1938 Philadelphia Athletics Starters
(53-99) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Harry Kelley Apr 18 WAS 0.2 7 4 4 4 0 1 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas Apr 19 WAS 6.0 35 L 6 9 11 0 3 0 None None None None
Buck Ross Apr 20 WAS 7.0 29 L 1 3 7 1 0 0 None None None None
Eddie Smith Apr 23 @BOS 0.1 5 L 3 3 4 0 1 1 None None None None
George Caster Apr 24 @BOS 9.0 42 W 1 4 8 6 8 0 None None None None
Buck Ross Apr 25 @NYY 9.0 38 W 1 1 7 2 5 0 None None None None
Eddie Smith Apr 26 @NYY 3.0 17 L 5 5 7 3 2 1 None None None None
Harry Kelley Apr 27 @NYY 0.1 5 L 3 3 2 0 2 0 None None None None
George Caster Apr 28 @WAS 3.0 13 L 4 4 2 1 2 1 None None None None
Buck Ross Apr 29 @WAS 4.0 19 5 5 6 0 2 1 None None None None
Bud Thomas May 1 BOS 6.0 27 W 5 5 8 1 1 2 None None None None
Harry Kelley May 2 BOS 1.1 12 L 6 6 5 1 4 0 None None None None
Buck Ross May 3 @CWS 9.0 34 W 1 2 5 3 1 0 None None None None
George Caster May 4 @CWS 7.0 31 L 3 4 6 3 4 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas May 5 @CWS 2.2 16 L 6 6 7 0 1 2 None None None None
George Caster May 6 @CLE 6.2 33 L 4 4 11 5 3 1 None None None None
Buck Ross May 7 @CLE 5.2 22 2 2 4 4 2 2 None None None None
Lynn Nelson May 8 @DET 10.0 41 W 6 6 9 2 3 3 None None None None
Eddie Smith May 11 @SLB 3.0 23 L 5 8 6 2 5 0 None None None None
George Caster May 13 NYY 6.1 33 W 4 6 9 1 5 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson May 14 NYY 5.0 21 1 1 1 0 5 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas May 16 CLE 9.1 40 L 3 4 12 3 1 0 None None None None
George Caster May 17 CLE 8.0 40 L 5 5 10 4 7 1 None None None None
Al Williams May 18 CLE 3.0 16 L 1 4 4 0 2 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson May 19 DET 8.0 34 L 6 6 8 2 5 2 None None None None
Bud Thomas May 20 DET 7.0 28 W 1 2 3 0 5 0 None None None None
George Caster May 21 DET 5.0 22 L 1 3 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Al Williams May 22 SLB 4.0 17 3 3 6 3 0 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson May 24 SLB 9.0 32 W 1 1 5 4 2 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas May 25 CWS 6.0 24 3 3 5 2 1 2 None None None None
George Caster May 26 CWS 9.0 35 W 0 1 9 2 2 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson May 28 @NYY 9.0 40 W 4 4 7 4 6 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas May 29 @NYY 1.1 10 3 3 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Al Williams May 30 @WAS 0.1 6 L 1 5 1 0 4 0 None None None None
George Caster May 30 (2) @WAS 9.0 40 W 1 1 8 3 4 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Jun 1 @CLE 9.0 42 W 5 5 10 6 4 1 None None None None
Eddie Smith Jun 2 @CLE 6.0 25 L 5 5 6 3 1 2 None None None None
Bud Thomas Jun 3 @CLE 7.0 31 5 5 9 3 3 0 None None None None
George Caster Jun 4 @CWS 9.0 40 W 4 4 15 3 0 0 None None None None
Eddie Smith Jun 5 @CWS 7.0 32 L 4 8 7 1 6 1 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Jun 5 (2) @CWS 9.0 39 W 2 6 9 6 3 1 None None None None
George Caster Jun 7 @DET 7.0 28 L 3 4 7 4 0 1 None None None None
Bud Thomas Jun 8 @DET 8.0 35 L 5 5 9 3 2 2 None None None None
Eddie Smith Jun 9 @DET 5.1 24 4 4 7 1 3 1 None None None None
Al Williams Jun 10 @SLB 4.1 22 L 2 7 7 3 0 0 None None None None
George Caster Jun 11 @SLB 9.0 37 W 4 4 11 4 4 2 None None None None
Buck Ross Jun 12 @SLB 9.0 37 W 3 3 7 2 3 1 None None None None
Bud Thomas Jun 12 (2) @SLB 5.0 16 W 0 0 1 1 1 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Jun 14 DET 9.0 36 W 2 2 8 4 3 1 None None None None
George Caster Jun 15 DET 5.1 28 4 4 10 3 2 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas Jun 16 DET 2.0 13 L 3 6 4 0 1 2 None None None None
Buck Ross Jun 17 CLE 6.0 29 L 3 5 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Jun 18 CLE 9.0 40 W 4 4 9 5 4 1 None None None None
George Caster Jun 19 CLE 3.0 15 L 4 5 6 1 0 1 None None None None
Buck Ross Jun 21 SLB 4.0 20 L 3 4 8 2 0 2 None None None None
George Caster Jun 22 SLB 9.0 37 W 1 1 8 4 5 1 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Jun 23 SLB 9.0 36 W 1 1 4 3 2 1 None None None None
George Caster Jun 29 NYY 3.1 19 L 6 6 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Jun 29 (2) NYY 5.1 26 L 9 9 9 0 2 3 None None None None
Buck Ross Jun 30 NYY 5.0 23 L 6 6 4 2 4 2 None None None None
Bud Thomas Jul 1 @BOS 6.0 25 4 4 5 1 1 1 None None None None
Chubby Dean Jul 2 @BOS 7.1 37 L 6 6 8 0 9 1 None None None None
George Caster Jul 3 @WAS 9.0 33 W 0 0 4 1 2 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Jul 3 (2) @WAS 6.1 35 L 8 9 14 1 2 0 None None None None
Buck Ross Jul 4 BOS 7.1 41 L 8 8 15 1 5 1 None None None None
Bud Thomas Jul 4 (2) BOS 2.0 10 L 3 3 4 0 1 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Jul 8 WAS 6.0 30 L 0 8 8 1 1 0 None None None None
George Caster Jul 9 WAS 6.0 28 L 5 5 7 1 3 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas Jul 10 WAS 6.0 28 L 5 5 8 1 2 1 None None None None
Buck Ross Jul 10 (2) WAS 8.2 44 L 3 8 13 0 3 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Jul 12 @CWS 0.1 7 L 6 6 5 0 1 2 None None None None
George Caster Jul 13 @CWS 9.0 37 W 1 2 6 8 3 1 None None None None
Bud Thomas Jul 14 @CWS 2.1 16 L 4 7 7 0 0 0 None None None None
Buck Ross Jul 15 @CLE 9.0 39 W 3 4 7 5 4 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Jul 16 @CLE 2.1 15 5 5 5 1 3 2 None None None None
George Caster Jul 17 @CLE 5.0 30 L 6 7 10 2 4 0 None None None None
Buck Ross Jul 24 @DET 4.0 20 L 6 6 3 4 4 0 None None None None
George Caster Jul 24 (2) @DET 6.0 28 L 4 4 6 4 3 0 None None None None
George Caster Jul 26 CLE 8.0 31 L 4 4 8 1 3 2 None None None None
Buck Ross Jul 27 CLE 5.0 26 5 8 8 1 3 1 None None None None
Al Williams Jul 29 DET 6.1 26 L 5 6 5 1 2 2 None None None None
Eddie Smith Jul 30 DET 6.1 29 4 4 8 5 2 0 None None None None
George Caster Jul 30 (2) DET 8.0 41 L 8 8 12 4 5 2 None None None None
Buck Ross Aug 1 DET 6.0 28 W 0 0 7 3 4 0 None None None None
Al Williams Aug 2 CWS 8.0 41 L 8 8 10 4 8 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas Aug 3 CWS 7.0 33 W 2 2 10 3 3 0 None None None None
George Caster Aug 3 (2) CWS 9.0 41 W 5 5 12 2 2 0 None None None None
Nels Potter Aug 4 CWS 8.0 42 L 7 8 14 2 4 0 None None None None
Buck Ross Aug 4 (2) CWS 3.0 18 L 5 5 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Al Williams Aug 5 SLB 6.0 33 L 4 9 11 1 3 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas Aug 6 SLB 7.2 30 W 3 4 8 1 0 2 None None None None
Buck Ross Aug 7 SLB 8.0 34 L 5 5 9 0 3 3 None None None None
George Caster Aug 7 (2) SLB 7.2 33 W 3 3 8 5 3 1 None None None None
Nels Potter Aug 9 @BOS 6.1 25 L 6 6 3 4 3 1 None None None None
Bud Thomas Aug 10 @BOS 9.0 37 W 3 3 7 1 4 0 None None None None
George Caster Aug 11 @BOS 9.0 35 W 3 3 6 3 3 1 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Aug 12 NYY 7.1 32 4 4 5 5 5 3 None None None None
Buck Ross Aug 12 (2) NYY 4.0 23 L 6 6 10 4 2 2 None None None None
Nels Potter Aug 13 NYY 6.1 39 L 9 11 13 3 6 2 None None None None
Bud Thomas Aug 14 NYY 7.2 32 3 3 6 2 2 2 None None None None
George Caster Aug 14 (2) NYY 6.0 30 L 6 6 9 1 3 1 None None None None
Buck Ross Aug 16 BOS 8.2 45 W 10 11 13 5 3 2 None None None None
George Caster Aug 17 BOS 8.0 38 L 4 4 12 1 2 1 None None None None
Nels Potter Aug 17 (2) BOS 8.0 36 L 5 5 9 5 2 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas Aug 18 BOS 7.0 26 L 2 2 7 0 1 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Aug 19 @NYY 9.0 45 L 4 5 14 2 5 1 None None None None
Buck Ross Aug 20 @NYY 7.0 33 L 7 7 7 1 5 1 None None None None
Nels Potter Aug 21 @NYY 3.0 16 L 4 4 7 2 2 0 None None None None
George Caster Aug 21 (2) @NYY 4.0 23 L 7 7 8 2 3 2 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Aug 23 @DET 7.1 39 L 12 13 14 4 1 2 None None None None
Bud Thomas Aug 23 (2) @DET 7.0 33 L 5 5 10 0 3 2 None None None None
Nels Potter Aug 24 @DET 9.0 42 W 4 5 8 3 5 0 None None None None
George Caster Aug 24 (2) @DET 9.0 35 W 2 2 5 3 2 0 None None None None
Al Williams Aug 25 @SLB 1.0 7 1 1 3 0 1 0 None None None None
Buck Ross Aug 25 (2) @SLB 9.0 34 W 1 1 5 1 2 1 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Aug 26 @SLB 6.0 24 W 3 3 4 5 3 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas Aug 26 (2) @SLB 8.0 36 L 5 6 11 3 1 0 None None None None
Nels Potter Aug 27 @SLB 9.0 42 L 8 8 14 4 2 3 None None None None
George Caster Aug 27 (2) @SLB 9.0 42 L 5 6 14 5 1 1 None None None None
Buck Ross Aug 28 @CWS 9.0 35 W 4 4 9 0 0 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas Aug 28 (2) @CWS 9.0 36 W 2 2 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Nels Potter Aug 30 @CLE 5.0 23 7 7 7 0 1 2 None None None None
George Caster Aug 31 @CLE 4.0 20 5 5 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Buck Ross Sep 1 @CLE 3.0 17 L 4 5 5 1 3 0 None None None None
Nels Potter Sep 2 @WAS 8.0 34 L 3 4 10 2 1 1 None None None None
George Caster Sep 3 @WAS 3.2 21 L 7 7 8 1 4 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Sep 4 @BOS 6.0 33 6 7 12 4 2 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas Sep 4 (2) @BOS 1.0 8 L 5 5 4 0 1 2 None None None None
Buck Ross Sep 5 NYY 8.0 36 L 5 5 8 2 4 1 None None None None
Bud Thomas Sep 5 (2) NYY 4.0 19 1 2 5 1 3 0 None None None None
George Caster Sep 7 WAS 9.0 35 W 1 2 6 1 3 1 None None None None
Bud Thomas Sep 8 WAS 8.0 36 L 3 5 12 3 2 1 None None None None
Buck Ross Sep 9 BOS 9.0 40 W 1 3 7 1 6 0 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Sep 10 BOS 9.0 40 W 7 7 10 1 3 4 None None None None
George Caster Sep 11 BOS 1.0 6 3 3 2 0 1 1 None None None None
Bud Thomas Sep 14 SLB 9.0 37 W 3 3 11 3 4 0 None None None None
Buck Ross Sep 15 CWS 6.0 32 L 5 5 11 1 5 0 None None None None
George Caster Sep 15 (2) CWS 9.0 36 W 0 0 4 3 6 0 None None None None
Randy Gumpert Sep 17 CWS 7.0 36 L 5 6 10 1 5 1 None None None None
Jim Reninger Sep 17 (2) CWS 8.0 38 L 7 7 9 5 4 3 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Sep 18 CLE 6.0 30 L 6 7 8 2 2 1 None None None None
Bud Thomas Sep 18 (2) CLE 7.0 31 W 3 3 9 1 3 0 None None None None
George Caster Sep 19 CLE 7.0 28 L 3 4 3 4 3 1 None None None None
Randy Gumpert Sep 21 DET 0.0 4 L 2 4 2 0 1 1 None None None None
Buck Ross Sep 21 (2) DET 5.0 24 L 2 3 7 2 3 1 None None None None
George Caster Sep 24 @WAS 9.0 39 L 3 6 9 4 4 0 None None None None
Jim Reninger Sep 25 @WAS 6.0 29 3 3 8 1 4 0 None None None None
Bud Thomas Sep 25 (2) @WAS 6.1 31 L 5 5 12 1 1 0 None None None None
Buck Ross Sep 27 @BOS 5.1 26 L 4 7 9 0 1 1 None None None None
Lynn Nelson Sep 28 @BOS 9.0 35 L 2 2 6 1 3 0 None None None None
Jim Reninger Sep 29 @NYY 5.0 24 4 4 6 2 4 0 None None None None
George Caster Sep 29 (2) @NYY 5.0 23 0 1 4 4 2 0 None None None None
Jim Reninger Oct 2 WAS 4.1 19 L 4 4 5 1 2 0 None None None None
George Caster Oct 2 (2) WAS 9.0 36 W 2 2 5 2 3 0 None None None None