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The Oakland Athletics have been defined by four distinct eras: The Charlie O. Finley owned "Swingin' A's" of the 1970's that won three consecutive World Championships; the Billy Martin managed teams of the early '80's that excelled in "Billy Ball" (utilizing trick plays, double steals and suicide squeeze bunts); The "Bash Brothers" teams of the late '80s/early '90s that featured Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Dave Stewart and Dennis Eckersley; and the more recent "Money Ball" teams built by General Manager Billy Beane which focused on a modernized sabermetric approach to gauge the potential of players in order to compete with wealthier large-market competitors.
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| Titles and Awards |
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World Championship
1989 1972-1974 AL Championship 1988-1990 1972-1974 Division Champions 2006 2002-2003 2000 1992 1988-1990 1971-1975 Wild Card 2001 Special Circumstance 1981* *Due to 1981 labor strike, the Athletics entered the playoffs by virtue of coming in 1st for the first half of the season. They had the best record in their division over the whole year. |
Most Valuable Player
Award Miguel Tejada, 2002 Jason Giambi, 2000 Dennis Eckersley, 1992 Rickey Henderson, 1990 Jose Canseco, 1988 Reggie Jackson, 1973 Vida Blue, 1971 Cy Young Award Barry Zito, 2002 Dennis Eckersley, 1992 Bob Welch, 1990 Jim "Catfish" Hunter, 1974 Vida Blue, 1971 Rookie of the Year Award Huston Street, 2005 Bobby Crosby, 2004 Ben Grieve, 1998 Walt Weiss, 1988 Mark McGwire, 1987 Jose Canseco, 1986 |
Hall of Famers (significant time with Oakland Athletics)
Dennis Eckersley, 1987-1995 Rollie Fingers, 1968-1976 Rickey Henderson, 1979-84, 89-93, 98 Jim "Catfish" Hunter, 1965-74 Reggie Jackson, 1967-75, 87 Retired Numbers Reggie Jackson, #9 Jim "Catfish" Hunter, #27 Rollie Fingers, #34 Dennis Eckersley, #43 Walter A. Haas, Jr., owner, honorary jersey (no number) |
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Team Batting Leaders
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Team Pitching Leaders
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Most Runs -- 907, 5.60/game (2003)
Fewest Runs -- 514, 3.15/game (1968) Hits -- 1,608 (2003) Singles -- 1,109 (1968) Doubles -- 321 (2003) Triples -- 48 (1992) Most Home Runs -- 235 (2003) Fewest Home Runs -- 80 (1968) Most Grand Slams -- 12 (1997) Most Pinch HRs -- 9 (1992) Most RBI -- 872 (2003) Most Total Bases -- 2,696 (2003) Most Stolen Bases -- 165 (1991) Most Walks -- 641 (1987) Most Strikeouts -- 1,169 (2006) Most Hit by Pitch -- 61 (1998) Highest Batting Average -- .284 (2003) Lowest Batting Average -- .234 (1989) Highest Slugging Percentage -- .475 (2003) Lowest Slugging Percentage -- .334 (1976) Highest On-Base Percentage -- .349 (2003) Lowest On-Base Percentage -- .297 (1989) |
Lowest ERA -- 2.92 (1968)
Highest ERA -- 4.85 (1977) Most Shutouts -- 24 (1992) Most Strikeouts -- 1,245 (1996) Most Consecutive Shutouts -- 3 (1992) Most Consecutive Scoreless Inn. -- 36 (1992) Most Wild Pitches -- 83 (1966) |
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| Individual Batting Leaders (Season) |
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Batting Average -- .342
On-Base Average -- .477 Slugging Pct. -- .730 At Bats -- 662 Runs -- 123 Hits -- 204 Total Bases -- 347 Singles -- 153 Doubles -- 47 Triples -- 12 Home Runs -- 52 RBI -- 137 Walks -- 137 Strikeouts -- 197 Stolen Bases -- 130 Extra Base Hits -- 87 Hit by Pitch -- 20 Sacrifice Hits -- 22 Sacrifice Flies -- 14 Intentional Walks -- 21 |
Jason Giambi
Jason Giambi Mark McGwire Miguel Tejada Reggie Jackson Miguel Tejada Jose Canseco Carney Lansford Jason Giambi Phil Garner Mark McGwire Jason Giambi Jason Giambi Jack Cust Rickey Henderson Jason Giambi Don Baylor, Jason Kendall Dwayne Murphy Dave Kingman Jason Giambi |
2001
2001 1996 2002 1969 2002 1988 1989 2001 1976 1996 2000 2000 2008 1982 2001 1976, 2005 1980 1984 2001 |
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ERA -- 1.82
Wins -- 27 Losses -- 20 Win/Loss Pct. -- .900 WHIP -- 0.914 Games -- 84 Saves -- 51 Innings -- 318.1 Strikeouts -- 301 Starts -- 41 Complete Games -- 28 Shutouts -- 8 Wild Pitches -- 22 Hit by Pitch -- 13 |
Vida Blue
Bob Welch Brian Kingman Keith Foulke, Paul Lindblad, Jeff Parrett Jim "Catfish" Hunter Billy Koch Dennis Eckersley Jim "Catfish" Hunter Vida Blue Jim "Catfish" Hunter Rick Langford Vida Blue Mike Moore Barry Zito |
1971
1990 1979 2003, 1975, 1992 1972 2002 1992 1974 1971 1974 1980 1971 1996 2002 |