1968 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1968 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 82-80. They scored 569 runs and belted 94 home runs to go along with a .240 batting average. The offense was powered by Reggie Jackson, who led the team with 29 home runs and 74 RBI. Bert Campaneris led the team with 177 hits for a .276 average. Bert Campaneris had a great year on the basepaths with 62 stolen bases.
The team allowed 544 runs and had a team ERA of 2.94. Leading the team in wins was Blue Moon Odom, with 16. Catfish Hunter racked up 172 strkeouts to lead the team. Jack Aker led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sal Bando | 3B | 162 | 605 | 67 | 152 | 9 | 67 | 13 | .314 | .354 | .668 | .251 |
| Bert Campaneris | SS | 159 | 642 | 87 | 177 | 4 | 38 | 62 | .330 | .361 | .691 | .276 |
| Danny Cater | 1B | 147 | 504 | 53 | 146 | 6 | 62 | 8 | .336 | .393 | .729 | .290 |
| John Donaldson | 2B | 127 | 363 | 37 | 80 | 2 | 27 | 5 | .307 | .273 | .580 | .220 |
| Dick Green | 2B | 76 | 202 | 19 | 47 | 6 | 18 | 3 | .307 | .351 | .658 | .233 |
| Ted Kubiak | 2B | 48 | 120 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .305 | .325 | .630 | .250 |
| Ramon Webster | 1B | 66 | 196 | 17 | 42 | 3 | 23 | 3 | .258 | .327 | .585 | .214 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Gosger | OF | 88 | 150 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .262 | .200 | .462 | .180 |
| Mike Hershberger | OF | 99 | 246 | 23 | 67 | 5 | 32 | 8 | .327 | .386 | .713 | .272 |
| Reggie Jackson | OF | 154 | 553 | 82 | 138 | 29 | 74 | 14 | .316 | .452 | .768 | .250 |
| Joe Keough | OF | 34 | 98 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | .274 | .316 | .590 | .214 |
| Allan Lewis | OF | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Rick Monday | OF | 148 | 482 | 56 | 132 | 8 | 49 | 14 | .371 | .402 | .773 | .274 |
| Floyd Robinson | OF | 53 | 81 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .276 | .346 | .622 | .247 |
| Joe Rudi | OF | 68 | 181 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .236 | .232 | .468 | .177 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dave Duncan | C | 82 | 246 | 15 | 47 | 7 | 28 | 1 | .266 | .293 | .559 | .191 |
| Rene Lachemann | C | 19 | 60 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .177 | .167 | .344 | .150 |
| Jim Pagliaroni | C | 66 | 199 | 19 | 49 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .330 | .357 | .687 | .246 |
| Phil Roof | C | 34 | 64 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .212 | .234 | .446 | .188 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Tony LaRussa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5406 | 569 | 1300 | 94 | 522 | 147 | .300 | .343 | .643 | .240 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Aker | 54 | 0 | 74.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 11 | 44 | 33 | 4.10 | 1.406 | |||
| Warren Bogle | 16 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 4.30 | 1.478 | |||
| Chuck Dobson | 35 | 34 | 225.3 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 0 | 168 | 80 | 3.00 | 1.229 | |||
| Rollie Fingers | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 3.846 | |||
| Catfish Hunter | 36 | 34 | 234 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 1 | 172 | 69 | 3.35 | 1.192 | |||
| Lew Krausse | 36 | 25 | 185 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4 | 105 | 62 | 3.11 | 1.130 | |||
| George Lauzerique | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Paul Lindblad | 47 | 1 | 56.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 2.40 | 1.155 | |||
| Jim Nash | 34 | 33 | 228.7 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 169 | 55 | 2.28 | 1.049 | |||
| Blue Moon Odom | 32 | 31 | 231.3 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 143 | 98 | 2.45 | 1.198 | |||
| Tony Pierce | 17 | 3 | 32.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3.86 | 1.498 | |||
| Ken Sanders | 7 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3.38 | 1.495 | |||
| Diego Segui | 52 | 0 | 83 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 6 | 72 | 32 | 2.39 | 1.000 | |||
| Ed Sprague | 47 | 1 | 68.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 3.28 | 1.237 | |||
| Team Totals | 415 | 163 | 1455.7 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 29 | 997 | 505 | 2.94 | 1.185 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Sal Bando | 162 |
| At Bats | Bert Campaneris | 642 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bert Campaneris | 707 |
| Batting Average | Danny Cater | .290 |
| On-Base % | Rick Monday | .371 |
| Slugging % | Reggie Jackson | .452 |
| OPS | Rick Monday | .773 |
| Runs | Bert Campaneris | 87 |
| Hits | Bert Campaneris | 177 |
| Total Bases | Reggie Jackson | 250 |
| Doubles | Danny Cater | 28 |
| Triples | Bert Campaneris | 9 |
| Home Runs | Reggie Jackson | 29 |
| RBI | Reggie Jackson | 74 |
| Walks | Rick Monday | 72 |
| Strikeouts | Reggie Jackson | 171 |
| Stolen Bases | Bert Campaneris | 62 |
| Caught Stealing | Bert Campaneris | 22 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bert Campaneris and Catfish Hunter | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Sal Bando | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Danny Cater | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Blue Moon Odom | 16 |
| Losses | Chuck Dobson | 14 |
| Saves | Jack Aker | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Blue Moon Odom | .615 |
| ERA | Jim Nash | 2.28 |
| WHIP | Jim Nash | 1.049 |
| Innings Pitched | Catfish Hunter | 234 |
| Games | Jack Aker | 54 |
| Games Started | Chuck Dobson and Catfish Hunter | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Catfish Hunter | 172 |
| Complete Games | Jim Nash | 12 |
| Shutouts | Jim Nash | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Catfish Hunter | 968 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 87 |
| Hits Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 210 |
| Walks Allowed | Blue Moon Odom | 98 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Nash | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Blue Moon Odom | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Blue Moon Odom | 17 |
| Hit Batsmen | Blue Moon Odom | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Blue Moon Odom | 24 |
