easterling
#10 Dick Siebert
#11 Rusty Peters
#11 Dave Smith
#12 Wayne Ambler
#14 Babe Barna
#14 Sam Chapman
#15 Harry Kelley
#16 George Caster
#17 Buck Ross
#18 Eddie Smith
#19 Chubby Dean
#20 Bud Thomas
#21 Bud Thomas
#21 Al Williams
#22 Lynn Nelson
#24 Nels Potter
#25 Ace Parker
#26 Hal Wagner
#29 Charlie Berry
#30 Mule Haas
#30 Ace Parker
#30 Jim Reninger

Did you know that a 1938 Philadelphia Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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