The 1919 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing last in the American League with a record of 36 wins and 104 losses. It was their fifth consecutive season in the cellar after owner-manager Connie Mack sold off his star players.
Philadelphia led the AL in fewest runs scored and most runs allowed, and they did so by wide margins. Their team ERA was 4.26, nearly a full run higher than the second worst team in the league that year. The A's team batting average of .244 was the lowest in both leagues. The pitching staff pitched only one shutout in the entire season.
In July 1919, a newspaper reported, "Veteran Harry Davis has been coaxed out of his retirement and has been made assistant manager of the Athletics." Although Connie Mack was the team's manager, the report said, "Mack hereafter will devote most of his time to business affairs of the club" and that the understanding was that Davis "really is in full charge of the team."
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 13, 1919: Roy Grover was traded by the Athletics to the Washington Senators for Harry Thompson.Roy Grover page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1919 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position 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 C 101 305 77 .252 2 29 1B 126 470 139 .296 8 57 2B 39 155 42 .271 0 14 3B 124 453 96 .212 2 23 SS 104 387 105 .271 1 30 OF 125 456 133 .292 10 64 OF 75 235 53 .226 1 12 OF 122 460 123 .267 0 33
Other batters 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 Braggo Roth 48 195 63 .323 5 29 60 194 41 .211 0 13 Dick Burrus 70 194 50 .258 0 8 Wickey McAvoy 62 170 24 .141 0 11 Terry Turner 38 127 24 .189 0 6 Ivy Griffin 17 68 20 .294 0 6 Chick Galloway 17 63 9 .143 0 4 Al Wingo 15 59 18 .305 0 2 22 56 13 .232 0 2 15 54 9 .167 2 7 Jimmy Dykes 17 49 9 .184 0 1 Art Ewoldt 9 32 7 .219 0 2 Charlie High 11 29 2 .069 0 1 9 22 3 .136 0 0 Lena Styles 8 22 6 .273 0 5 Snooks Dowd 13 18 3 .167 0 6 3 9 0 .000 0 0 Lew Groh 2 4 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 31 204.2 5 18 3.34 68 Jing Johnson 34 202.0 9 15 3.61 67 25 183.2 4 17 3.58 38 Tom Rogers 23 140.0 4 12 4.31 37 2 12.0 0 2 5.25 5 Pat Martin 2 11.0 0 2 4.09 6 1 9.0 0 1 4.00 5 Lefty York 2 4.1 0 2 24.92 2
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Walt Kinney 43 202.2 9 15 3.64 97 Win Noyes 10 49.0 1 5 5.69 20 14 45.2 2 3 5.32 19 9 32.1 0 3 4.73 9 Jimmy Zinn 5 25.2 1 3 6.31 9 2 16.0 0 1 3.94 6 3 14.2 0 1 6.75 1 Mule Watson 4 14.1 0 1 6.91 6 Ray Roberts 3 14.0 0 2 7.71 2 5 12.0 0 0 14.25 3 William Pierson 2 7.2 0 0 3.52 4
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 3 1 0 0 3.86 10 3 0 1 0 6.75 1 2 0 0 0 7.88 2 1 0 0 0 3.86 0
Awards and honors
League top ten finishers Rollie Naylor #3 in AL in losses (18)
Scott Perry #4 in AL in losses (17)
See also List of worst Major League Baseball season records
References
External links 1919 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1919 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com