The 1929 Philadelphia Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1929 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 1929 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1929 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1929 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1929 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"I supposed you know why I took you out. You see the American League record for striking out is five times in one game and I didn't want you (Jimmy Dykes) to tie it in your very first game." - Connie Mack
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Bill Breckinridge | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1907-10-16 |
n/a | George Earnshaw | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Right | 1900-02-15 |
n/a | Howard Ehmke | 6-03 | 190 | Right | Right | 1894-04-24 |
n/a | Lefty Grove | 6-03 | 190 | Left | Left | 1900-03-06 |
n/a | Ossie Orwoll | 6-00 | 174 | Left | Left | 1900-11-17 |
n/a | Jack Quinn | 6-00 | 196 | Right | Right | 1883-07-01 |
n/a | Eddie Rommel | 6-02 | 197 | Right | Right | 1897-09-13 |
n/a | Bill Shores | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1904-05-26 |
n/a | Rube Walberg | 6-01½ | 190 | Left | Left | 1896-07-27 |
n/a | Carroll Yerkes | 5-11 | 180 | Left | Right | 1903-06-13 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Mickey Cochrane | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Left | 1903-04-06 |
n/a | Cloy Mattox | 5-08 | 168 | Right | Left | 1902-11-24 |
n/a | Cy Perkins | 5-10½ | 158 | Right | Right | 1896-02-27 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Max Bishop | 5-08½ | 165 | Right | Left | 1899-09-05 |
n/a | Joe Boley | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1896-07-19 |
n/a | George Burns | 6-01½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1893-01-31 |
n/a | Jim Cronin | 5-10½ | 150 | Right | Both | 1905-08-07 |
n/a | Jimmy Dykes | 5-09 | 185 | Right | Right | 1896-11-10 |
n/a | Jimmie Foxx | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1907-10-22 |
n/a | Sammy Hale | 5-08½ | 160 | Right | Right | 1896-09-10 |
n/a | Joe Hassler | 6-00 | 165 | Right | Right | 1905-04-07 |
n/a | Eric McNair | 5-08½ | 160 | Right | Right | 1909-04-12 |
n/a | Rudy Miller | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1900-07-12 |
n/a | Bud Morse | 5-09 | 150 | Right | Left | 1904-09-04 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Doc Cramer | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Left | 1905-07-22 |
n/a | Walt French | 5-07½ | 155 | Right | Left | 1899-07-12 |
n/a | Mule Haas | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Left | 1903-10-15 |
n/a | Bevo LeBourveau | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Left | 1896-08-24 |
n/a | Bing Miller | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1894-08-30 |
n/a | Al Simmons | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1902-05-22 |
n/a | Homer Summa | 5-10½ | 170 | Right | Left | 1898-11-03 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Eddie Collins | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Left | 1887-05-02 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1929 Philadelphia Athletics Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1929 Philadelphia Athletics played 150 games during the regular season, won 104 games, lost 46 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Shibe Park (Park Factors: 104/100) where 839,176 fans witnessed their 1929 Athletics finish the season with a .693 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 1929 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1929 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1929 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1929 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:
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Did you know that a 1929 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)?