1970 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1970 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 89-73. They scored 678 runs and belted 171 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. Don Mincher led the team in home runs with 27. Sal Bando was the best run producer with 75 RBI. Bert Campaneris led the team with 168 hits for a .279 average. Bert Campaneris had a great year on the basepaths with 42 stolen bases.
The team allowed 593 runs and had a team ERA of 3.30. Catfish Hunter led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 178 strikeouts. Mudcat Grant was the team's best fireman, with 24 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sal Bando | 3B | 155 | 502 | 93 | 132 | 20 | 75 | 6 | .407 | .430 | .837 | .263 |
| Bert Campaneris | SS | 147 | 603 | 97 | 168 | 22 | 64 | 42 | .321 | .448 | .769 | .279 |
| John Donaldson | 2B | 41 | 89 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .316 | .326 | .642 | .247 |
| Jim Driscoll | SS | 21 | 52 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .236 | .250 | .486 | .192 |
| Tito Francona | 1B | 32 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .375 | .333 | .708 | .242 |
| Dick Green | 2B | 135 | 384 | 34 | 73 | 4 | 29 | 3 | .267 | .240 | .507 | .190 |
| Bob Johnson | 3B | 30 | 46 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .235 | .261 | .496 | .174 |
| Tony LaRussa | 2B | 52 | 106 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .301 | .255 | .556 | .198 |
| Don Mincher | 1B | 140 | 463 | 62 | 114 | 27 | 74 | 5 | .327 | .460 | .787 | .246 |
| Roberto Pena | SS | 19 | 58 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .295 | .276 | .571 | .259 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Felipe Alou | OF | 154 | 575 | 70 | 156 | 8 | 55 | 10 | .308 | .367 | .675 | .271 |
| Bobby Brooks | OF | 7 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .368 | .722 | 1.090 | .333 |
| Tommy Davis | OF | 66 | 200 | 17 | 58 | 1 | 27 | 2 | .318 | .360 | .678 | .290 |
| Steve Hovley | OF | 72 | 100 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .229 | .200 | .429 | .190 |
| Reggie Jackson | OF | 149 | 426 | 57 | 101 | 23 | 66 | 26 | .359 | .458 | .817 | .237 |
| Allan Lewis | OF | 25 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .250 | .625 | .875 | .250 |
| Rick Monday | OF | 112 | 376 | 63 | 109 | 10 | 37 | 17 | .387 | .457 | .844 | .290 |
| Joe Rudi | OF | 106 | 350 | 40 | 108 | 11 | 42 | 3 | .341 | .480 | .821 | .309 |
| Jose Tartabull | OF | 24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .231 | .385 | .616 | .231 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dave Duncan | C | 86 | 232 | 21 | 60 | 10 | 29 | 0 | .320 | .418 | .738 | .259 |
| Frank Fernandez | C | 94 | 252 | 30 | 54 | 15 | 44 | 1 | .327 | .413 | .740 | .214 |
| Larry Haney | C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Gene Tenace | C | 38 | 105 | 19 | 32 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .430 | .562 | .992 | .305 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5376 | 678 | 1338 | 171 | 630 | 131 | .321 | .392 | .713 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Vida Blue | 6 | 6 | 38.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 2.09 | 0.827 | |||
| Chuck Dobson | 41 | 40 | 267 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 0 | 149 | 92 | 3.74 | 1.206 | |||
| Al Downing | 10 | 6 | 41 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 3.95 | 1.488 | |||
| Rollie Fingers | 45 | 19 | 148 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2 | 79 | 48 | 3.65 | 1.250 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 72 | 0 | 123.3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 24 | 54 | 30 | 1.82 | 1.087 | |||
| Catfish Hunter | 40 | 40 | 262.3 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 0 | 178 | 74 | 3.81 | 1.247 | |||
| Marcel Lachemann | 41 | 0 | 58.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 2.78 | 1.304 | |||
| Paul Lindblad | 62 | 0 | 63.3 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3 | 42 | 28 | 2.70 | 1.264 | |||
| Bob Locker | 38 | 0 | 56.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 2.88 | 1.208 | |||
| Blue Moon Odom | 29 | 29 | 156.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 88 | 100 | 3.80 | 1.459 | |||
| Darrell Osteen | 3 | 1 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.35 | 2.105 | |||
| Roberto Rodriguez | 6 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2.92 | 1.057 | |||
| Jim Roland | 28 | 2 | 43.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 26 | 23 | 2.70 | 1.178 | |||
| Diego Segui | 47 | 19 | 162 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 2 | 95 | 68 | 2.56 | 1.222 | |||
| Fred Talbot | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 1.765 | |||
| Dooley Womack | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 471 | 162 | 1442.5 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 40 | 858 | 542 | 3.30 | 1.244 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Sal Bando | 155 |
| At Bats | Bert Campaneris | 603 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bert Campaneris | 650 |
| Batting Average | Bert Campaneris | .279 |
| On-Base % | Sal Bando | .407 |
| Slugging % | Don Mincher | .460 |
| OPS | Sal Bando | .837 |
| Runs | Bert Campaneris | 97 |
| Hits | Bert Campaneris | 168 |
| Total Bases | Bert Campaneris | 270 |
| Doubles | Bert Campaneris | 28 |
| Triples | Rick Monday | 7 |
| Home Runs | Don Mincher | 27 |
| RBI | Sal Bando | 75 |
| Walks | Sal Bando | 118 |
| Strikeouts | Reggie Jackson | 135 |
| Stolen Bases | Bert Campaneris | 42 |
| Caught Stealing | Reggie Jackson | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sal Bando | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Don Mincher | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Felipe Alou and Dick Green | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Catfish Hunter | 18 |
| Losses | Chuck Dobson | 15 |
| Saves | Mudcat Grant | 24 |
| Won-Loss % | Catfish Hunter | .563 |
| ERA | Diego Segui | 2.56 |
| WHIP | Chuck Dobson | 1.206 |
| Innings Pitched | Chuck Dobson | 267 |
| Games | Mudcat Grant | 72 |
| Games Started | Chuck Dobson and Catfish Hunter | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Catfish Hunter | 178 |
| Complete Games | Chuck Dobson | 13 |
| Shutouts | Chuck Dobson | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Catfish Hunter | 1116 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Chuck Dobson and Catfish Hunter | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 253 |
| Walks Allowed | Blue Moon Odom | 100 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Chuck Dobson and Catfish Hunter | 32 |
| Doubles Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Blue Moon Odom | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Catfish Hunter | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Chuck Dobson | 20 |
