1948 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1948 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 4th in the American League with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses.Regular season
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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 | | 90 | 302 | 77 | .255 | 4 | 41 |
1B | | 145 | 520 | 146 | .281 | 7 | 88 |
2B | | 148 | 519 | 125 | .241 | 7 | 60 |
SS | | 135 | 509 | 127 | .250 | 16 | 55 |
3B | | 148 | 590 | 183 | .310 | 12 | 120 |
OF | | 113 | 383 | 117 | .305 | 3 | 46 |
OF | | 135 | 515 | 168 | .326 | 0 | 46 |
OF | | 123 | 445 | 115 | .258 | 13 | 70 |
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 |
| 86 | 253 | 62 | .245 | 1 | 28 |
| 68 | 210 | 51 | .243 | 0 | 21 |
| 17 | 41 | 4 | .098 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 33 | 215.2 | 14 | 13 | 4.09 | 86 |
| 29 | 204.2 | 15 | 8 | 3.78 | 50 |
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 |
| 39 | 194 | 14 | 10 | 4.13 | 127 |
| 4 | 15.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.87 | 5 |
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 |
| 45 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4.13 | 32 |
| 33 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6.21 | 26 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Martinsville, Red Springs
Moline franchise moved to Kewanee, June 18, 1948