1949 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

The 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1949 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 1949 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1949 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1949 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1949 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1949 Philadelphia Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

19 Lou Brissie 6-04 215 Left Left 1924-06-05
20 Joe Coleman 6-02½ 200 Right Right 1922-07-30
25 Dick Fowler 6-04½ 215 Right Right 1921-03-30
17, 11 Bubba Harris 6-04 204 Right Right 1926-02-15
36 Clem Hausmann 5-09 165 Right Right 1919-08-17
22 Alex Kellner 6-00 200 Left Right 1924-08-26
21 Phil Marchildon 5-11 175 Right Right 1913-10-25
23 Bill McCahan 5-11 200 Right Right 1921-06-07
24 Carl Scheib 6-01 192 Right Right 1927-01-01
30 Bobby Shantz 5-06 142 Left Right 1925-09-26
28, 34 Jim Wilson 6-01½ 200 Right Right 1922-02-20
9, 14 Joe Astroth 5-09 187 Right Right 1922-09-01
9 Mike Guerra 5-09 162 Right Right 1912-10-11
8 Buddy Rosar 5-09 190 Right Right 1914-07-03
11, 39 Hank Biasatti 5-11 175 Left Left 1922-01-14
16, 31 Tod Davis 6-02 190 Right Right 1924-07-24
5 Ferris Fain 5-11 186 Left Left 1921-03-29
41, 18 Nellie Fox 5-09 150 Right Left 1927-12-25
1 Eddie Joost 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-06-05
3 Hank Majeski 5-09 180 Right Right 1916-12-13
12 Pete Suder 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-04-16
4 Sam Chapman 6-01 190 Right Right 1916-04-11
33 Bobby Estalella 5-08 180 Right Right 1911-04-25
34 Augie Galan 6-00 175 Right Both 1912-05-23
2 Wally Moses 5-10 160 Left Left 1910-10-08
10 Elmer Valo 5-11 190 Right Left 1921-03-05
13, 15 Don White 6-01 195 Right Right 1919-01-08
6 Taffy Wright 5-10 180 Right Left 1911-08-10
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The 1949 Philadelphia Athletics played 154 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 73 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Shibe Park (Park Factors: 97/98) where 816,514 fans witnessed their 1949 Athletics finish the season with a .526 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 1949 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1949 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1949 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1949 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1949 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1949 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Mike Guerra (95)
1B Ferris Fain (150)
2B Pete Suder (89)
3B Hank Majeski (113)
SS Eddie Joost (144)
LF Elmer Valo (150)
CF Sam Chapman (154)
RF Wally Moses (91)
  
SP Lou Brissie
SP Joe Coleman
SP Dick Fowler
SP Alex Kellner
SP Carl Scheib
  
RP Bobby Shantz
CL Bubba Harris


1949 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

Lou Brissie $15,000.00


1949 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eddie Joost
#2 Wally Moses
#3 Hank Majeski
#4 Sam Chapman
#5 Ferris Fain
#6 Taffy Wright
#8 Buddy Rosar
#9 Joe Astroth
#9 Mike Guerra
#10 Elmer Valo
#11 Hank Biasatti
#11 Bubba Harris
#12 Pete Suder
#13 Don White
#14 Joe Astroth
#15 Don White
#16 Tod Davis
#17 Bubba Harris
#18 Nellie Fox
#19 Lou Brissie
#20 Joe Coleman
#21 Phil Marchildon
#22 Alex Kellner
#23 Bill McCahan
#24 Carl Scheib
#25 Dick Fowler
#28 Jim Wilson
#30 Bobby Shantz
#31 Tod Davis
#33 Bobby Estalella
#34 Augie Galan
#34 Jim Wilson
#36 Clem Hausmann
#39 Hank Biasatti
#41 Nellie Fox

Did you know that a 1949 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)?