1948 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

The 1948 Philadelphia Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1948 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 1948 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1948 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1948 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1948 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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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
18 Bill Dietrich 6-00 185 Right Right 1910-03-29
25 Dick Fowler 6-04½ 215 Right Right 1921-03-30
17 Bubba Harris 6-04 204 Right Right 1926-02-15
18 Wally Holborow 5-11 187 Right Right 1913-11-30
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
22 Nels Potter 5-11 180 Right Left 1911-08-23
16 Bob Savage 6-02 180 Right Right 1921-12-01
24 Carl Scheib 6-01 192 Right Right 1927-01-01
28 Earle Brucker 6-02 210 Right Left 1925-08-29
14 Herman Franks 5-10½ 187 Right Left 1914-01-04
9 Mike Guerra 5-09 162 Right Right 1912-10-11
8 Buddy Rosar 5-09 190 Right Right 1914-07-03
30 Billy DeMars 5-10 160 Right Right 1925-08-26
5 Ferris Fain 5-11 186 Left Left 1921-03-29
41 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
2 Skeeter Webb 5-09½ 150 Right Right 1909-11-04
56 Bob Wellman 6-04 210 Right Right 1925-07-15
6 Rudy York 6-01 209 Right Right 1913-08-17
11 George Binks 6-00 175 Left Left 1914-07-11
4 Sam Chapman 6-01 190 Right Right 1916-04-11
11 Ray Coleman 5-11 170 Right Left 1922-06-04
7 Barney McCosky 6-01 184 Right Left 1917-04-11
10 Elmer Valo 5-11 190 Right Left 1921-03-05
15 Don White 6-01 195 Right Right 1919-01-08


The 1948 Philadelphia Athletics played 154 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 70 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Shibe Park (Park Factors: 100/100) where 945,076 fans witnessed their 1948 Athletics finish the season with a .545 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 1948 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1948 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1948 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1948 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1948 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1948 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Buddy Rosar (90)
1B Ferris Fain (145)
2B Pete Suder (148)
3B Hank Majeski (142)
SS Eddie Joost (135)
LF Barney McCosky (134)
CF Sam Chapman (118)
RF Elmer Valo (109)
  
SP Joe Coleman
SP Dick Fowler
SP Phil Marchildon
SP Bill McCahan
SP Carl Scheib
  
RP Bubba Harris
RP Bob Savage
CL Lou Brissie


1948 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

Buddy Rosar $11,500.00
Lou Brissie $10,000.00
Pete Suder $9,000.00
Elmer Valo $9,000.00


1948 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eddie Joost
#2 Skeeter Webb
#3 Hank Majeski
#4 Sam Chapman
#5 Ferris Fain
#6 Rudy York
#7 Barney McCosky
#8 Buddy Rosar
#9 Mike Guerra
#10 Elmer Valo
#11 George Binks
#11 Ray Coleman
#12 Pete Suder
#14 Herman Franks
#15 Don White
#16 Bob Savage
#17 Bubba Harris
#18 Bill Dietrich
#18 Wally Holborow
#19 Lou Brissie
#20 Joe Coleman
#21 Phil Marchildon
#22 Alex Kellner
#22 Nels Potter
#23 Bill McCahan
#24 Carl Scheib
#25 Dick Fowler
#28 Earle Brucker
#30 Billy DeMars
#41 Nellie Fox
#56 Bob Wellman

Did you know that a 1948 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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