1971 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1971 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 101-60. They scored 691 runs and belted 160 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Reggie Jackson, who led the team with 32 home runs and 157 hits. Sal Bando knocked in 94 runs. Bert Campaneris had a great year on the basepaths with 34 stolen bases.
The team allowed 564 runs and had a team ERA of 3.06. Vida Blue led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 301 strikeouts. Rollie Fingers was the team's best fireman, with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dwain Anderson | SS | 16 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .372 | .378 | .750 | .270 |
| Sal Bando | 3B | 153 | 538 | 75 | 146 | 24 | 94 | 3 | .377 | .452 | .829 | .271 |
| Larry Brown | SS | 70 | 189 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .228 | .233 | .461 | .196 |
| Bert Campaneris | SS | 134 | 569 | 80 | 143 | 5 | 47 | 34 | .287 | .323 | .610 | .251 |
| Tommy Davis | 1B | 79 | 219 | 26 | 71 | 3 | 42 | 7 | .363 | .411 | .774 | .324 |
| Mike Epstein | 1B | 104 | 329 | 43 | 77 | 18 | 51 | 0 | .368 | .438 | .806 | .234 |
| Dick Green | 2B | 144 | 475 | 58 | 116 | 12 | 49 | 1 | .320 | .354 | .674 | .244 |
| Mike Hegan | 1B | 65 | 55 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .300 | .291 | .591 | .236 |
| Tony LaRussa | 2B | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Don Mincher | 1B | 28 | 92 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .375 | .391 | .766 | .239 |
| Ramon Webster | 1B | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Felipe Alou | OF | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .375 | .625 | .250 |
| Curt Blefary | OF | 50 | 101 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .325 | .386 | .711 | .218 |
| Adrian Garrett | OF | 14 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .286 | .594 | .143 |
| George Hendrick | OF | 42 | 114 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .254 | .289 | .543 | .237 |
| Steve Hovley | OF | 24 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .306 | .185 | .491 | .111 |
| Reggie Jackson | OF | 150 | 567 | 87 | 157 | 32 | 80 | 16 | .352 | .508 | .860 | .277 |
| Angel Mangual | OF | 94 | 287 | 32 | 82 | 4 | 30 | 1 | .324 | .362 | .686 | .286 |
| Rick Monday | OF | 116 | 355 | 53 | 87 | 18 | 56 | 6 | .335 | .439 | .774 | .245 |
| Joe Rudi | OF | 127 | 513 | 62 | 137 | 10 | 52 | 3 | .304 | .386 | .690 | .267 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dave Duncan | C | 103 | 363 | 39 | 92 | 15 | 40 | 1 | .307 | .419 | .726 | .253 |
| Frank Fernandez | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Gene Tenace | C | 65 | 179 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 25 | 2 | .381 | .430 | .811 | .274 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ron Clark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5494 | 691 | 1383 | 160 | 642 | 80 | .317 | .384 | .701 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Vida Blue | 39 | 39 | 312 | 24 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 301 | 88 | 1.82 | 0.952 | |||
| Chuck Dobson | 30 | 30 | 189 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 0 | 100 | 71 | 3.81 | 1.354 | |||
| Rollie Fingers | 48 | 8 | 129.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 17 | 98 | 30 | 2.99 | 0.959 | |||
| Rob Gardner | 4 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.35 | 1.429 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 15 | 0 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 1.98 | 1.136 | |||
| Catfish Hunter | 37 | 37 | 273.7 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 0 | 181 | 80 | 2.96 | 1.114 | |||
| Ron Klimkowski | 26 | 0 | 45.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 3.38 | 1.325 | |||
| Darold Knowles | 43 | 0 | 52.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 7 | 40 | 16 | 3.59 | 1.063 | |||
| Marcel Lachemann | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54.00 | 10.000 | |||
| Paul Lindblad | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3.94 | 1.250 | |||
| Bob Locker | 47 | 0 | 72.3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 6 | 46 | 19 | 2.86 | 1.203 | |||
| Blue Moon Odom | 25 | 25 | 140.7 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 0 | 69 | 71 | 4.29 | 1.549 | |||
| Jim Panther | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11.12 | 2.632 | |||
| Daryl Patterson | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7.94 | 1.579 | |||
| Jim Roland | 31 | 0 | 45.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 3.18 | 1.170 | |||
| Diego Segui | 26 | 21 | 146.3 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 81 | 63 | 3.14 | 1.265 | |||
| Team Totals | 388 | 161 | 1469.3 | 101 | 60 | .627 | 36 | 999 | 501 | 3.06 | 1.177 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Sal Bando | 153 |
| At Bats | Bert Campaneris | 569 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Sal Bando | 643 |
| Batting Average | Reggie Jackson | .277 |
| On-Base % | Sal Bando | .377 |
| Slugging % | Reggie Jackson | .508 |
| OPS | Reggie Jackson | .860 |
| Runs | Reggie Jackson | 87 |
| Hits | Reggie Jackson | 157 |
| Total Bases | Reggie Jackson | 288 |
| Doubles | Reggie Jackson | 29 |
| Triples | Bert Campaneris and Joe Rudi | 4 |
| Home Runs | Reggie Jackson | 32 |
| RBI | Sal Bando | 94 |
| Walks | Sal Bando | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Reggie Jackson | 161 |
| Stolen Bases | Bert Campaneris | 34 |
| Caught Stealing | Reggie Jackson | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Vida Blue | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bert Campaneris and Reggie Jackson | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Rudi | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Vida Blue | 24 |
| Losses | Blue Moon Odom | 12 |
| Saves | Rollie Fingers | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Vida Blue and Chuck Dobson | .750 |
| ERA | Vida Blue | 1.82 |
| WHIP | Vida Blue | 0.952 |
| Innings Pitched | Vida Blue | 312 |
| Games | Rollie Fingers | 48 |
| Games Started | Vida Blue | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Vida Blue | 301 |
| Complete Games | Vida Blue | 24 |
| Shutouts | Vida Blue | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Vida Blue | 1207 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 225 |
| Walks Allowed | Vida Blue | 88 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Vida Blue | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rollie Fingers | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Vida Blue | 23 |
